Dallas was my favorite show for years, but like you, I was bored out of my mind during the Dream Season. It got SO MUCH BETTER the year after when Pam woke up and it started looking like Dallas again.
But it only lasted one season for me. After Pam and Donna left, I lost interest. I still liked JR, Sue Ellen, Bobby, Miss Ellie, and Ray but the writing wasn't as good anymore. Although Pricilla Presley was beautiful, she couldn't act her way out of a paper bag - and I hated them pairing up Jenna and Ray. Plus, I never cared for Lucy, so her return was unnecessary IMO.
But boy did I love that post-dream season with Wes Parmalee pretending to be Jock, BD Calhoun terrorizing the Ewings, and all the drama with the government shutting down Ewing Oil.