I gave up on the original show after I wasted that one season only to find Bobby was actually in the shower the whole time. I didn't remember they killed Pamela off.
Linda Gray will be back as Sue Ellen. They never officially showed them killing off Pamela, she “left” the show after her car accident, and after her brother Cliff tracked her down, she was revealed to be dying of some illness. Some sources claim her character wasn’t “officially” killed off, but the last appearance of her character on the show (albeit played by another actress) said she was “dying.” Of course, that is meaningless in soap opera land, so they could always bring her back and say she survived her illness...
But I thought she was a good Starship Troopers ship's captain too.