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08-01-2022, 08:28 PM
https://www.looper.com/942186/why-the-conners-fans-are-getting-loud-over-jackies-hair/
Jackie's hairstyle on The Conners has left some fans confused
Fast forward a few decades and Jackie Harris is far from a fashionista. The Lunch Box co-owner dresses down and doesn't do much to her hair, which remains short and free of styling products. In one episode, Jackie is even mistaken for a lesbian due to her short haircut.
In a Reddit thread, fans reacted to Jackie's present-day look. "Back in the Roseanne show she had several nice short styles. Her hair now just looks like a chop job," one fan, u/KarateG (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheConners/comments/uo17sz/whats_up_with_lauriesjackies_hair/), wrote, adding that 1990s Jackie "looked more put together." Others noted that 2022 Jackie doesn't care about her appearance. "I hate to say this, I love Laurie Metcalf, but her hair really is not a flattering look right now. I frequently confuse her for Mark," u/the_queen_of_nada (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheConners/comments/uo17sz/comment/i8e2sd8/) noted, referring to Darlene's (Sara Gilbert) teenage son.
And other fans weren't sure if the disheveled 'do was Laurie Metcalf's decision or that of the show's hairstylist. "Actors don't get to choose their own hairstyles. There's a hairstylist on set that decides what everyone's hair should look like," wrote u/reindeermoon (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheConners/comments/uo17sz/comment/i8ggkpp/). "You'd be surprised. Laurie Metcalf is too important to the show to not get input," u/Acrobatic-Adagio9772 (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheConners/comments/uo17sz/comment/i8harvr/) fired back.
Metcalf has also weighed in on her character's look. When "The Conners" returned to production under COVID-19 protocols in late 2020, she told "On the Red Carpet" (https://abc7.com/the-conners-covid-19-television-comedy/7226688/) that she was intentional about Jackie's look. "As soon as I heard we were going back and I hadn't, of course, done anything to my hair, I thought, oh, this is going to be perfect," Metcalf said. "I'll let the roots grow out. I'll do my own hair and makeup, and I'll look like hell like we all do and are supposed to right now."
Jackie's hairstyle on The Conners has left some fans confused
Fast forward a few decades and Jackie Harris is far from a fashionista. The Lunch Box co-owner dresses down and doesn't do much to her hair, which remains short and free of styling products. In one episode, Jackie is even mistaken for a lesbian due to her short haircut.
In a Reddit thread, fans reacted to Jackie's present-day look. "Back in the Roseanne show she had several nice short styles. Her hair now just looks like a chop job," one fan, u/KarateG (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheConners/comments/uo17sz/whats_up_with_lauriesjackies_hair/), wrote, adding that 1990s Jackie "looked more put together." Others noted that 2022 Jackie doesn't care about her appearance. "I hate to say this, I love Laurie Metcalf, but her hair really is not a flattering look right now. I frequently confuse her for Mark," u/the_queen_of_nada (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheConners/comments/uo17sz/comment/i8e2sd8/) noted, referring to Darlene's (Sara Gilbert) teenage son.
And other fans weren't sure if the disheveled 'do was Laurie Metcalf's decision or that of the show's hairstylist. "Actors don't get to choose their own hairstyles. There's a hairstylist on set that decides what everyone's hair should look like," wrote u/reindeermoon (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheConners/comments/uo17sz/comment/i8ggkpp/). "You'd be surprised. Laurie Metcalf is too important to the show to not get input," u/Acrobatic-Adagio9772 (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheConners/comments/uo17sz/comment/i8harvr/) fired back.
Metcalf has also weighed in on her character's look. When "The Conners" returned to production under COVID-19 protocols in late 2020, she told "On the Red Carpet" (https://abc7.com/the-conners-covid-19-television-comedy/7226688/) that she was intentional about Jackie's look. "As soon as I heard we were going back and I hadn't, of course, done anything to my hair, I thought, oh, this is going to be perfect," Metcalf said. "I'll let the roots grow out. I'll do my own hair and makeup, and I'll look like hell like we all do and are supposed to right now."