Started watching

[Dude111]

I liked it when Rosanne was there......

I think its aweful they all turned on her for a stupid comment.......

[principehomura]

Something juicy in the last episodes.: a little justice for Bev and especially Harris pregnancy.

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Originally Posted by principehomura

and especially Harris pregnancy.

Lol, God forbids we have a continuity-story for a few episodes...
Anyway the show is hitting the right spots at the moment, happy I'm watching.
And there was also a perfect moment in the episode of Harris' miscarriage. When she describes her symptoms the eye contact between Becky and Darlene was really intense and encapsulated a perfect moment. Despite being a sitcom, both actresses give their best in the most dramatic scene.
It's a glimpse of the special chemistry that Lecy and Sara share after having portrayed these characters since their childhood. It is really an amazing thing if you think about it.

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Currently mid-season 6 now and what can I say?
I am really having fun, and the show is now in his better shape since season 2-3 when it was at its heights but with much more drama. Now it seems a lighter version of what it has always been (Roseanne included).

The jokes and dialogues got better, the comedy is not yet top-notch but quite high and finally there are dynamics between characters that make sense.

Plus all the characters grwoth and no-one is despisable. Particularly welcome from me the Bev arc, with now the character perfectly redeemed. But also Darlene regained all the points she losts between season 3 and 4, Harris is now funny and not spiteful, as Mark with Ames MacNamara that is now acting better than in the previous seasons. I also appreciated that Jackie's wackiness is contained in the funny ground and doesn't fall in the awkward one anymore.
As for the men Dan and Ben are two rocks.
I have still a few issues with Louise (Katey Sagal is not used as she deserves) and Neville, which has been quite a pain in the a** lately.

Last my favorite: Becky. It's her perfect time, she's now at her best and it is a joy to watch her finally having a good life. Hope it lasts till the finale. And also, related strictly to her, we had a new great cast addition: I couldn't hope for a better fit for Becky than Sean Astin doing his persona.

And in one of the episodes it was really really really a pleasure to see Crystal again... with Dan taking care of her. I always had a soft spot for Crystal Anderson, one of the characters that mostly reflected Roseanne's vision of struggling women back in the 80's-early90s. Really made my day.

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Two episodes to finish season 6.
But the cliffhanger in the last episode didn't convince me much. The hardware store insurance looks a lot like the lottery win in the original series and wasn't that much of an idea.
Let's see how things will unfold...

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Finished watching.
It has been a long ride, between the original series, the revival and the spinoff: 37 years, 17 seasons and 337 episodes. It's the same family, it's the same characters, it's the same actors: I'll consider this as a whole and will always be my #1 show ever.
The series made me laugh, cry, think and care like no other did.
At its peak it has been the most funny, the most daring and the most... important. Thanks to everyone involved, especially Roseanne Barr who created it, and I wish things would've gone different for her.

Many thoughts about this and many feelings that is difficult to line up... but I'm glad that The Conners bid farewell in someways homaging her. It was unexpected, it well crafted, it was a moment of what I consider great television.
I dare say one of my favorite finales ever, and when I went to bed after watching it my eyes were a little wet.

Considerations about the last seasons events are of less importance.
I feared twice the "lottery" deus ex machina, one with the shop insurance and one with suing the company, but especially the latter they were well played.
There werea few things I didn't like in the various plotlines: Ben could've been handled better, Mark becoming a criminal and noone giving a crap about it, Beverly Rose slowly fading away and speaking only a line of dialogue in the entire last season and Mary disappearing as Seven in Married with Children in the previous season (the only black character... let's remember here that Roseanne was fired for racism...), and D.J. receiving the Jerry Garcia/Andrew treatment. At least him should've been present in the finale. But it would've been fun to see Jerry too! (while we know Andre has been canceled from canon...).

Despite that, the closing for each character of the original series is satisfying to say the least.
Beverly had her redemption arc; Harris became fun, responsbile and got finally a decent boyfriend; Mark is pursuing his dreams, somewhat.
Jackie has found love and a scope.
Becky is the one who suffered the most in the past, and has the happiest ending; Tyler is really perfect for her.
Darlene has been the most tragic, she found balance and she's seeing her kids managing at life. There's a point of bitterness in her ending (Mark goign away) that perfectly matches her character's history, but we know she'll be fine too.
And finally Dan, who found love again and finally a little peace and economic stability.

Last scene with him say goodbye was perfect.

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oh, I forgot to talk about a small continuity detail that I super-appreciated: Darlene wearing her iconic t-shirt:

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On a side note: it seems that except a few shows dragging around the genre is finally coming to an end. I don't think sitcoms will be around anymore in a short while.
I will not watch anything new.

John Goodman breaking the 4th wall to bid farewell to the audience was the perfect ending.

[Dude111]

John is an idiot......

Rosanne probably thought they were all her friends!!