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What a bittersweet time, listeners: in our latest episode, we discuss the very last episode of The Conners. Someone fetch the Kleenex! In “The Truck Stops Here,” our beloved Conner family is once again saying goodbye, and this time might be even harder than it was in 1997. The finale wraps things up in perfectly … Continue reading S7 E7: The Grand Finale

The Conners is clattering along like a runaway train, cramming as much in as possible ahead of the sixth and final episode. Dive in with us, won’t you? In this installment, we discuss “Danny Boy, the Interview, the New Hire, and the Hanging Chad” and “Exercise Bands, Money Plans, and Faraway Lands.” There’s good and … Continue reading S7 E6: Mad Dash to Deposition

In our latest episode, we discuss The Conners season 7 episodes “Fame, Flying Fists and Cold Feet,” and “Applications, Accusations and a Man-Bag.” We’re halfway through the final season and we don’t know how to feel! The main thread in these episodes is that after much family bullying (and an unearthed, heartbreaking text from Roseanne … Continue reading S7 E5: Reflections on Rosie

We’re back for one more round! Join us as we discuss The Conners’ final season. Our discussion of episode 1, “It’s Gonna Be a Great Day,” is tinged with wistful sadness as we contemplate the end of our favorite family’s story. First of all, we’re hit with a gut punch of grief as the episode … Continue reading S7 E4: Second Chances & Backward Glances

Roseanne, I’m a cop: the famous words uttered by Jackie Harris in the original series of Roseanne, eventually becoming I was a cop but no less bursting with pride. As The Conners draws to a close and our time with the inimitable Jackie Harris dwindles down, we decided to take a look at what Jackie … Continue reading S7 E3: Roseanne, I’m a Cop.

In our latest, we discuss The Conners episodes “Flying, Applying and Rassling Gators,” and “Less Money, More Problems,” wrapping up season 6! The main focus of these episodes is Mark, who is in “SAD” sack mode, unhappy with his lot in life and his less-than-prestigious education at Steven Douglas University (otherwise known as SAD U). … Continue reading S7 E2: SAD Man on Campus

We’re back for our (final??) season! After a summer hiatus, we’re finishing up season 6 of The Conners ahead of the show’s final season. (We’ll also have some classic Roseanne analysis in store this season, so please join us!) In this installment, we discuss The Conners season 6 episodes “Campaign U-Turn and a Hard Write” … Continue reading S7 E1: Magazine Dreams & Internal Flames

In our latest, we start to wrap up season 6 of The Conners, discussing the episodes “Toilet Hacks and the Management Track” and “Manifesting, Marriage Testing, and Cheeseballs.” We have a lot of opinions and feelings about these lively episodes, with questions such as: Why is Darlene staging a decidedly unrealistic takeover of the college … Continue reading S6 E7: All the Meals and All the Feels

In our latest, we get reflective thanks to The Conners season 6 episode “Smash and Grab and Happy Death Day,” which touches on the death of Mark Healy, husband to Becky, brother to David, and regular on the original series of Roseanne. The episode reveals Becky’s still-raw grief over losing her husband in a motorcycle … Continue reading S6 E6: The Mark Healy Show

In our latest, we discuss The Conners, “When Sisters Collide and the Return of the Grifter” and “Hanging in Dorms with Boys and the Secret Life of Men,” the first of which most notably features the triumphant-yet-brief return of our beloved Crystal (Natalie West), friend of Roseanne and Jackie and second wife of Dan’s father, … Continue reading S6 E5: Mysteries of Crystal, Cringe, and Pineapple Upside-Down Cake