Summary
AlthoughThe Connersseason 7 has a lot of characters to follow, it is an underratedRoseanneduo who will define the show’s trajectory in its final outing.The Connersseason 7is set to bring the series to an end over 35 years afterRoseannebegan in 1989.Roseanne’s original run lasted nine seasons before the series was canceled in 1997.Roseannewas revived in 2017, but the show’s title character was killed off after star Roseanne Barr went on a racist Twitter tirade.The Connersmoving on from Roseannechanged the focus of the reboot’s story.
The Connerscenters on the surviving members of Roseanne’s family, including her widower Dan, her children Becky and Darlene, her sister Jackie, and Darlene’s children Mark and Harris.The Conners’ cast of charactershas grown since the series began, with Dan gaining a new love interest in Katey Sagal’s Louise and Jackie marrying Nat Faxon’s likable vet Neville. With so many characters, it can sometimes be tough to work out the show’s intended protagonists. Fortunately,The Connersseason 6 finale already made it clear that an unlikely duo would be at the center of season 7’s action.
Before Season 7 Ends The Show, The Conners Proves Why Roseanne’s Sitcom Premise Still Works
Roseanne’s focus on real-life working-class issues returned when The Conners season 6 finale centered Mark’s attempts to save up for college tuition.
The Conners Season 6 Relied Heavily On Dan and Jackie’s Dynamic
The Pair’s Relationship Has Improved Since Roseanne’s Death
The most important pairing in The Conners season 7 will be Dan and Jackie, rather than Dan and Louise, Becky and Tyler, Darlene and Ben, or any of the show’s romantic couples. Season 6’s episodes 2, 5, 7, 12, and 13 focused on Dan and Jackie’s bond, accounting for over a third of the season’s outings. Ever sinceRoseanne’s tragic death inThe Conners, Jackie and Dan have grown closer thanks to their long history together and their shared loss. The duo relied on each other since Roseanne’s death, and Dan and Jackie’s relationship completely shapedThe Connersseason 6.
The spinoff used Dan and Jackie’s connection to Roseanne to bring back characters from the earlier show, whether it was Jackie getting Dan to help her with her mother Beverly or Dan revealing to Neville that he was taking care of his father’s widow, Crystal.Dan and Jackie’s shared stories provide a link betweenRoseanneandThe Conners, something the show needs now that it has been six years since the original title character’s off-screen death. Not only that, butThe Connersseason 6 finaleunderlined the importance of Dan and Jackie’s role when they intervened in Mark’s subplot.
The Conners Season 6 Finale Implied Season 7 Will Center Dan and Jackie
Mark’s Job Search Needed Dan and Jackie’s Involvement
In episode 13, “Less Money, More Problems,” Dan and Jackie helped Mark try to work as a repo man and supported him when he quit. Dan was also the only one who raised suspicions about Mark’s lucrative new job later in the outing and Jackie is a former cop, so they’re likely to unearth Mark’s involvement in an email scam. Mark had turned to desperate measures to overcome his family’s financial hardship before, abusing ADHD medication to study and selling admission essays to other students to save for college. Now,The Connerscan revive this plot viaRoseanne’s best pairing.
