At the start of the episode it was looking like they were veering into sitcom cliche land: Jackie finds herself in an odd relationship, Darlene has to work under her child, how wacky! How 90s. I predicted that either Darlene would be so amazing she has to fire Harris or just something was going to happen. It was just such an obvious set up for sitcom hijinx.
Luckily, I still gave the show a chance and, okay, who am I kidding I have seen every episode of Roseanne and the Conners so I wasn't going to stop, but I was not just pleasantly surprised, but actually incredibly entertained with the hilarity of it all. Sure, I was right, both cenarios were a set up for sitcom stories to unfold, but they did it in masterfull Roseanne/Conners tradition that brought out legitimate laughter that more than made up for everything else. The characters stayed uproariously funny while remaining consistent in their personas and it made for a very enjoyable 23 minutes. (The throuple payoff scene and the ribbing Ben's new face were spot on.)
Well done. I'm sorry I doubted you.
Luckily, I still gave the show a chance and, okay, who am I kidding I have seen every episode of Roseanne and the Conners so I wasn't going to stop, but I was not just pleasantly surprised, but actually incredibly entertained with the hilarity of it all. Sure, I was right, both cenarios were a set up for sitcom stories to unfold, but they did it in masterfull Roseanne/Conners tradition that brought out legitimate laughter that more than made up for everything else. The characters stayed uproariously funny while remaining consistent in their personas and it made for a very enjoyable 23 minutes. (The throuple payoff scene and the ribbing Ben's new face were spot on.)
Well done. I'm sorry I doubted you.
