'The Conners' Fans React to Tonight's Heartbreaking Episode
04/10/2020 04:55 pm EDT
Back in 2018, Roseanne returned for a Season 10 revival, which starred the show's original cast. However, weeks later, Barr was fired after posting a racist tweet directed at former Barack Obama aide, Valerie Jarret.
The show was quickly retooled as The Conners, which brought back the rest of the cast, minus Barr, and premiered in October 2018.
Barr's character, Roseanne Conner, was written out of the spinoff, as it was explained that she died from an opium overdose. While she obviously hasn't appeared on The Conners, her presence has a tendency to loom large.
After it was renewed for a second season, The Conners got particularly ambitious, including taping two live episodes (one for each coast) that incorporated the results of the New Hampshire primary in real-time.
The show also brought back Dan's half-brother, "Little" Ed, Jr. While the character was an infant during the original run of Roseanne, his adult counterpart appeared for a two-episode arc and was played by Noel Fisher.
That also meant Season 2 ended up being a mini-Shameless reunion, as Fisher and The Conners regular Emma Kenney both starred on the Showtime series.
The Conners airs Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
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