‘The Conners’: John Goodman’s Dan Struggles With Roseanne’s Death
The Conners is turning up the emotion in its seventh and final season as John Goodman‘s Dan Conner struggles to come to grips with his late wife Roseanne’s death.
On Wednesday’s (April 16) episode, the Conner family continued to prepare for a lawsuit against the drug manufacturer that made the drugs that led to Roseanne’s accidental opioid overdose. However, for the deposition to be a success, attorney Jean (Jane Lynch) needs Dan to open up emotionally when talking about the tragic loss of his wife.
“I have been practicing with Dan and I can’t get him to be emotional when he talks about what happened with Roseanne. He just stuffs it down,” Jean told Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) on Wednesday’s episode, per Us Weekly. “I even sent him links from depositions where loved ones really broke down to show him what will move a jury and he never opened them.”
Later in the episode, Dan confessed to daughters Darlene (Sara Gilbert) and Becky (Lecy Goranson) that he was “hiding” from Jean so he didn’t have to face opening up.
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“She keeps pushing me to be more emotional for my deposition. I am just not good at opening up,” Goodman’s character shared. “I drink to get in touch with my emotions, but after five or six beers, I forget what I am supposed to be feeling.”
After citing his childhood as the reason for being a closed book, Dan admitted, “It probably won’t hurt me to try something different.” Eventually, he shed a tear while drinking a beer as Jean and Jackie sang “Danny Boy.”
The Conners premiered on ABC on October 16, 2018, as a continuation of the hit series Roseanne. This came after the Roseanne revival was canceled after one season due to controversial comments its star Roseanne Barr made on X (then Twitter). Instead, the show spun off into The Conners, where Barr’s titular character was killed off.
Barr has hit out against the show in recent years, telling the Los Angeles Times in 2023 that she “just can’t bear” to watch it. “When they killed my character off, that was a message to me, knowing that I’m mentally ill or have mental health issues, that they did want me to commit suicide,” she stated.
She continued, “They killed my character… And all of that was to say thank you for bringing 28 million viewers, which they never had before and will never see again. Because they can kiss my a**.”
The Conners, Final Season, Wednesdays, 8/7c, ABC
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She talks just like Trump.
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Trump MAGA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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The Connors is awful without its leader. Their just using her for money. They were nobody s without Roseanne. Especially Gilbert
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They pretty much ruined the show when they killed Roseanne’s character off. You can’t take away one of the main characters and expect the show to be just as good.
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I think Roseanne needs to speak up loud and proud what they did to her was wrong that was her show let us become mine just like everybody else does lots of crazies in this world especially the numbnuts who believe in cancel culture ridiculous.. anybody who believes in canceled culture is a control freak and doesn't let everybody think for themselves.
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Well well well... The consequences of your wacked out tirades came back at ya.
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The president can get away with anything but don’t forgive Rosanne
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I'm sure Trump will get his just desserts after his second, and final, term is over!
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Nope, Trump MAGA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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U r a tool
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I watch The Conners but EVERY morning watch Roseanne on CMT!!! And both are good but honestly it was better with Roseanne.
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I think Roseanne should quit her whining and maybe she should have thought of that when she mouthed off and took her stupid remarks on social media like she's untouchable. She sounds like Donald Trump.
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And you sound like an idiot. Trump MAGA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Everyone is entitled to our opinions not just the idiot Democrats
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Lol, #Got Rump!
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It's called freedom of speech. Which we still have. There are so many loud mouths who get away with everything, it's called 'the View' why are they still on the air
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Roseanne…love you. Show has never been the same without you. Shame on you, Connors!
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Maybe Ms. Barr should stop giving interviews. She's not making herself look good continuing to do so.
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You sound like an antisemite
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Please explain your appalling position to me as I'd really like to know.
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Yeah people shouldn't stick up for themselves. FOH. Haven't watched since they killed her character.
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Yeah Gilbert is terrible and roseanne was the barney Fife of the show without barney or roseanne there was no show
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Have not watched since she left. No reason to.
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The truth hurts buddy millions and millions of people agreed then and still do wish I had her platform I would not be as nice
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Yeah she spoke the truth about blacks and they were scared of the backlash but roseanne still won
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