8 Storylines The Conners Needs To Wrap-Up If Season 6 Really Is The Last One

• The Conners should address Bev’s dementia and provide a fitting end to her storyline before the show potentially ends in season 6.
• Harris, Darlene’s daughter, deserves a prominent storyline and appropriate exit if The Conners concludes with season 6.
• Dan’s financial struggles need resolution before the show ends, either ruining him permanently or pulling him out of poverty for good.

The hit sitcom The Conners may possibly end with season 6, but if the show is finishing, there are some key storylines that need wrapping up. The Conners, a spinoff of the TV sitcom Roseanne, continues following the lives of the Conner family, including John Goodman as patriarch Dan and Sara Gilbert and Lecy Goranson as his daughters Darlene and Becky. The Conners’ cast of characters includes both new and returning faces from Roseanne, who each cause both hilarious and emotional moments throughout the show.

The future of The Conners’ season 7 is currently uncertain, so it seems likely that the show will end with season 6. The Conners does an amazing job of maintaining the presence of Roseanne‘s characters on the TV screen and keeping audiences engaged with them, but like any show, there are some loose ends. Although it’s a shame that the show may end, there are plenty of storylines from the past six seasons of The Conners that need resolving before it goes off the air.

8/ Bev’s Death

Bev’s Dementia Storyline Sets Up The Character’s End In The Conners

One storyline that has been bubbling in the background for a while is Bev’s (Estelle Parsons) deteriorating health. Roseanne (Barr) and Jackie’s (Laurie Metcalf) mother is diagnosed with dementia in season 5, which leads to Jackie visiting Bev in her care home in the episode “Of Missing Minds and Fries.” Realizing just how badly Bev’s health had become, Jackie finally patches things up with her mother after decades of clashing.

Bev’s death is an essential storyline that The Conners need to wrap up before it comes to an end.

Bev’s death is an essential storyline that The Conners need to wrap up before it comes to an end, whether that be in season 6 or if the show is renewed for one final installment. Bev’s slow demise has been in the background of the show for a while now, and although it’s a difficult topic to address, it’s one that needs a fitting end. With Estelle Parsons being the oldest member of the cast at an incredible 96 years old, the actress deserves to bring the character full circle before The Conners ends.

7/ Harris’ Future

Darlene’s Eldest Child Deserves A Good Ending

Harris (Emma Kenney) has quite a significant storyline in The Conners season 4, following her almost marriage to Aldo (Tony Cavalero). Darlene is rather concerned about this, fearing Harris’ relationship with the irresponsible and shifty guy. Luckily, Harris doesn’t go through with the wedding after discovering Aldo expects her to get pregnant straight away, but since then, she has yet to receive another prominent storyline in The Conners.

Although Harris has some dramatic moments in season 5, like having a miscarriage and being robbed by a new love interest, she’s been relatively quiet since her wedding to Aldo fell apart.

Although Harris has some dramatic moments in season 5, like having a miscarriage and being robbed by a new love interest, she’s been relatively quiet since her wedding to Aldo fell apart. Harris is a brilliantly funny and engaging character who deserves more screen time, and if The Conners is ending, she’ll need an appropriate exit storyline, too. At the moment, Harris has no clear path for the future, but season 6 is a perfect opportunity to give her a defining moment so that she won’t be forgotten once the show is over.

6/ Dan’s Financial Problems

The Conner’s Somehow Still Have A Mortgage

During Dan Conner’s 70th birthday in the season 6 episode, “Toilet Hacks and the Management Trick,” he reveals that he is going to start collecting his pension money and that if he can scrape together a little more, he’ll be in “striking distance of paying off the house.” The Conner family’s financial issues are a staple factor of the show, as well as in Roseanne, and is an aspect that draws audiences in. This is why Roseanne season 9 receives such a negative reception, as their lottery win removes the show’s most relatable quality but is luckily retconned.

If there is anyone who deserves to settle down and stop his relatives from relying on him, it is Dan Conner.

However, if The Conners season 6 is the end of the show, and with Dan reaching his twilight years, it’s a great time for the Conners’ financial woes to disappear. If there is anyone who deserves to settle down and stop his relatives from relying on him, it is Dan Conner. Although Dan has plenty of money struggles throughout the show, The Conners’ ending needs to address one of two things: either how Dan’s money problems ruin him permanently or how he finally pulls him and his family away from the poverty line for good.

5/ David And Mark’s Relationship

The Conners Needs To Give The Father And Son Some Closure

The Conners season 5 finale set up David Healy’s (Johnny Galecki) return, but unfortunately, the character doesn’t reappear for his son Mark’s (Ames McNamara) high school graduation. “The Grad Finale” is rife with drama, with Mark inviting David to the ceremony, much to Darlene’s disappointment. Although Mark has a good relationship with his stepfather, Ben (Jay R. Ferguson), the graduate clearly misses his father, who has been absent since the season 2 episode “Lanford… Lanford.”

David is such an important character in both Roseanne and The Conners that it would only make sense for Galecki to return before the show ends.

David is such an important character in both Roseanne and The Conners that it would only make sense for Galecki to return before the show ends. Although his reappearance is likely to be dramatic and rather tender, especially for Darlene and Ben, The Conners needs to address David’s relationship with Mark before it is too late. With Mark departing for college and growing up, if David has any hope of patching things up with the entire family, he needs to make things up to his son first.

4/ Darlene And David’s Fate

The Conners Should Acknowledge Darlene And David’s Past And Future

For a long time, it has been teased that David and Darlene would end up together. The two’s tumultuous relationship is frequently highlighted in Roseanne and The Conners, which comes to an end in season 2 of the spinoff. Darlene marries Ben after a dramatic love triangle, and Darlene admits her mistreatment of David in The Conners season 6, finally acknowledging that their marriage is behind her. However, audiences know that this isn’t necessarily the end of their story.

Although it’s unlikely David and Darlene will reunite, it’s hopeful that the two will have some closure on their past together and find a way to move on, especially for the sake of Mark and Harris.

When a sitcom ends, it’s very common for as many of the original cast members to reprise their characters as possible. Hopefully, Galecki will come back to say goodbye to The Conners alongside his long-term on-screen wife and off-screen close friend, Sara Gilbert. Although it’s unlikely David and Darlene will reunite, it’s hopeful that the two will have some closure on their past together and find a way to move on, especially for the sake of Mark and Harris.

3/ Dan And Neville’s Feud

The Battle Between The Brothers-In-Law Needs To Finish

Neville Goldufski (Nat Faxon) is first introduced in season 3 as Louise’s (Katey Sagal) brother and later on becomes Jackie’s husband. As Dan and Jackie lose Roseanne, maintaining their bond is important for them both. It’s significant, especially to Jackie, that Dan and her husband get along. However, in season 5, Neville and Dan’s feud erupts because of a few different situations. For example, Jackie loans Dan money behind Neville’s back, which leads to him calling the Conner family “grifters.” Although this is wrapped up, the two clash once again in season 6.

Although the pair seem to resolve their issues every time something crops up, Dan and Neville’s feud is always bubbling in the background.

Dan takes the fall for Neville’s DUI, and although he’s initially grateful, he gets angry when he discovers that Dan uses the $500 given to help with the case to pay for Crystal’s (Natalie West) heart medication. Although the pair seem to resolve their issues every time something crops up, Dan and Neville’s feud is always bubbling in the background. This is something The Conners need to conclude before it ends, and by having Dan and Neville finally lay out everything they are thinking, they can put all of their issues to bed.

2/ Dan Following Bev’s Path

The Conners Teased Dan Having Memory Issues In Season 5

The season 5 episode “Stuck in the Middle and Stuck in the Past” predicted Dan’s fate similar to that of his mother-in-law, Bev. Throughout the episode, Dan appears to be losing his memory and gets caught up in his frustrations ridiculously quickly, two big signs that point toward him possibly developing dementia. Although Roseanne’s season 1 explains that Dan’s poor memory skills are caused by a fight that went wrong, this storyline mainly focuses on Dan and Jackie’s aging.

Since then, The Conners have yet to bring this storyline up, which is making audiences nervous.

After the two argue about a set of missing home movies, Dan and Jackie sit down and reflect on their past together, which results in a touching moment as they talk about the late Roseanne. However, Dan admits to forgetting that he has the videotapes, which sets up an unfortunate fate for the character​​​​​​. Since then, The Conners have yet to bring this storyline up, which is making audiences nervous. Hopefully, Dan will not end the show with a life-changing diagnosis, but if he does, it’s an interesting way to rally each of the characters back together to support him.

1/ Becky’s Struggles With Finding A Home

The Conners Needs To Let Becky Move On

One prominent storyline in The Conners season 5 focuses on Becky living with Darlene and Ben because she has issues finding a permanent home. Several seemingly needless subplots follow Becky’s difficulties with locating an appropriate place for her and her daughter, Beverly Rose, to live, but she is never successful. Becky is well educated, although she still hasn’t graduated with her psychology degree, yet she seems to struggle with finding a roof to put over their heads. In The Conner‘s 100th episode, Becky finally addresses what is stopping her from moving on with her new boyfriend, Tyler (Sean Astin).

It’s clear that Becky never truly gets over Mark, which is likely one of the reasons why she’s still living with Darlene, wanting to feel close to her dead husband.

The late Glenn Quinn, who portrayed Mark in Roseanne, passed away in 2002. It’s clear that Becky never truly gets over Mark, which is likely one of the reasons why she’s still living with Darlene, wanting to feel close to her dead husband. Even though Becky secretly moves Tyler in, it’s obvious that Becky’s search for a new home is so much more than just finding a building to live in. This is a perfect storyline that The Conners need to wrap up, and as a struggling widow, Becky deserves to have a happy ending.