While The Conners season 6 may not pull off a crushing tragedy, the show has the opportunity to stage a bigger dramatic moment than Roseanne killing off its heroine. The Conners began with the sort of tragic moment that would bring most sitcoms to a standstill. After 2017’s successful Roseanne revival brought back the iconic ‘90s sitcom heroine Roseanne Conner, actor Roseanne Barr’s racist tweets led to her dismissal. Roseanne season 11 was retooled into The Conners as Roseanne was killed off via an offscreen overdose. This came as a shock to viewers, and it took The Conners a long time to recover its comedic tone over the coming seasons.

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