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The ratings are not as big as last season's premiere, but they are apparently solid and what was expected by ABC - though down 35% from the season premiere in the spring.

Darlene and Jackie just killed me. "I don't wanna leave this house because I don't wanna leave her." I'm so dim re: Mark above - I like how it resolved with Dan helping him, and how the emerging gay consciousness sublimated for a young child into the two boys being his 'seatmates.'

Moving this down so it doesn't get lost in the shuffle: They're going there with Mark (Jr.) and it still gets me - yep, he's gay. I'm not sure I understand the Enrique and Joey situation though - what, are these seemingly str8 little boys vying for his affection? Does this happen in the fourth grade now? I'm old. Maybe it's addressed later in the ep. Mary Steenburgen could be up for a guest Emmy for that one scene - Jesus. (And for people asking, no she does not always look/sound like that lol - she is made up to look haggard and is clearly playing drunk/drugged. IRL she is still stunningly beautiful.)

This is raw as hell so far and as good as any dramatic ep of the original show. I've said this before, but Lecy's comic timing has gotten wonderfully dry/deadpan as she's gotten older with that deep voice. She can still do Becky's abject, aghast horror at her family very well, but the dry stuff really kills me too. "I thought about what I said and it was insulting and dismissive. I see that now because I need a ride to work." They talked about using Andy, etc. in Season 11 of the revival, and I assume we will see him eventually. Jerry, who knows? We know he exists. Chuck at the restaurant with Dan! I am so glad they've given Chuck, Crystal, Anne-Marie larger recurring roles with the revival this year. Those characters fell away in the later seasons of the old show but they're back pretty often now.

Having Crystal/Natalie West in the very first scene with the family as they downed all the food from well-wishers was a shock and very important to me. The OD reveal was absolutely gutwrenching to watch. This is actually another reason I think people should watch some of Season 10, not just because it was good but because a lot of plot seeds were there - at least eps 2, 8 and 9, which further certain running plot elements like the opioid addiction, Roseanne's knee, Dan's business, etc. Marcy Bellinger was mentioned before this week. Dan: "This doesn't make any sense. I fixed her knee." God. Becky saying she can't handle the whole issue again after Mark was touching.

You can always still watch the show on ABC.com, Carl! Or Hulu! Or Couchtuner

I'm sure Bernie will get right on this.

LOL, I'm pretty sure her propensity for overindulging came after being

Cast interview on GMA: Not surprising to hear that

I hesitate to bother with this, but it's still somehow stunning that 45 just called Stormy Daniels "Horseface" on Twitter. What a day! Goodnight everyone!

The whole opioid episode is as good as anything from classic Roseanne. And the B-plot with Becky, Darlene and who will get Crystal's full benefits job was handled really maturely. Lecy also got some good one-liners. "You don't have to thank me. I didn't want to leave here anyway. We just got cream-filled churros. It's an exciting time." Darlene giving her the brochures for adult education and a hotel management degree is the most this show has given a shït about Becky in a long time - I loved that.

Wrapping up Season 10 on a site which shall not be named on the eve of The Conners: Jackie telling the kids 'ghosting stories' about men at the spooky sleepover as they wait to skype with D.J.'s wife at 2 AM from Afghanistan is peak Jackie in a way that they haven't done without Barney Fife crap in a long time. I cackled. Again, this is good Jackie work the same way Jackie with Bev in the prior episode was. D.J. and Dan talking about his struggle with the VA, PTSD, etc. was surprisingly good from Fishman. I loved how he said he'd been watching Dan work on bikes since he was five and Dan offered to have him help restore bikes. "Welcome to Conner & Son." The neighbor answering the door with a bat just after Jackie took Roseanne's was great. "Nice work, Jackie." Pleased to hear the Al-Harazis will continue to recur as the newest set of Conner neighbors. The dynamics worked, including the scene in the store with Roseanne using her EBT card to cover Fatima's. It's sad that'll be one of the last glimpse we had of the decent Roseanne Conner.

Wow, even Vulture likes it:

From the latest Festival of Disruption: Russ Tamblyn also has a cameo in the great Haunting of Hill House miniseries on Netflix (he was in the original film).

He's back and on the run:

I like Elizabeth Warren a lot but AFAIC this mess is weakening her by the hour. The DNA test will only play Trump's game and will do nothing to stop the alt right's attacks. And the media will breathlessly carry it bc they hate 1) women, 2) progressives and 3) vocal progressive women. They've been hunting for a new Hillary to invest decades in and any patina of 'dishonesty' will do.

Aussie TP podcast from a recent cast event suggests (at the 6:00 and 45:45 mark) that 'off the record' commentary at the event indicates 'an announcement' in two months... Also has a discussion with Reflections (the TP oral history) author Brad Dukes - who is now doing a similar book on China Beach.

The reviews are shockingly pretty solid. I don't know about the numbers, but I will watch. I will say I do think Season 10 should be watched as background on the new family members, etc. especially Mark, but that's me.

A friend informs me Sherilyn Fenn is playing Raven's foster mom on DC's silly-looking Titans show. Any port in a storm!