That ‘90s Show’s Leia Doesn’t Actually Ruin Donna’s Character

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While Donna didn’t want to have a child young in That ‘70s Show, her daughter Leia doesn’t actually betray her character in That ‘90s Show. Netflix's That ‘90s Show will follow Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti’s teenage daughter Leia as she spends the summer of 1995 in Point Place, Wisconsin with Red and Kitty. While the upcoming sitcom is centered on their daughter forming bonds with a new generation of Point Place teens, Donna and Eric won’t have starring roles in That ‘90s Show. However, Laura Prepon and Topher Grace are set to return as their That ‘70s Show characters in guest appearances.

Set 15-and-a-half years after That ‘70s Show’s series finale, That ‘90s Show already reveals a few key details about Donna and Eric’s future. The pair is now confirmed to have reunited after their kiss in That ‘70s Show’s ending, with the couple very quickly becoming pregnant, considering their daughter is around 15 years old at the start of That ‘90s Show. Donna’s desire to not have a child young was already a prominent plot point in That ‘70s Show season 1 when she went on birth control pills, which has led to criticisms of That ‘90s Show betraying Donna's character by having her do just that.

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Despite Donna originally not wanting to have kids so young, That ‘90s Show revealing that Leia was born soon after That ‘70s Show’s ending doesn’t necessarily ruin her character. Donna was primarily motivated by not getting stuck in Point Place for the rest of her life, as she always had dreams for a bigger, independent future elsewhere. Even in That ‘70s Show’s alternate timeline from Eric’s It’s A Wonderful Life experience, Donna’s future was set up as fairly tragic