The Conners Can Finally Fix A Major Mark Plot Hole
The Conners didn’t mention a major issue with Mark’s contrabassoon plan earlier in season 4, but the sitcom may finally be addressing this problem in an upcoming episode. The Conners has not historically been averse to setting up payoffs a few episodes in advance. Perhaps because the show began life as a retooling of Roseanne, The Conners has also never had an issue with bringing back seemingly forgotten characters or reviving old plots after long periods wherein these stories were left unmentioned.
On occasion, this loose approach to storytelling can prove a problem for The Conners. For example, The Conners season 4 rendered Harris's storyline pointless, with the sitcom seemingly abandoning a compelling feud between her and her mother, Darlene. That said, this approach also allows The Conners to revisit stories that seemed to be wrapped up for good, allowing the show to fix plot holes in the process.
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For example, the next episode of The Conners (season 4, episode 18) is titled “The Best Laid Plans, A Contrabassoon, And A Sinking Feeling." This alone implies that the show could finally be ready to address the wild expense of Mark’s new extracurricular activity, playing the contrabassoon. Although Darlene suggested learning the contrabassoon as a surefire fast track to a college scholarship, The Conners failed to mention that buying — and often even renting — the instrument is incredibly expensive, which could make this idea a non-starter.
Like Roseanne, the secret weapon ofThe Conners is the show’s ability to incorporate realistic working-class issues like the prohibitive expense of college and the unstable job market into light-hearted, funny
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