The Conners: Harris & Darlene's (Non)Reunion Was Perfect

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Although Harris and Darlene have not ended their feud for good yet, The Conners season 4 brought the duo together for a satisfying mini reconciliation. The Conners season 4 has struggled with Harris’s storyline as the rebellious teen’s relationship with the immature Aldo put her on poor terms with her mother Darlene. The mother/daughter duo's inability to see eye-to-eye about the contentious relationship resulted in Harris moving out of the Conners' home early in season 4, and she has yet to return.

While The Conners season 4 mined some solid laughs from Aldo and Harris’s relationship, the choice to keep her and Darlene’s beef going has thrown off the tone of the show. The family dynamic takes on an unpleasant aspect whenever Harris’s absence is referenced, and her exile from the family has left the core cast feeling imbalanced. Some storylines, like Mark’s use of ADHD medication to improve his academic performance, would have benefitted from her sardonic commentary and were hurt by Harris’s absence.

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However, although The Conners will need to see the mother and daughter hash out their differences sooner or later, “Hot For Teacher And Writing A Wrong” (season 4, episode 12) handled the duo’s dynamic far better than the rest of season 4 so far. Harris and Darlene’s long-awaited reunion was not a real reunion per se, since the duo didn’t discuss Harris moving back in or put aside their differences, but it was still a welcome return to their old back and forth. Their conversation (which occurred while Harris picked up some of the belongings she left behind in the Conners' home) about Mark’s pill problem was frank, funny, and fitting for their characters.

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