The Conners Season 5's Darker Jackie Storyline Teased By Showrunner
Showrunners Bruce Helford and Dave Caplan tease a darker Jackie storyline in The Conners season 5. A spinoff of the popular comedy series Roseanne, ABC's The Conners follows the trials and tribulations of the Conners family following the sudden death of the family matriarch. The show, which just aired its season 4 finale, continues to be a major hit for the network, with a fifth season recently having been given the green light, although no air date has been announced just yet.
The Conners Season 4 finale featured more of the show's signature brand of comedy and treated viewers to a few significant plot developments. Not only did Ben (Jay R. Ferguson) and Darlene (Sara Gilbert) tie the knot, but so too did Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) and Neville (Nat Faxon). However, the finale wasn't all good news, with the relationship between Harris (Emma Kenney) and Aldo (Tony Cavalero) seeming to end. The standout episode also went beyond just marriages and breakups and featured Dan Conner (John Goodman), the recently-married family patriarch, struggling with empty-nest syndrome.
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In a new interview with CinemaBlend, Helford and Caplan tease what's next for Jackie in The Conners season 5, hinting that dark times might be on the horizon. The showrunners explain that, as someone who frequently engages in self-sabotage, especially at her happiest moments, Jackie's primed to "muck it up somehow" in the fifth season. Check out Halford and Caplan's full comments below:
Halford: «And then Jackie and Neville. Jackie, who is constantly in danger of sabotaging her own life, that's going to be interesting in how she and Neville navigate all they have.»
Caplan: «The happier
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