Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for The Conners season 7, episode 4, “Danny Boy, the Interview, the New Hire, and the Hanging Chad”
While viewers might complain thatThe Connersseason 7, episode 4’s Becky story started out a lot like one of Darlene’s season 5 subplots, the outing’s ending gave her a fresher, sunnier fate.The large cast ofThe Connershave all faced their struggles, but Lecy Goranson’s Becky might be the most unlucky character in the long-running sitcom’s history. The love of her life, her originalRoseannelove interest Mark Healy, tragically died off-screen in a motorcycle crash.
Throughout the first few seasons of the spinoff, Becky dealt withThe Connerskilling off her mother Roseanne, alcoholism, an unexpected pregnancy, the near-deportation of her baby’s father, and almost losing her child to child protective services because of her addiction. Becky has faced a long, rocky road to recovery that makes evenHarris’s journey throughoutThe Connersseem easy, so she has more than earned a happy ending. Fortunately, season 7, episode 4, “Danny Boy, the Interview, the New Hire, and the Hanging Chad," proved she might just get one.
Becky Was Unexpectedly Honest in Her The Conners Season 7 Episode 4 Job Interview
Darlene Shocked Employers With Her Sardonic Honesty One Season Earlier
In “Danny Boy, the Interview, the New Hire, and the Hanging Chad,” Becky attended a job interview for a prestigious position as a tech start-up’s mental health officer. She learned during the interview process that this job would be a managerial role, which was music to her ears after years of barely scraping by financially. However,Becky seemed to screw up badly when her interviewer recognized her from Alcoholics Anonymousand she immediately overshared her traumatic past.
Becky mentioned almost losing custody of her daughter Beverly-Rose and blacking out in rapid succession, only for her embarrassed interviewer to admit that he hadn’t heard her disclosures at their earlier meeting. Mortified, Becky resigned herself to the reality that she wouldn’t get the job. This storyline was a near-perfect mirror of a subplot from season 5, episode 14, “Adding Insult To Injury,” wherein Darlene refused to tone down her sardonic, abrasive attitude during a string of disastrous job interviews. Darlene was too proud to change her demeanor, whereas Becky haplessly overshared before she could stop herself.
Becky’s plot ended with a surprisingly sweet twist when the interviewer, impressed by her bracing honesty and no-holds-barred attitude, called to offer her the job after a few days of deliberation.
Still,Becky’sThe Connersseason 7 storylineimmediately called to mind the events of “Adding Insult To Injury.” Fortunately, both storylines ended very differently. Becky’s plot ended with a surprisingly sweet twist when the interviewer, impressed by her bracing honesty and no-holds-barred attitude, called to offer her the job after a few days of deliberation. This was a welcome shock considering how much Becky has struggled to get her life back on track despite her best efforts.
Becky’s Honesty Paid Off For Her (Unlike Darlene In The Conners Season 5)
Season 5 Episode 14 Saw Darlene’s Job Hunt End In Disaster
In contrast, “Adding Insult To Injury” ended with Darlene finally landing a job interview where the interviewer was refreshed by her honesty, but turning the job down for an unrelated reason. Although Darlene was also offered a relatively good job, she instead took on a less well-paid role so she could get Mark a free ride at S.A.D.Becky’s bigThe Connersseason 7 win was very different from Darlene’s season 5 storylinesince Darlene lucked out by finding someone who shared her sarcastic attitude whereas Becky’s unexpected honesty was what secured her the job.
WhileRoseanne’s attitude toward Becky and Darleneoften made the sisters seem more similar than they were, they have many important differences that are highlighted in this story. Becky is often too trusting, naive, and recklessly impulsive, whereas Darlene is usually too reserved, downbeat, and cynical. To illustrate the contrast, Darlene missed out on jobs because of caustic sarcasm during interviews, while Becky was embarrassed by oversharing her own personal history in the same setting.
The Conners Season 7 Episode 4 Gave Becky A Well-Earned Success
Lecy Goranson’s Character Has Been Through A Few Brutal Years
Since the sisters aren’t exactly alike, Darlene and Becky spent much ofRoseanne’s original run, the show’s 2017 revival, and the seven seasons ofThe Connersat each other’s throats. As recently as season 6, episode 5, “When Sisters Collide and The Return of the Grifters,” they were still getting into multiple-day fights over who was smarter. Thus, Darlene and Becky’s conversation made her ending even better as the siblings finally found common ground before Becky’s big win.
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WhileThe Connersseason 7’s new charactersare good for a few laughs, it was this sort of sweet character work that the final outing of the sitcom truly needed. Darlene even complimented Becky before the interview, while Becky admitted she benefited from Darlene’s advice over the years despite their differences. Thus, althoughThe Connersseason 7 seemed to revisit Darlene’s earlier story with Becky, this was a welcome surprise as theRoseannespinoff nears its finale.
