ICYMI: Mom Series Fianle Recap for My Kinda People and the Big To Do
The series finale opens with the ladies in an AA meeting. Wendy (Beth Hall) asks if the newcomer would like to share, but she does says no. Bonnie (Allison Janney) shares about the taxes that come out of her paycheckâ¦..and wonders who FICA is and why they are stealing her money.
Bonnie asks the new girl (Melanie Lynskey) if she wants to share, but no avail, even though she says they have coffee and cookies.
Jill (Jaime Pressly) shares about how pregnancy makes her need to pee more often and how she had to tinkle behind a dumpster. She runs to the bathroom before finishing.
Mom says goodbye with a finale that s as much about beginnings
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Brian Lowry, CNN
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(CNN) The Mom finale was as much about beginnings as endings, as the CBS sitcom about sobriety settled for a low-key finish, which included a wedding but not the return of one of its original stars.
Anna Faris left the show before the season began, citing a desire to pursue new opportunities. That left Allison Janney the Mom of the title in connection with her to carry on with the able supporting cast.
Those expecting Faris Christy to drop in to say goodbye, however, settled for a reference to the character, while Janney s Bonnie offered a final sendoff at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, saying that while she was once a mess, Now, I kinda like me.
CBS comedy Mom closes after eight years with a pitch-perfect performance from Allison Janney as her character Bonnie realizes she's finally learned how to care about other people.
Spoiler alert! The following contains details from the series finale of CBS Mom. Mom came in like a hellion and went out like a lamb – if that lamb, first among friends Bonnie (Allison Janney), has sharp teeth and occasionally nips at your fingers.
The beloved CBS sitcom closed shop after eight seasons Thursday with an episode that was a bit sweeter than usual but still packed with comic bite.
Most important, Mom leaves the scene as a wonderful endorsement for a different familial bond – sisterhood – as the brilliant circle of friends at its center bond closer than ever. It triumphantly endorses the possibility of forgiveness and redemption, concepts that can seem forgotten in the current age.