Updated 10:08 PM ET, Thu May 13, 2021
Melanie Lynskey, Allison Janney and Jaime Pressly in the Mom series finale (Michael Yarish/Warner Bros. Entertainment).
The following contains spoilers about the Mom series finale. (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.
ICYMI: Mom Recap for A Community Hero and a Wide Turn The episode opens with the ladies in the bistro. Tammy (Kristen Johnston) says she has an announcement, so she stands up and clinks her spoon on her glass. Bonnie (Allison Janney) asks if she can still eat her burger or is it an important announcement. Tammy says it
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ICYMI: Mom Recap for Endorphins and a Toasty Tushy
The episode opens with Wendy (Beth Hall), Marjorie (Mimi Kennedy), Bonnie (Allison Janney) and Jill (Jaime Pressly) walking downtown. Bonnie talks about how she misses phone booths, while Marjorie recalls how getting a phone booth to sleep in while homeless was prime real estate.
Jill finds this hilarious, which Bonnie finds weird. However, Jill is just in a good mood because she got back from a hip hop class and has endorphins coming out of her eyeballs. Wendy finds the class interesting, so Jill invites her to come along. Wendy is delighted to the point where Bonnie tells her to contain some of her excitement.
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The episode opens with Adam (William Fichtner) coming home. He finds Bonnie (Allison Janney) trying to do a Southern role play picnic, but he not interested because he needs to show her something. She is upset, but he insists he come with her right now.
It turns out that he wants to show her a billboard for a strip club….that is using an old picture of Christy.
That night, Bonnie gathers Marjorie (Mimi Kennedy), Jill (Jaime Pressly), Wendy (Beth Hall) and Tammy (Kristen Johnston) to show them the billboard. Marjorie wonders why they are using a picture from twenty years ago, while Wendy says it must be an old picture. Bonnie hopes birds will poop on it.