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Mom says goodbye with a finale that s as much about beginnings
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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.
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.
USA TODAY Mom is a critically acclaimed comedy with a hopeful message about recovery that s thriving creatively in its eighth season. So why is it ending now? That s a wonderful question. It was not something we wanted, executive producer Chuck Lorre says in advance of the CBS sitcom s series finale Thursday (9 EDT/PDT).
Lorre says he was surprised and disappointed when he learned in February that Mom, which centers on a group of friends who support each other in recovery from addiction, would end this spring, a feeling shared by cast members on social media. He says he was told the series had become too expensive, given the rising costs – including salaries – of a long-running popular comedy, but that he doesn t know the specific reasons behind a decision that would have been discussed by CBS and Warner Bros. Television, the producing studio.
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Fans of the hit CBS sitcom
Mom have been dealt quite the one-two punch in the past year. First, early last fall saw star Anna Faris reveal that she wouldn t return for Season 8 of the series that she d anchored alongside Allison Janney since 2013. Then, as Season 8 was airing in February of this year, viewers got word that the show had been cancelled, and wouldn t come back for Season 9. Everyone was shocked, but that includes leading lady Janney, who has now revealed that she has some idea why
Mom was cancelled, but that she s been told not to talk about it.