The Conners is clattering along like a runaway train, cramming as much in as possible ahead of the sixth and final episode. Dive in with us, won’t you? In this installment, we discuss “Danny Boy, the Interview, the New Hire, and the Hanging Chad” and “Exercise Bands, Money Plans, and Faraway Lands.”

There’s good and bad news for our favorite family, as Becky gets a new job and a new truck, Harris snags a cute new boyfriend, and Jackie barrels along, confidently delusional, toward her dream of rejoining the PD. Meanwhile, Mark the cybercriminal improbably goes from sullen fixation on the University of Chicago to a college-free life plan, riding off in a cab like the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to a new job in New York that somehow he never had to even apply for. We’re…happy for him?

Dan and Darlene aren’t faring as well, with Dan struggling with the stress of his upcoming deposition, and Darlene dealing with an absent Ben and an all-too-present (and cute and David-like) Chad. We don’t like where this is going, and can’t help but be somewhat hurt by what the show is doing to Ben. He loves Darlene and has been a good stepdad! Why is hardware magazine suddenly ruining lives?? And HOW will it all end? We’re nervous.

Join us for this discussion plus tangents on technophobia, Conclave, series finales, John Lithgow, and more. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts!