Twenty Years to Life
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| "Twenty Years to Life" | |
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| Roseanne episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 10 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | John Pasquin |
| Written by | Bruce Rasmussen |
| Production code | 1001 |
| Original air date | March 27, 2018 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Twenty Years to Life" is the tenth season premiere of the American sitcom Roseanne and the 223rd episode overall. It aired in the United States on ABC on March 27, 2018. The episode was directed by John Pasquin, and written by Bruce Rasmussen.[1]
Roseanne stars Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, Michael Fishman, Emma Kenney, Ames McNamara, and Jayden Rey as the Conner family. The series originally ran for nine seasons from 1988 to 1997, and was revived for a tenth season in 2018. This is the first episode not feature original late star Glenn Quinn, who played Mark Healy in recurring role, died in 2002.
In the episode, Darlene moves back in with her parents, Roseanne and Jackie reconcile, and Becky tells the family that she is becoming a surrogate. The episode received generally positive reviews from critics, and was watched live in the United States by 18.44 million viewers.
One week after Darlene and her kids, Harris and Mark, moved back in, Roseanne and Dan are still adjusting to not living alone. Now that there are kids in the house again, Dan tries to find where he hid his gun, and manages to find it. Roseanne finds out that Darlene didn't move in to take care of her and Dan as she had said, but that she actually moved in because she lost her job. Roseanne and Jackie are still mad at each other about the 2016 election, so Darlene tries to get them to work it out. Also, Becky announces to the family that she plans to become a surrogate, which Jackie supports, but Roseanne and Dan do not. Lastly, Roseanne and Jackie manage to reconcile, and Becky meets with Andrea, the woman for whom she plans to have the baby.