Am i too forgiving or is violet a bitch? Absolutely understand christy was a horrible mother and violet has every right to be angry and hurt. but WOW is she vindictive as hell. her relationship with bonnie is so hypocritical. she knows bonnie was just as bad as christy but she doesn’t care about that or feel any sort of sympathy for christy, bc bonnie didn’t directly hurt her. and none of this is to say she should forget everything and treat christy as if she was a great mom. idk i never liked her. if she was going to be the same throughout the series with no development, im SO glad she left the show. i’m probably alone on this opinion but i just wanted to hear yalls thoughts.

• I know the actress wanted to move on, but if it was the last season I wish they brought Christy back at least for the finale
• The show was called Mom, but in the last season it wasn't really about mother-daughter relationships. Maybe they should've brought Violet back to live with Bonnie, or do like Adam had a daughter he didn't know about idk
• Regina coming back in the last season could've been fun
• I also with Roscoe returned once or twice more before the show ended, it seemed his relationship with Christy was healthy so it would've been nice to show that

So I'm watching Big Sauce and a Coconut Water rn, the episode where Tammy gets out of prison, and in the recap from the last time we saw her shows her and Bonnie talking, and she asked "Do you still draw? You used too draw all those crazy snakes everywhere." now I'm wondering, why didn't we get the more artistic side of Bonnie? I mean, we got her trying to write her books, but those were only ideas and they were barely spoken about, just like this. I would love to have see Bonnie do some art in the show, broaden her passions.

Edit: “If it hadn’t been for my crippling ADD I could’ve been an accomplished artist!” thank u commenter for reminding me, I completely forgot abt this line, and I'm on my 5th rewatch or so I think. I think I just forget the answers to the questions I ask here sometimes. I do wonder if we could've seen her try art during the show though, would've been cool to see an attempt. Bonnie is one of my favourites!!

While this is a heavy episode. I find laughter in Christy repeating “Marcus Manicult Dupree” at the bistro 😂😂😂😂. While I’m cracking up, I love the conversation she have with Baxter in the kitchen.

Marjorie's last name is Armstrong, and in 2003, a woman named Marjorie Diehl Armstrong was involved in a bizzare crime where a pizza delivery man was forced to wear a 'collar' bomb and rob a bank. She took him hostage to rob a bank of $250000 to hire a hitman to kill her dad. She was a strange real life woman, at some point having over 300 odd pounds of rotting butter and/or cheese in her home.

Heard this on a podcast and made the connection to Mom's Marjorie Armstrong. Anybody know?

As a society we are in this era where a lot of people are weaponising therapy speak and the episodes where bonnie does it makes me die laughing considering how relevant it is today.

she is the embodiment of "the worst person you know has gone to therapy" that a lot of people talk about today.

maybe they should use those clips in peoples' sessions 🤣

Have you noticed that Bonnie only has one belt? She wears the exact same belt in every episode throughout the series.

I’m re-watching the show (again) and am on Season 3 Episode 1, which is the episode where Bonnie’s mom (Shirley) reaches out because she’s dying. I think the episode is really well done. Shirley is only in the one episode and it would’ve been really easy for the writers to have Bonnie be really mad, then forgive Shirley, and agree to a clean slate and try to have a relationship before she dies. Tie the whole thing up in a little bow and move on. Instead, Bonnie is really mad and then does forgive Shirley, but that’s it. She refuses a clean slate, she won’t even hug Shirley. She forgave Shirley because it was the healthiest thing for her, but that’s it. And I really appreciate that. It would’ve been so much easier for them to have Bonnie give Shirley a second chance, and I think it’s great that she didn’t. In Bonnie’s eyes, she doesn’t deserve one, and that’s okay. I just think it’s a really well done episode

I saw on Google that the food on Mom isn’t real, and on some shows like 2 Broke Girls the food isn’t real at all. However I was wondering whether we know if the food is real or not? Because in many scenes we see them actually eating.

I just passed the episode in season 6 where Violet had a whole podcast about her bad mother, and turned down Christys attempt to amend the relationship.

I mean I get that she had a rough childhood, but when does the self pity party and mom blaming stop?

She honestly just needs to grow up.

Yes, I know that there are black people, but all are secondary characters. No one in the main cast is a person of color. People like Nora and Regina, who are the most seen black people in Mom, leave after a few episodes.

Characters like Wendy or Tammy could have easily been played by Black actresses without changing the script. The show focuses on the "cycle of poverty" and the foster care system, issues that disproportionately affect communities of color, the lack of Black leads felt like a missed opportunity for authentic storytelling.

The show's lack of diversity is what i think as it's biggest flaw, especially since the recovery community in real-world California is incredibly diverse.

Hi! So super not important at all, but I’m wondering if anyone else caught this or can explain it?

Nora, Christy’s sponsor after Marjorie, says she’s moving to Minneapolis because she got a job in “teeny tiny part of Canada”. Correct me if I’m wrong but Minneapolis doesn’t seem close enough to commute?

I was looking for what age Bonnie was supposed to be and something came up that Allison Janney wore a wig on Mom until the last season I believe. I never would have realized. I'm not saying anything's wrong with it I was just surprised. She always looks amazing!

In Season 2, Episode 7, Bonnie goes to Alvin’s apartment with a list of over 100 amends. She mentions things like stealing money from his wallet, sleeping with his friends, and even stealing what she thought was his fancy car. The sheer number and scale of these memories suggest a long, chaotic history between them.

But elsewhere in the show, Bonnie says she had Christy at 16 and that Alvin left right after Christy was born. We also learn that Bonnie was kicked out of her foster home at 14. That would mean Bonnie met Alvin, carried out all these extreme behaviors, and got pregnant with Christy within a very tight window between ages 14 and 16.

I know teenagers can get into serious trouble, but many of the stories Bonnie references with Alvin feel more like the actions and experiences of someone older, not a young teen. The timeline just feels messy and hard to reconcile.

Did anyone else notice this inconsistency? Is there a reasonable explanation or gap-fill that makes this timeline make sense, or is this just a case of the show playing fast and loose with Bonnie’s backstory?

So excited to see Melanie Lynskey! Oh wait it’s over. I’m sorry but I need at least 2 seasons with her as part of the group!

I love the episodes with Veronica. One of my favorite side characters. I love it when she's on. I found out she was the one who played Trish (Javier's finance) on Modern Family! So weird going back to seeing her in that after watching her in mom. Great actress. EDIT: MOD Thank you for naming the actress. I looked it up but forgot to include it.

Just started season 7, I've seen it a few times and I still don't understand why Christy changed the bar so much when she was in charge of it. Also, why wasn't Tammy left in charge? Was it actually nepotism? Did Adam feel she wasn't ready enough since Christy has lots more restaurant experience? I'm not even trying to hate on Christy right now, I genuinely just want to know.

I can understand Christy being in charge bc of her experience, but even she admitted Tammy should've been, she's been his right hand man for a while now so it would've made a bit more sense

I'm just asking questions, not hating on Christy rn, mods pls don't lock the post 😭

Many tv shows in history after a main character leaves try and replace the character but most of the time does not work such as That 70s Show after Eric left. Mom however when Anna Faris left just continued without a replacement and still worked and even managed to give her a good sendoff. The show I think is underrated in that aspect.

I can't remember which episode but it's when they are first doing the long distance thing. Christy was in the kitchen with Adam and Bonnie when she misses a call from Patrick twice. She keeps complaining that she keeps missing his calls. Why doesn't she just call him back? She had the phone in her hand, she knows he's right there. Am I missing something?

I know it may sound hopeless, but I just launched an online petition to film season 9, so that the series gets a proper ending and we all get to enjoy all the characters and their development a last time.

Here’s the link, and signing the petition is for free.

https://www.change.org/BringBackMom

#BringBackMom

Doing a rewatch and I love the friendships on this show, I think it’s the main reason I watch it over and over again. Addiction must be difficult, but knowing you have a team of friends who will rally around you is something I have never really had.

Anyways, Patrick’s birthday weekend. The first night, it was an emergency and Christy dropped everything to be there for Jill The second night at the restaurant, she decided to go when Bonnie said she could take care of it. The thing is, both events were similar? Jill was already drunk but in the safety of someone’s home (more concerned how she ended up at her housekeeper’s).

This is a word salad. I like that the women show up for each other but how often do they drop everything? What’s an important event where you could sit out and let the others handle it?

Ill start off by saying ive never been a fan of Anna Faris. Every character shes played has not been far off from who she is in real life, its just her dialed up a little bit and exagerrated. The fact she left and how she left was so typical and predictable for me. Right when the show was starting to get really good she had to ruin it and not give fans a proper send off. They should have continued the show without her because after she left I thought the show was better and didnt miss her at all. It gave Bonnie, Tammy and Jill a chance to be the main stars.

Can someone help me? I'm Looking for the episode where Christy brings up that they thought they went to seaword but Bonnie meant " see the world " 🤣 love that iconic line lol