Violet, a pregnant teenager who is the daughter of an unmarried mother and granddaughter of another, faces a tough choice in “Mom” season 1 finale on Monday night.
She has to decide whether to keep the baby and raise it herself or give it up for adoption.
The official description for episode 22 doesn’t give that much away, but there’s some insight.
Titled “Smokey Taylor and a Deathbed Confession,” the episode deals with the return of Christy’s father Alvin, whom Christy is convinced Bonnie still has feelings for.
Also, Christy and Bonnie help Violet through the labor.
The show, hatched by Chuck Lorre, the executive producer behind “Two and a Half Men” takes on a number of choices faced by women in the modern age.
The women of “Mom” are winning but brittle and complex characters, deftly played by Anna Faris as Christy, the mother of 16-year-old Violet (Sadie Calvano) and a son (Blake Garrett Rosenthal) from another relationship, and Allison Janney as Bonnie, Christy’s mom and a soul mate in battling alcoholism.
The pregnancy plot that forces Violet to confront what’s best for her and her baby has been particularly delicate, Lorre said, including the relatively rare depiction of adoption from the birth mother’s point of view.
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Lorre’s cast relishes what he’s aiming for with “Mom.”
“I particularly love comedy that is rooted in real stuff and pain ... when it’s all messy and mixed together. That satisfies me as an actor,” said Janney, a four-time Emmy-winner for “The West Wing.”
Faris said the show’s range allows her to reach emotional depths and still experience “the joy of making comedy.”
“As an actor who’s known for comedy, I love being able to stretch my legs a bit,” she said in an email. “It took me by surprise — I guess I was really naive — how much our industry separates the dramatic and comedic worlds.” Faris recalled how drama auditions were tough to get after she appeared in “Scary Movie.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
