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'Mom' Season 8 Episode 1: Anna Faris's departure leaves void, fans say it's 'super weird without Christy'

Fans feel that the show is rather off without Christy even though Allison Janney's Bonnie does her best to push the show forward

'Mom' is back, without Anna Faris. Fans miss her character Christy and feel that the show is rather off without her, even though Allison Janney's Bonnie does her best to push the show forward. The previous season ended with showing Christy going back to school to pursue her dreams of becoming a lawyer. Meanwhile, Bonnie tries to have a healthy relationship with her husband Adam, a role essayed by William Fichtner. The season concluded on April 16 and was renewed for another season soon after. The production of the previous season was stopped after the release of Episode 20, due to the pandemic, making it the season finale for 2019-20. At the premiere of Season 8, Bonnie has just dropped her 42-year-old daughter off at the airport and gets emotional.

"It’s weird not seeing the daughter on #mom@CBS," a fan wrote. "This is also SUPER weird without @AnnaKFaris#mom #momaholics," another fan tweeted. Others are just happy that the show is back. "I am so glad that this show is back. Just what I need! LAUGHTER and HEARTWARMING moments. @MimiKennedyLA
@bethhall @theJaimePressly @thekjohnston @AllisonBJanney @MomCBS #Mom #MomCBS," a fan wrote. Fans are also glad that they are not acknowledging the coronavirus pandemic on the show. "’m happy they’re not acknowledging #COVID19 in this storyline. Most shows are and I want to escape reality w my shows TYVM, not relive it. #Mom #MomCBS," a fan tweeted.

‘Mom’ Season 8 was previously slated for a September 2020 release, but the production had to be pushed for later due to the global pandemic. 

'Mom' had focused on the premise of a single mother Christy (Anna Faris), who had refrained from drinking for six years. She is finally sober and is doing her best to be a 'good person' and example for her son Roscoe (Blake Garrett Rosenthal) while trying to regain her daughter Violet's ( Sadie Calvano) trust. Along with all the drama among her single-motherhood, she is trying to make things work with her own mother Bonnie but struggles to forgive her for her turbulent childhood. 

Anna Faris left the show just before the production of Season 8 began. The show airs on CBS on Thursdays at 9 pm.