Into That Good Night Into That Good Night Into That Good Night is the season 9 finale of "Roseanne" and was the original show's series finale until the revival and the tenth season premiered in 2018. The episode aired May 20, 1997 on ABC. After a panned season, this episode undid all the plot progressions since the Conners winning the lottery by claiming it was all a fictionalization. This confused and annoyed many critics, and it remains one of the most controversial finales of all time. The title refers to the poem "Do not go gentle into that good night" by Dylan Thomas. The
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