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A Happy Ending for ‘Schitt’s Creek’
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SOPHIE PANZER | JE STAFF
AT THIS POINT in 2020, TV
audiences have settled on their
preferred forms of escapism.

My parents are on what
appears to be the 137th season of
“Th e Walking Dead,” engrossed
in a zombie dystopia even more
gruesome and endless than
the one we inhabit. One of my
friends, comforted by story lines
nestled safely in the past, can’t
get enough of historical dramas
like “Downton Abbey.”
I gravitate toward lighter
fare in my streaming queue.

Wholesome reality TV like
“Queer Eye,” (the latest season
takes place in Philadelphia) and
hilarious sitcoms like “Parks
and Recreation” have graced
my laptop screen at some point
during the past six months.

At a time when so much is
uncertain and negative, any
show where people are actually
decent to each other and the
stakes are lower than the
average trip to the grocery
store strikes the perfect balance
between indulgent fantasy and
audacious hope.

Pop TV’s beloved comedy
“Schitt’s Creek” fi ts nicely into
this comforting lineup. Final
Season 6 premiered on its home
network on Jan. 7 and hit Netfl ix
on Oct. 3, along with “Best
Wishes, Warmest Regards:
A Schitt’s Creek Farewell,” a
documentary about the making
of the show.

Th e feel-good sitcom follows
the Rose family aft er they lose
their fortune and are forced
to move into the tiny epony-
mous rural town Eugene Levy’s
Johnny Rose once bought as
a joke for his on-screen son
From left: Annie Murphy, Dan Levy, Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy of “Schitt’s Creek”
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David, who is played by Eugene
Levy’s real son Dan Levy.

Th e father and son duo are
executive producers and star
alongside Catherine O’Hara,
who plays Rose family diva
matriarch Moira, and Annie
Murphy, who portrays socialite
daughter Alexis.

Aft er fi ve years on the air,
the show has garnered critical
acclaim for its emotional
depth, dry wit, epic one-liners
and creative costume design
(Moira Rose has a wig for every
occasion.) Eugene Levy, Dan
Levy and Sarah Levy, who
plays local waitress Twyla,
headlined Jewish Federation
of Greater Philadelphia’s Main
Event before the show won
nine Emmys in September.

As far as finales go,
Season 6 was exceptionally
strong. Each of the Roses got
the goodbye they deserved
and demonstrated heart-
warming emotional growth
— particularly regarding their
appreciation for family and
community — while staying
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