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Momhas officially come to an end.
After eight seasons, the series finale of the long-running CBS dramedy — starringAllison Janney, Mimi Kennedy, Beth Hall andJaime Pressly— aired on Thursday evening, resulting in an outpouring of social media posts from cast members and fans.
“Thank you to all of our very Loyal@mom_cbsfans🙏🏼❤️You made all of us feel were part of something that mattered. Endings are hard,” Janney, 61,postedon Instagram alongside photos captured on theMomset.
“Thank you fans for sharing your stories with us,” Kennedy, 72,wroteon the social media app before uploading another post featuring aseriesof snaps from “behind the scenes of the finale.”
Pressly, for her part, shard multiple tributes to Instagram leading up to the finale, including a montagevideoof “#memoriesover the years.”
“Thank you to all of our incredible fans out there for supporting us for 8 seasons, for allowing us to entertain you, for watching every week so we could keep our beloved jobs and for going on the most amazing ride of a lifetime with us,” Pressly, 43, wrote in anotherpost.
She added: “You, the fans, are the reason I got the honor and total pleasure of going to work everyday to a job that truly made me happy and changed my life with people I will love for the rest of my life. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the opportunity.”
In avideouploaded to theMomTwitter account ahead of the episode, the show’s stars gave “a heartfelt thank you from all of us here atMomto you, our incredible viewers.”
Mom.Michael Yarish/CBS
Alongside the cast, the show’s loyal #Momaholics fan base shared their thoughts on social media about the series coming to an end.
“That was a solid series finale & i’ll miss@MomCBS& the cast so much. I learned so much about how therapy can truly heal you. Legends,” a Twitter account holderwrote.
“I can’t say enough about how much my family and I loved@MomCBS. These characters will be so, so missed. Here’s to one more lunch at the Bistro.#MomFinale,“saidone user.
“How are we at the series finale of@MomCBS? Thank you creators cast & crew for this wonderful show & stories about flawed, vulnerable women. I’ve loved it every step of the program & journey,“saidanother.
Tweeteda fan, “I’m an absolute mess. I can’t believe it’s over. Thank you for everything.”
Earlier this week, the cast was asked to reveal who among them"cried the most leading up to the last episode"during anEllen DeGeneres Showappearance.
Said Pressly, “I think we all did, we all had our moments.” The bunch then all called out Hall for being the most emotional.
Mom.Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty
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Pressly additionally noted that there “was not a dry eye in the house” during the “very last scene of the show,” during which Janney’s character, Bonnie, gives “an incredibly beautiful monologue.”
Before season 8 began production, Faris, 44, announced in September thatshe was leaving the series.
Anna Faris onMom.Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty
Nearly two months later, Janney toldEntertainment Tonightthatit was “a huge loss for the showto not have Anna because she was part of creating a character, Christy, that everyone fell in love with.”
Ina recent interview withCBS This Morning, Janney said it was “a shock” thatMomwas coming to an end. “I have my own theories, but I’ve been told not to express them,” she said. “But listen, eight years is a great long run for a show.”
source: people.com
