I suspect that many of the viewers were there just to see how they offed Roseanne. It will now die a slow and painful death, unlike Roseanne.
“The episode, titled “Keep on Trucking,” confirmed previous reports that Roseanne Conner died of an opioid overdose.”
That’s how they did it.
They could bring her back, much like Bobby’s death in the “DREAM SEASON” on DALLAS, a whole season that turned out to be a dream.
http://www.ultimatedallas.com/episodeguide/dreamzonefaq.htm
Why is it termed as the dream season?
“Season nine followed the aftermath of the death of Bobby Ewing. When Patrick Duffy decided to come back as Bobby in the spring of 1986 the producers decided to make the whole of Season Seven a DREAM. So Pam woke up and Bobby was alive , it had all been her nightmare.”
Hopefully not too slow or insufficiently painful
The actor who plays Dan Connor already looks 3/4 dead.