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Were they implying Jackie has had an abortion?

posted 7 years ago by Iaaat (44)
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During the doctor's visit in the most recent episode, Jackie was helping Becky fill out her medical forms and they had this interaction:

Jackie: "Uh, terminated pregnancies?"

Becky: "Zero."

Jackie: "Oh come on!"

Becky: "Aunt Jackie!"

Jackie: "I just know that you were popular like I was, so I assumed."

It really sounds like, with Jackie comparing herself and her promiscuity to Becky's and being shocked Becky didn't get an abortion that it was implied that maybe Jackie had gotten one.

[–] Gubbio (3893) 7 years ago

I caught that, and think Jackie was implying that they BOTH slept around a lot -- not necessarily that there were pregnancies. But, the more promiscuous you are, the more chance of a pregnancy.

[–] Utpe (658) 7 years ago

It's possible Jackie had an accidental pregnancy with some random hookup which resulted in the abortion of what would have been Andy.

I believe he and Fred do not exist in the revival. So far, no mention of both characters from the original run.

[–] modica (4169) 7 years ago

Jackie implied that she is only an aunt in one of the first episodes. Andy must have disappeared.