Schitt's Creek: 5 Ways The Family Changes Throughout The Show (& 5 They Stay The Same)
The recently concluded sitcom Schitt's Creek starts out with a pretty extreme premise: after losing their fortune to a fraudulent business manager, an extremely wealthy family is forced to live with members of a modestly shabby small town. Needless to say, many curiosities and conflicts arise as a product of this combination of unlikely people. This is a ripe situation for a TV show, as the success of the show has proven.
While the show is clearly successful, maintaining a large, loving fan base up through its final season, many shows can be popular with never actually doing much in the way of substantial character narratives or intelligent plot lines. This is where Schitt's Creek really shines, however. The longer the Roses stay in Schitt's Creek, the more they change while also retaining certain aspects of their old, lavish life. Here are five ways the Roses changed and five more ways they didn't.
10 CHANGED: David Becomes Warmer
David isn't a very open person when the show starts. He is sarcastic, resentful, defensive, and generally uninterested in forming deep connections -- or any connections, for that matter -- with those around him.
But as the show goes on, something about living in Schitt's Creek allows him to open up more and even better, become a more trusting and all-around warmer person.
9 STAYED THE SAME: Their Extravagant Fashion Sense
The Roses arrive in town clad in outlandish clothing, and this never really changes. It might be the contrast between the generally practical style of the townies with the more flouncy, frilly, metallic, glittery, and otherwise embellished clothing of the Roses, that makes their clothes stand out so much.
After all, they came from high society and their fashions sense isn't going away any time soon. No matter what the problem in town may be or what occasion is there, the family's sharp eye for fashion always stays consistent.
8 CHANGED: They Stop Idealizing The Past
There comes a point when the family's romantic view of their past before moving to the hotel begins to dwindle. By the end, its hardly referred to at all.
They may have had riches and more social connections before they lost their fortune, but the Roses' new life allows them to see how shallow their life before actually was. While times may be a bit simpler and harder now, they've at least become better people.
7 STAYED THE SAME: They Name-Drop Celebrities
It's usually Moira who refers to famous people she has interacted with at some time or other, but all of the Roses are guilty of doing it.
These little reminders of their lavish previous life -- in ways that make them look quite ridiculous in the face of townies who couldn't really care less about what famous person they knew -- is an effective comedic flex for the show to keep, allowing the series to continue to lovingly poke fun at the Roses.
6 CHANGED: Moira Gets Closer To Her Children
Moira is hardly involved with her children before moving to Schitt's Creek. This is particularly emphasized through the scene where Moira admits she can't actually remember what Alexis' middle name is.
But eventually, living in close quarters with her family causes Moira to realize how much she would really enjoy being closer to them, and so she increasingly makes moves to accomplish this.
5 STAYED THE SAME: They's Still Entitled
Some things never really change, and one of those is the Rose's entitlement. The family certainly learns to better assimilate to the town around them to a much greater extent than any of them imagined they could, but being accustomed to a certain way of life left the Rose's with a gap in understanding that can come off as rude.
Most of the time, though, this isn't a result of them being cruel or mean-spirited. It's just that they were used to always getting their own way and not having to work as much as other people to get what they want. As the saying goes, old habits die hard.
4 CHANGED: David & Alexis Are More Affectionate
David and Alexis have some history of caring about one another in their past, but neither is very much aware of it until the truth is forced to the surface in their more intimate lives in Schitt's Creek.
David admits that he was left at home constantly worrying while Alexis was always away adventuring, and Alexis must face that David grew up with challenges she didn't understand. These epiphanies ultimately bring them closer to one another in ways that never would've happened if their old lives never encountered a drastic shift.
3 STAYED THE SAME: The Way They Talk
There is a Rose family habit of language that remains throughout the show. They do not all sound exactly the same -- Moira has her own definitive speech habits and verbal tics, for example -- but one thing they all have in common is that they sound as if they speak with a certain affectation that they put on in their past life.
This comes across as a sort of obliviousness or flightiness, and sometimes pretentious. But as they grow into themselves and the longer they stay in their newfound home, the weird accents (thankfully) become more and more endearing.
2 CHANGED: They Consider The Town Home
Over time, it's thoroughly heartwarming to watch the Roses slowly but surely consider Schitt's Creek as their true home.
Each member of the family is reticent to admit it, and perhaps don't see it themselves for a long while. But as chances to leave town repeatedly crop up and each family member ultimately turns it down, it becomes clear that they actually love where they are.
1 STAYED THE SAME: Their Unique Family Humor
The family has a signature brand of sarcasm which they all use with one another. All of them understand that the blunt, seemingly harsh comments are actually their way of sharing something together that they can all understand.
For a family that spent a long time being emotionally distant, a common language is a way of bringing them closer -- even if it can sound as biting as the Schitt's brand of sardonic commentary.