Warning! This article contains major spoilers for The 90s Show Part 3!
Summary
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Betsy Kelso’s age discrepancy continues a timeline plot hole issue in That ’90s Show Part 3.
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Nate’s lack of knowledge about Betsy’s existence conflicts with his close connection to the Kelso family.
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Jay’s friends not knowing about Betsy raises inconsistencies due to their close relationship.
Michael Kelso’s daughter Betsy officially makes her debut on That ’90s showBut the return of the character keeps a plot hole issue related to That ’70s shows timeline. That ’90s showThe cast of characters includes many familiar faces from the original sitcom, ranging from members of the original teen group to their first names, such as Mitch and Fenton. One of the most anticipated character returns was Betsy Kelsowho was born in That ’70s show Season 7 and would be a teenager by That ’90s shows timeline.
Picking up about halfway through the summer of 1996, That ’90s show Part 3 introduces an adult Betsy Kelso (Kira Kosarin) as she returns to Point Place after studying abroad in Spain. Many of the details surrounding what happened to Betsy still remain That ’70s show They are left unexplained, but it is implied that she did not grow up in Point Place full-time and is now apparently in college. In setting you up at That ’90s shows version of Laurie Forman, Betsy’s age and introduction in the sequel series also conflict with the timeline of events laid out earlier That ’70s showIt’s the end.
Betsy Kelso’s age continues the timeline plot hole of the ’90s show
Betsy should be 16-17 years old in That 90’s Show Part 3
Since That ’90s show Introducing Donna and Eric’s daughter and Jackie and Kelso’s son, Dee The Netflix sitcom has created several plot holes that continue the original series’ notorious timeline issues. For example, Leia turns 15 years old in the summer of 1995, meaning she was born in the summer of 1980. Therefore, Donna would have been pregnant in the fall of 1979 during That ’70s show Season 8, although Eric was in Africa during this time.
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The same issue was created by Jackie and Kelso’s son, Jay, who is around 16 inches That ’90 show Part 1, meaning he would have been born during That ’70s show. Betsy’s return further exacerbates the problem by implying that she is about 18 or 19 years old in That ’90s show Part 3’s timeline. It is suggested that she is in college, and Nate, who is about 17, tells Jay that she is older than them. However, considering she was born in 1979 during That ’70s show season 7, Realistically, Betsy should only be 17 years old That ’90s show Part 3.
It is implied that Betsy primarily grew up in Chicago with her mother, Brooke. Kelso moved to Chicago in That ’70s show Season 8 to be closer to Betsy and Brooke, which was used to explain Ashton Kutcher’s absence from most of the final season.
Nate’s Thanksgiving with the Kelso family complicates him not knowing about Betsy
Doesn’t Kelso keep any pictures of Betsy around the house?
Betsy’s age isn’t the only inconsistency regarding her character’s introduction That ’90s show Part 3. As it turns out, None of Jay’s friends had met her or even really knew about her existence Before Nate hooks up with her. however, That ’90s show It suggests that Jay and Betsy grew up together with a pretty close relationship, and it is implied that she often comes to Point Place to stay with her father, stepmother and half-brother.
An easy explanation is that she would have spent Thanksgiving with her mother, Brooke, but it’s still a leap in logic to believe that Nate knew nothing about Betsy before hooking up with her.
Nate even mentions that he spent Thanksgiving with the Kelsos, making it hard to believe that he wouldn’t know something about Betsy beforehand. That ’90s show. Although the Kelso family tree is known to be extensive and somewhat complicated, it is likely that Nate would have seen pictures of Betsy around Michael and Jackie’s house and that she would be remembered, if not present, at Thanksgiving. An easy explanation is that she would have spent Thanksgiving with her mother, Brooke, but it’s still a leap in logic to believe that Nate knew nothing about Betsy before hooking up with her.