Courtney Thorne-Smith as Lyndsey McElroy | Then
Getting back to sketchy familial boundaries, Alan starts a long term relationship with son Jake’s best friend’s mother. Lindsay’s story arc lasted for most of season seven, with her and Alan undergoing a tumultuous routine of break up and reunion. Her drinking was a problem in their relationship and offered to show writers an opportunity to communicate a message on the challenges of alcoholism and the strain it puts on relationships. An opportunity they did not take. Lindsay ends up hooking up with Walden and the whole thing plays out with the show’s signature lack of self-awareness and a laugh track to let us know when there was meant to be a joke.
Courtney Thorne Smith As Lyndsey McElroy Then
Courtney Thorne-Smith as Lyndsey McElroy | Now
Courtney Thorne-Smith played in the Popular television show ‘Ally McBeal’ for five years prior to her time on Two and a Half Men. Shifting her focus to her personal life in the years since she has made an appearance in ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ and done a bit of voice acting in animated shows and on Seth Green’s ‘Robot Chicken’.
Courtney Thorne Smith As Lyndsey McElroy Now
