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Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

I think a large part of the problem is that the show should've only ran for 6-7 seasons max. I don't really believe they intended it to go 8. I think you see the cracks in the narrative once you realize that the whole point of Nick and Quinn/Karma in Season 8 were to extend the same plot points brought on by Kevin and Nora from seasons 6 and 7 for Robin and Barney respectively.

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Spoiler!

A hole in my notion that the Mother is dead is that Monday's episode will be told by Milioti, and probably not Ted.. Whatever. I still think that killing her off in the finale makes sense considering Bays' (or is it Thomas') background in high-theatre.

Plus IF they did, the time traveler episode from last season would become profound. It would end up being one of the cornerstone episodes of the series instead of the uncomfortable fart noise that it is.