[duncan_idaho]

I'm really intrigued and have no clue which way they're taking this series finale.

The writers have specialized at hiding dramatic moments ... in fact, I think there are enough that classifying the show as a "comedy" is questionable at times. I still get a catch in my throat when I think about Bad News (the episode where Marshall's dad dies). And I balled the first time I saw it.

So it wouldn't surprise me at all if the show ends with something tragic... like the mother's death/impending death or something like that.

It also wouldn't surprise me if Alyson Hannigan lost it because the show is coming to an end or something like that.