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"How I Met Your Mother co-creator Craig Thomas has spoken about his plans for the show&amp;#039;s final season. The long-running CBS sitcom will draw to a close at the end of its ninth season, with the identity of Ted&amp;#039;s (Josh Radnor) elusive wife to finally be revealed.  &amp;quot;I think we would be forbidden from show business if we ended the series without meeting the mother, and rightfully so,&amp;quot; Thomas joked in an interview with TV Guide. &amp;quot;The audience [won&amp;#039;t be] jerked around or shortchanged in any way,&amp;quot; he added. Despite the last-minute renewal - with many expecting How I Met Your Mother&amp;#039;s eighth season to be its last - Thomas insisted that the final season will be &amp;quot;great&amp;quot; and will tell the story of Ted&amp;#039;s quest to get married in &amp;quot;a new way&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;re never going to mistake a season nine episode from one of the previous eight,&amp;quot; he claimed. &amp;quot;There are a lot of loose ends and references and setups that we have to pay off.  &amp;quot;This is the final lap, so there&amp;#039;s no more withholding of fun ideas. There&amp;#039;s something very carpe diem about it. We&amp;#039;re going for it and looking to not leave anything on the field.&amp;quot; Season eight of How I Met Your Mother continues on Mondays at 8/7c on CBS, with new episodes currently airing on E4 in the UK. &amp;gt; How I Met Your Mother Radnor &amp;#039;doesn&amp;#039;t want big star cast as mother&amp;#039; Watch a clip from How I Met Your Mother below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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