Der Start der 8. Staffel rückt näher und entsprechend gibt es auch immer mehr Spoiler. Hier eine Zusammenfassung der letzten 24h:

TV Guide: Casting - Joe Lo Truglio spielt Marshalls anderen Chef

The Reno 911! alum will guest-star on How I Met Your Mother this season as the founding partner Honeywell of Marshall's law firm Honeywell and Cootes.
Lo Truglio will appear in at least two episodes during November sweeps for a trial that was first referenced last season involving a multi-billion dollar corporation that polluted a lake. At the time, Cootes (Martin Short) accepted a $24,000 settlement from the corporation, angering Marshall (Jason Segel). Previously announced returning guest star Joe Manganiello will appear in the same episodes as well, reprising his role as Marshall's law school buddy Brad.

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TV Line zu Barney und Robin:

Barney and Robin will begin to find their way back to one another during November sweeps, confirms exec producer Craig Thomas. “I think we’ve come up with a fun, weirdly appropriate way to reunite them in a whole new way that I hope everyone will like,” he adds. “It’s sort of a weird way to get them back together, but it’s really fun.

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TV Guide Mega Buzz über den gelben Schirm und die Mutter:

Please tell me we'll get more clues about the mother this season on How I Met Your Mother. I can't even remember the last time we saw the yellow umbrella. — Tyler
Good things come to those who wait! You will see definitely see the yellow umbrella again this year and the twist at the end of the season premiere will answer a big question about how Ted met the missus. "We wanted to send the message that this could be the last season of How I Met Your Mother," co-creator Craig Thomas says. "And this is how we would start the last season."

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TV Line - Bays und Thomas: "We're Writing This Season Like It's the End"

"We’re writing this season like it’s the end." [...] However, there’s still a possibility that HIMYM will live on, as negotiations are currently taking place between the studio, network and actors to extend the series. That puts Thomas and Bays in the position of needing “to have a Plan A and a Plan B going." [...] "We’re going to need to know pretty soon," because the writers are fast "approaching the moment where those two [plans] would diverge."

Das komplette Interview

The Hollywood Reporter: 6 Plans for the (Possibly Final) Season 8

THR fasst die wichtigsten Spoiler nochmal zusammen. Die 6 Punkte sind: It's the beginning of the end, Sweeps is the breakup month, Robin and Barney will reunite soon, Marshall (Jason Segel) and Lily's (Alyson Hannigan) baby won't be forgotten, Joe Mangienallo's return, Bringing back old guest stars. Mehr dazu hier