Overview

• The Season 36 finale’s future flash-forward unsettled viewers by depicting a profound shift in the family’s story.
• Social media posts voiced concern over the matriarch’s apparent fate and its implications for the series’ core dynamic.
• Showrunner Matt Selman emphasized that all future-set sequences are speculative and do not alter the ongoing storyline.
• Producers confirmed that the series has been renewed through 2029, securing new seasons and character arcs.
• The episode revisited the siblings’ relationship and hinted at further exploration of their bond beyond the present timeline.