There will likely be other peculiar developments in season 9 that we don’t even know about, and of course fans of the show have been very actively discussing these possibilities and the implications for the new episodes of the show.
Are we going to see new relationships coming up – or something more dramatic happening between current characters? Drama is the main topic that dominates discussions in the show’s community right now, and we really can’t blame the fans for thinking in this direction after everything that’s happened so far.
There have even been rumors that we might see even more tense and dramatic developments that we wouldn’t have thought about previously, such as long-time friendships falling apart and characters losing their attraction to each other.
That would be sad indeed, and it might also admittedly push the show a bit too far into the land of drama for its own good. It’s always desired to keep a production moving forward with fresh new ideas, but it’s also important to remember how the show started, and what kinds of things its fans were originally drawn to. If we see a new season with little next to no comedy and a lot of drama, that might quickly sink the show’s ratings and deprive it of its main fanbase in the blink of an eye, and there will be no coming back from that situation.