Same route to get there,' Dan Fogelman also said.

We’ve decided to attack things head on.

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(The show traditionally returns in late September.)

It’s a really huge challenge for us," he said.

“I keep saying, ‘As if juggling this show with 18,000 timelines and characters isnt hard enough.’

It really is a complicated question.

It’s been complicated for all shows.

We’ve been all over the map.

I think we have a plan that splits the balance….

But you know, we’re fluid writers.

We have the ability to adjust as needed.

Same route to get there.”

(The creator has previously indicatedthat season 6 will be the shows last.)

“And we’re going to execute that plan, no matter what’s happening in the world.

Here are the new rules we’ve been given.

How do we continue to try and top ourselves and make things even better than they were?

This moment in time that we find ourselves in is somethingdifferent.

If we attack it, it’s something we want to attack the right way.

We do feel uniquely suited in our show to kind of mark this moment.

But it’s complicated territory.

But we’re mindful and we’re hopeful that we can get something right here.”

Exactly when they’ll have a chance to do that remains, as we said, a question mark.

“But we’re all anxious to get back to work.

We love what we do.

We love what we make.