During the Season 8 finale, fans met Tracy, played by Cristin Milioti.
What was a victorious moment soon turned sour the further Season 9 chugged on.
However, the episode also showed Tracy dying of an unknown illness after 11 years together.

And then fans lost it.
“Because it was so sad.
It was super sad,” she recalled.

“I just burst into tears as soon as they told me.
I had to write an e-mail later that night to [co-creator] Craig [Thomas].”
Once they put it that way, I understood it more.

I was like, ‘That’s really involved and awesome.'"
And honestly, it kind of is.
That show always had such a passionate fanbase …
There’s no way to yo everybody."
Well, at least fans have the alternative ending to watch at the end of a binge session.