https://www.etonline.com/wendi-mclendon-covey-reveals-the-goldbergs-series-finale-wasnt-intended-to-be-one-exclusive-203663#:~:text=We%20thought%20this%20was%20just,it%2C'%22%20she%20elaborated.

We thought this was just our season finale, but it wasn't," McLendon-Covey said. "It went a different way. But everything happens the way it's supposed to." "I think we were all kind of like, 'OK, this could be it,'" she elaborated (https://screenrant.com/goldbergs-season-10-original-plan-wendi-mclendon-covey/).

Why Wendi McLendon-Covey’s Comedically Brilliant Mom From ‘The Goldbergs’ Finally Deserves Emmy Recognition (https://variety.com/2023/tv/awards/wendi-mclendon-covey-the-goldbergs-series-finale-emmys-1235603602/)