WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Last Man Standing season 8 episode 20. Read at your own risk.
Last Man Standing season 8 episode 20 is set to arrive next week on Fox, with the title "Extrasensory Deception." This will be the penultimate episode of the series and may feature some interesting storylines leading to the season finale.
The Tim Allen-led comedy series will be over in just two weeks, but that won't stop the show in delivering cool stuff. The highlights of the Last Man Standing season 8 episode 20 include secrets, podcasts, as well as Vanessa and other women coming up with a plan.
The key theme of Last Man Standing season 8 episode 20 is deception, thus the title. But, it would probably be a different kind of deception -- perhaps in a funny kind. The synopsis notes that Mandy and Kyle individually reveal a secret to Vanessa and Mike respectively, and are sworn not to tell others.
The episode will also see Ryan inviting Mike to be a guest on his podcast. And as for Vanessa, she and the girls come up with a plan to pay back a rude waiter. These are just some of the interesting stories in the penultimate episode, which may continue and be part of the season finale.
Meanwhile, Last Man Standing season 8 finale features Kristin Baxter giving birth. Episode 21 wasn't meant to be the season 8 finale, but it may still leave some cliffhanger. Production halted after completing 21 episodes of the originally planned 22-episode order.
Hence, there is only one episode missing this season. The potential cliffhanger in Last Man Standing season 8 finale is that Kristin will start to go into labor in episode 21, then her journey into the motherhood starts in episode 22.
However, since the latter episode wasn't yet filmed, some things may still change. The story may be carried out in the potential new installment. Perhaps, there'll also be a time jump wherein Kristin's baby is several months old already.
As for season 9, Fox has yet to reveal the official renewal status of the series. The announcement may come within a few weeks. There are some concerns here, given that the network has previously canceled some of their shows. But still, Last Man Standing remains to be a popular series, so the renewal is likely.
Last Man Standing season 8 episode 20 airs on Thursday night, Apr. 23, on Fox.
