Why The How I Met Your Mother Finale is Better than You Remember

[@acleverandwittyusername2725]

How I Met Your Mother makes me the happiest and the saddest person on this planet

[@Yoyo4lyf]

Isn't that what makes it great?

[@ilo3456]

It is just like life, sometimes it is the happiest thing in the world and then it kicks you on the groin and gives you a Batista bomb.

[@cookies-mz5wl]

Yes same but I wish she never died

[@dr_pinna543]

@@cookies-mz5wl same but we all die, its just a matter of when. When we lose someone too soon or see it happen to others, it should be an instant reminder to live each day as your last and cherish every moment.

[@cookies-mz5wl]

dr_pinna thanks that was so nice

[@starlighter93]

I think the only problem was the pacing of the final season. Being stuck in the moment for the entire season, then rush ahead 20 years in the last few minutes. The wedding should have been the first 2 episodes of the season, then all the other episodes should have been a little bit of flash-forward, so we can catch up with their life events and how those affected them. Experience those events with the characters instead of just being told about them. I think this way more people would have been okay with the ending.

[@pexio4402]

The thing is, the show is called How I met your mother, further than that it doesnt make any sense. If Ted met Tracy in the beginning of the 9th season, people would say that the rest of the season is 'filler' (idk if that's how you say it in English, sorry). I think there shouldnt have been a 9th season, it destroys the timing

[@starlighter93]

Yeah, I get what you mean. Maybe the best solution would have been to cut the flash-forwards all-together. Ted met the mother at the train station and roll credits. They lived happily ever after. Or maybe a flash-forward to their wedding. They both say "I do" and then kiss. The End. To be fair, the title 'How I Met Your Mother' was not the best choice after all. The creators knew the mother will only show up in the last few episodes, but they "idolised" her for 8 years and the audience grew to love her because of how much Ted loved her. When her death was thrown at us at the end, we felt just as heart-broken as Ted had felt. Same with Barney and Robin. They were portrayed as the perfect match and we spent a whole season at their wedding and all this for nothing. The reality slapped the audience in the face like Marshall slapped Barney for the last time.

[@kylersmith6869]

Thank you!!! 🙌🏻

[@kylersmith6869]

Szoke Dani the wedding should have taken up half the season and we could have episodes devoted to what happened to them all between their meetups and how they changed to fit the ending.

[@shiararuiz5171]

You all dumb you didn’t get it ted is telling the story so HE IS GOING TO TELL WHAT HE WANTS that is a validation for his relationship with robin again why would he told his kids again about time a lot time with the mom and how she die they know already the story was not for us the story was for ted kids who he thought needs to understand why he feel the way he feel about robin and that he always love his mother also ted was alone for 7 years so he already suffered a lot so he needs someone who understands him and that is robin

[@j.p.cureton3326]

Season 8 episode 20. At the end Ted( in his mind) goes to Tracy's apartment and tells her they would meet in 45 days and he would do anything to have those 45 days back with her. Tracy was always dead during the story telling.

[@julialuvs2rock]

J.P. Cureton well duh they filmed the ending of the show 9 years in advance

[@khalidalmofawaz9046]

I think another foreshadowing is when ted was talking to his children from stella and it showed her appear but we never had that with the mother we never even had voiceover

[@nikolastankovic5254]

Funny thing that she dies when Ted is 45.. if u check wikipedia for facts

[@paxpacis2]

There's also the one where Tracy asks Ted what kind of mother would miss her daughters wedding and Ted breaks out in tears and it doesn't make any sense without the context of the mother dying. Ted is an unreliable narrator so he probably wasn't crying back then but crying when he told it his kids

[@onyebuchiemordi4852]

@@paxpacis2 I've always wondered what I missed that didn't make me understand that scene. Thanks for clearing that up.

[@amberk6321]

I think the mother who died is a genius ending, but Robin and Ted ending up together is just stupid. We all fell in love with the mother. We wanted the yellow umbrella but they gave us the blue french horn...

[@crikitaftw]

Not all of us fell in love with the mother. Some of us found her extremely annoying and couldn't wait for her to die.

[@amberk6321]

@@crikitaftw well okay, there is always the exeption.

[@JuanPerez-ll1ng]

crikitaftw really? Why? I want to know your opinion about her.

[@ezekielleveriza4071]

I honestly despise the ending even if I enjoy the extra layer of psychology and thicker plots for one reason: I watched this shit for 6 years and wanted satisfaction but they ended up giving me a strong ass cliffhanger.

[@dragankostic26]

new start new dorn...

[@yowhaddup9763]

My dad predicted the mother being dead pretty early on and we were all so mad when he was right lmao

[@rayjaymor8754]

There was a pretty strong clue in I think Season 4? The one where he is dating the Mother's room mate? He references all her favourite things in the paste tense. Which makes sense, the even took place years ago. But then I noticed that he mentioned a trinket of some kind "...your mother LOVED it, and we still have it on our shelf now"

[@silviabeatricevaretto9449]

Really? How did glhe do that??

[@KennAKALeo]

@@silviabeatricevaretto9449 Probably watching with his brain engaged enough that he noticed at least some of the plethora of clues that were strewn about the show. Maybe as a kid he was a bit of a detective.

[@investmentstar-wiederbucki1625]

The moment when Robin told Lilly that this is the end of a era was sad af

[@jbauer140]

IT TOTALLY WAS it really hits home and is honest and truthful and deals with reality as we get older we lose friends to life, we move on from one another as much as we dont want it to. it is inevitable, that the memories we keep not only leaves us with a smile or sadness its something im sure we wouldn't all trade in to experience one more time, to get b ack that feeling of your first love, or the best times had with best friends; life is cruel that way but its also rewarding.

[@lyan3232]

He sounds like kevin the therapist...

[@hanansukar2643]

Leanne Kopty 😂😂😂😂😂

[@stewiegriffin3017]

hahahaha oh my god

[@martvanhaperen5790]

🤯

[@justsomedude2068]

Now I can’t stop hearing him xD

[@maxk8425]

No now you told me and now I can't hear otherwise... Dammit Patrice! (of course your name is Patrice)

[@robinmontilla4958]

I think Ted asked permission from his kids to marry robin ever since the first episode..... I mean why would he go out of his way to say that he met robin first than their mother

[@ShinryuZensen]

Bartolo Clemen: remember what Penny ( Ted's Daughter ) says to Ted -- "mum has been gone for years now". Even if you seem to feel that the kid reacted like Tracy was alive, keep in mind that after years , the wounds heal. Especially when you are so young ( If I remember correctly Penny was still very young and her brother was even younger when Tracy died ) it's easier to move on and don't appear still so hurt. The premise was that the kids asked Ted about how he met Tracy. Remember the episode with the stripper called Tracy? Ted said "and that's how i met your mother" jokingly , to their outrage and surprise. They are capable of joking about it in a very soft way. Tracy still fits: Ted spared no detail at the end about her. All the games and fun with his friends was the long road to Robin and Barneys' marriage where finally Ted meets Tracy.

[@hotdogbuns4363]

Exactly, the title explained the plot itself. It talked about *how* he met the mother therefore including his true love which was Robin, besides, the kids were perfectly fine with it. Anyway, I prefer Robin being with Ted than Barney, both of them were alphas, had almost the exact same personalities. They were so perfect for each other, problem was they were too perfect for each other.

[@jessekeplinger]

Bartolo Clemen well actually think about this they have heard this story before they know the yellow umbrella story this is ted telling them about his life before the mother and also this isn’t right after she died this has been 7 years they have probably heard multiple stories many times

[@asuraKabuto]

finally! thank you. someone watch series and not missed main plot.

[@honestperson3042]

The true great love of Ted was Tracy and no other, but life does not always go well, there are unexpected, the ending still ruins the show

[@vivekmenon795]

This is a great video. And I'd also like to add that everyone often forgets that while Barney, Robin and Ted are in and out of relationships constantly, Marshall and Lily persist in the background as a rock solid couple throughout the entire show, showing us how long-lasting relationships are about evolving with the dynamic nature of life. They are not without obstacles but they have known how to endure them, that's why in one of last episodes, they rewrite their wedding vows. We always want to hear how couples meet, but how many series really show us what a real long term relationship is like, the boring, mundane, depressing parts. Why do we so often forget that true love isn't some goal to achieve, some perfect person to meet, but rather a conscious decision to choose someone over anyone else against all odds. And that's why although Barney and Robin didn't last, we still have Marshall and Lily to remind us what true love is.

[@ceilingsintheireyes6288]

Vivek M well, not quite rock solid. Lily literally leaves him in season 1. And she’s constantly horrible to him (and everyone) throughout the show. It’s more a sad look at abuse than a love story. Lily’s a grinch.

[@scottdenby290]

@@smellybuttbread a year late here, but I'd also like to add in that Ted is narrating the whole thing. He might just remember Lily being unnecessarily mean because he misinterpreted something she said, or he built it up in his head as something more than he was. Similarly, he plays off stuff he says and does as nicer than it may have actually been, because who wants to make themselves look bad in their story?

[@beautyandgrace6288]

@@ceilingsintheireyes6288 lily doesn't abuse anyone grow up

[@beautyandgrace6288]

@@smellybuttbread yes but unfortunately that's just real. sometimes people have to do something like that

[@femalegays]

​@@ceilingsintheireyes6288 abuse is when your partner is mean and has dreams of their own 🥺

[@davidcremin3837]

Maybe don't have a whole season about a wedding then get them divorced

[@sssealegs]

I think you may have missed the point of this video.

[@BigYellowJoint1]

David Cremin or a 3 season arc of growing to regress back to the original point

[@4789charles]

did you even watch the video?

[@Dantheman1695]

They should have had the finale earlier in the season then spend the rest of it resolving Ted and Robins relationship and exploring its effect on Barney as well as Barney's transition to a father

[@tamingthelife31]

Haha obviously didn't listen to the video. Even then, if all you saw from a whole season is a lead up to a wedding then you completely miss sub-plots, relationship dynamics and intricacies that continue to build and develop throughout the show.

[@tovanyrfors2624]

I like the ending but please couldnt Marshall just say," pay up" to lily at the very end?

[@alucherijulie6137]

Tova Nyrfors yeah btw i think they forgot that

[@AnnnnnnnnnnnLeona]

Marshall payed Lily when Tracy came into the bar in her wedding dress

[@lidiafsr]

It's in a deleted scene. You can search for it on yt

[@UncleTim11]

help us find it Kath

[@lidiafsr]

FootyGuru ! Search for "himym deleted scenes" it's the second video that appears

[@claraslocket]

I’ve seen this video at least ten times and it always reminds me the greatness of this show. It’s just legendary.

[@sarahdsparks]

Clara Haddad you forgot to wait for it.

[@LuckyVarma11]

Legend wait for it....... Dary

[@aomaito5549]

It's a great video

[@enpjnk3288]

Friends is the expectation and this is the reality

[@TC-zu3xc]

FUCK YES

[@ankitasinha7959]

So very true

[@pinkperfectpeach7544]

Friends is overrated

[@HilbertXVI]

@@pinkperfectpeach7544 Yep, apparently anything popular is overrated :/

[@user-hq4tn2hz2c]

oh my that is so true

[@snebmi9407]

I think someone needs to point out that Tracy did move on from Max, like Ted moved on from Tracy.

[@PremiumF0X]

Snebmi but he never actually moved on from Robin and still ended up with her

[@nikmar77]

He did move on from Robin. Robin is the Beinaheleidenschaftsgegenstand (the thing closest to the one he wants), Tracy is the Lebenslangerschicksalsschatz (the perfect person for Ted). But since he lost his greatest love, he has to move on again and Robin is the second best thing that happened to his life, so he returns to her.

[@Dunicht69]

Darth Skygamer i dunno if i agree with u! Although the show implements this at the end, but it was different throughout the whole show. It builds up to robin being teds Lebenslangerschicksalsschatz. And in the end they just say that she wasn't. I think because they chose this ending over the other shows, that robin is teds Lebenslangerschicksalsschatz and Tracy his Beinaheleidenschaftsgegenstand. PS: I think that way to less people notice that Klaus has a main role in the whole show because his theory can be projected on every relationship Ted ever had. They all (okay not all but many) were his Beinaheleidenschaftsgegenstand.

[@nikmar77]

Well okay I haven't seen the whole show, but to build all this to the mother being a Beinaheleidenschaftsgegenstand sounds dissapointing to me. But everyone has their theory so more power to you

[@txmilxssi7803]

of course he moved on from tracy that jerk probably always loved robin WHILE being with tracy and his feelings for her were only hidden in some shameful place in his trashy heart until the woman who deserves the world and beyond died and he went back to his unreasonable dumb love with a woman who chose everybody BUT him for a serious relationship and told him god knows how many times that she doesnt love him. she settled for him at the end and that's that.

[@OpenMind3000]

I did never hated it. The last episode was one of the best episodes in the last season in my opinion. My main complaint with the show is that the last few seasons just weren't that funny and seemed kind of lazy. For example Ted's proposal scene to the mother was shot in front of a green screen or at least it looked like it... or the scene where Ted let go of Robin and she floated into the sky was laughable.

[@hamsterruler]

I honestly thought the flying robin scene was a joke lmaoo

[@fuadahmed5501]

The pacing of the last season sucked. All the episodes at Barney and Robins wedding were a waste when they divorced 5 mins later.

[@ShowLover3000]

@@hamsterruler that was supposed to be a metaphor like Ted was “letting go” of Robin just like he did with his balloon best friend (the balloon is like Robin that’s why she floats in the air) this show goes deep.

[@thunderflag7]

@@ShowLover3000 Yeah exactly. Not everyone got that metaphor.

[@ciabeats5101]

this mans spitting fax

[@awung11]

I don't mind (that much) that the mother died or Barney and Robin divorced. It's just that this should've been fleshed out over multiple episodes, not thrown at you all at once. Barney's comment about divorce seems disingenuous because we never got to see how it was a successful marriage. The ending felt more like a way to force Ted and Robin to get back together in any way possible without creating tension between everyone.

[@darkrac2]

not showing how successful their marriage was...I agree on that.. they could have paced out their married life,divorce, Ted getting back but even if they did it wouldn't have taken 5 episodes...no it would have needed another season or else it would have still felt rushed.......but if they did shoot another season for this , everyone would have been like why is the show still running after it ended , I know cuz the writers are gonna pair up ted with robin..... what I'm really trying to say is they could have done it better somehow in a way I can't guess but only they can say the exact reason why they didn't

[@builderofdreams1]

So true! And if they’re going to make them end up together, they could’ve at least shown Marshall winning the bet! Cause I’m pretty sure that’s the paper him and Lily exchanged on Ted’s wedding day when they’re all at the bar. And yeah, I would like to see how successful their marriage was too.

[@ORANIndieMusicVideos]

They could have used the 9th season, instead of spending it all on the weekend of the wedding, spread it evenly through the wedding, the aftermath, the mother growing ill, death, and then finally ted's realisation through telling the story that he loves Robin

[@builderofdreams1]

Oran Reilly totally agree!

[@lidiafsr]

Ana Bosso I'm really mad the finale was rushed. Great things were cut from the two episodes, like this scene that you can watch on KZbin and Robin's bull fighter career

[@beshemal]

I prefer the alternate ending, where Tracy still dies, but it cuts out the Ted-robin part

[@mint7442]

I M 3 7 agreed I watched that and wished that was it

[@courtneymichelle5746]

Lewi Exactly. Why would you tell your kids a long ass story about meeting the love of your life just for them to tell you to start dating their aunt😂

[@topdog6843]

yup in that ending it also hints barney and robin also got back together i also prefer to believe the mother lived in that ending

[@zafferung4440]

Pathetic loser.

[@amitbhagat2947]

@@topdog6843 Ya ....if Robin could end up with Ted because of certain conditions same could be apply for Barny. They were mutually divorce, no hard feelings. Barny has kid. not playboy anymore and become responsible and most importantly Robin was truly the one for Barny, so why not.

[@TheMoreTheMary_]

If Ted didn't move on from Tracy then it would've been hypocritical to let Tracy move on from Max. To me that's what the show has always been about: just real life

[@khanyambeki2929]

TheMoreTheMaryer the problem is that Ted didn't move on from Robin.

[@jamesguiver1398]

@@khanyambeki2929 He did move on from Robin. If not, he wouldn't have fallen in love with Tracy and later married her. As he explains in the video, just because at the end Ted gets together with Robin doesn't take away the fact that he spend 11 years of his life happily married with Tracy.

[@luxel3365]

@@khanyambeki2929 There's several kinds of love: when Ted's young, all he was searching for was the familial love: the kind of wife who he can be like family with, and have children. He thought he saw that in Robin, but Robin wasn't really the person for that (the kind of love she wants is the passionate, but unrestrained, unbound love), hence why he have to move on. He finally found it with Tracy, but at the end of series, when she's gone, Ted searches for accompanial love: the kind of love to fight off the loneliness of old age. And Robin, now already achieved success, also is searching for this kind of love. Because when you're old, you just want someone to hear your stories, when your kids already move on with their life, and you lived long enough to reach the end of your adventure. So for this purpose, Robin is perfect, because they've already shared a large portion of their past with each other. So Ted did moved on from Robin because it was the wrong time, but now when the time is right, they get back together. Life's simply like that.

[@debangshupatnaik7561]

@@jamesguiver1398 agreed 100 percent

[@FlameRedfield]

@@luxel3365 perfectly said

[@Daisy-jh9sc]

No, the reason I hated the finale was not because it was unexpected. I didn't necessarily mind the decade of buildup to then kill a character within a couple of episodes, I understand it. The part that I hated, was that they spent the last two seasons going into agonizing detail about barney and robin's relationship and about the fact that robin and ted were just not right for each other, just to dissolve all of the development within three minutes. They could've easily skipped the last season. edit: spelling

[@KayKayon]

I agree. I wish season 9 had started with the wedding then continued the characters lives until Ted finishes his story. Showing scenes of Ted and Tracy together and then the sickness and death and then how Ted realised his feelings for Robin were still there after Tracy died plus how both Robin and Ted changed, would have given a better season. If the showrunners had done that, it would have better. Plus it would have showed how and why Robin and Barney's marriage ended in divorce and why having a kid actually settled Barney. All in all, season 9 should have covered the years between Robin and Barney's wedding and to 2030, where Ted is telling his story. Instead of snippets that do not tell the entire story and left fans angry.

[@Daisy-jh9sc]

Exactly, the last season was a complete waste of time. It didn't build any development, the only actual change to the plot happened in the epilogue. As though the writers had had an idea for how the show ended at the beginning and tried to force it in as an afterthought without taking into account how much the story had changed.

[@KayKayon]

Honestly, they should have condensed the wedding weekend down to maybe four to six episodes and then have the remaining sixteen to eighteen episodes focused on what happened after the wedding. If the fans were shown that Ted grieved for Tracy and then come to realise his feeling for Robin had returned, said fans could have accepted Ted and Robin getting together at the end. The finale touched on parts of the characters lives that should have been expanded. Saying that, it was hinted Tracy is dead in 2030 before the finale confirmed it.

[@letseatriceballs]

Actually they did rushed it because CBS didn't agreed to renew the series for another season. That's why the writer did tried their best to sum it all up in season 9.

[@letseatriceballs]

HIMYM should've been cancelled after season 8 as per CBS before.

[@JBergmansson]

This made me realize that both the original and alternate endings are true. They just depend on at which point in time Ted is telling the story.

[@user-fu7zf4ck9z]

The problem with the alternate ending is that it doesn't complete Robin's character arc and completely shits on the foreshadowing of Tracy's death and the most important lesson Ted learned from her: life moves and its not healthy to stay in stories from the past. That's why Tracy gave a love a second chance with Ted and why Ted can have his second true love with Robin in the original finale.

[@natahliasmith2848]

Why is everyone getting their panties all twisted? I mean the show is called HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER! Not my life with your mother. It is his life leading up to the moment he meets her.

[@Sydninny]

@@hannahlynn8774 why do you capitalize every word of a sentence?

[@debangshupatnaik7561]

@@hannahlynn8774 that is life you cant always complain about things not making sense . things just happen . you cant control everythin and make things happen like you want it to

[@Wolkenphoenix]

If that was the case, then why show her dying or him going for robin again? That's got nothing to do with meeting the mother either. Also the argument in itself is pretty twisted, because a show isn't only comprised of the content of the title. Especially a show like HIMYM lives of the lot of stuff happening in between. Big bang theory is neither a show about the theory of the big bang nor does it only focus on a physics theory in general. (I know it's just one example, but it should still hold as the argument - titles don't make up the whole of a series)

[@MadDirectionerGirl]

I actually really liked the ending, I liked that the mother died. I just don’t think Ted and Robin should have ended up together. I think Barney and Robin should have stayed together and that Ted should have ended up alone. To be honest, that’s real life. People die, wives die, and people end up alone. I liked the realism and heartbreak of the mother’s illness and death. Ted should have just ended up alone though. Him falling in love with Robin again was a massive slap in the face to fans.

[@gloves_ow3107]

Maddy Gowers it doesnt sound like you really liked the ending

[@LuisHernandez-br1wt]

I don’t think you watched his explanation on why him ending up with robin is what needed to happen

[@anniewu2102]

I couldn't agree more

[@johnstarwars6179]

I mean it took months and years for us to follow Ted's journey and then it took a second just to tell the audience that Ted's wife died. Our entire journey with Ted would have been for nothing if he ended up alone. and our entire journey with Ted still broke because he ended up with Robin.

[@thelusogerman3021]

YES! THANK YOU!

[@John-ob1in]

I think the problem with the finale is that all the characters are dynamic and change with the story up until the finale, wherein each character forgets their previous 10 years of growth and development. Barney starts as the callous womanizer, becomes a man committed to love and then reverts in the final episode. Ted starts obsessed with Robin, life gets in the way and he moves on...but then life gets out of the way and he reverts in the final episode. Robin starts as a independent woman who is willing to put her professional career over relationships, but grows through the years to be both strong and independent while being able to maintain a committed relationship...until the writers decide, "wait, no she didn't" and she reverts in the final episode. I'm not trying to say that these situations don't happen to real people - they do, and divorce, death, friends growing apart are a part of life. The problem I have with the finale is that it appears the writers wrote a final episode along with the first and shoehorned that ending into the show, even though the show, and the characters, had all evolved.

[@sknhrmli]

John i think that WAS what they did because all the scene with the kids are recorded during the first season so that the kids doesnt look "aged" as they were told the story in one sitting

[@deeplyshalllow8967]

It 100% was what they did. The script was written mid season 1 and then shoehorned to fit in at the end because Carter Bays was too stupid and arrogant to realise his ending where his self insert got the girl didn't work now.

[@JoybuzzerX]

The characters still evolved and the mother dying was always hinting at. I'd say some of the other stories were done on the idea that "We may get cancelled" so they had to do other stories to end the show on just in case. I totally had the feeling Barney changed. It just wasn't the marriage to Robin to completely do it. The divorce of Robin and Barney actually shows why it never would've worked for Robin and Ted at the time. Robin wanted her career. Barney thought he could handle it, because he could handle no kids. There was just much more to handle. What really got Barney to change, was his daughter. Ted never stopped loving Robin. This doesn't mean he didn't love Tracey. Tracey never stopped loving her dead fiance. This didn't stop her from loving Ted. I have no doubt that Ted would have wished Tracey to stay alive, however, now that she was dead, it was 6 years later and he was ready to try with Robin again. Ted was a guy with two true loves. Robin and Tracey. Just as Tracey had two true loves. I'd say Robin likely had two true loves as well (Ted and Barney).

[@dramaticvirghoe]

Right? I’ve never ever thought that Ted still had feelings for Robin that’s why the finale seem kinda messed up

[@JoybuzzerX]

Wow. Really? His whole thing about having to let her go, made it feel like he'd always have feelings for her. Remember, he was the one who always kept to the bro code, never broke it, so when Barney married her, he of course had to let her go, even if he didn't want to.

[@balki1867]

I just got through the series and this is the exact take I had on the finale. I'm likely a bit older than the HIMYM demographic (40 years old) but this is exactly how I feel about the friends I had in my late 20s. We all cherish those memories and even make it a point to stay in touch. But none of us are trying to relive those random weeknights- we're more just proud of each other continuing to live our best lives with much bigger responsibilities. I've also lost a few friends in my life and the finale was a powerful reminder that happy ever after isn't something that happens at some point, its something you discover and rediscover through the course of your life. The piece about ending up with Robin was a little awkward, only because so much of the last few seasons were so focused on him getting over her, but that's only a minor criticism IMO. This was a really well done representation of how friendships truly evolve (and frankly, should be evolving)

[@teawithtams6596]

Barney's comment about divorce was one of my favourite lines from HIMYM finale.

[@iamsid7049]

Tea With Tams Damn ninjas cutting onions

[@TheJacobHudman]

Tea With Tams Amen man I literally was married for 3 years and it didn't end in disaster it just ended because time had passed and we didn't love one another the same, I think about this line everytime someone asks, "what went wrong?"

[@franzmarcks7510]

it´s one of my favourite lines period. I think it would benefit us all, if we expected less and opened ourselves to what life brings.

[@eattherich7659]

The Only thing I Didnt like was that they based like two seasons on Robin and Barneys relationship and then broke them up in a 3 minute scene. That was just annoying.

[@tamingthelife31]

Because in that breakup Ted and Tracy were already together. Gotta remember the premise was about Ted telling a story to the kids, so anything that happened once they got together (and had kids) is completely fine to gloss over. If he went into detail about all that, including their mum getting sick, it would be like "umm dad, we know, we lived through all that for years"...

[@vascocarvalho2451]

COMPLETELY AGREEEEE

[@vincenttodd6037]

But it was a very meaningful three-minute scene. Try understanding the concept, not just complaining cause you didn't get what you want

[@julianayala03]

but the time they dated until she got pregnant could have been ripe for content.

[@vintagedaydream262]

G 6 I KNOW FUCKING RIGHT.

[@GASTON_JAMBON]

Ok I may be a little bit late to comment but I wanted to point out something : People seemed to forgot that Ted isn’t the first true love of tracey, she lost her boyfriend and first true love the same way Ted did lost tracey : death. So the real beauty of this relationship to me is that they managed to rebuild themselves together (tracey refused when his ex-bf before ted proposed, but she said yes twice to Ted and we can consider he made her go through the pain of her first true love’s death, Tracey gave Ted childrens and love during the time she was alive, exactly what he was seeking for). Then the mother dies : she joins back her first true love. Then Ted goes back to robin : his first (known) true love. I think people misunderstood the end because they take it appart from what happened to the characters involved and see barney and robin divorce as a way to make Ted and Robin go back together

[@wherethesunat]

EZSHIT never thought about it like that. Tracey reuniting with her first true love in the afterlife? That’s insane

[@mozzy1268]

Almost everyone understands the ending. The problem is it’s trash, after 9 seasons we’re tired of the same ted and robin bs it got old real fast

[@aliozyigit1661]

You are missing one point. When Ted goes back to Robin , Robin is not the old Robin ,she had totally regretted missing the chance witb Ted. So she had taken her lesson. Love from Tukey

[@khanyambeki2929]

ali özyigit The reason why Robin and Barney divorced is because she was moving around a lot because of her job, how will she make that work with Ted and the kids? It's clear that she values her job than family time

[@Jsta2v_racing]

That’s kinda how I see it. I just see it from the kids eyes. I lost my mom 14 years ago. I watched it crush my dad. But he was finally able to move on. He re married and had 10 wonderful years with my step mom. He sadly passed away last February. But after watching the show I have always put myself in the kids shoes. The daughter eve says come on dad it’s been 6 years it’s time. And there isn’t anything wrong with that.

[@winkles2314]

The issue with the ending is wasted time. That wedding took up a whole season whereas a more interesting story that should have had more depth was relegated to a double episode.

[@kradrol]

I couldn't agree more.

[@hattykatz1851]

winkles2314 me too it wasn't the ending that bothered, it wasn't the content it was the fact that we had spent an extra season on their wedding and then they spend less than an hour on the finale and change everything

[@sarahl5122]

I agree, but I think the point of the last two episodes was to show that everything changes within the blink of an eye. Also, they built up the wedding and spent a season on it bc it was the last biggest moment in their lives that they shared together before all growing apart. They promised to always be there for the big ones, but that wasn't always the case after Robin and Barney's wedding. And the times that they were together, they were all already too far gone from who they used to be. That's probably why the wedding was shown in depth but the other big moments were not.

[@thebestame3582]

winkles2314 to me I figured that was the point. You spent so much with this wedding of Robin and Barney just to have the last bit have them divorced. It's wasting your time but life can waste your time

[@kradrol]

that's true. this show wasted 9 years of my life...

[@thisisme3161]

I don't think people hated it really because the mother died, Barney and Robin got a divorce etc…, it's because of how they handled it : 9th season is entirely (except the ending) about Barney and Robin's marriage, and then in the last two episodes they get a divorce, Barney has a daughter, Robin travels around the world etc…it's too quick, they should have made max. 3 episodes about the wedding, and then do all the events of the finale during the rest of the season. That's my point of view.

[@lidiafsr]

This is Me agree completely!! The ending was too rushed for a season that lasted too long

[@gjlipana881]

This is Me Thats what I said.

[@ellar.5625]

This Is Me Barney and robins wedding was wayyy too long

[@rvbfan18]

Agree with this too. I really liked the angle they were going for, but when you've spent all the series on one day, to then wrapping such a change with everyone up in an hour... it's really disappointing to the show as a whole. I'm still a fan of the show, I just think it wasn't thought out that well in the ending season.

[@JackHoleey3]

This is Me I'm only mad about the divorce

[@LuckyVarma11]

Friends is what we all expect our lives should look like a happy ending Reality is HIMYM with sad ending, people prefer happy endings more maybe that's the reason marvel has so many fans but I prefer reality maybe that's the reason I love DC

[@the_bottomfragger]

I agree but the beauty of this ending is that it's not all sad, it's about having set expectations for the future, everything taking a different path but the characters ultimately making the best of it. That's what we do best, making life amazing despite all the tragedy that it comes with. I love how they tackle that the gang drifts apart, that's one of the hardest things to accept growing up. It was actually the most I've identified with Robin since many seasons before. It sucks like hell to realize you're just not there for every big moment anymore. The show gave me confidence though that we still can be there for those people even if not every single night.

[@amangoyal923]

Bro I only reads comments section to read an opinion like that and you finally fulfilled my wish. To finally seeing someone preferring DC over Marvel and How I Met Your Mother over Friends with the real reason has always been a goal of me Thanks. And completely agree

[@ReaperBlaze76]

There is nothing in DC movies that reflect reality it's all unrealistically bleak and boring. Tell me what's realistic about a God-like Alien getting killed by the reanimated corpse of another alien in a fight with an amazon and a dude in a bat costume? That's not sad and realistic, it's just dumb.

[@amangoyal923]

@@ReaperBlaze76 oh and Marvel is all down to earth!!! Different galaxies and same stories, same languages. Just remaking it's own bad and DC's good again and again. A hero getting lost even after saving lives as in The Dark Knight. That's realistic. Purple Suit>>>>>>>>Purple Alien

[@yadhu_anand]

I agree with the part that HIMYM is much much better than friends. But DC movies better than Marvel movies? Nope.

[@april_bug]

I didn't mind that robin and barney split and I don't think I would have minded as much that the mother died. It was the fact that they said "She got sick" and that was it. I would rather they kept in the funeral scene and gave her a proper send off, let it sink in and process a bit. Instead of just saying that she died and rushing straight back into the whole Robin and Ted thing again.

[@mint7442]

Jennifer Higgins yeah it’s like I would have been sad but I didn’t get the chance, the never pause to let it happen

[@ericveneto1593]

The writers claim the explanation ended up on the cutting room floor.

[@teresahowick5197]

I think, ultimately, that’s why people are annoyed without realizing why.

[@TheHPExperiment]

I don't hate the finale because I wanted a happy ending. I love sad stories. I hated it because it completely negated all the character development that happened over the past 9 seasons. Ted and Barney in particular. There was literally an entire episode dedicated to Ted letting go of Robin. And Barney finally commits to one person, but then immediately goes back to the womanizing fool he was before. (Although, I do adore the scene when he meets his daughter for the first time. But they could have written that in with him still being married to Robin. They did show Robin slowly warming up to kids.) There are many themes in the show showing how people change throughout the years. But then in the final episode all the characters literally just revert back to how they used to be. I would have been fine with the mother dying. It's Ted going back to Robin that I hate. Don't get me wrong, I love Robin as a character. Ted and Robin are great characters individually. But I despise Ted and Robin as a couple. They are not supposed to be together. Period.

[@ramysherif4323]

I think you are missing the line when Ted tells Robin love does not make sense

[@Shadowheartmk]

I agree, It was always disappointing seeing Ted crawl back to Robin. that relationship was always one-sided and Ted always got his heart broken. I thought he was finally able to move on.

[@mint7442]

You literally said everything I would

[@masongovender9231]

Well said. But i think HIMYM just shoots reality into the show, that things like this just happen. Barney did change after the divorce and then changed again after he had a daughter. Ted changed when he met Tracey, and again after she died. So does Robin after the divorce and after Tracey dies, she takes to Teds kids. And theres many other character changes. So its just reality, sometimes we fall back on who we want to be, other times we be who we have to be.

[@rararasputin8608]

I get love not making sense, and sorry if it's me, but I feel as if the development was more for Ted. Barney settles down and Robin is her, and this part is where Ted lets go, slowly making his way to his future wife. And the alternate is simple but satisfying since it answers the question and shows the domino effect that lead to that moment.

[@vitalijapodziunaite8202]

There could not have been a more fitting, realistic, heart breaking, honest, real-life cruel but full of hope and gratitude, more perfect ending to this wonderful story. It was a perfection. ❤

[@sean_mccadden]

I don't think its the fact that the mother passed away that pissed everybody off about the ending. At least for me personally I thought that part was genius and if it had ended with that I think that would've made the perfect ending in my opinion. What pissed me off about the ending was the last 3 minutes the "oh well moms dead, whatever, lets get back together with Robin for the 3rd or 4th time and lets try again even though we're completely different people and a relationship between us doesn't really make sense". That last part to me just felt forced and out of nowhere and really took away the bittersweet, tragic yet beautiful part of the ending.

[@brandonrust4114]

sean maehl I've been back and forth on this finale. I originally agreed with you, that they spend the whole series leading up to this meeting of the mother only to just say "Oh but she died and do you guys think I should ask out Robin?" But I think this video did well explaining why the mother's death shouldn't be viewed in a negative context, even considering he ended up with Robin. He did say that the time jump at the end of the show was SIX YEARS. Ted's wife died six years ago by the time the end of the episode rolls around. It only seems rushed because it was only minutes for us as viewers. Also, I don't have a problem with Robin and Ted ending up together and their past failed romances because, by the time the end of the episode rolls around, it's been YEARS since they last tried to be together. 6 year time jump, plus the duration of Ted and Tracy's relationship after Barney and Robin's divorce. Plus the duration of Robin and Barney's marriage before that. Plus Ted's relationships with Victoria and Jeanette, etc. And Robin's relationships with Kevin and Nick, etc. Before you get back to the last time Ted and Robin tried to be together. At the end of all this, you're talking about approximately 20 years since they last tried to be together. As the video states, people's lives change and people change with it. The things that kept Ted and Robin apart in their twenties and thirties (Robin's career, Ted's want to settle down and have kids, Robin NOT wanting kids, etc.) are no longer as big of factors in what I presume to be their late 40s or early 50s. Ted has already settled down and has kids. It's implied that Robin's career no longer takes her around the world since she's in New York for Ted to ask her out. As the video stated, Ted ending up with Robin sticks to the theme of change and life happening and being unfair that is present in the whole series. It only seems rushed is because of the time jump, which the person in the video DID state is jarring and is THE complaint he has about the finale. Imagine if the series was extended for however many more seasons and we saw Ted's journey through despair and mourning for those 6 years, but THEN got that ending. I think it would be beautiful. Ted will have experienced true love and got everything he always wanted from Tracy AND learns to love again with someone he has a deep connection with from his past after mourning Tracy, and Robin finally gets the person she acknowledges in the finale she probably SHOULD HAVE been with all along. Ted outside with the blue French horn brings the story full circle, as a nearly identical scene happened in the very first episode.

[@ploff9921]

+sean maehl, exactly!! In Friends, I think almost all viewers were like "just get together already!" and that's what we got. But I never felt like I cared about Robin and Ted's relationship at all. If anything, most turns the series took over the years just made me want that less (like all the break-ups, Ted giving Barney his blessing to marry Robin, Ted not intervening or even caring during their wedding). So in the end, the show just built up to have this amazing relationship in a very nice, classic ending that all viewers could feel emotionally invested in...and then it took everything one step too far.

[@Anj-hy1ds]

sean maehl ii

[@corneliahanimann2173]

the thing is, that the video here claims that it's a good ending because it's a realistic ending. I just don't think that's the case. The whole series promoted that idea of finding your true love and remaining in love forever. The characters went through stages of development, where we learned that Barney was a man that tried to fill a void left by his missing father. Ted was looking for his true love, Robin didn't know how to handle love and how to let herself love eventhough it'd be irrational and take sacrifice. Marshall and Lilly that dream team that just worked out perfectly because they supposedly were soulmates. HIMYM had this ethical base and developed these characters to competent adults that have a more realistic understanding of an unperfect world by facing real hardships. The ending was written for characters that they weren't developed to be. Barney met his father, Barney learned to value a woman and married her because he had an idea about these things. why would he jump back and start trying to fill a void he learned to fill already? if Robin couldn't change him, why would a random kid do? why would he make a 180 turn and become overly protective, it doesn't feel realistic, it feels superficial. Same goes for all the other characters. My issue is, that his ending is a forced happy ending. if it was about being realistic, maybe Barney would fall in depression, maybe he'd marry another woman-MAYBE he'd marry the blackhaired chick before Robin because she seemed pretty perfect for him! If it was realistic, why didn't they end it with Ted going back to Robin-as despreate as he is, but Robin closes the window again and he goes back home in tears to tell his kids that they should value what they have as long as they can? there are so many options for realistic endings that would've pissed fans off just as much because it's realistic and sad. But it would've had a message and it'd feel real. Instead they had a happy ending where they push Robin and Ted back together and still kinda want to stutter the stuff about real love and eternal love that seems unfamiliar. What would that be like? Robin and Ted talk things out, but they have no reason to love eachother-we all know this. what would it be like to have them marry again and Barney being the best man? what would all that be like? it feels wrong, it feels forced, it's not realistic, it's a foced happy ending, and I'd rather see another popular character like Lily die before I see a ending where they remain pretentiously in love.

[@sean_mccadden]

Cornelia Hanimann The daughter part for Barney actually made sense to me because he finally had something in his life that he could love more than himself so I have to disagree on that part but everything else I agree with a 100% and why I feel like they should've just ended with Tracey passing away. It would've shown the perfect lesson. Love doesn't come when you expect it and one day your true love may be taken from you but you can still live on and find love in other places

[@angularangst1162]

the part of the ending that bothered me so much was ted's decision to chase after robin. again.

[@tamingthelife31]

hows that a problem?

[@AHouseDivided1998]

I honestly believe that Robin wasn’t love with Ted as he was with her. She loved him, no doubt, but he loved her way more. I just never thought they were a good fit as a couple. I also think she was truly in love with Barney and they were better suited for each other. If they had to split them up, I would have liked to seem them reunited down the road. And I know this is really reaching, but I would have loved it for Robin to have been the one miraculously pregnant with Barney’s child and not some nameless, faceless skank he banged. Hey, Dr. Sonya could have been wrong about Robin’s infertility and she never did go get a second opinion.

[@jacobloong9556]

Taming the Life Maybe because Ted constantly went back and forth between going after Robin even after it failing over and over and over again. Until finally in the last season he makes a big deal about letting go of Robin once and for all... Except that he doesnt

[@am-kn4ft]

There is an alternative ending where he does not go to robin

[@AHouseDivided1998]

Mad Dog I’ve seen it and I liked it much better!

[@robertbarnes4666]

Honorable mention for the fact that the 2 least likely characters on the show that you expected to ever get married made it to the altar together which is a huge change for both of them

[@rayanneflorence1830]

I honestly didn't mind that they killed off the mother. I'm a fan of killing off all the characters for an ending. What bugged me is that it was shone tile and time again that ted and robin were just to different for each other. However Barney and robin were perfect for each other but the ending threw away all of barneys character development. Also the big reason ted and robin broke up is because robin didn't want kids. So after the mom had teds kids and died he could go back to robin because he only needed her to make him kids.

[@crazyweirdo8406]

Rayanne Florence I've always said it was a perfect ending, cuz Ted wanted kids Robin didn't and bam he now has kids can be with Robin and now that Tracy died she can go to heaven with Max or whatever her departed ex was called lol sorry forgot

[@radihaydos95]

CrazyWeirdo the big problem is they made a big deal of Ted letting go of his romantic feelings for Robin, but then just went 'well he still loves her, now they are together' it kinda destroyed most of his development through the last few seasons

[@JoybuzzerX]

Ted and Robin broke up, because Robin knew she couldn't be what Ted wanted, though it was obvious Ted was willing to forgo the kids. Lily said Ted would regret it later in life, but that was before Robin found out she couldn't have kids. The resentment wouldn't have been there after that. Ted let go of Robin because she was getting married. Ted loves Robin, but he would never try to break up her marriage (or Barney's). As for Tracy, she was never there to just be the one to give Ted kids. Ted never would've left Tracy and why anyone would think otherwise, just weren't paying attention to the show. Ted never stopped loving Robin, but that doesn't mean he didn't love Tracy. It doesn't even mean he loved Tracy left. Ted said there wasn't a top 5 list, there was just a top 1. Robin. After which, he meets Tracy and that list changes. It's not a top 2 list and it could possibly be they're tied or Tracy is number 1, but she's been dead for 6 years.

[@JoybuzzerX]

I don't think he denied it. More like, willing to accept that Robin couldn't have children. Which Ted said he was willing to as well. Which, finding out Robin couldn't have kids, was way after Lily explained why Ted and Robin couldn't be together due to the porch rule. In that circumstance, I don't believe Ted would grow to resent Robin. However, this all happening did allow Ted to meet Tracy have two children and fall in love with someone who wasn't Robin. Victoria knew Ted really loved Robin. I'd say Tracy knew it as well, and is why she invited Robin to their wedding. Tracy knew just how much Robin meant to Ted. Tracy was also secure enough to know Ted was not going to leave her and that he loved her.

[@Riskofrain527]

@@JoybuzzerX don't try to defend this ending. It was terrible leave it at that

[@dannigro8794]

This show was always about how life isnt always fair and happy. If it was, Marshall's father would still be alive, Barney and Robin would have lasted and maybe Ted wouldve ended up with Stella or something. But life is messy and sad. Thats the point!

[@44excalibur]

Dan Nigro Actually, if life was fair and happy, Ted and Robin wouldn't have broken up after season 2 and we wouldn't have had to go through everything that happened between seasons 3 and 9 because the title "How I Met Your Mother" would refer to Robin, since Ted's story was about her anyway. Even Craig Thomas later admitted that Robin should've been the mother and that they had screwed up making the mother an unseen MacGuffin.

[@dannigro8794]

But the story wouldnt have been interesting if Robin was simply "The Mother" it wouldve been cliche. The point is Ted wanted a wife and kids and thats what he got. Robin wanted a career and no kids and thats what she got. They wanted different things in their 20s but decades later after kids and a career they can have both.

[@crimzash5966]

Hi there 44excalibur, I am a concerned person on the internet worried about you :) Dan Nigro states, and I quote "life ISN'T always fair and happy..." make sure you don't misinterpret things when reading or you'll look like a fool! :)

[@corneliahanimann2173]

it would've been interesting if Barney went back after the divorce to be with Nora or Quinn? it would've been realistic if Robin rejected Ted because this has been played over and over again and he'd be back crying accepting his single life and appreciates his kids. it'd be realistic if maybe Marshall died instead of Ted's wife and Lilly would have to stay with her kids alone and deal with his loss? It'd be realistic if Robin and Barney stayed together and Robin realised that Barney started cheating on her and got a baby from another mother... The possibilities of a realistic ending with a point are endless. The existing ending isn't, I'm sorry but this isn't a representation of real life, the show's premise was to hand out a concept of true love that is supposedly eternal and that it's about finding the "true love". YET they decided to scramble things in the ending and have a forced happy ending between Robin and Ted. it's not realistic because the characters were developed to understand that the chase for eachother is hopeless, so how would this work? How would they come to the conclusion that this would work finally? would they get married with Barney as the best man? I wish you were right and the show had a deeper meaning, but truth is, it's not. it's a forced happy ending to shock fans and erases any character growth that happened for the past few years that we went through with them.

[@deeplyshalllow8967]

No it wasn't! Aside from the failnale the message was always "yes, life can be awful but keep hope, everything will turn out good in the end," that's why (ignoring the main cast in the stupid piece of fanfiction Carter Bays enjoys masturbating too) pretty much everyone got a happy ending - Stella, Kevin, Scooter, Wendy, Natalie, Sam, Loretta, even James who cheated on his husband (I could go on)! As for Marshall's dad - that ends on a really good note too - Marshall gets some good final words and comes to peace with it. Himym was always set in a slightly more idealistic world than our own - of course it was - it was the story of a hopeless romantic telling his kids how he found his true love! This, this, is why the failnale was stupid and didn't fit. "Oh but this is more realistic" I hear you argue. Oh! now I hear you say that I take it all back! In fact I'm going to visit my doppleganger and speak in thought speech about how himym was always 100% realistic - although I might just invite her to come over to mine - I hear her house got infested by the cockamouse :p

[@TobiasRieperGER]

I loved the Sitcom and hated the ending. They use 2 seasons for Barneys and Robins wedding, told every detail, and left out so many happy moments of Ted and Tracy. They ruined 40 episodes in less than 3 minutes. And Ted ends up with Robin, even they learned earlier, that they not fit together. Yes people change over time, but the kind of telling this ending was crap. There was not enough time between Tracys death and the reunion with Robin.

[@charlottelucie7945]

Tobias Rieper well in theory there was 6 years between the time when tracy died and he got together with robin but i do agree that it was like 3 mins between the death and getting back together with robin

[@Schmatzediekatze]

I really wanted that they would show more time where ted is with Tracy. See more time where he‘s happy with the love of his life

[@paytonbergman5918]

@@Schmatzediekatze 100% agree

[@umnia4316]

I love love love this video. People so easily right off this show because of the 'terrible finale' and the often times misogynistic moments (mostly involving Barney) but this show means so much to me, for all the reasons you listed. It stands in a league of its own, because as you said, ''life changes, and we change with it." We are not characters in a series, we're all the protagonist of our own story and thats something this show portrayed so perfectly all along. As one of the people in the minority that actually didn't despise the realistic but beautiful ending, I thank you for this video

[@sumslutpukedonme]

100% agree!

[@handsumcoatrack1704]

Garbage, how is this the the first comment on the video??????? I am not offended because you know what? Everybody's entitled to their own opinion, it's a free market. But you're wrong this series was ruined by the wealthy writers who made it.

[@chanceneck8072]

Loved the finale! The whole show basically. No, what pissed me off is that TED HAS *THE WRONG VOICE* during the final moments of the show!!!!!!!!!! He is OLD by then and has FINISHED telling his kids the story! SHOULDN´T HE HAVE THE VOICE OF BOB SAGET THEN??? How could anyone have missed that massive flaw? It´s making me FURIOUS!!....

[@orangewhip7669]

Umnia misogynistic?

[@annikinlu3038]

They purposefully did it this way, there's an interview and everything. Would you really be happy with an ending where Bob Saget chases after Robin?

[@brandonsings9514]

This is one of the best series ever

[@RAGHAVENDRASINGH17]

Brandon sings i totally agree

[@Coffee_of_entrepreneurs]

Well Ted ending up with Robin wasn't that bad after all,since both of them were lonely. Barney got his love, Ted got 11years with his soul mate, and at the end he ended up with the one he was always suppose end up. And most importantly Marshall wins the bet! ;-)

[@jerrychen6131]

sweet sweet 5 bucks u finally mine

[@ryane269]

I can forgive the divorce and the mother's death, because stuff happens in life and there's nothing people can do about it. I just can't get over Ted getting back together with Robin. The point of the series, to me, is that Ted thought Robin was the right girl, but she just wasn't. Then, Ted MOVED ON and gave Barney and Robin his blessing. However, if Ted had never met Robin he never would have met the mother, so even when things turn out differently than you might have wanted, sometimes things work out well in a way you'd never expect

[@TheKeeperOfTheQuill]

That's exactly how I feel!

[@Dimasterim]

That’s the point the video is trying to make, Robin and Ted weren’t right for each other at that time in their lives, but that doesn’t mean it can’t work now that they’re in a different place

[@ryane269]

Diego Díaz Bilbao I get that to a certain extent. And yeah, for Ted and Robin the mother's been dead for six years, but to us she'd only been dead for twenty minutes. It just feels rushed. It seems like Ted and Robin only ended up together because the writers wanted them to. If we had seen a bit more of Ted after the mother, seen him move on, maybe struggle with feelings for other girls, it might have felt more genuinr

[@NerdDrunk]

Ted always wanted a wife and kids. Robin always wanted a career. That's why they work later on in life. Because Ted had his kids and Robin had her career.

[@taloutezero]

The series about him meeting their mother starts off with the first woman he truly fell in love with, who was part of his life moving forward. Did you all need a teacher telling you to take notes so you would think about it? lol

[@stevelavergne2852]

I would take it a step further. Ted always had deep feelings for Robin. The things that prevented them from being together when they were younger were Robin's desire to be a globetrotting journalist and Ted's desire to have a family and kids. It was never going to work, but it didn't erase their feelings for each other. You see glimpses of it throughout the series. Once both of them had achieved those desires (and with the death of the titular mother), they were then free to be together. The creators mapped out the direction from the start. Everything they did led to that. They were experts at dropping foreshadowing hints all throughout. Personally, I completely understood the ending and thought it was 100% correct.

[@Heliummannenn]

I Think the ending was great, way better than friends ending and i Think friends was a better show as a whole

[@haya6047]

Finally someone gets the point !!

[@ConfiUser3]

Thank you, Steve. I couldn't have explained it any better.

[@foreveronmywaytofuckyourbi5567]

@@haya6047 exactly! And the thing with Barney's plot was that he was sleazy right after the divorce but when his daughters was born he wasn't anymore he was probably just mourning the relationship in the most Barney way possible.

[@alyasl.3350]

That's 100% true but it's also horrible, because it implies that Ted's feelings for the mother were never as deep as his feelings for Robin. And now that the mother's out of the way - lucky Ted! - he can pursue his true love. That's what I didn't like about the ending. I understand it like you do, but that doesn't make it less horrible, in fact it makes it worse.

[@jasonnxzh]

The ending of this presentation was really powerful and well done “And that’s what life has always been about... change.”

[@CarolynsReadingRamblings]

"...there's no Ross running after Rachel" one of the things that bothered me the most about the HIMYM finale is that they DID turn Ted and Robin into Ross and Rachel by having them end up together at the end. Ted going to Robin's with the purple French horn was their "Ross running after Rachel moment". I despised this finale so much because in 1 hour the writers managed to undo years of character development for Barney, Robin, and Ted in order to "bring the story full circle" and there were much better ways they could've done that.

[@therealneal3034]

Carolyn's Reading Ramblings that’s the point of this video tho. They DIDN’T undo it. Life just went on for the characters. There’s a deleted scene, after the part where Ted runs into Robin with Penny. They to go grab lunch and she goes on this soliloquy about how they should have ended up together, and Ted just tells her that he’s with Tracy and he’s so madly in love with her that he’s kinda glad that he and Robin didn’t end up together. But then Tracy passed and Ted spent 6 years mourning to the point where his kids had to encourage him to pursue Robin again. In the years that he was with Tracy, he was in love. You saw it in the photo montage. Even in his “45 Days” speech, he says he misses her and wishes they had more time. But that isn’t the case so he had to make due with what he got. And it was Robin.

[@Weronika-ev4gp]

​@@therealneal3034 I completely don't agree that they didn't undo it. Although I don't remember the show very well after those years, I remember that at the end Barney beside having a baby came back to being what he was at the beginning - a fuckboy. They were a perfect fit with Robin. Ted as all the people here said finally after years of being addicted to Robin let it go and then came back to her. And they were always so awful together. No chemistry. It was so realistic - a boy madly in love with a girl that is totally not for him. Seriously I felt like they throw me back to the first season with this last episode. The people that I would say are most probable to divorce in future are Ted and Robin. Not Lily and Marshall, not Robin and Barney, not Ted and most of his exes, but Ted and Robin.

[@Lasse3]

Yeah it's poor writing! We should write our own show!!

[@PremiumF0X]

Carolyn's Reading Ramblings Blue French Horn, not purple

[@stars9432]

@@PremiumF0X i went looking at the replies just to see if someone would correct her, thank you😂

[@lucyhannah1227]

I guess I could sort of understand the Barney/Robin divorce. but Robin actually ending up with Ted? After years and years of literally not being in love with him, she pulls a complete 180? that's the part that offended me the most.

[@frankcastle9866]

Lucy the only reasons they broke up was because they wanted different things: Ted wanted to settle down and have kids, while Robin didn't want kids and just wanted to pursue her career. But now, Ted has kids and Robin travelled the world so the timing is just right

[@lucyhannah1227]

true, but there were absolutely no hints of Robin having lingering feelings for Ted. It came out of nowhere with little to no build up, just for the sake of a ~plot twist~. and that is just straight up bad storytelling

[@lSomeRandomGuyl]

No hints of Robin having lingering feelings for Ted? She was doubting her entire wedding and part of her wanted to run away with him. She confessed to Lily that Ted is the guy she should've ended up with. Robin had feelings for Barney and Ted but she chose Barney. As soon as that marriage was over, it's only human nature to think about the other choice which you rejected.

[@taloutezero]

Lucy Huh? Did they get married right away or something? His kids gave him their blessing to persue Robin, it doesn't mean she was instantly married to him. They can't date?

[@nicolasjorgensen4126]

Your also forgetting their deal to get together if they are both sing at 40.

[@nealjroberts4050]

I'm glad someone posts a youtube video that actually understands the ending and what HIMYM was all about!

[@CrackeursPGM95]

Yes, I agree !

[@Fangs1978]

We understood. It was just poorly executed by rushing it so much at the very end.

[@nealjroberts4050]

@@Fangs1978 I've no quibble with that. It was too rushed. It's those who complain it was the wrong ending that I quibble.

[@fuadahmed5501]

‘It’s just life’ should not cover for bad storytelling. They killed off the mother as a cheap shocker. The characters grew so much throughout the show and they threw it all away on a feel good ending with Robin! Barney’s growth was for nothing.

[@nealjroberts4050]

@@fuadahmed5501 a) the mother was always down to die so it wasn't a "cheap shock" b) Barney barely grew at all, he only really changed with his daughter

[@44excalibur]

I'd add just one more thing, which is that the show had foreshadowed the ending from the very beginning. In the very first episode Ted describes the first time he met Robin to his kids as being just like a moment right out of a movie when you just know that you're gonna marry that person. Ted always refers to Robin in the present tense, but to the mother in the past tense. Ted always drops hints to the audience that his kids' relationship with their "Aunt Robin" in the future is much closer than just a friend of the family, and that she has actually become a surrogate mother after Tracy's death, such as the crayon drawings the kids made of Robin taking them to the beach and the zoo, and Ted's comment about how Robin is always coming over for Halloween dressed in "crazy costumes." There's Ted and Robin's 40 year pact about how if neither of them are married by the time their in their 40's they'll get back together. And of course, there was Lily and Marshall's bet on Ted and Robin ending up together, to which Marshall always replied "not yet" whenever Lily asked him to pay up.

[@Stevies_Remote]

44excalibur but Marshall did end up paying her.

[@44excalibur]

SAM Prematurely, because Marshall and Lily didn't take into account the possibility of Ted and Tracy's relationship lasting a little over a decade before she became ill and died, and Ted and Robin reuniting. So Marshall got his money back plus $5 extra from Lily because he did win the bet when Ted and Robin got back together.

[@mutekrabby5039]

"One more thing" writes several things.

[@44excalibur]

MuteKrabby Several things that are all part of the "foreshadowing" I mentioned, which is the "one more thing" I was referring to.

[@DargoTech]

The ending was great up to and until the point that he goes chasing after robin again. That could have been left out and it would have been perfect.

[@korvo3427]

Just turn off your TV when he finishes with the story and you have your perfect finale.

[@johnofardeal]

I recently finished watching HIMYM on Netflix. It took me about 2 months. I was never interested in watching it while it was still ongoing and really the only thing I knew about the show was that Barney had a central spot (memes) and that people were pissed off at the ending, but I didn't know why. I think that semi-binging the show really had an impact on how I built my expectations around the show and the characters. First of all, I never really felt like I was watching a standard sitcom because, just as you were saying in the video, things got very real and deep quite often. And this was nice. I had tons of fun and laughed a lot, but I felt like crying just as many times because this show captured the essence of life as it is - things are not fair, good and bad things will happen. What struck me the most was that even though Ted had his childhood dream fulfilled early on - building the GNB tower in NYC - he never really used this as an excuse to not feel sad and confused because, as the showed progressed, his aspirations changed - wanting a relationship like Marshall & Lilly's. Probably that's why the entire time I was rooting for Ted getting back with Robin - because this was the idealistic scenario in the otherwise life-like progression of the show. Needless to say, I was happy when I saw the blue French horn again because I knew that Ted finally got the girl.

[@innsbruckjunge5064]

Finally, you understand. The show ended up how it had to. That was the story of Ted and Robin from the beginning to end.

[@jadedjimmy]

Yes, I agree with all of that!! Plus, honestly I just really respected how unique and crazy of an ending it was. In one regard, he did truly reach that idealistic happy ending he was romanticizing for YEARS (with Tracy), so that's satisfying in of itself. However, another huge part of the entire show was his and Robin's relationship, for better or for worse--it was just so integral to the whole thing. Them getting together at the end is the ultimate example of "if you and I are both single at 40, how bout we just get together". It's not a super ideal thing, but given the circumstances it makes perfect sense.

[@MrPowertotheladys]

This analysis was spot on! This is why I love and rewatch Himym. They are so talented at portraying different stages of life which most of us goes through... the mistakes, the success, the sad times and the happy times. All which is called life!

[@Kakarotta17]

Ted says never invite an ex to a wedding but at the end robin is at Ted's wedding Edit: Jesus Christ 352 Likes thanks guys

[@casserole1877]

NovaGamer 551 I agree but Robin invited Ted to her wedding (or Barney but still she didn't disagree with it)

[@jaa24327]

NovaGamer 551 he didn't invite her...tracy did

[@the28thgraypist]

He still invited her. Tracy was just the one that convinced her to come.

[@maximelepage7664]

NovaGamer 551 it adds up to how madly in love Ted was with Tracy.

[@DrDeeez]

BUT they were friends before they were lovers So does that change too?

[@dirtybird311]

I wish I could use the applause gif here! Dang this was pretty solid! Nicely done!

[@piris91]

I loved the ending... it develop over time just as life does.

[@epsiloncentauri6067]

Exactly

[@edoardorizzi8930]

Me too, finally!

[@rajinabajracharya3029]

Totally agree to the video. HIMYM was a deep emotional ride. I wasn't very happy about the ending when i watched it for the first time, perhaps because i found it to be too sudden and not so happy. But when i rewatched the entire show from the beginning, it tied up all together. They had been throwing hints about the ending as well. It made total sense that Ted went back for Robin afterall he always loved her, even when she was getting married to Barney. The mother loved her first boyfriend very much. The bf who died. And in a sense she dying meant that she is now with him, her true love.

[@nadjak3410]

I always loved the ending because it fit with the whole style of narration throughout the show and the fact that Tracy had also lost her first love before and then found Ted... It was so touching and bitter sweet. Robin and Ted both got another shot at love ♥️

[@sabs8741]

This is the wisest interpretation of the end of the show I have encountered. I actually cried during this video. Thank you!

[@kradrol]

my complaint isn't that the ending wasn't happy, but that the finale episode spent almost the entire time just taking what it had built up, sometimes of months, if not years, and just tosses it out the windows. it doesn't show those changes the respect they deserve. ted moving to chicago had a long, draw out good buy; and spent almost the entire season building to it. then it the very next scene it's just "hey guys. I met a girls, so I'm not moving now." then you take barney and robin's marriage, and throw that out all the window, so barney to can revert back to his sleazing womanizing self; only to turn right back around and throw THAT change out the window. just about the only thing left that the finale could have done to completely destroy any semblance of the show that he just spent 9 years building would be if they burned down mclearins, and destroyed the apartment. sure, life gets in the way; but so what? the ending come literally out of nowhere. (yes, the writers had that planned from the start. but they spent so much time telling a completely different story that the ending they were going for comes completely out of left field. and they go to great lengths to make sure it comes out of left field.)

[@vaibhavguptawho]

kradrol But that's the point. Life isn't a three-act structure where all the loose ends tie up romantically at the end. Life throws you whammies out of left-field. As far as Ted's change goes, you've missed the point completely. Ted didn't meet A girl. He met THE girl: Cindy's roommate, the one whose paintings he thought were cool, the one whose umbrella he'd shared, the one that Cindy seemed to indicate was perfect. He believed he had found the one, and being a person who knows what he wants, he let go of the Chicago job, which he had only taken because he needed to get away from the pain of Barney and Robin. Barney as well, he became a womanizer again because it was his coping mechanism, one that he'd been using for years because his original hippie girlfriend left him. Right until he found a purpose in life - his child.

[@kradrol]

I get that life isn't a 3 act play. but this isn't life, it's a tv show. i'm fine with the actually ending of the show, my complaint is how they go there. Ted not moving to chicago because he met tracy is fine. but the reason I used "I met a girl." instead of "I met the one" is because THAT'S WHAT TED SAID. that was how they handled it. he didn't tell anyone "by the way, I found the one. so i'm gonna stick around." it was just "hey guys. I didn't move. I met a girl." I'm fine with ted not moving to chicago. i'm fine with things changing. i'm not ok with the way those changes were just causally tossed aside like it wasn't important. atleast with barney's initial change he explained "if that didn't happen with robin, it's not going to happen with anyone. can I please just be me?" because that's who he was. and again, the one change they actually paid any respect to was also thrown out the window 20 minutes later.

[@corneliahanimann2173]

it's a very happy ending, Ted does get his "true love"... that's why it's shit. Because it's a forced happy ending while it could've been a unhappy ending with a meaning. this doesn't have meaning, we were convinced for many seasons that these 2 wouldn't work out. why would we suddenly think otherwise?

[@andreapahutan3415]

I don't appreciate the low key FRIENDS comparison. So cheap.

[@billcipher147]

Just the mother dying would've been fine - that would've been a very tragic and emotional, but good ending. And it would've made sense, since it was obviously planned from the beginning. But then they decided that Robin should split up with Barney just so Ted could have her. And that was what ruined the ending for me. They trashed the entire point of this ending. It wasnt a good ending, and it wasnt a bad ending. It was something weird in between. The entire last season, especially Robin and Barney's marriage, was pretty much pointless. It felt like they only split up just so Ted could be happy; except he wasn't. It's like they felt sorry for Ted and decided to make his ending a little bit brighter, but ultimately screwed up the ending's message in the process. Sure, people chance, but that seemed a bit too ridiculous. It felt rushed. It felt forced.

[@Amy-nq5wh]

This analysis of how I met your mother is sooooo spot on and totally true. Good job!! You explained everything perfectly.

[@paristexas1984]

This story wasn’t to tell the kids why Robin and Ted were always in love, but to explain a life lesson that there’s always time for everything.

[@anushkasahu6222]

I just finished watching this show and somewhere I was missing a closure. This truly summed up the emotions I felt during the viewing. This video left me in tears! Amazing analysis.

[@jakejo7440]

This is straight up a great video. Thank you for creating this

[@selinamalik7365]

I've always liked the HIMYM finale. The whole concept is just so real. And you explained it perfectly. Also there were so many hints about Robin ending up with Ted. They were meant to be together. Timing is a bitch, as once Robin said. It took her a while to realize that Ted was her true love yet they ended up together after a while. That's life. Sometimes we need time to realize that our soulmate was right in front of us this whole time. Also if its meant to be it will be - the creators worked out every small detail. It's such a shame no one pays attention to that.

[@ioefhsof25913]

Just wanna leave here that the real problem for me with the ending, is they sacrificed the mother so that the robin story wasn't "she sacrificed her personal life to have a successful professional life" and also "Even tho Ted was basically kicked in the teeth by Robin many times, he was still the sucker in love in the end".

[@deusvult296]

The last few minutes just felt like: Oh, and btw, your mother died and even tho I worked 9 seasons towards her cause she‘s the perfect woman and almost had no screentime with her, I am now back together with Robin even tho we never fit and I just used 2 seasons to let her go, told in just like 2 minutes.

[@JarisDDP]

Awesome dude, You got it, the ending is so brilliant because is life, and life is not always happy...

[@theodosissarmadakis913]

Jaris Dominguez you are right but man it's a tv series some of us don't want a realistic ending we want the one we expected

[@renemenjivar1141]

Cannot agree with you more. The older I get, and the more people enter and leave my life, I realize how poignant the ending truly is; yes, people want a certain ending for a show, but like life, it doesn't work out the way we want it.

[@JulietteKayTee]

Jaris Dominguez ii

[@LetsStopThisSong]

Jaris Dominguez yeah, but in real life Ted and Robin wouldn't be together

[@ryane269]

I totally get the divorce and death, like you said stuff happens in life and sometimes it sucks, but I thought the point of the show was that Ted always had these feelings for Robin and it affected his love life for years because he couldn't shake the feeling Robin might marry him. Then, he met Tracy and it all went out the window and he moved on from Robin.

[@Aluradevries]

I honestly never thought of the episode like this. It gives me more appreciation for it.

[@lawrencemarirangwe2421]

OMG. You totally changed my perspective

[@meghanwebber4977]

Haven’t watched himym in awhile, but glad this vid came up in suggestions. I absolutely love this show. And I’ve had many discussions and disagreements about WHY I loved the ending. This was able to articulate what I couldn’t express, so THANK YOU. I do want to add, that if one believes in life after death, I like to think that Tracy went back to her first love in the after life: Ted got the family he wanted. Robin got the career she wanted. Tracy got the love she wanted. Love is versatile. Sometimes things fall apart so other things can come together ❤️

[@meghanwebber4977]

I also want to add, that I marathoned it twice during an awful awful breakup. So it really got me through a lot and changed my perspective... life is life

[@SamPackerVids]

I like your reading of the show but I disagree with it entirely, partly because I think they should have either carried the show on for longer to tell that story or end it with Ted meeting the mother. The idea of life changing would be better articulated over a long time, trying to cover their entire lives in an episode was incredibly misguided.

[@JulienCFDurand]

I do mention it's a bit jarring to have such vast time jumps in such a short episode run time, and I agree that that's the greatest weakness of the finale. The story it was telling was great, but it didn't quite give the audience time to take it in before rushing off to the next beat.

[@akashbalakrishnan8769]

Sam Packer The problem is Jason Segel - Marshall's actor said he'd quit the role if the show went on any longer. So yeah the last season would have seemed rushed.

[@ArdoBlueMoon]

That was my main peeve with the show too. Ted built a solid and loving marriage with Tracy after so much disappointment, trials and heartbreak, yet he seemed to run back to Robin, the one that was so not meant for him. Part of the last season was him finally "letting her go" and he did. Yet he latched on to her again. I get that it was 6 years between Tracy's death (which is not an issue) but for the viewers it was literally 30 seconds. I love HIMYM because you see the characters develop, yet Ted seemed to go back to Season 1 Ted. Other than that, I loved the series.

[@emmajcrawford]

I think it would've been best if Barney and Robin's wedding was a two part episode and the finale was the rest of season 9

[@taloutezero]

ArdoBlueMoon Ted talked us through their life together and how long it had been since she died. How was that sudden for you? Ted doesn't deserve to move on until you see him experiencing the pain of losing his soul mate during those 6 years? What people don't seem to realize is that Ted would not have went after Robin if his kids didn't approve, the entire story was him talking about his past with her and warming them up to the idea. If you all want to blame Ted for "moving on so fast" then you should also blame his kids for wanting to see him happy and pushing him to do it.

[@stars9432]

Watched the show once more over and was searching the web for anyones insight that just might aid the digestion of the series finale. You did it, this video has given me comfort, thank you.

[@hyperbox100]

They should have build it up with episodes... You can't just change everything in one episode and then say 'this is our ending, just deal with it.' The ending makes the four seasons before totally irrelevant. Barney is still the same, Ted is still the same and Robin is still the same. So at the end the thing we learn is that people don't change... You try to change for a little bit, but it won't last. Well that is a depressing ending, for a pretty good television show. Mostly for the, by everybody beloved, character Barney. At the end he didn't change end I can't find any sort of appreciation for this. The ending is just really bad and I think the creators should be a shamed of it.

[@meko750]

It’s especially bad when the majority of the entire final season takes place in the span of two days. This time they could’ve spent giving Ted and Tracy giving a good story, stretching it out a bit, showing the mother die, and showing Ted moving on…All of that, something that usually would’ve taken a few seasons at least in the show, shoved into a 45 minute montage. Everything changes for the sake of changing, and it makes digesting it and accepting it so much harder. This can also apply to Barney and Robin. I had no issue with Ted and Robin getting together, but they rushed it, and that killed so much of the quality. For a show that was ultimately a long, drawn out story, they rushed it when it really mattered, and that’s why the ending fails so badly.

[@orbit354]

The Phenomenal Star Well the show is called How i MET your mother 🤷🏻‍♂️ What would you expect

[@meharidesta2921]

The depressing part was that I hated Barney after he fall in to Roben again after that the whole 3 seasons where trash

[@CJPDeQueen]

'Everyone beloved character'?! Look I enjoyed Barney and found him quite funny at times but he was never a beloved HIMYM character for me so to presume that 'everyone' feels that way about him...

[@Melzyz105]

I didn't hate the finale, I just hated that Ted and Robin ended up together. Have Barney and Robin divorce, have the gang drift apart, but when you kill the mom and have Ted and Robin end up together, then I have a problem.

[@roneotypeurr]

MellyTheKitten f

[@tamingthelife31]

why is that a problem?

[@dimitris180]

Because she was a selfish bitch who only wanted to be with ted whenever ted tried to actually move on from her.

[@SerbAtheist]

Truth to be told, the finale does kind of show her being deeply punched in the gut by the realization that she messed up and has her live out probably the least fulfilling and most depressing post-wedding existence of all the 5 major characters.

[@rosiross5745]

People! People! Have you for once looked at it from Robin's perspective ? Here are a few facts about Robin when it comes to her feelings for Ted that you may or may not have noticed: 1. When they wanted to move in together, Robin showed in every single way that she did NOT really want him in her home. What eventually prevents them from moving in together and eventually breaking up. She was terrified to take that big step with a man who wants marriage and children so badly. 2. When her engagement to the therapist was over, Ted asked if she still loves him, and we all remember the painful "NO" that she replied. Same for Barney, who waited for her at the bar, hoping she broke up with the therapist after he broke up with his girlfriend, and got his heart broken when she nodded NO at him when she came in. 3. Robin, with all of her efforts, for at least 3 seasons, was in love with Barney on and off. As she was completely blinded by his charm and couldn't see well that he was NOT marriage material. 4. At the wedding day, she stood with her mother on the porch, and her mother told her that the most important thing is that she will be with someone who always be there for her, and Robin agreed with her while honestly thinking of Ted. 5. Robin was afraid of marrying Barney and saw many red flags, so too, Barney freaked out completely, disappeared for a while and tried to run away to "change his tie". 5. Robin DID NOT like the fact that Barney still spoke inappropriately about women, which Ted told him about, and Barney refused to listen. 6. Robin slowly started to see Ted in a different light towards her wedding day. 7. When Ted tracked down her locket, and she knew about it, Ted told her "I do not love you this way anymore", while SHE didn't really respond back. She would have run away with him if he agreed. 8. When she saw him at the final Halloween party, her heart was wrecked, not because of jealousy, but because deep down she knew he was the right guy for her and she missed her chance. 9. The main reason Robin had feelings for Barney, was because they have the same mindset, which proved to her again and again that it is not enough to build a strong marriage. 10. She once told Ted, that love is a combination of chemistry and timing. And that timing is a B**ch. 11. When Ted was about to get married to Stella, Robin asked him not to, because she couldn't see him being tied down to another woman. 12. Robin got confused again and again because of her dream to balance travel, work and her love life, although sometimes she did give up on it for love ( remember the duck vs rabbit? Don?). So, what is my point ? There were 4 stories in the end, Ted's, Barney's, Tracy's and Robin's. Robin's story started with her being completely honest with every man she dated - "I do not want children " and got her heart broken, because she never wanted to do this to the men she loved, and she understood the importance of children in their future. Her career, while it is was successful, in the end left her completely alone. She had never interfered with Ted's marriage to the mother, or tried to get back with Barney. In the final episode, the children stated that Ted and Robin are "so obvious" which shows that the spark they had long time ago, came back big time. She was always there for him as a friend, she truly cared for him, and on her wedding day deep down she wished it was Ted standing there in front of her, and not Barney. That's why, with all the pain, it does make sense that they will end up together. As they agreed before- after 40 if they are both single, they will get together. And one last thing - we all got a HUGE sign that they will be together in the end, when Marshall did not give up on his bet with Lilly that Ted and Robin will end up together. Although Ted was head over heels in love with the mother, those feelings for Robin he had for all those years before surfaced back, because at that time, they could finally be together after achieving their dreams. Think about it.

[@gagedorl]

We should have known it would end with Robin because she was introduced when he started his story almost saying it was about her.

[@gagedorl]

Mooky Blaylock No, he didn't say it directly but when you introduce a character in a show about how you met a character it might as well be saying it's her

[@BurningBushProductions]

This was a really great analysis of a fantastic series with a divisive ending. I whole heartedly agree with your perspective here. Well done 👍🏻

[@amandaius]

The first time I finished the show, I was very upset. The second time I watched it, I was alright and sympathetic with the ending. The third time I watched it, I got super emotional and just loved it. The show is about life, and how people just striving to find love and happiness. There’s a lot to learn from this show.

[@Rocky2418]

I thought the analysis in this video was sound and really well done. Great work!

[@kgrace1985]

I absolutely loved the How I Met Your Mother Finale

[@aralco001]

I wish I saw this after the finale. Respect!! Thank you for the video.

[@kaankaraca2001]

This is a well-made video. Yes, the idea of the show is that life isn't always happy and sometimes it gets in the way of things. And maybe the idea of the episode initially wasn't bad. But I still think this was terrible. Maybe not a disaster like I first thought, but still terrible, especially in execution. 1) Failed Marriage: This is a minor, subjective thing, but I disagree with the statement "successful marriage that only lasted three years" because it is paradoxical. The whole point of marriage is to take the person you love as your partner until "death do us part". To vow that you will be exclusive to each other until the end. Divorce absolutely means failed marriage. If you don't see marriage that way, then what's the point of getting married? So it's not a problem per se, just that I definitely see it as a failed marriage and see Barney's statement as a joke. 2) Wasted Time: There's nothing more annoying than wasting the audience's time. Before the wedding problem, I'll touch on Lily and Marshall. Like the wedding, Lily and Marshall's decision to move to Italy for Lily's dream was immediately changed again to Marshall becoming a judge. I think I remember flash forwards in previous seasons that show Lily and Marshall still being in New York, which makes the Italy decision all the more pointless. If they're going to stay in New York, instead of changing it last minute again, either structure the Italy issue in a way that the final decision is naturally New York. For example maybe the idea can be that sometimes dreams have to be sacrificed to do the rational and right thing. Maybe Lily learns this after having an inner conflict with her end of Season 1 self. It's similar to the real one I think, but in the end they decide to stay in New York. Anyway, back to the wedding: The entirety of the final season was spent on building up Barney and Robin's wedding. To do that, but then pull the plug immediately after is, like you said, jarring and makes it all pointless. I mean, what is the point of presenting throughout the whole season; trials, obstacles, problems that are all overcome to prove that they will stay together no matter what... if they're going to get divorced after a career problem? 3) Character Development: This is the biggest problem with the finale. I don't remember if Lily and Marshall's character developments were ruined like the others. So moving on with Barney. He learned to be honest and to love someone after so many years of deception and fooling around with girls. So it's all the more frustrating to see how after he gets divorced with Robin, he reverts back to his old ways, and even worse when he ends up as a single dad. Next, Robin. I hated how in the end he reverted back to her Season 1 self by sacrificing those he loves (specifically Barney) for her freaking career. This made me hate her. This would be like if Lily left Marshall again and went to Spain because "dreams and career and stuffz". Finally, Ted. In several of his relationships with Robin it is shown how they don't work as a couple. In the last few seasons, we are shown Ted constantly still loving her, Robin saying she doesn't love him, and finally in one of the episodes of the last season, learning to finally let go of Robin. How can you ignore all that and bring them back together again? You can't, and you shouldn't. It makes all of what Ted has learned completely pointless. So in the end, maybe the idea they were going for weren't all bad considering the themes and ideas of the show; but that doesn't excuse bad execution, with wasted time, plot lines and character developments.

[@Lauren-in4zu]

Masirimso Fanedits so true!

[@matuk3200]

Bravo!

[@Rileysaura1]

Not sure if I'm misunderstanding you on the Italy point, but they did go in the end, didn't they? As I understand it, it was only ever for a year, hence Marshall asking the guy who called him about the judgeship "Can I start in a year?" We get a brief fast forward at the end of "Daisy" to them in Italy with Martin and Judy after Daisy had been born. The Italy decision became natural after Marshall realised that his most important dream is to have a family, making it a no-brainer for him to put off the judgeship in favour of Lily's career aspirations. Every fast forward after that with Lily and Marshall is, I'm pretty sure, at least a year after the wedding when they would have returned from Italy.

[@yoonlim5819]

This is officially my favourite review of TV series on youtube

[@harishbalaji7081]

This is the most beautiful video ever made. Thanks for this perspective to remove all the small disappointments i had after watching the finale. Best show ever❤

[@Me-wk3ix]

Thank you! Thank you for articulating exactly how I felt about the ending.

[@ASKP007]

Whether you like the finale or not , but the two episodes can not destroy the legacy of a decade worth of experience

[@Skrattmas]

Just!..WOW! Easily the best responce ever about the series ending and HIMYM as a whole! There are deeper meanings as long as you are open to read into it! Thanks for that nice video!

[@ZionJang]

In the beginning, Chandler hates Thanksgiving and is afraid of commitment. Rachel has no idea to fend for herself. Joey doesn't want a girlfriend. In the end, Chandler is extremely happy to share a life with Monica. Rachel gets a job offer across the seas, meaning she learns how the world works. Joey falls deeply in love with Rachel and is willing to risk friendships for her.

[@tamingthelife31]

its not just about a start and an end, hes talking about the continually changing to suit life situations. life and people aren't linear

[@yPGzRicardo]

That's the thing. They changed slowly, but they did change. Someone who watched only the first season wouldn't believe if you told them Chandler married Monica and they had a stable marriage.

[@Whitneypyant]

Rachel I would say involve sometime when in season 8 and 9. She totally had a huge character development when Emma was born. Ross not so much he was still judgmental with people beliefs when the show ended.

[@Whitneypyant]

Taming the Life Rachel changed when she had Emma.

[@curlychapina]

Thanks! I hated that the video said that the characters in Friends did not evolve. Bullshit.

[@majopareja]

I don't think that a finale in which everybody ended up happily and statically in love would have been better that what we got; but what I think bothered many of us was the way the whole season used the time it had left. If it had been a season about "life happening", "getting in the way", showing us how the years changed the relationship of Barney and Robin, maybe making the parallel between Ted and the mother and Stella and her ex (which I think was a really interesting idea you suggested), it could have worked. But summing up more than 10 years of story into the last 40 minutes, and showing so many changes without context... was just below the quality that the show used to deliver. The examples you used were great, and the contrast between the way the creators built those situations (Marshall's father's death, the way in which Ted's and Barney's way of relating to women shifted, etc.) and the way they mishandled equally complex situations in the finale (divorce, death, not being as close as you used to be to the people you love) are what made it such a disappointment.

[@sami6998]

It stings, but i am glad it ended the way it did. They both got what they wanted out of life. I am sad Ted's wife passes away, but both Robin and Ted are at a point in which they have experienced what they wanted to. Ted had a beautiful marriage and two kids, something he wanted throughout his life and Robin had an amazing career. Anything that was holding them back from eachother is gone. They can live out their days happily knowing they didnt sacrifice their core desires for eachother. No resentment.

[@TheLittlePaloma]

Ted Telling the story to his kids was his way of saying goodbye to his wife and to start his next journey with Robin whom which where his story started from

[@jellydeejellydoo8751]

I have just finished binging this on Netflix and I loved the ending! I would have loved it even more if the deleted scenes of the final episode were kept.

[@luislasanta4265]

I came back to this video after a while and it's even more beautiful than I remember. Thank you

[@chic0latin0]

I was actually happy with it but man you made me see the bigger picture!!! And now I’m crying again thanks bro lol

[@imoh.6247]

I actually really love the finale, because it is not a fairytale ending but provides a life after the show for every single character. But You don't feel like you miss out on what's happening after the show because it's clear that an era has ended. But it also scares the heck out of me because I finish school next year and I hate the thought of drifting away from all my friends which is ultimately going to happen

[@corneliahanimann2173]

you must like M. Night Shyamalan movies...all about them plot twists.

[@vigilanterorschach2600]

Mo Hüsing You will have a group of friends, that is all you need. Yes, you will have flashbacks of them bullying you or making fun of you, hanging out with them and so on...those are the memories that make you stare for a few minutes and then you go on. In my lifetime of 18 years, I have gone through many relationships and had many friends. Yet, I only rely on my best friend who will never turn his back against me. Find that person and you won't need anyone more.

[@renatamarques8610]

Mo Hüsing Not everyone is gonna stay in your life, or you in their lives. It happened to me, but I'm still in touch with my closest friends, we never drifted apart. Life is change, nothing stays the same, the good or bad things always change, and that's something I'm still getting used to. All the new things I have to do, the uncertainty, a whole new phase in my life I have to experience lol. Sometimes I get scared, but some other times I get excited. Anyway, I'm still figuring out life, good luck on yours xoxo

[@JackHoleey3]

Cornelia Hanimann shyamalamadingdong.... nah. This show ending is shitty. Divorce is the only thing that was bad....

[@joseferrari3637]

So? Did it happen? Did you drift apart?

[@aubrey6220]

No clue why the all mighty algorithm sent me here but I love finding up and coming video essayists!! Subscriber gained keep it up

[@caroliner6579]

I understand that the finale wasn’t all about how Ted used the Mother as a consolation prize, but to me, it’s lazy writing and a slap in the face to all the fans that spent years waiting in anticipation for the mother, only to find out that she only gets like 2 hours of screen time (or whatever it is), because the easy thing is for her to die so that Ted can run back to the character that we already know he has chemistry with and that fans like-who by the way, we just watched an entire season devoted to the struggle it takes to get her down the aisle with A DIFFERENT MAN. To me, that basically just screams that the writers didn’t feel like (or didn’t know how to) put the time and effort into making us fall in love with a new love interest for Ted, as well as figuring out a way for Robin and Barney to have a happy ending. Because let’s be honest, if it ended before we find out Ted and Robin are going to get back together, we wouldn’t be happy with her ending up alone. The final season felt like a waste of time, because all of the high stakes struggles that the characters go through (Robin and Barney’s marriage, Ted’s wife) comes unraveled at the very end, and we end up right back where we started in the Pilot episode. There is no sense of successful progress, and that is what’s upsetting to me about this show’s finale.

[@caroliner6579]

Plus, haven’t we learned already in the earlier seasons that Ted and Robin can’t make a relationship work?

[@mint7442]

The thing that annoys me is they had the final already planed and had recorded the kid so they still looked like teens and still didn’t properly write the story All they needed were two things If they had spent less time on Robin and Barney’s relationship or had shown how it would fail And Hadn’t devoted an episode to Ted finally getting over Robin They literally spent the season at the wedding, you don’t do that if you are gonna break them up!,!!,,!!!,!’

[@nealjroberts4050]

Things change. People change. And life isn't happy endings. If you wanted perfect happy sitcom endings for all the characters then you were watching the wrong show.

[@mint7442]

Neal J Roberts see that’s the thing In himym robin and ted was always “meant to be” and then the ending brings them together against all odds and even what they themselves want in a relationship It’s that typical “meant to be” relationship !!!! So no it’s not a bad ending it just feels like it was added to make ted and robin get together even though it makes no sense

[@jonahcorrenmusic]

In the earlier seasons, they couldn't make it work. At that time in their lives, they weren't right for each other. But, in 2030, they are. Life happens, people change. That's what this video is saying, and that's what I wholeheartedly believe HIMYM was about. @@caroliner6579

[@haitham1789]

I love this show. Just rewatched it again. It's so impactful

[@3iknet327]

I can understand what people hate about the ending. I also loved Barney and Robin together. But it is like the kids say at the end: "You said this story is about mom, but she rarely even appears in it." The series starts with Ted falling in love with Robin, and that stretches throughout all seasons. He tries so often, but in the end he will always end up loving Robin. And thats what they tried to do in the finale, because it would have broken the circle if he stayed with Tracie. There was no better way for the story to end than Ted finally getting over the mother of his children and getting together with Robin happily ever after.

[@annefrancia83]

"LIFE HAPPENS" -- WHAT I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT, ABOUT THE FINALE OF HIMYM. 💗💗💗 There are no happily ever afters. But we go on, in the face of devastating heartaches. I actually Thought, when I was just starting to watch the show, that Ted was telling the story of how he met their mother ... because he and the Mother had just divorced, amicably. From the way Ted talked about her I always felt that he and the Mother were no longer together, but that they were still very fond of each other. The Ending broke my heart -- but the meaning I got from the whole messy thing was this: we CAN go on, life can be good again, no matter how bad our losses. 💗