HIMYM - How I Met your Mother, series finale....

[lizabu]

I loved the finale. I was in tears at the end. The only thing I didn't like was that it took Ted and Tracy 5 years and 2 children to get married.

I thought maybe they wanted to make it realistic. For example how many people do you know in that situation? Me? Lots. They love each other but life, money etc prevents them from getting married as soon as they like.

What I was disappointed about was there's all this build up and we never even get to know Tracey. What made her "the one"? We know everything about all the other characters. Maybe I would have been satisfied had they done one of those montages where they fast forward through Ted and Tracey's life together. We saw a few snap shots here and there but that was it. We've been waiting for our happy ending and we never got it. But then again maybe they did that on purpose too. To make it more realistic.

 

[Andtototoo]

I liked it. I thought it made total sense given how the story has been playing out and the way it was being told. We weren't getting a lot of info or being given any time to emotionally invest in the woman who was going to be "the mother". The story was being told by Ted in 2030 with the perspective of a man of that age and with those life experiences, which included loving his wife, but losing her and being able to move on. So from that perspective, as the kids said and I realized long ago, the long-term romantic thread was really about Robin because that's who he's going to end his life with.

So while the title and search was for "the mother", in a way it was really for twu wuv and I think he had twu wuv with BOTH the mother and Robin. I think that's realistic, but then again I don't really believe in the idea of ONE soul mate.

 

[MouseMomx2]

I didn't like it, but not because of how things ended. I am fine with Ted and Robin getting together in the end. I do think they belong together. My problem is with the way the final season played out. The whole season was about Barney and Robin's wedding with a big build up to meeting the mother. That would have been okay, had things stayed the same for the finale (B&R together, Ted meeting the mother and getting his happily ever after, etc.). Instead B&R get divorced and the mother dies.

I wish they would have had Ted meet the mother half way through the season and then used the remaining episodes to show us their life together, her passing, Ted's mourning and then he and Robin finding love again. The way it was paced, the mother's illness came out of nowhere, we never got to see Ted mourn her and the rekindling of his romance with Robin felt a little bit inappropriate. I also think that they shouldn't have made the mother so likeable, knowing that they were going to kill her off. I think most of the viewers really liked her so seeing Ted move on when, for us, they had just gotten together just seemed wrong.

The one thing I loved was Barney and his daughter. He went into fatherhood kicking and screaming, but as soon as he met her he found a love deeper than he thought he could ever feel. As a parent, it made perfect sense to me.

 

[Jessica14]

Sooo disappointed in the ending. I think it was several things for me.

First, so much build up to this wedding starting with the proposal and then the engagement party and finally the wedding. Yes, they were showing Robin to be doubtful, but then it all got worked through. A season and a half of this only to be undone in the first 10 minutes of the show.

All of Ted's romances, quest for "the one," and finally letting Robin go for good,allowed him to have true love in his life, and seeing the first kiss, proposal, and birth of babies. Undone by, and" I tell you this story because I want to end up with her now that your mother's dead."

I believe you can have more than one great love in your life, but Robin pushed Ted away so many times, I just wanted to see him with a woman who truly cherished him. I do believe he truly loved the mother or else he would have hooked up with Robin right after she died. Still.

Just too much unraveling for me. I would have preferred it if both the mother and Barney had died and then they joined up. Or the mother seemed like she was going to die, but then recovered and surprised us healthy in the closing moments. I think it would have even be OK if MarshallI was gone and Lily and he joined their families.

I don't think it was fair to build to this point and then tip the whole thing over.

Jessica

 

[Oh Kay!]

I was okay when Barney and Robin said they got divorced. They are not the type to see through trials and tribulations. I was also okay when Mom died. It's sad but life happens. But Ted and Robin together at the end??? The character of Robin began to annoy me after she broke up with Barney the first time, and by the time they got married became downright unlikable. So the ending was irritating to say the least.

When I saw Ted and Tracey weren't married after having 2 kids, I thought the show was going to end with Ted surprising Tracey with the fantasy wedding at a French castle like they had planned.

 

[anniemae]

I posted on the other thread, but I did not like it at all. I felt kind of cheated. It's like the whole series was about him finding his soul mate and part of that road included Robin. But, about season 2 or 3 I realized that Robin was not his soul mate, they were too different, and he went on to find Tracy. They made Tracy so likable and their romance so sweet and gentle. It seemed odd to kill her off and pair him up with Robin. If the show ended at season 3, maybe that would have worked, but season after season I felt more and more convinced he should not be with Robin and his true love would eventually find him.

I felt Robin and Barney were good together. Both had similar ideals and hang ups that kind of made them perfect. The entire season at the Inn solidified to me that they were perfect for each other and supportive. He let her fly and be the journalist she wanted to be and they were living this fantasy life of traveling to distant countries and having adventures. I also felt cheated when they split up.

I wish they left Robin and Barney happily jet setting all over the world, and Marshall and Lily having babies and then flash forwarding more of Ted and Tracy's life. Maybe have us think she died but have her walk in at the end and say something funny about their life together and just ending on a happy sappy note.

 

[Flamingeaux]

Aren't you in the other thread claiming you couldn't get into the show? Why would you watch the finale -- and post in two different threads about a show you couldn't get into, so presumably wouldn't bother watching?

I couldn't get into the show because I didn't like the Ted character. I watched the syndicated show enough to draw an opinion on Ted. Who said I watched the finale? I seem to remember seeing a few of y'all predict she would die and I heard on M&M this morning that she had died.

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

Guess I'm in the minority, but I loved it. I couldn't help but get weepy during several scenes and I thought it ended just as it should have. Ted obviously loved his wife and it wasn't like she died and he immediately hooked back up with Robin. Six years was a long time to grieve and I thought it was great that the gang would end up back together.

I think they limited how much they showed the mother because they didn't want viewers to bond too much with her character.

I liked it. I thought it made total sense given how the story has been playing out and the way it was being told. We weren't getting a lot of info or being given any time to emotionally invest in the woman who was going to be "the mother". The story was being told by Ted in 2030 with the perspective of a man of that age and with those life experiences, which included loving his wife, but losing her and being able to move on. So from that perspective, as the kids said and I realized long ago, the long-term romantic thread was really about Robin because that's who he's going to end his life with.

So while the title and search was for "the mother", in a way it was really for twu wuv and I think he had twu wuv with BOTH the mother and Robin. I think that's realistic, but then again I don't really believe in the idea of ONE soul mate.

I also enjoyed the show finale. For a tv series (not a book), I thought they were fine in the way they wrapped up the story. They showed us that Ted and Tracy had a really good relationship and cared about each other. It also showed that through the years, Ted and Robin cared about each other. Maybe the timing was never right when they were younger. Now that they're older, and are in a different place in their lives, they get together. I liked that Ted didn't try to interject himself in Robin & Barney's marriage, and believe that part of the reason that Robin took that career was to focus on other things besides Ted. It took Tracy to bring her back.

I've seen enough relationships happen where first marriages have ended - either divorce or death - and one of the partners gets together with someone from the past, like a high school friend.

So, I liked it.

I wish they left Robin and Barney happily jet setting all over the world, and Marshall and Lily having babies and then flash forwarding more of Ted and Tracy's life. Maybe have us think she died but have her walk in at the end and say something funny about their life together and just ending on a happy sappy note.

I would have been okay with this ending, too.

 

[RunningGirl]

I was okay when Barney and Robin said they got divorced. They are not the type to see through trials and tribulations. I was also okay when Mom died. It's sad but life happens. But Ted and Robin together at the end??? The character of Robin began to annoy me after she broke up with Barney the first time, and by the time they got married became downright unlikable. So the ending was irritating to say the least.

When I saw Ted and Tracey weren't married after having 2 kids, I thought the show was going to end with Ted surprising Tracey with the fantasy wedding at a French castle like they had planned.

Now that would have been great!!

 

[Sgt Mickey]

I was sooo hating it till the end. I guess I am in the minority of liking Ted and Robin together. I hated that all season long we watched this wedding prep crap for them to divorce. BUT I loved Barney with his daughter which sort of made up for it.

 

[anniemae]

See, I didn't like the Barney with his daughter thing. I hated how far Barney came with Robin only to be knocked back to his philandering ways of sleeping with random women half his age and back to his silly pick up antics.

I thought it was sweet how he talked to the baby, but I didn't like how the baby's mother was "number 31" and how easily he slipped back to his old ways after divorcing Robin. It's like the whole season was a waste. How far he came by growing up emotionally and committing to Robin and the whole wedding season and how close they became. I just don't understand the writers nixing all that.

 

[Ephany]

They should have ended the show when Ted and Tracy meet under the yellow umbrella and figure out how many times they almost met. I liked the flash forwards for the most part but did not like Barney regressing back to being his pre-Robin self. Robin and Ted are NOT the happy ever after I was hoping for; the ending definitely left me feeling cheated.

 

[WDWBarb]

I'm not sure how I felt about it. I was crying during various points (I like the show - I'm not a HUGE fan). I was sad about Barney/Robin but loved that Barney finally met the REAL love of his life. That scene was so sweet.

And then the fact that she died.. wow. I found myself a wreck over that. DH had told me that this was how it ended (I guess it was recently "leaked") but I didn't believe him. I told him that it was a comedy and it was absolutely not acceptable to make it a sad ending. But they did.

In the end, it did bring out a lot of emotion in me and that's good television. And life really isn't about happy endings. It's about all the good times in between. And they all had lots and lots of good times.

So it's bittersweet.

 

[tink20]

I only watched the show because DH watched it, so I didn't really care about it. I think the ending was okay. I hate they killed off the mother. Also, I hate the whole last season was about a wedding that would end so quickly in the last episode. They should have never had Robin and Barney marry. I did like the Barney/baby moment. All in all.....I am fine with the ending.

PS....they gave the mother the ugliest wedding dress...js


Also saw this on another site, thought it was funny. (for fans that are angry)

The show is called How I Met Your Mother, not, How I Met And Stayed Together With Your Mother Until We Both Died In Our Sleep At 93 Years Old, Hands Clasped Together Even In Death.

 

[Bluestars]

I, for one, thought it was a perfect ending.

Me too. I liked the ending. I liked Ted ending up with Robin. I liked Barney having the baby girl and saying those sweet words to her. I am surprised that so many people hate the ending.

 

[low-key]

One of the great endings, all this time we thought we were getting ready for the great love of Teds life (and she was to a point) but we were really watching the love story that took 3 decades to unfold to a happy ending , I thought it was real romantic

 

[lizzyb]

I loved the ending. My only wish is that they hadn't dragged on the whole season with the wedding to cram so much I to the finale.

 

[DisneyFan32WI]

I wasn't a big follower of the show, but I watched it every now and then. I did see the finale and I think I'm neutral with it all. I don't like the fact that Barney was sleeping around and some random girl is who he ended up having a child with. Did he stay with the girl? There was a piece missing to me with that storyline.

On a scale or 1-10, I give it a 5.

 

[Disneyhabs]

Loved how he showed up with the blue french horn it was great and especially how his kids told him he NEEDED to go and ask out aunt Robin such a great series ender.

 

[Diznygrl]

I'm mad that they never explained where the pineapple came from.