How I Met Your Mother’s Ending Controversy Was Impossible To Avoid

The divisiveness of How I Met Your Mother’s series finale was inevitable from early on. In 2014, the nine-season run of How I Met Your Mother concluded, much to the disappointment of most viewers. HIMYM‘s ending was criticized for undoing the main characters’ arcs by minimizing the eagerly-awaited first meeting of hopeless romantic Ted Mosby and the Mother, Tracy McConell, and instead reuniting him with on-off love interest Robin Scherbatsky. This decision came after HIMYM spent its entire final season preparing for Robin and Barney Stinson’s wedding, and ultimately resulted in a mixed reception for the two-part final HIMYM episode.