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Patrick Harris caused many fans to become deeply invested in Robin and Barney's relationship more than Robin and Ted's; and the casting of Cristin Milioti as the Mother caused fans to become invested in that character as well. Sepinwall stated that "so much of what was terrible here was terrible because Bays and Thomas had a very specific vision for the ending of their show and would not—or, perhaps, after they filmed the kids' reactions, could not—deviate from it. And based on the initial reaction I've seen to the episode, it's going to forever sour the opinion many fans of the show had for it."
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Tracy—is reunited with her first true love, Max, too." Though the Mother served as a "cheap plot device" to a degree, Eng said that "Ted's time with her also taught him nothing lasts forever, nothing's perfect. And he needs to move on with his life, but that doesn't make his relationship with The Mother any less important. I don't think the Ted of 2005 would've done the same."
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was critical of the episode, citing the low points to be the reversal of character development, Robin and Barney's divorce, and the Mother's death. His assessment was that "Fans weren’t given any moment to grieve, which undermined the impact of her passing". Cheeda singled out Ted using the Mother's
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said that she'd prefer Ted not to have ended up with Robin, but "as I consider the romantics that co-creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas are, it's obvious they would bring this long, winding love story full circle back to the person Ted wanted to be with when we met him. And The Mother—excuse us,
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on March 31, 2014. The episodes were watched by 13.13 million viewers in the United States in its original
American broadcast and received a 5.4 rating/16% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49. This marked a significant increase, of over four million viewers, in the ratings from the
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petition to rewrite and reshoot the finale. As of April 2, 2014, the petition had received more than 5,000 signatures. On April 5, 2014, Carter Bays announced on
Twitter that an alternative ending, from the same filmed material, would be included on the season 9 DVD.
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former relationships and expressing incredulity at how allowing Barney and Robin to fall in love led him to, at their wedding leave early and run into the Mother. After Ted meeting the Mother is shown, Future Ted narrates “See? Easy. And that, kids, is how I met your mother.”
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train station. There, an elderly lady spots the Mother nearby, but Ted decides not to approach her since he’s moving. The next night, Ted surprises
Marshall and Lily at MacLaren’s, revealing he met the bass player from the wedding and they hit it off.
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I remember. We’ll see." Josh Radnor was also told some parts of the finale from the start, but neither he nor the rest of the cast were informed how the series would end.
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1372:"Monday Final TV Ratings: 'The Voice', 'How I Met Your Mother', 'Castle', & 'Dancing With the Stars' Adjusted Up; 'The Blacklist' & 'Intelligence' Adjusted Down"
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985:"'How I Met Your Mother's' Craig Thomas on Ted & Barney's Breakup, Eriksen Babies and The Future of Robarn"
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1459:"HIMYM Tomatometer Watch: Series Finale Currently Rotten - Majority of critics disappointed by 'Last Forever'"
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767:""First Look" at How I Met Your Mother Series Finale: Carter Bays Has Been Writing It Since 2006!"
923:"'How I Met Your Mother Star: "Heart-Wrenching" Funeral, Cut from Finale, May Have Softened Blow"
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1212:"One-Hour Series Finale of "How I Met Your Mother," Starring Neil Patrick Harris, Airs March 31"
1012:"Farewell, How I Met Your Mother: Ted's 'Daughter' and 'Son' Spill 7 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets"
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1774:"How I Met Your Mother: 5 Things Fans Hated About The Final Episode (& 5 They Loved)"
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1805:"'How I Met Your Mother' Ending Petition — Fans Want To Officially Change Finale"
1310:"'How I Met Your Mother': 10 Years Later, Does the Series Finale Still Not Work?"
1058:"'How I Met Your Mother': Josh Radnor Has Always Known (Part of) How It All Ends"
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1277:"'How I Met Your Mother' Series Finale: The Story Behind the Music (Video)"
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of the show as a whole. The episode, written by series creators
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1121:"Watch the Happier 'How I Met Your Mother' Alternate Ending"
1671:"Does How I Met Your Mother's finale ruin it for all time?"
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1741:"How I Met Your Mother: Was It a Legendary Finale?"
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