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Spoiler alert: Ted finally reveals how he
met his children's mother but critics call
it a 'slap in the face'
LAST UPDATED AT 14:27 ON TUE 1 APR 2014
AFTER nine years of waiting, fans of
How I Met Your Mother finally found out
how the leading character Ted did
actually meet his children's mother last
night – but critics say the finale was far
from legendary.
The mother is revealed as Tracy
McConnell, played by Cristin Milioti, and
– as many predicted – had died from an
unexplained illness by the time Ted is
telling the story to his two children.
Main characters Robin and Barney
divorce 20 minutes into the final
episode, paving the way for a last-
minute twist, in which Ted rekindles his
love for Robin.
Gray-haired and six years a widower,
Ted races to Robin's window with the
blessing of his children and brandishes
the same French horn he stole for her in
the pilot episode.
Some fans took to Twitter to praise the
emotional ending, but many expressed
disappointment.
Ben Skipper at the International
Business Times describes it as "the worst
TV ending ever". After nine whole years
of waiting, Ted and Tracy's entire
relationship was condensed into as short
a time as possible, he complains. "The
Mother was never anything more than
an after-thought, a tragic character
whose sad back story was a journey that
would lead her to just a few years with
Ted before an illness that is never
explained claims her."
He adds: "It turned out to be How I Met
Your Step-Mother , and that's the ultimate
disappointment."
Josh Visser at the National Post accuses
the makers of betraying their fans with
such a "cheap ploy" and, worst of all,
betraying their own show. "I hope the
rotten ending doesn't poison the show in
retrospect," he says.
James Poniewozik in Time magazine
describes the finale as "a clumsy,
emotionally disjointed hour" that made
the entire series an "elaborate con job",
setting up a story that was not, in the
end, what it purported to be about.
"We had, by my rough guess, about 45
seconds to learn Tracy's name, see her
meet Ted, mourn her, and get the hell
over her so the kids could laugh it off
and tell their dad to get out there again
so we could return to Status Quo 2005,"
he says. "For the audience, it was How I
Met, Then Quickly Moved Past Because
Remember She Was Not the Original Love
Interest, Your Mother ."
Furthermore, the show spent an entire
season on the weekend of Robin and
Barney's wedding, only to have them get
divorced in the blink of an eye, says
Margaret Lyons at Vulture . "My boss
says using vulgar language makes us all
look bad, but I can't help it in this
instance: This is complete bulls***."
She adds: "Killing the mom is bad
enough, but making this a Ted-and-
Robin love story is bailing on the central
conceit of the show. You might even call
it a slap in the face." ·
Was How I Met Your Mother finale the worst ending ever?| How I Met Your Mother News | The Week UK
met his children's mother but critics call
it a 'slap in the face'
LAST UPDATED AT 14:27 ON TUE 1 APR 2014
AFTER nine years of waiting, fans of
How I Met Your Mother finally found out
how the leading character Ted did
actually meet his children's mother last
night – but critics say the finale was far
from legendary.
The mother is revealed as Tracy
McConnell, played by Cristin Milioti, and
– as many predicted – had died from an
unexplained illness by the time Ted is
telling the story to his two children.
Main characters Robin and Barney
divorce 20 minutes into the final
episode, paving the way for a last-
minute twist, in which Ted rekindles his
love for Robin.
Gray-haired and six years a widower,
Ted races to Robin's window with the
blessing of his children and brandishes
the same French horn he stole for her in
the pilot episode.
Some fans took to Twitter to praise the
emotional ending, but many expressed
disappointment.
Ben Skipper at the International
Business Times describes it as "the worst
TV ending ever". After nine whole years
of waiting, Ted and Tracy's entire
relationship was condensed into as short
a time as possible, he complains. "The
Mother was never anything more than
an after-thought, a tragic character
whose sad back story was a journey that
would lead her to just a few years with
Ted before an illness that is never
explained claims her."
He adds: "It turned out to be How I Met
Your Step-Mother , and that's the ultimate
disappointment."
Josh Visser at the National Post accuses
the makers of betraying their fans with
such a "cheap ploy" and, worst of all,
betraying their own show. "I hope the
rotten ending doesn't poison the show in
retrospect," he says.
James Poniewozik in Time magazine
describes the finale as "a clumsy,
emotionally disjointed hour" that made
the entire series an "elaborate con job",
setting up a story that was not, in the
end, what it purported to be about.
"We had, by my rough guess, about 45
seconds to learn Tracy's name, see her
meet Ted, mourn her, and get the hell
over her so the kids could laugh it off
and tell their dad to get out there again
so we could return to Status Quo 2005,"
he says. "For the audience, it was How I
Met, Then Quickly Moved Past Because
Remember She Was Not the Original Love
Interest, Your Mother ."
Furthermore, the show spent an entire
season on the weekend of Robin and
Barney's wedding, only to have them get
divorced in the blink of an eye, says
Margaret Lyons at Vulture . "My boss
says using vulgar language makes us all
look bad, but I can't help it in this
instance: This is complete bulls***."
She adds: "Killing the mom is bad
enough, but making this a Ted-and-
Robin love story is bailing on the central
conceit of the show. You might even call
it a slap in the face." ·
Was How I Met Your Mother finale the worst ending ever?| How I Met Your Mother News | The Week UK
