How I Met Your Mother - Season 9

phasers

Stabshauptmann wrote: »

EXACTLY!

It was a clever, original ending. An ending very much in keeping with the shows 8 seasons.

Well not really, there's been speculation that this would happen for years. And there's nine seasons...

iguana

And it's not in keeping because from the end of season 2 onwards, we've been beaten over the head again and again that Ted and Robin are not right for each other.

Clareman

Alyson Hannigan is saying that there was a deleted scene about the mother's funeral but it was cut.
http://www.411mania.com/movies/news/320884/Alyson-Hannigan-Reveals-A-Deleted-Scene-From-How-I-Met-Your-Mother-Finale-(SPOILERS).htm

On the "one second" montage of Tracy's funeral that was cut from the episode: "Honestly, if you saw [that] cut, it would be even more heart-wrenching than what the finale was. They were like, ‘No. It's just too gut-wrenching.' And I was like, ‘That's what I want. I want my heart ripped out and slammed on the floor and, like, stomped on!' [It] would have been better for the audience, so that then they can process, ‘Oh, [Ted] mourned. He got closure.' And then they'd be happy that [he and Robin] got together. Rather than be like, ‘Oh, wait. She died? What? They're together, huh?' And credits. That's what I think was too fast."

Lisha

Am I the only one who would have preferred if Barney and Robyn stayed together and were happy ever after?

Ballyv24

Lisha wrote: »

Am I the only one who would have preferred if Barney and Robyn stayed together and were happy ever after?

Nope, I agree with you. They had the final season showing how they were perfect together and then they just dropped the relationship in a few minutes.

It's as if the writers thought they were only on episode 12.. then when someone reminded them that they were filming the last episode they just thought.. "feck it, lets cram the rest of the season into the last episode. I hope we don't forget anything.. What!! Barney is with Robyn.. but she is supposed to end up with Ted at then end, I'll fix that. Get my red pen"

My guess is that they had some new guy typing out the scripts and he kept mixing up Ted and Barney, so the last season really should have been about Robyn and Ted getting married

Clareman

In my opinion they wrote themselves into a proverbial corner and had to pull the trigger on Ted and Robin, the whole on again/off again, will they/won't they thing over the past few seasons, along with Ted pretty much descending into a secondary character with no romantic interests for the last couple of seasons meant that they had to do something to tie it all back up together, to do that they had to have Robin get involved with someone, they couldn't just introduce a new main character so they went with the only other option they had. Having them break up because they weren't spending enough time together was a bit meh though, Barney was shown to give up his career so why couldn't he follow Robin around for a while.

Just watched the episode when Stella leaves Ted at the altar and it really underlines just how **** the ending was.

Alfred Borden

It just gets worse the more you think about it. Worst ending to a show for me (lucky not to have seen Lost or Dexter).

They have lost their loyal fans that would have watched the new show out of loyalty too. Going nowhere near it.

Killer_banana

Deleted User wrote: »

Just watched the episode when Stella leaves Ted at the altar and it really underlines just how **** the ending was.

Saw the start of that earlier and then he got to the bit about not inviting an ex to a wedding and it had so much more implied meaning I turned it off. I have watched a few episodes since it finished but there are some I think are just pretty much ruined by the ending.

pedatron

I'd forgotten they had so much screen time together. If you erase the Robin bit and watch this it's an improvement!

sunbabe08

oh the feels. that looks so much better

FunLover18

I just binged on the last few episodes there as I was getting frustrated with having to wait every week on E4 … not because I enjoyed the last season so much but because it felt like such a chore. I just wanted to get it done with.

I am extremely disappointed, after going to the effort of introducing the mother and giving us a chance to know (I really liked her) to have Ted end up with Robin just seemed to take away from all of that. I'm OK with the mother dying but the the show was called "How I Met Your Mother"; the the mother was the goal, she was the light at the end of the tunnel. But for some reason the show ended on Ted hooking up with Aunt Robin … extremely frustrating and totally pollutes the relationship he had with the mother when you compare how little we got to see of them together with 9 years of seeing Ted fall in and out of love with Robin and vice versa

FunLover18

ALSO!!

What was the point of having Bob Saget narrate!?!?

sunbabe08

i know. what's up with that.

FunLover18

sunbabe08 wrote: »

i know. what's up with that.

Did Radnor only take over in the last episode? They just gave themselves and extra wage for no reason

OU812

Alternative ending

http://vimeo.com/105404677

Wellyd

OU812 wrote: »

Alternative ending

http://vimeo.com/105404677

That's exactly what I wanted all along! Why didn't they just go with what they knew all the longtime viewers wanted?!

allym

Definitely a far better ending. I enjoyed it a lot more than the real one, but I'd still argue that the story was always about him and Robin. I think the ending they chose made perfect sense, but viewers would definitely be happier with the alternative ending!

Ballyv24

Awesome!! That is how it should have ended. Now to invent a memory eraser and remove the sh!tty ending from my brain

Killer_banana

When they had this ending why on earth did they go with the other?! They filmed the scene with the kids at the end of the second season when people were into Robin and Ted, I get that. But after seven more seasons of being shown they weren't right for each other and fans coming to prefer Barney and Robin as a couple it was obvious that having them end up together just wouldn't work anymore. That teamed with the fact that they could have gone with this instead - it just makes no sense that they thought the best way to go was to have him end up with Robin. They changed the ending due to fan response once, why not do it again?

AbusesToilets

It's still a pretty ****ty way to end the series. Ignore seasons worth of character development, waste the season by forming it around the wedding for 22 episodes instead of giving us more time with the Mother etc. Such lazy writing ultimately and this new ending, while better than the first, doesn't change any of that. Not to mention that it is basically ripping of the earlier youtube effort that handily bested the original.

godtabh

OU812 wrote: »

Alternative ending

http://vimeo.com/105404677

Not working now. What happened

S.M.B.

Sparks43

I cried:eek:

That is how we should have met the mother

guttenberg

Far far better ending to the show than what was originally shown. Did any of the cast speak out saying they didn't agree with the first version?

pickarooney

S.M.B. wrote: »

Now that one's gone. Any other links?

Machismo Fan

It's a much better ending on nearly every level than the total mess we actually got.

phasers

So, so much better! The finale as a whole was fairly crappy but this definitely helps a bit.

With the finale written this way does anyone else think it hinted at a Barney and Robin reconciliation? Just from the look they gave each other during the wedding scene combined with Bob Saget's narration.

Lisha

phasers wrote: »

So, so much better! The finale as a whole was fairly crappy but this definitely helps a bit.

With the finale written this way does anyone else think it hinted at a Barney and Robin reconciliation? Just from the look they gave each other during the wedding scene combined with Bob Saget's narration.

In my head Barney and Robin lived happily ever after. I was delighted to see that look in the clip and for me they are happy together living the dream .

Stabshauptmann

pickarooney wrote: »

Now that one's gone. Any other links?

The "alternative" endings are the footage you've seen edited to remove the big twist. No one has posted "never before seen" footage afaik.

Great ending, made better every day imo by how many people didnt get it.

FunLover18

Stabshauptmann wrote: »

The "alternative" endings are the footage you've seen edited to remove the big twist. No one has posted "never before seen" footage afaik.

Great ending, made better every day imo by how many people didnt get it.

The original or the alternative?

skeleton_boy

Stabshauptmann wrote: »

The "alternative" endings are the footage you've seen edited to remove the big twist. No one has posted "never before seen" footage afaik.

Great ending, made better every day imo by how many people didnt get it.

The reason so many people are pissed off is because they understand exactly what happened.

colinod0806

I don't even understand how people who were for Ted ending up with Robin could be happy with the ending. It was just tacked on and very poorly done.

EoinMcLovin

Pineapple mystery solved
http://www.buzzfeed.com/emilyorley/how-i-met-your-mother-pineapple-mystery-solved?utm_term=3pz5duc&sub=3448827_3827760#2iezip7?bffbent

Stabshauptmann

skeleton_boy wrote: »

The reason so many people are pissed off is because they understand exactly what happened.

Really, because most of ye seem to think the show was about how ted meets his kids' mother

Killer_banana

Stabshauptmann wrote: »

The "alternative" endings are the footage you've seen edited to remove the big twist. No one has posted "never before seen" footage afaik.

No never before seen footage but a never before heard voiceover.

blue note

Urgh, I'm so angry at how that ended! Sorry I'm a little late to the party btw, I just watched the 9 seasons over the past couple of years. And I must say, while the series started great, it became something I just said I'd finish because I'd started it for the last couple of series. What a mistake that was!

The last season in particular was crap. Marshall's road trip was painful. The captain was a real low point of the whole 9 seasons. But then when we got to the second last episode and barney and Robin broke up I was properly annoyed. I thought sure it's something that could happen - that's life, but let the fans chat about those things after it finishes. Totally unnecessary inclusion. Then the final episode. I hadn't noticed any of the mother being dead stuff. So when she got sick at the end I was thinking ffs, they're not about to kill her off. Then they didn't and I thought huh, what a strange thing to include- a random time when she was sick. Then the kids tell him to go off and chase aunt Robin. That made me swear! 9 seasons making it clear they weren't right for each other? And then let's just disregard everything and put them together? Plus barney and Robin breaking up was solely for that? A few seasons of convincing us they were right for each other, then throw that out the window for that crappy ending?

And don't get me started on barney. Very relatable character throughout (if perhaps an exaggerated version of people we all know). But we all know someone who was obsessed with notches on their bed post. Then they grow up and realise they want something else. It's a nice story arc. But fuk that, let's throw that out the window and have him go back to being the same as at the start. But we'll cure him by giving him a silver bullet (baby) and that's a wrap for him.

The Ted/ Robin storyline was similarly relatable. The couple who had serious chemistry but just wouldn't work. It was nice to see that play out.

Robin needing ted to rescue her pretty much offended me too. She waited around in the same apartment for 16 years or whatever for him to come back with that stupid blue horn? How did no-one tell the writers the ended was terrible in just about every way?

I'm so annoyed. Sorry for bringing up bad memories by the way to all those still following this thread who had gotten over it.

Ballyv24

I randomly bring it up in conversation with people how bad the ending of How I met your mother was.
The alternative ending was pretty good. It might be on YouTube somewhere

Sabre0001

This clip popped up in my recommendations the other day and it's better with later context of knowing how it all wraps up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kr9uPjvgx8

The alternative ending is indeed on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoHUs8J7x94

A much happier ending. Certainly prefer it to the Ted/Robin conclusion, though the death element adds something different and takes a risky shot (which might have worked had they handled the rest better)