How I Met Your Mother: 7 Mistakes Made In Season 9

Did it go out with a whimper?

For nine years, we've watched How I Met Your Mother, listening along as Ted Mosby tells his children the story of his life living in New York in his twenties and thirties, and how the events led him to finally discovering his one true love. Throughout the entire series, viewers got a chance to not only learn the story, but to also watch as Ted grew throughout the series. In addition, we got to watch as his circle of friends changed and evolved. Unfortunately, the ninth and final season of HIMYM has proven to be without a doubt the most disappointing. Although other seasons have had their low points, those poor episodes were outnumbered by high quality ones that advanced the stories of all the characters. Season nine was a total inversion of that formula, however. Poor episodes outnumbered the quality versions, and the show seemed to delight in undoing all the character development the characters had undergone in the previous eight seasons. Despite all that, there was still hope that the finale would provide a satisfying conclusion. But sadly, it was not meant to be. The hour-long finale, "Last Forever," simply proved to be every bit as disappointingly infuriating as the rest of the season. Here are the biggest mistakes the show made in its final season.
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Percival Constantine is the author of several novels and short stories, including the Vanguard superhero series, and regularly writes and comments on movies, comics, and other pop culture. More information can be found at his website, PercivalConstantine.com