10 TV Show Endings That Get Worse The More You Think About Them

Honestly, criticising How I Met Your Mother's controversial farewell is like beating a dead horse at this point, but come on: How in the world can one finale mess up in so many different ways?

In a series of increasingly shocking reveals, Last Forever announces that the eponymous Mother is dead, and that Ted is actually telling this long story so he get his kids' permission to ask Robin out again, now that he's done grieving.

This last second twist almost singlehandedly destroys nine season's worth of character development and emotional investment, from fans eagerly waiting for Ted and Tracy to settle down and live happily ever after.

It also makes Ted look like a monster, manipulating his kids to grovel for his ex yet again.

There are other issues, of course - spending a whole season waiting for Barney and Robin to get married, just to have them divorce at the last hurdle is a major time-waster - but nothing will ever sting more than Ted treating his true love like a footnote in her own story.

For shame, Mosby. For shame.