5 Reasons How I Met Your Mother Finale Is As Bad As You Remember (And 3 Reasons It Isn't)
2. Isn't As Bad: Barney's Ending
If you can get over the annoyance of having to sit through Barney and Robin's entire wedding weekend in excruciating detail just to have them break up at the earliest opportunity, then you can see that infamous womaniser Barney Stinson does end up having a fantastic ending.
With his marriage over, Barney reverted to type and leaned into his old school bachelor lifestyle, but after a string of one night stands he learned he got someone pregnant.
Though reluctant at first, he realises upon seeing his new daughter that she's all he ever wanted, and vows to keep her safe and raise her with all his love. In that moment, his daughter does what his marriage to Robin never fully could - it made Barney grow up.
It's a sweet and well-crafted ending for the show's most complex figure, and honestly it does a good job of clearing up the mess that came with his divorce. He and Robin were happy for a while, and after breaking up Barney looked kind of lost, but with Ellie came a new chapter in his awesome life - and one that made total sense given how his much his character had progressed in the later seasons of the show.