8 TV Moments That Didn't Live Up To The Hype
1. When Barney & Robin Got Divorced
How I Met Your Mother is one of those shows that divided the fanbase over its finale, yet there were other moments that disappointed fans. The biggest of these was the revelation that Barney and Robin divorced.
The wedding between the two was one of the most drawn-out events of the series, and it received a ton of hype from the network. The first time the wedding is shown is at the end of the sixth season when Barney is introduced as the groom in an epic cliffhanger that upended everything the fans knew about the character.
That was shocking enough, but when season seven picked up, it stretched the bride reveal until the very end, which only served to build upon the anticipation of the reveal. Seasons eight and nine were almost entirely about the wedding, so there was a lot of emotional investment going on for the fans.
Then, in a surprise that came completely out of left field in the penultimate episode, Barney and Robin let their friends know that they divorced. It was a sucker punch to the fans, and it effectively demolished the hype built up around an event that was the most significant throughout the entire series.