Nothing Lasts Forever
Your relationships will all change drastically
I’m going to do something a little different this time.
I’m going to talk in-depth about one of my favorite shows. I promise you the point will be worthwhile. You’ll appreciate the show more and (hopefully) learn a valuable life lesson.
Fair warning, major spoilers ahead for the show in question.
The Greatest Finale of All Time
Let me let you in on a little secret: I loved the finale of How I Met Your Mother.
This makes me a bit unusual, because the reaction against this particular series finale was quite extreme. Most of the people I’ve talked to hated it, the internet seems to hate it. I even remember after it aired that Sports Center anchors hated it (I believe I remember that they called a team’s performance “more disappointing than the How I Met Your Mother finale).
So why did everyone hate it so much?
Chances are there are lots of reasons, but they all revolve around a stunning twist at the end. Although some people had predicted it, it was still shocking that the show followed through with it.
A quick recap of the premise of the show for those not familiar:
