Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The divisiveness of How I Met Your Mother’s series finale was inevitable from early on. In 2014, the nine-season run of How I Met Your Mother concluded, much to the disappointment of most viewers.
How I Met Your Mother's Concept Created Its Biggest Ending Problem How I Met Your Mother gained popularity due to its unique storytelling concept that framed 2030 Ted Mosby telling Penny and Luke as his audience tales of love, life, and friendship in New York City. This very concept proved to be the instigator of the biggest problem for HIMYM, since Ted’s kids had to film their finale reactions as early as season 2.
Why How I Met Your Mother Couldn't Avoid Filming Its Ending In S2 How I Met Your Mother could not avoid filming its ending scenes early, since the Mosby kids' actors were starting to grow up and age out of their roles. The alternative would be having the characters be older by the end of the show. That would make zero sense, however, since it would imply that Ted had been telling them the story over many years.