Last Forever
| "Last Forever" | |
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| How I Met Your Mother episodes | |
Ted finally meets the Mother | |
| Episode nos. | Season 9 Episodes 23 and 24 |
| Directed by | Pamela Fryman |
| Written by | |
| Original air date | March 31, 2014 |
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"Last Forever" is the two-part series finale of the American sitcom television series How I Met Your Mother. The 23rd and 24th episodes of the ninth season, and the 207th and 208th overall, they were written by series creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas and directed by Pamela Fryman. The episodes originally aired in the United States on CBS on March 31, 2014, and were watched by 13.13 million viewers in the United States.
"Last Forever" received a negative response from television critics and fans of the show alike, primarily in regard to the final twist ending, the relationship between Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) and Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), and the fate of the series's titular mother. Many viewers expressed considerable disdain for the disregard for character development and said the episode rendered the entire ninth season pointless. Due to the backlash, an alternate ending was included in the ninth season's home media release.