So, the end of the very last episode of How I Met Your Mother finally shows the moment Ted and The Mother, aka Tracy McConnell, meet.
And it's adorable.
And then Ted and Tracy get married.
And it's also totally adorable.
***MEGA SUPER SPOILER ALERT***
Do not read past this point if you don't want to know the huge reveal in the series finale.
Then the episode cuts to Ted's kids and we learn The Mother gets sick and dies. By the time Ted's telling the story, she's been dead for six years.
Ted's kids then give him permission to chase after their Aunt Robin, saying it's clear they really like each other. Cut to Robin's apartment.
And there's a ring at her doorbell...
And who's outside? Ted.
And he's got a blue French horn!
By the time the finale ended, #HIMYMFinale was the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter. And the reaction from fans was pretty split:
#HIMYMFinale Ted & Tracy were actually perfect. He admitted that. It's so out of his character to go back to Robin. His crush end years ago.
I DON'T LIKE TED AND ROBIN TOGETHER I LIKE ROBIN AND BARNEY WHAT THE FUCK
Always kind of figured Ted would end up with Robin #HIMYMFinale
Many viewers were disappointed, upset, and mostly just sad the show was ending. And some also felt a little cheated that they watched the show for nine years just to have Ted and Robin get back together.
#HIMYM good episode... Awful ending! I was so tired of ted and robin years ago. God I'm disappointed. Great job show... Real great job
Best Episode. Cried & laughed, and even matt cried like a girl. We will miss Marshmellow, illypad, Ted, Robin, Barney, & Tracy #HIMYMFinale
why bring the mother in at all at this point if you were just going to throw her in front of the cancer bus and bring back ted/robin
There were maybe like a million possible endings and they picked up the worst one. #HIMYMFinale #HIMYMFarewell
Why couldn't they just end up happy ever after? That's all we really wanted. Ugh. #MixedFeels #HIMYMFinale
Idk how I feel about this #HIMYMFinale