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Last Forever: Part Two: Directed by Pamela Fryman. With Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan, Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders. As the years go on, changes cause the group to drift apart, but they reunite one more time for Ted's wedding.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Pamela Fryman
- 2014-03-31
- Recap
- Alternate Ending
- Continuity
- Memorable Quotes
- Notes and Trivia
- Guests
- Deleted Scenes
- Reception
In 2018, Barney, Ted and Lily are at MacLaren's hanging out again for the first time in a long while. Barney is ecstatic, and says that they are going to stay late. Lily laments that Robin is not with them, even though she promised to be there for the “big moments”. Ted tells her that this is not really a big moment, but Barney disagrees. Just then...
On 6th September, the official alternate ending was leaked online. This ending begins with Lily's wedding toast on Ted's long and difficult road to happiness. A voice over by Ted (Bob Saget) says that Lily was only half right: while it was long (possibly really, really long), it was not difficult - in life, things happened. Things will fall apart, ...
Ted bringing Robin the Blue French Horn is reminiscent of their first date in the Pilot, with Ted even wearing the same suit and tie.The moment that Ted and the mother met for the first time is finally shown, and the mother's name is revealed as Tracy. This is consistent with Ted's joke to the kids in Belly Full of Turkey that a...Ted marries in 2020, 15 years after Marshall and Lily's engagement causes him to declare his wish to do so.The episode and its predecessor explain why Robin and Lily are depicted as only rarely seeing each other during the flashforwards in Bad Crazy.—Ted finally meets The Mother.—Ted, during Tracy's sickness, is profoundly grateful he met her.—At MacLaren's, Barney says this to a random girl to prove a point that he's not that kind of guy. These eventually become the first words he says upon meeting his newborn daughter.—During the group's first official hang outGoofs and Errors
1. In an earlier season, Ted makes it very clear to "never invite an ex to a wedding". He ends up breaking this rule at his own wedding with Tracy, the same mistake he made with Stella. However, it's worth noting that inviting Robin to his wedding with Tracy did not seem to have any positive or negative consequences. It's most likely because they are friends with Robin. Also, it is Tracy who ends up convincing Robin to come to the wedding, as Robin initially RSVPs "no" to Ted. Finally, Tracy...
Allusions and Outside References
1. Ted and Tracy being engaged for five years before getting married may be a nod to Jason Segel's movie The Five Year Engagement. 2. Lily calls Barney Papa. Neil Patrick Harris's children call him Papa and his husband Daddy.
Music
1. Downtown Train - Everything but the Girl 1.1. Played during Future Ted's speech, his and Tracy's wedding and when they meet 1. Heaven - The Walkmen 1.1. Played in the final scene and during the pre-credits 1. And There She Was - John Swihart and The Solids (Played in the alternate ending)
Judith Drake - BerniceMarshall Manesh - Ranjit SinghJoe Nieves - CarlIn 2019, on the end of August, Barney is seen smoking a cigar which then Carl yells at him. Barney tells him that he has had a perfect month with 30 girls, but just then, Carl tells him that there are 31 days in August. Barney freaks out and pulls the play that he has one day left to live on a girl, although he bragged of not having to use that pla...
The episode was viewed by 13.13 million viewers. It became the highest rated and most viewed episode of the series.The episode's reception has been mostly mixed with a some fans agreeing that the finale delivered what it should have, while some saying that they were betrayed. Praise was directed towards how the...Part 2. In 2018, Barney gets ready for another night at MacLaren's, even though Ted and Lily, both being parents, are not intending to stay out late. Marshall arrives and announces he is replacing a retiring judge in Queens, which prompts a celebration.
In 2019, Ted, the Mother, Marshall and Lily are at Robots Versus Wrestlers. A depressed Barney shows up to say that while he recently completed a "perfect month" using a new Playbook, the last woman is pregnant with his child.
Last Forever: Part Two As the years go on, changes cause the group to drift apart, but they reunite one more time for Ted's wedding. Meanwhile, a monumental event causes Barney to finally change his ways.
Ted finally finishes the story of how he met his children's mother on part two of the series finale of How I Met Your Mother.
If only How I Met Your Mother's "Last Forever, Part 2" ended at 18 minutes and 15 seconds would it be remembered as subpar rather than a story almost as terrible and heartbreaking as being left at the alter.
