Thanks to the power of Netflix, fans and new viewers alike have the ability to binge watch “How I Met Your Mother” (HIMYM) anytime. Over the course of nine seasons, the "How I Met Your Mother" cast and crew have made us laugh (the goat on Ted's birthday, Slapsgving, Barney's plays, etc.), but they have made us cry just as much. Let's look back at the times HIMYM broke our hearts.
In case you haven’t seen HIMYM (are you currently under a rock), there are some major spoilers below.
1. At the end of season one, Lily leaves Marshall for San Francisco.
Arguably one of the best TV couples of all time, this breakup hurt to watch. Marshall, crying on the steps in the rain with the ring in his hand--quite the cliffhanger, writers. Thankfully, this heartbreak was not permanent, but it was only the beginning.
2. When Robin and Ted break up
He would have “stolen [her] a whole orchestra.” (I’m not crying, you’re crying.)
3. When Marshall's father dies
Seriously HIMYM writers, what are you doing to us?
4. The time Stella left Ted at the alter
We may have known she wasn’t the mother, and never really liked her, but poor Ted didn’t deserve it.
5. While at a doctor’s appointment, Robin learns she can never have kids.
It was no secret Robin never was interested in having kids, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t hard for her--and for us to watch. (Bonus points to Ted for cheering up Robin with Christmas lights set to ACDC.)
6. When Barney meets his Dad for the first time
and it does not go according to plan at all.
7. The time Ted gave up the opening night of his building to let Robin go after Barney
Robin and Barney get engaged, Lily and Marshall are in a good place, and Ted is alone. (Really writers, Ted doesn’t deserve to enjoy his accomplishment? Couldn't Barney and Robin get engaged the next day?)
8. Midway through the series finale, we learn Robin and Barney get divorced (R.I.P).
Really, Writers? You build up the couple’s wedding for a season, and then divorce them? Couldn't you have devised a different ending?
9. In the last few minutes of the series finale, we learn the mother was dead the whole time.
REALLY? All those seasons, the buildup of an epic love, and you kill the mother off? *Heart on the floor* Where’s the ice cream?
At times, "How I Met Your Mother" can be devastatingly heartbreaking, but in the next breath, you are cracking up--isn't that how life is sometimes?
