: Despite a full season dedicated to their wedding, the episode reveals the couple divorces three years later in 2016 due to the stress of Robin’s burgeoning international news career.
"How I Met Your Mother" Last Forever: Part One (TV ... - IMDb
(Season 9, Episode 23) is the first half of the series finale of How I Met Your Mother , originally aired on March 31, 2014. Directed by Pamela Fryman and written by creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, the episode transitions from the end of Barney and Robin's wedding into a series of massive life changes for the gang over several years. Key Plot Developments
: Following his divorce, Barney reverts to his old playboy ways until he gets a woman pregnant in 2019. The birth of his daughter, Ellie, fundamentally changes him, leading him to commit fully to fatherhood. Thematic Features
: In a pivotal Halloween 2016 scene, Robin realizes she can no longer be part of the group. She tells Lily that seeing a married Barney womanizing again and a happily-in-love Ted with the Mother is too painful.
: Following the wedding reception in 2013, Ted finally approaches Tracy McConnell (the Mother) at the Farhampton train station under a yellow umbrella. They realize they have narrowly missed each other for years, connected by the same umbrella and his first day as a professor.
: After returning from Italy and spending five years in corporate law, Marshall finally achieves his dream of becoming a judge. The couple also welcomes their third child during this period.
