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Another great season finale for How I Met Your Mother. Usually this is the time for major changes in the main characters' lives (season 1: Ted and Robin getting together, Marshall and Lily breaking up; season 2: Ted and Robin breaking up, Marshall and Lily getting married). This time, it is indeed all about life-changing events, but we're yet to see the consequences and are left with cliffhangers instead.

Both Ted and Barney have near death experiences that cause their respective lives to flash before their eyes - or, at least, all the things they love and that are really important to them. This leads to a few realizations. Most crucially for the sake of the series, Ted and Barney go back to being friends. More than friends, actually. Ted realizes that he truly wants to commit to his relationship with Stella and take it to the next level. And Barney seems to have a secret realization, too. I love the way he looks at Robin when the others joke about the things he really loves. For me, that is one of the most beautiful moments in the entire series.

Here's a list of the moments I captured from Ted's "all the things I love" flashback (most definitely incomplete and in the wrong order):

How he first met Robin (S01E01) - Lily spending thanksgiving with Marshall's family for the first time (S01E09) - Barney dressed as fighter pilot for Halloween (S01E06) - Red Cowboy Boots!!! (S03E19) - Barney&Robin playing Laser Tag (S01E14) - How Robin got called off to work when Ted wanted to take her to a wedding (S01E12) - Marshall sitting in the rain after his breakup with Lily (S01E22) - The Slap Bet (S02E09) - Marshall freaking out over the decision to either go corporate and make money or work for the NRDC (S03E06) - "Evolved Robin" playing the bongos (S03E02) - Robin and Lily camping out for the wedding dress sale (S02E15) - Robin at the cigar lounge (S01E14) - Slapsgiving (S03E09) - Ted&Stella on the couch (original scene?) - Barney making fun of Ted's hair (S03E11) - Lily sharing her second thoughts about marrying Marshall with Ted (S01E21) - Barney's embarrassing video for Shannon (S01E15) - Ted's vision of his wedding (S01E21) - Ted showing Robin his designs for a new building (S02E04) - Barney stole a turtle costume (S01E20) - Barney AKA Ted Mosby, the Architect tied to some random girl's bed (S02E04) - Marshall&Lily's karaoke duet (S01E17) - Robin looking out of the window and smiling at Ted when he stole the blue french horn (S01E01) - When the gang made fun of Lily working at the Hawaiian restaurant (S02E06) - Barney looking at his phone (?) - Robin wearing that "sexy" shirt at Atlantic City (S02E08) - Robin admitting to Ted she slept with Barney (S03E17) - Lily and Barney waking up in the same bed (S02E05) - Robin Sparkles!!! (S02E09) - Barney imitating Patrick Swayze (S02E12) - Robin, Ted, Lily and Marshall in couple's coma (S02E10) - Barney's off-Broadway one man show (S02E16) - Marshall massaging his nipples and Robin walking in on him (S02E15) - Barney at The Price is Right (S02E20) - Ted's breakup with Robin (S02E22) - Robin's face after she fired her make-up artist (S02E13?) - Robin heading to Lily's bridal shower with her special present (S02E19) - When Ted and Barney stopped being friends (S03E17) - When Ted told Barney he and Robin broke up (S02E22) - Butterfly tattoo!!! (S03E01) - Ted shaving his breakup beard and getting ready to bro out with Barney (S03E01) - Marshall and Lily having sex on the kitchen floor (S02E08) - The three-way Belt (S03E03) - Lily enjoys an earthquake in San Francisco (S03E18) - Robin dressed up to the nines to meet Simon (S03E16) - Ted&Stella kiss for the first time (S03E13) - Stella is finally ready to get serious with Ted (S03E18)

There is a lot of Barney stuff in there, which makes sense, since him and Ted going back to being friends is one of the plot points. But somewhat surprisingly, Robin is also prominently featured in Ted's near death experience flashback. Could this be a hint that Ted and Robin are not done yet after all? I might be reading too much into this. But these short flashes sure seem like a good place to hide some hints concerning the direction the show will take. We will find out more in season 4!

A great season finale that both rounds up a few things that happened in the season and also gives us a cliffhanger to wonder about for the next season.

It was a bit out of character for Ted to get nervous over a simple wedding date in six month. The way he was always presented to us commitment is all he wants. But I can look this over as it lead to a fun episode.

I mainly loved the moment on Barney's hospital bed where they all become friends again. No way should it not have happened and it was so sweet and emotional, I was crying when Ted hugged him. They are brothers!.

And it is interesting how the accident might have changed something for Barney as well. Looks like he is more into Robin now. I am actually more curious what will happen about this next than Ted's proposal.

This was indubitably one of the best episode of the entire season. This episode deals with Miracles, Fate, Destiny and Friendship. In the beginning of the episode, we see Ted getting into a car accident. Although some people might have not liked it, I liked it. It had positive consequences like Barney and Ted becoming friends again. Oh, and while we're on that topic, it is also really great to see Barney literally run to Ted's aid on hearing about his accident. Finally let's not forget the "Miracle" aspect of the story. We see that Robin is very cynical and skeptical by nature, and we also see why. On the contrast, however, Marshall is a firm believer in Miracles and narrates various humorous stories to prove his point. Oh, and we see that Barney still has feelings for Robin. I also liked Barney's Date-Time continuum, which stated,"You never make plans with a girl further in the future than the time you've been going out." In the end, Ted proposes to Stella. Although this is a turn off for Ted and Robin fans like me, it just evinces that life doesn't go how we want it to go. All in all, it was a great, fun and humorous finale to the season.

I'll preface this, I like this show as background entertainment, Barney is fantastic, lily and Marshall are great, robin is average and ted well he's the worst main character ever. We run a you tube channel and we all agreed this is the worst episode of a popular sitcom in the last 25 years.

Himym is awfully written, each series finale is pathetic and forced just for a cliffhanger. It's never written well and this is the third bad one in a row.

Firstly josh Radnor is awful, he can't act, can't portray emotion, is monotonous, isn't hot or even above average looking yet they keep forcing that narrative, has ok basic hair yet it's hyped up and it isn't special, has literally so little chemistry with anyone, he should've been killed off and replaced at this point, used the accident and don't plastic surgery for a half decent actor.

Secondly he is beyond horrible, from the birthday break up to using friends, to being condescending selfish and an all round jerk, this guy is so emotionally stunted the fact people watched this show as anything but boredom filler is beyond me, the romantic in me hates this show with an absolute passion, portrays women as desperate and stupid people. It's idiotic.

So another example of awful writing, in 23 minutes he dumps a girl for a pathetic reason even though he had months to see where it went, another girl he said he loved yet barely knew her, proven in season 4, has a "near death accident" but is completely fine and cognitive and think that means he can use it as an excuse to reevaluate a decision and not onl6 want her back but actually propose, yet again the smart professional mother so desperate for a childish guy she even accepted. How can you make me hate Sarah Chalke.. that's how bad this is.

Exactly the same plot with Barney, they try the love brother at the end but it's just more emotionally stunted behaviour by a disturbed psychopathic sycophant. Then force the Barney loves robin thing for a double stupid cliffhanger.

If anyone over 16 thinks this show is well written it's scary, ted is an awful human being, so many instances of his behaviour yet he even says in this episode he's the good guy. He's a psychologist wet dream he's that delusional to the point of disrespect and forceful behaviour like anyone can have a different opinion in ted world.

Easily the worst written sitcom ever, worst character and only saved by Barney. Robin is such a bad actor, I don't think any outside B can portray emotion, they're not funny and 3/3 for forced idiotic season finales