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Those looking for a ‘Friends’ reunion don’t need to look any
further, since its biggest inspiration ‘How I Met Your Mother’ finally came to
an end in an exciting series finale. Both shows had several similarities. Both
were based on New York and focused on the lives of young, close friends dealing
with day-to-day situations in their personal and professional lives.
Almost every character on ‘HIMYM’ seemed like a version of
their ‘Friends’ counterpart in an alternate universe. The only difference was
that it was narrated by former ‘Full House’ star Bob Saget as a retrospective
of how his younger self found ‘the mother’. The show starred Josh Radnor, Neil
Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel and Cobie Smulders in their
respective lead roles
Most television audiences remember the series finale of
Friends with fondness of how it wrapped up different stories of the characters
and created new beginnings. It was closure for not just the fans but also for
the cast who had spent ten years in their respective roles on a weekly basis.
The last season added the character of the mother Tracy
McConnell, played by Cristin Milioti. The finale focused on how the main
character Ted Mosby played by Josh Radnor eventually meets and marries ‘the
mother’.
Similarly to Friends, it wraps up sub plots such as the relationship
of the witty ladies man Barney Stinson played by former ‘Doogie Howser’ Neil
Patrick Harris and Cobie Smulders’ character ‘Robin’. Alyson Hannigan, famous
for her starring roles in ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ show and the ‘American
Pie’ film series, stays on as Lily, the loyal wife of Jason Segel’s character
Marshall.
The series finale has been the most talked about since
Friends, especially on social media platforms. Fans have been discussing the
finale. A simple Google search even reveals a petition for the show’s producers
to change the ending. Without giving anything away, an alternate ‘perfect’
ending to the finale season was filmed.
Cast members including Smulders have reportedly stated that
they are content with how everything is wrapped up in the broadcasted ending,
breaking tradition by giving fans a glance to the future, the fate of the
mother and ‘Aunt Robin’. One of the scenes filmed during the shoot of the first
season nine years ago has been featured in the ending. Radnor, however, was
reportedly more content with the alternate ending instead of the one they had
shot during the first season.
The alternate ending is expected to be available on the
series DVD set. For those who have not seen the finale yet, we will not spoil
it but it is worth watching for long time fans of the series. It may bring
back memories of the now-classic series of finale ten years earlier. At least
we finally met ‘the mother’!
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