Legen-dary or Lame? Twitter sharply divided over HIMYM ending

In its 208th and final episode on Monday, the CBS TV comedy How I Met Your Mother finally revealed the mystery buried in its title. It then ended with a twist tailor-made to reward longtime fans. Actor Josh Radnor's character Ted meets the mom, played by actress Cristin Milioti, on a rainy train platform after his friends Barney and Robin are married. However, another turn of events greet the viewers after that.[caption id="attachment_1461255" align="alignleft" width="380"] Courtesy: Facebook[/caption]While some fans welcomed the twist, many expressed disappointment. The show which ended after nine long years have been trending on Facebook, Twitter as well as Google since it's finale episode. The twitteratis however found no middle ground as far as the ending is considered as tweets with #HIMYM and #HIMYMfinale hashtags flooded the microblogging site.Here are some Twitter reactions from the fans of How I met Your Mother:

How I Met Your Mother should have been called How I Met Your Step-Mother. #himym #disappointed — Gena Wolfson (@gwolfson) April 1, 2014

 

The season finale of HIMYM was perfect for April 1 - it was a joke! — Miguel Lizada (@mlizada) April 1, 2014

 

Huh. I actually liked the HIMYM finale just fine. — emilynussbaum (@emilynussbaum) April 1, 2014

 

HIMYM was my wife and I's show. We loved the finale. Don't get all negativity. Divorce, tragedy, 2nd chances, that's life..well done writers — Jeff G. (@TheSportsDude) April 1, 2014

 

I actually don't want to think about HIMYM right now because I've never felt so betrayed in my entire life. — clarissa (@hookedonemma) April 1, 2014

 

So HIMYM ended like that? Total waste of a series — Edward Aschoff (@AschoffESPN) April 1, 2014

 

still really disappointed with how HIMYM ended, it could have been beautiful but no — BornToKillWhovians (@TheM0ffatMinion) April 1, 2014

 

I don't know how I feel about the @HIMYM_CBS ending, but I do know that I am a big mess of tears right now. — jay dee (@jaydeefied) April 1, 2014