Was How I Met Your Mother finale the worst ending ever?

Spoiler alert: Ted finally reveals how he met his children's mother but critics call it a 'slap in the face'

The cast of 'How I met your Mother'
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After nine years of waiting, British fans of How I Met Your Mother have finally found out how the leading character Ted did actually meet his children's mother – but critics say the finale was far from legendary.

The mother is revealed as Tracy McConnell, played by Cristin Milioti, and – as many predicted – had died from an unexplained illness by the time Ted is telling the story to his two children.

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