It took me a little while to figure out why people were so pissed about the finale of How I Met Your Mother, but I think I get it now, and I agree. Major spoilers ahead.

The entire nine-year run of the show, as it turns out, was misdirection. I rather like misdirection in a story up to a point, as do (I think) most people. I don’t know exactly where that point is, but it is more than safe to say that the point beyond which misdirection stops being enjoyable occurs well before the nine-year mark.

(If you are still reading, I will assume you are okay with spoilers, so here goes.) Continue reading →