Neil has never thrown away a joke, there is no “read thru” in his read thru. He is always 100% “in” character. I didn’t watch this show, I just like read thru’s… and Neil Patrick Harris.
I'm only halfway through and absolutely lost it twice already. The emotions in this show were so real and I love that they tackled in this finale how the gang would realistically evolve, not in a FRIENDS way. I think the actors choked up partly because they knew that the same was going to happen to them after spending 9 years closely together. Sadly real life happens to all of us.
Wow 😢 this hits differently from what I remember watching it when it first aired. It’s been years since I last saw the HIMYM finale, I liked it overall, now I’ve come to have a new appreciation for the series as a whole. It truly got heart, among the cast, creators and crew. that’s what kept this amazing series alive, and it shows at this table read. Whoever uploaded this, thanks so much for this, I enjoyed it. 👍🏼
I disagree. I think it all would have been way too obvious if they kept it. This way the viewer can just assume that Ted and Robin ended up together without knowing it for sure.
I just finished watching the show again. Obviously the elephant in the room will always be that ending. Personally, I loved every single moment of that finale up until Ted and Tracy's final moments on that platform. If the show had ended after that, as the train passed, I think it would have been perfect. When they continue and reveal that Ted eventually ends up with Robin again, it greatly takes away the emotional weight of Tracy's death, as we can also see in this table read. Josh was getting choked up reading his lines about Tracy then he was back to normal when they continued. It's How I Met Your Mother. It should have ended with Ted and Tracy.
I think the writers must have gotten into their own heads about the ending because of the title of the show and what they imagined people would say. The kids are just projecting what the writers feel the viewers would say
@@someonewatchingyoutube7026 A few things to remember that are interesting. Tracy met the love of her life before meeting Ted as well. She never thought she would. Also those kids are still young enough for Robin to ultimately be their "Mother" throughout the course of their lives. So it's the story of how he met their mother in that sense as well. I think it was very intentional.
All of Season 9 was literally devoted to showing why Barney and Robin don't work, and yet people don't understand why Ted and Robin get back together at the end. The deleted dinner scene was really important, though, to show that Ted had moved on from Robin. Its a shame they couldn't have freedom for the runtime of the finale and had to cut many things short. I really like how realistic the ending is, with how messy and unsafe relationships can be.
Actually it did the opposite, that’s why people are angry. It’s because the show continuously showed us the compatibility sexual and emotional, of Robin and Barney and the absolute train wreck that ultimately became Robin and Ted. The 180 at the end destroyed years of storytelling.
@@taraz6786 @taraz6786 It's clear that you and the majority of others do not understand that HIMYM, unlike others, is grounded in reality when it comes to relationships and life, despite being a sitcom. I was fully rooting for them, but I still love the ending when I consider how realistically well-thought it is, although the pacing for S9 was horrendous. Sure, most Barney and Robin episodes generally end in, "we have these issues but we love each other and can make it work" but their relationship is not secure or safe. They're constantly disagreeing, not fully trusting each other, and second guessing their relationship all the way up to the altar. It's mentioned multiple times how their relationship is built on lies and to be frank, an extremely shady and manipulative proposal. There's even an entire episode of Robin's mom talking about Robin's dad and Barney being similar, plus if you consider the timeframe, the whole final seasons happens over 2 days of just bickering and uncertainty. S9 clearly is not about Barney and Robin showing they're meant for each other, but about them setting the stage for Ted to prove he's ready for Tracy. Only Barney was the one able to really take away Robin from Ted's life as their friends, and Ted wouldn't dare to steal her away from him like he would from someone else.
I’ve always been so torn on the ending. Because I do like it but it isn’t perfect. Them having their first conversation at the station is the perfect ending. How they met.
HIMYM spoiler alert: I really don't hate on the ending at all. Yes, ofc it's crazy sad that Tracy dies... BUT. I understnad what they wanted with it. The story starts from when Ted meets Robin for the first time. They are bound to be together even though they want diffrent things. Ted want's kids, a family. He got this with Tracy. Robin wanted to travel the world, be free and she didnt want kids, she couldnt even have kids. She got to see the world. Even tho it's horrible that Tracy has to go for them to happen again, I think it's a wonderful and thoughtout ending. Endings can't always be unicorns and rainbows, luckily :P Ted and Robin fulfilled their lifelong dreams, and still got to be together in the end.
@@spencertarver Table reads are usually the first time the actors see the script or screenplay. Judging by their reactions, it definitely was the first time they had read the ending.
after rewatching for a 3rd time the ending was perfect we needed to be teased like that Robin and Ted always loved eachother and even though we love Barney and Robin the ending makes sense.
Yes, thats what I am always saying. There is this video on YT with a different ending and at first watching, I realy thought that this one is a better one, but after the fifthish watching of HIMYM, this Ending is exactly what the whole show is all about.
No, Robin never loved Ted the same way ted loved her, and to me the final does not feel like a happily ever after ending, it just feels hes making the same mistake again and it would and badly again
No it's written season after season but sometimes the showrunner know how they are going to close their show. In this case they're reading for the first time their last episode.
Robin was not able to give birth to children, Ted wanted to have kids so she temporarily left him and married to Barney. That marriage did not work and Ted's wife died, after that Robin joined his family as she always wanted to be with him. The whole story revolved around Robin' s medical conditions due to which she wasn't able to have children.
I had the same opinion on the ending until I recently read online a theory saying that Tracy’s soulmate was Max and when she died she practically reunited with him, thus leaving Ted to reunite with Robin and it kinda made sense (I also cry everytime I watch the ending and all the episodes that remotely mention or show Tracy).
@@FeminineRelationshipChannelthey turn Tracy into a baby machine and kill her off so Robin can end up with Ted who she rejected for years. It’s a pathetic ending. It would’ve worked after four seasons but not nine they forced the ending and ruined any character development.
But it's a show that was never about happy endings and not about pure comedy. It's pretty simple and anyone who expected something different just ignored the whole show.
The first season literally ended with two of the main ensemble members breaking up, which was followed by a half season of going through how that affected them. HIMYM was never meant to be a mindless “let’s always laugh” sitcom.
Barney even suited up on table read, that’s legendary
Legen-DARY
@@sophbracegirdle Lengendary ! Self 5
i love how barney is still suited up
I’ve watched HIMYM sooo many times I recognize all the scenes they cut from this original script
I only watched it once and I still recognize the deleted scenes, they stand out so much 😅
Its so cute how all the people involved in the show laugh and cry together over this beautiful story
Neil has never thrown away a joke, there is no “read thru” in his read thru. He is always 100% “in” character. I didn’t watch this show, I just like read thru’s… and Neil Patrick Harris.
Cristin Millioti is 100% the perfect casting and had amazing chemistry with every cast member
Alison was just a mess through 90% of this lmao. understandably
She’s so adorable 🥲
27:15 I love how Marshall threw a handkerchief towards Tracy
They dressed their characters, I love that. This was so amaxing to watch.
Just watched this because I’m in the middle of a series rewatch and my heart is aching.
I'm only halfway through and absolutely lost it twice already. The emotions in this show were so real and I love that they tackled in this finale how the gang would realistically evolve, not in a FRIENDS way. I think the actors choked up partly because they knew that the same was going to happen to them after spending 9 years closely together.
Sadly real life happens to all of us.
Just wanna take note of the fact Tracy technically would have passed away some time this year
33:15 watch jason and alison here, on screen and off screen amazing chemistry.
55:44 Look at marshall giving lily money :D
I wonder why
@@BomtombastanI think it's giving her a prop because she gives it back as part of the script a minute later.
@@Metroid-rg9pnIsn't it to do with their long term bet on Ted and Robin ending up together?
utter perfection. i love this show more than anything.
NPH even suited up
Wow 😢 this hits differently from what I remember watching it when it first aired. It’s been years since I last saw the HIMYM finale, I liked it overall, now I’ve come to have a new appreciation for the series as a whole. It truly got heart, among the cast, creators and crew. that’s what kept this amazing series alive, and it shows at this table read. Whoever uploaded this, thanks so much for this, I enjoyed it. 👍🏼
I totally agree
👀
They should have kept the part where Lily pays back Marshal
I disagree. I think it all would have been way too obvious if they kept it. This way the viewer can just assume that Ted and Robin ended up together without knowing it for sure.
I just finished watching the show again. Obviously the elephant in the room will always be that ending. Personally, I loved every single moment of that finale up until Ted and Tracy's final moments on that platform. If the show had ended after that, as the train passed, I think it would have been perfect. When they continue and reveal that Ted eventually ends up with Robin again, it greatly takes away the emotional weight of Tracy's death, as we can also see in this table read. Josh was getting choked up reading his lines about Tracy then he was back to normal when they continued. It's How I Met Your Mother. It should have ended with Ted and Tracy.
I think the writers must have gotten into their own heads about the ending because of the title of the show and what they imagined people would say. The kids are just projecting what the writers feel the viewers would say
you've missed the point of the finale and his relationship with Robin unfortunately
@@someonewatchingyoutube7026
A few things to remember that are interesting.
Tracy met the love of her life before meeting Ted as well. She never thought she would.
Also those kids are still young enough for Robin to ultimately be their "Mother" throughout the course of their lives. So it's the story of how he met their mother in that sense as well.
I think it was very intentional.
I just finished the series! I'M ABSOLUTELY ON BOARD.
Loved ur comment even tho I don’t necessarily 100% agree but the point you made do make sense
NPH is such a good actor and singer!
He has done theatre
I love this cast, the writing, the plot. take issue with the ending, I don’t care. this show has my heart.
All of Season 9 was literally devoted to showing why Barney and Robin don't work, and yet people don't understand why Ted and Robin get back together at the end. The deleted dinner scene was really important, though, to show that Ted had moved on from Robin. Its a shame they couldn't have freedom for the runtime of the finale and had to cut many things short. I really like how realistic the ending is, with how messy and unsafe relationships can be.
Actually it did the opposite, that’s why people are angry. It’s because the show continuously showed us the compatibility sexual and emotional, of Robin and Barney and the absolute train wreck that ultimately became Robin and Ted. The 180 at the end destroyed years of storytelling.
@@taraz6786 @taraz6786 It's clear that you and the majority of others do not understand that HIMYM, unlike others, is grounded in reality when it comes to relationships and life, despite being a sitcom. I was fully rooting for them, but I still love the ending when I consider how realistically well-thought it is, although the pacing for S9 was horrendous. Sure, most Barney and Robin episodes generally end in, "we have these issues but we love each other and can make it work" but their relationship is not secure or safe. They're constantly disagreeing, not fully trusting each other, and second guessing their relationship all the way up to the altar. It's mentioned multiple times how their relationship is built on lies and to be frank, an extremely shady and manipulative proposal. There's even an entire episode of Robin's mom talking about Robin's dad and Barney being similar, plus if you consider the timeframe, the whole final seasons happens over 2 days of just bickering and uncertainty. S9 clearly is not about Barney and Robin showing they're meant for each other, but about them setting the stage for Ted to prove he's ready for Tracy. Only Barney was the one able to really take away Robin from Ted's life as their friends, and Ted wouldn't dare to steal her away from him like he would from someone else.
54:40 absolutely sent me lol
I wonder if the "i kept the story short and to the point" was in the script or if it was improvised by Josh.
I love these amazing artists. I would pay a ton just to see them get together again
Like the fact Barney is suit up ❤
I’ve always been so torn on the ending. Because I do like it but it isn’t perfect. Them having their first conversation at the station is the perfect ending. How they met.
This is better than the actual aired episode!
Which episode is it
its the finale
Yeah the finale makes a bit more sense with some of the deleted scenes left in. Particularly Ted and Robin meeting up.
Such a shitty ending, the mother should never have died. That’s not why we rode this ride. Still so pissed about it. 😒
I stand by the ending being trash but there was also a lot of great stuff in the final episode. Good laughs and some really poignant moments!
BEST.SERIES.EVER!!!!
thank you so much for this ❤
This is so emotional.... ❤️
I just can imagine the scene from their voice
Amazign
Good things some of those jokes were cut haha
World's best tv series
27:14 jason is the best here
they said the final episode was one of the only table readings bob saget ever attended so where is he?
Legen wait for it ..... Dary ... It's legendaery
Too bad they didn't keep the last scene with Marshall and Lilly, that would have made that ending a little less sucky
Nope it would have been shitty regardless.
They should have left Lily paying Marshal in!!
HIMYM spoiler alert: I really don't hate on the ending at all. Yes, ofc it's crazy sad that Tracy dies... BUT. I understnad what they wanted with it. The story starts from when Ted meets Robin for the first time. They are bound to be together even though they want diffrent things. Ted want's kids, a family. He got this with Tracy. Robin wanted to travel the world, be free and she didnt want kids, she couldnt even have kids. She got to see the world. Even tho it's horrible that Tracy has to go for them to happen again, I think it's a wonderful and thoughtout ending. Endings can't always be unicorns and rainbows, luckily :P Ted and Robin fulfilled their lifelong dreams, and still got to be together in the end.
All of Season 9 was literally devoted to showing why Barney and Robin don't work, and yet people don't understand it.
Interesting/ Did they shoot a table read with an anamorphic lens?
I guess NPH can not not act. 😂
Im from tulsa. No one willingly moves there. 5:50
Same, spending my twenties in the lamest place ever
53:38 is when the show should have cut to black and ended
21:00 25:50
43:23 NPH had me here
Wait this is the first time the cast read their lines? Thats why they were emotional?
no its the last time they had a table
read
@@spencertarver Table reads are usually the first time the actors see the script or screenplay. Judging by their reactions, it definitely was the first time they had read the ending.
@@karlomolnar2780 im realizing now that i misunderstood the original comment. thanks!
I wonder why they changed Tracy's last name
How did they change it?
I never had a problem with how they ended it. Just the last season. The gang is not being together.
Why did you cut the great parts which makes the show complete? Why did you leave us, the fans, disappointed?
woah they cut lot of stuff
after rewatching for a 3rd time the ending was perfect we needed to be teased like that Robin and Ted always loved eachother and even though we love Barney and Robin the ending makes sense.
Yes, thats what I am always saying. There is this video on YT with a different ending and at first watching, I realy thought that this one is a better one, but after the fifthish watching of HIMYM, this Ending is exactly what the whole show is all about.
No, Robin never loved Ted the same way ted loved her, and to me the final does not feel like a happily ever after ending, it just feels hes making the same mistake again and it would and badly again
Wait, they write the whole 9 seasons before acting?
No it's written season after season but sometimes the showrunner know how they are going to close their show.
In this case they're reading for the first time their last episode.
No everyone showed up on set one day so they decided that let's write something as we go along
53:35 , thank me later
Damn This is too much 😢
having to laugh at every little joke must be so draining
these people in the back are only there for that reason that is their job. i think their scripts even say who laughs are which joke
if i were a cast member i would protest that stupidest ending!!!!
Robin was not able to give birth to children, Ted wanted to have kids so she temporarily left him and married to Barney. That marriage did not work and Ted's wife died, after that Robin joined his family as she always wanted to be with him. The whole story revolved around Robin' s medical conditions due to which she wasn't able to have children.
I had the same opinion on the ending until I recently read online a theory saying that Tracy’s soulmate was Max and when she died she practically reunited with him, thus leaving Ted to reunite with Robin and it kinda made sense (I also cry everytime I watch the ending and all the episodes that remotely mention or show Tracy).
@@crytyify I missed this point, you are right.
@@FeminineRelationshipChannelthey turn Tracy into a baby machine and kill her off so Robin can end up with Ted who she rejected for years. It’s a pathetic ending. It would’ve worked after four seasons but not nine they forced the ending and ruined any character development.
Shit finale
Ending so bad
Comment so wrong and derividiv.
Eh. I think it's overrated.
the worst finale in a history of sitcom finales. the death of mother? why ?? stupidest thing. its a sitcom. not a drama series!
But it's a show that was never about happy endings and not about pure comedy. It's pretty simple and anyone who expected something different just ignored the whole show.
The first season literally ended with two of the main ensemble members breaking up, which was followed by a half season of going through how that affected them. HIMYM was never meant to be a mindless “let’s always laugh” sitcom.
Such a bad show.