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Why How I Met Your Mother Killed Off The Mother (Despite The Show's Title)


How I Met Your Mother followed through with a plan to kill the "Mother" character even though the title suggested a different direction for the sitcom. Ted Mosby's (Josh Radnor) story of how he met the "Mother," Tracy McConnell, served as the series's framing device. Tracy was an unseen mysterious figure for most of the sitcom's run until Cristin Milioti first played the on-screen version of Tracy in the season 8 finale. Despite being a direct focus for a portion of the ninth and final season, How I Met Your Mother gave Tracy a tragic fate.

Throughout How I Met Your Mother, Future Ted unearthed a handful of key details regarding Tracy while sharing the epic tale of how the pair met. During the focus on Barney and Robin's wedding weekend in season 9, Tracy's various encounters with Ted's closest friends was revealed. When she finally met Ted following the wedding, the series documented several flashforwards depicting major events in Tracy's life alongside her new love. Aside from the birth of their daughter, Penny, Ted and Tracy got married and had a second child named Luke. Despite the presumed happiness, Future Ted revealed Tracy had passed away from an illness six years before sharing his story with Penny and Luke.

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Killing off the "Mother" was a bold move, and it didn't go over well with a large portion of How I Met Your Mother viewers. The decision resulted in a controversial reception surrounding the series finale, which has tarnished the show's legacy. When Tracy was brought on as a direct character, viewers had a chance to fall in love with the figure through Milioti's stellar performance. After finally getting a chance to know the Mother, she was quickly killed off in a rushed series of events presented in the finale. Some avid fans thought the death took away from the series's focus since Future Ted's feelings for Robin were reintroduced just moments after he revealed his wife's fate.

The death of Tracy may have felt like a last-minute decision, but it was actually planned very on during the development in How I Met Your Mother. Creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas planned the Mother's fate with their team in season 2. To prepare for Tracy's death, scenes with Penny and Luke were secretly filmed years in advance, so there weren't aging issues by the time the big reveal occurred in the sitcom. In fact, the show included a handful of clues hinting at the Mother's death well before season 9. Though the series was always meant to incorporate aspects of Tracy, the title was never meant to imply that she was the sole focus of the series.

How I Met Your Mother was always meant to fully follow Ted's journey through pain and happiness. While Tracy was presented as the love of his life, he also harbored long-term feelings for Robin. Ted was given a chance to have fulfilling years with Tracy, resulting in living out the dream of starting a family. When Tracy ultimately passed away, Ted's love life stalled until his kids acknowledged their father's suppressed feelings for Robin. The sitcom made an effort to prove life doesn't always go as planned with Tracy's untimely death. Ted did meet a woman he built a satisfying life with, but that was never meant to conclude the character's journey with love.

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