Okay so if you have How I Met Your Mother on DVD, then you'd most likely have access to the alternative ending.
I must say that I did not like the broadcasted version, especially due to the predeterminded ending of Ted going after Robin again. Robin became so emotionally unavailable (and at times, manipulative) towards Ted for numerious seasons and the ending just completely shattered my love for this series. After the huge lead up to Barney and Robin's wedding, I was saddened that they did not work out. Honestly, I thought Barney and Robin were kinda perfect for each other as they shared similar traits and after all, Robin played a huge role in Barney's character development. And hey, I could live with the fact that they got divorced because of Robin's tough job, BUT, reverting Barney back into his old ways after so much character development was really unnecessary. He become unlikable and his attempts in impressing women again in his 40s. This became disturbing and sad (as said by lily). Although he did have a child, Barney's relapse of hitting on women and the creation of a second playbook was disappointing (especially with the destroyed playbook marking a huge milestone in Barney's character development).
The alternative ending did not change this aspect, however it did hint that Barney and Robin may still have a slight spark between them. This was during Teds wedding in the last 5 minutes, whereby the narration of 'old ted' says "things fall apart, things get put back together", with the camera flicking between Barney and Robin smiling back at each other. Maybe it's not directly implied but I'd like to think it was a possibility for the two characters to get back together in the future.
Instead of flicking through the photos and memories between Ted and Tracy, it's the very brief recap and lead up of how Ted came to meet Tracy in the first place. With this, compared to the broadcasted version, there is no mention that the mother gets sick and Ted and Robin never ended up together (sorry Marshall). And so without the scene that tells us of Tracy's passing, it is very much implied that the mother is still alive and happily living with Ted and their two children, in which puts a more heartfelt ending to the HIMYM series that I will continue to live by.
Overall, the broadcast version is a 5/10 for me
However the alternative version is a 7/10
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