Is 'How I Met Your Mother' The Best Ensemble Cast Show Ever?

We promised ourselves that we wouldn’t cry, but we don’t think it’s a promise we’ll be able to keep! The thing is, tonight, after 9 years on the television, the final ever episode of How I Met Your Mother will be aired. And we’re pretty terrified about how it’s all going to turn out.

The cast gel in the way that the Friends did back in the 90s, the writers of the show have developed them so clearly and consistently that you could predict their moves as if they were your own close friends. Much in the same way as Cheers did, HIMYM has the ability to make viewers feel personally invested in the characters and their stories. The combination of a superb script and impeccable acting is what has spelled success for this long-running series.

It will be strange and sad when we finally do learn the fate of Ted and the Mother but what we do know is that the show will join Cheers and Friends as one of the most memorable ensemble cast show of all time.

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