Neil Patrick Harris says he’s a fan of the How I Met Your Mother series finale that divided fans<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Harris starred as Barney Stinson in the show, which ran from 2005 to 2014<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
It’s ending was widely panned by fans, but in a new interview, Harris says he approves<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Neil Patrick Harris<\/a> says that \u2014 despite the criticisms leveled at the 2015 finale of How I Met Your Mother \u2014 he believes the show ended just as it should have.<\/p>\n The sitcom premiered on Sept. 19, 2005 and aired until 2014.<\/p>\n The show was narrated by the late Bob Saget<\/a> \u2014 who played the future version of Josh Radnor<\/a>‘s character, Ted Mosby. He told the story of how Ted met the mother of his two children through flashbacks of his life in New York City with his close-knit friend group, Robin (Cobie Smulders<\/a>), Barney (Harris), Lily (Alyson Hannigan<\/a>) and Marshall (Jason Segel<\/a>).<\/p>\n On a new, two-part episode of the How We Made Your Mother<\/a> podcast, hosts Radnor and co-creator Craig Thomas<\/a> spoke to 52-year-old Harris about the show’s ending.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Neil Patrick Harris The show’s finale was arguably the most disastrously received series ender since Lost and included (spoiler alert) \u2013 killing off the titular “Mother” and seeing the demise of a fan-favorite relationship between Barney and Robin.<\/p>\n According to Harris, the finale worked.<\/p>\n![\"Neil](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/877a12a3b9b7ffd99eb89fccb1c935af.jpeg\"\/)
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