How Marshall Ruined The Final Season Of How I Met Your Mother

It's no secret that most fans consider the final season of How I Met Your Mother to be the worst in the series. Though not many can put a finger on what exactly went wrong. Some point to Jason Segel's contract dispute with How I Met Your Mother producers, but is that the whole story? Why did one of the central characters of How I Met Your Mother almost jump ship before the shows final season?

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[randomaccountmadeyup]

None of this falls on his shoulders. The whole last season was a mess with or without him. There is no one to blame but the writers.

[rafresendenrafresenden.]

I think the finale hurt the series way more than anything Marshall ever did

[trinaq]

It made absolutely zero sense why they had the final season take place entirely at Barney and Robin's wedding if they were just needlessly going to split them up in the first few minutes of the finale. Also, Tracy deserved better than to be a vessel for Ted's kids, all so Ted could go back to Robin in the end.

[frankejk]

i genuinely dont understand why they stretched a single weekend for 22 episodes and then they rushed like 10 years of story in the last 2

[Dan]

Marshall is like the LAST one I would blame for anything bad in this show (the slap bet was a bit overplayed though)
Marshall is literally the only likable one of the group if met in real life. Ted is a picky idiot, Lily is kinky and hot but easily the most judgemental and controlling of the group, Robin is selfish and rude most of the time, Barney is a type of character that only exists in TV land because in real life he would be a sexual predator and an asshole...
Marshal is the family man hard worker and funny goofball of the group

[alexandrasilva]

The problem with the ending of HIMYM was never Marshall or Lily. It's the fact that we spent 9 seasons to know the mother, just to have her on 2 episodes, and see the series ended the way it started. Robin and Ted never match, they would never work out as a relationship. On the other hand, Barney and Robin understood each oher like no one else. And the mother deserved a season dedicated to her, and not just a couple of episodes.

[mohemida]

I think the writers did a pretty good job on dealing with his tight schedule. I saw the show multiple times and never complained about Marshall being absent in the final season (there are a lot of things to complain about in that season I'm just saying Marshall wasn't one of them)

[AnaPaula-wdrd]

I binged the series in 2016. I was ironing some clothes while watching the finale. When Ted called Robin I almost threw my iron at the wall. True story.

[trinaq]

Having Marshall be separated from the rest of the main group was marginally better than not having him present at all, but it still felt clunky having him show up sporadically, stuck in either a car or airport. Just goes to show that Marshall was the true heart of the group.

[Dan]

Honestly there was so many things wrong with the last season I completely forgot Marshall was largely left out.
He absolutely wasnt the key reason why the show ended so badly.
I seriously cannot watch the show anymore knowing how bad they they butchered the end. Makes the whole series seem less serious, I put a lot less faith in it

[nithilanamudhan]

The writers screwed the whole final season with that finale. Such a good series deserved a better ending

[jarodchen]

Spending almost the entirety of season 9 at Barney and Robin's wedding was a huge mistake. The episodes just dragged on, and it didn't feel like we were getting anywhere. The only thing to make up for it was that we got more Tracy scenes.

[MrGamerz]

Clickbait title, Marshall’s absence through most of the season wasn’t the main reason the last season failed. It was the writers.

[KingGorilla]

No word about Segels struggle with alcoholism during the later series? I think this was a huge factor, which shouldn't be excluded in this.
I for myself am really happy that he overcame this struggles as far as we know ...

[ouroboros_]

I actually really liked the last season... except for the ending of course, the episode Barney disappears has my favorite line in the whole show "whatever you do in life, it's not legendary, unless your friends are there to see it" I love it

[EJY]

Responsibility for ruining that show falls squarely on the shoulders of whoever came up with that ending.

[kittycattt]

I recommend watching "Dispatches From Elsewhere". Jason Segal wrote & created it. Such a good series and I hardly see it get recognition!!

[kapten-awesome]

I didn't think of that at all. To me the problem was that they walked back on so many things, barney and Robin(should have stayed married) and ted and Tracy should have had a happy ending and then the Last scen when he goes to robin never happend. HOW HARD COULD IT BE!?

[britpretty]

If the writers were better at their jobs, they would've let the characters grow and change. The last season is pretty terrible, and the ending is awful. But Marshall's half-absence didn't ruin it: their poor writing/decisions did. They were too married to an ending that no longer made sense. They could've written Marshall out completely, and their bad writing would still be the issue.

[misterwhyte]

I just finished rewatching the show and even though I guessed something was happening BTS for Marshall to be separated from the group for a few episodes, I still think they pulled it off perfectly. Him being stranded in Minnesota and having to find his way to the wedding on time was a great little subplot, and it added a new dynamic to his relationship with Lily. As others have said, there are many problems in season 9, but Marshal ain't one of them. Still an interesting bit on why he wasn't as present.