[3] In addition to the Region 1 DVD release of the season on October 1, 2013, it was also added on Netflix for streaming in the same day.

The consensus reads: "How I Met Your Mother wears out its welcome this season, with an anticlimactic reveal and rote, less-than-fruitful humor.

"[27] Alexander Lowe of We Got This Covered criticised the reveal of the mother, writing: "After 8 long years and 192 episodes of How I Met Your Mother, the future Mrs. Ted Mosby has finally been revealed.

[28] Matt Roush of TV Guide Was critical of its season premiere, writing: "I find it hard not to stifle a yawn.

Move on, show, and please give serious thought to wrapping things up this season while we might still care.