First of all, in the name of transparency I have to admit that I liked the finale of HIMYM. Ted and Robin, regardless of what many say, were obviously meant to be together for the whole series and I'm glad they ended up that way. That being said, I was pretty upset that Barney and Robin ended the way they did. So I came up with an alternate plot to fix this issue, but my entire family hates it. Now I figure you can hate it too.
So here are my "givens":
1) Ted has to end up with Robin (I explained why above)
2) Tracy has to die
So my "alternate ending" is this: the gang are all carpooling to go to an important event: a friend's wedding, an event for Marvin, etc. Ted and Robin, for whatever reason, ride together and Barney and Tracy, for a similar reason, ride together. Ted and Robin get there but Barney and Tracy do not; they end up in a car crash together and neither makes it.
Ted and Robin console each other in their grief, but eventually move on and grow apart just like they did in the show. Then, Ted finishes the story, and the kids tell him to go reunite with Aunt Robin.
Yes, it's tragic, but it's not THAT much more tragic than just Tracy dying, and Robin and Barney marriage can remain legendary AND we don't have to see Barney's desperate return to the dating scene.
So, on a scale of 0-2, how bad is it?