| naruball said: Which part didn't make sense to you? Barney: He' s been a womanizer his entire life. He lies to Robin all the time. He doesn't do what she wants him to. That's Ted. Do we expect him to magically change and become a loving and "boring" husband? No. Barney is not marriage material, hence the divorce. Robin constantly had her doubts about him. Their marriage obviously wouldn't last. It was based on "fun" and there was no substance. Every season was about Robin. Why would his kids want to hear about her all the time? It would make no sense for their mom to be alive and them to have to hear about his ex(es). I know if that were to happen to me and my mom was alive, I'd be like "Dad, I don't care about the other women. Shut up already". Anyone who was paying attention could tell that the story was about Robin. Even his daughter said so. The whole locker thing constantly reminded the audience that though Robin was marrying Barney, She should have been marrying Ted instead. Marshal and Lily: boring as usual How else would Ted end up with Robin if the mother didn't die? Even from the tone of his voice, you could tell that he wasn't telling an exciting story, but one with a sad ending. The mother was always a tiny part of the show. How many episodes were there taht she was not mentioned once? So, did Stacy not matter? Of course she did. But Ted had two great loves, no matter what movies tell you about your other half bullshit. |
@bolded: They spent an entire season just focusing on Barney and Robins wedding. they went on to undo an entire season with making them divorce in the very last episode. they spent almost two seasons going at the baney-robin story, making it work and making it feel like its what they both wanted. again, just to end it with them being divorced and ending the story with barney being a sad loser in his 40's to just knock up some bitch we never even seen. another bimbo that fell for his playbook.
and i disagree, the last few seasons showed barney changing, his conflict with past GF's his father and robin were all about him changing. heck, the reason he got divorced was because he didnt settle down. while barney was never going to be the best husband, they clearly tried so hard to show you that he will always try his best.
@underlined: that would make sense if the kids staying and listening to the story made sense in the first place. who on earth would sit and listen to 208 stories (number of episodes) of how his/her father met their mother?
the whole locker thing actually ended what ever was between robin and ted, when she was freaking out and told ted lets go away together, and he said he didnt want to, and ment it. it was closure, and it should have stayed that way.
@italic: who wants to see robin with ted? they want at it so many times it got boring. other than that, he wants to date/marry his best friends ex wife? it doesnt feel right. The show was about the mother, yet they just killed her off and made the ending again, about robin. it isnt why people watched the show.
