Wolf Akela
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Just finished watching the entire series for the first time.
My god, I understand the whole outrage on the internet about the ending now. I've been a Ted/Robin fan since day one, never bought Robin/Barney at all, but they already deserved it. We already went through the amazing ending from Sunrise.
- Teddy officially and completely lets go of Robin. Robin flying could've been done a bit better, but the idea and symbolism were solid. Fantastic choice of music.
- Barney passed the torch. He gave the playbook, passed lessons about always being with friends, and pretty much said goodbye to his old ways.
This episode already made me accept Ted/Robin just isn't happening. Barney and Robin gets married, then 5 minuter they're divorced. The entire last season was already stretched beyond belief, and it was all about the buildup to the wedding, which they trashed in 5 minutes. I was not a fan of Ted asking his kids permission to date Robin, though the blue French horn was nice I guess.
I already watched the alternate ending even before I watched the series, but I decided to watch it again. It's just a flatout better ending. It ends with the scene that actually answered "how I met your mother".
Overall I'm still happy with the series. I think S6-8 were extremely forgettable. I legit cannot remember anything from those seasons. My favorite scenes were:
- The Sunrise scenes mentioned
- The yellow umbrella scene after Robin left Ted's apartment
- Ted getting busted in when Robin answered the phone and found out he still had a girlfriend ("nothing good ever happens after 2am")
- Season 1 ending when Ted goes home to find Marshall holding Lily's engagement ring.
- Too many Barney scenes to count. I wish Barney's camera superpower lasted more than one episode. It was brought up in a latter episode like... once.
- edit: Remembered the scene where Robin was telling a story to her non-existent kids. What a punch in the gut!
Favorite character: Ted or Robin
Least liked character: Lily. I think she's just overly emotional and incredibly manipulative.
My god, I understand the whole outrage on the internet about the ending now. I've been a Ted/Robin fan since day one, never bought Robin/Barney at all, but they already deserved it. We already went through the amazing ending from Sunrise.
- Teddy officially and completely lets go of Robin. Robin flying could've been done a bit better, but the idea and symbolism were solid. Fantastic choice of music.
- Barney passed the torch. He gave the playbook, passed lessons about always being with friends, and pretty much said goodbye to his old ways.
This episode already made me accept Ted/Robin just isn't happening. Barney and Robin gets married, then 5 minuter they're divorced. The entire last season was already stretched beyond belief, and it was all about the buildup to the wedding, which they trashed in 5 minutes. I was not a fan of Ted asking his kids permission to date Robin, though the blue French horn was nice I guess.
I already watched the alternate ending even before I watched the series, but I decided to watch it again. It's just a flatout better ending. It ends with the scene that actually answered "how I met your mother".
Overall I'm still happy with the series. I think S6-8 were extremely forgettable. I legit cannot remember anything from those seasons. My favorite scenes were:
- The Sunrise scenes mentioned
- The yellow umbrella scene after Robin left Ted's apartment
- Ted getting busted in when Robin answered the phone and found out he still had a girlfriend ("nothing good ever happens after 2am")
- Season 1 ending when Ted goes home to find Marshall holding Lily's engagement ring.
- Too many Barney scenes to count. I wish Barney's camera superpower lasted more than one episode. It was brought up in a latter episode like... once.
- edit: Remembered the scene where Robin was telling a story to her non-existent kids. What a punch in the gut!
Favorite character: Ted or Robin
Least liked character: Lily. I think she's just overly emotional and incredibly manipulative.