Thursday, April 10, 2014

HIMYM Finale Rants

I knew the mother was going to die, but I didn't see Ted and Robin getting back together in that way. I didn't like it. I felt cheated.

Ted was a believer of love, but in the end, I felt like he only settled with the mother because Robin has always been the love of his life. And if Robin was the love of his life, it's just so sad that it took them so long to get back together.

The ending makes sense, perfect sense actually. But only for Ted - why he was telling the story... just everything. But the ending did not make sense for Barney and Robin. I'm happy with Barney and his daughter but I was rooting for him to find love too. And Robin, poor Robin, she waited for more than a decade for Ted. That. Is. Just. So. Sad. We followed her story too for years, only for her to end as a back-up wife.

I've already made my peace with how HIMYM ended. A lot of articles defended the ending. They make valid points.  I actually agree with them, especially with this one: 5 Criticisms Of How I Met Your Mother‘s Ending (And Why They’re Invalid)

But that finale was missing one key ingredient: the SPEECH. I hope there was a big speech about Ted's love for Tracy, especially when she died. A speech just like what Tracy did in the episode entitled "How Your Mother Met Me". Tracy deserves it.  There was nothing in that finale that I could hold on to so I could stop  thinking that Ted merely settled with Tracy and that Tracy was somehow The One, even if it was only for a short amount of time. There was no big speech about love. The finale had to be defended by fans when it could have easily been written to perfection just like other episodes.

Still, thank you for 9 seasons, HIMYM. We loved you. It's the end of an era indeed. You will be missed. 

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Hi, Max. It's me. Sorry to interrupt. I know you're probably up there playing baseball with your dad. Uhm, look, I've got a situation here. I think that I have been holding myself back from falling in love again. And I think it's because I can't let you go. But you're not here anymore so I have to ask this: Would it be okay if I moved on? I realize that you have no way of answering that, but.... Oh, okay, I will take that as yes. In that case, I should get back in there. I guess this is it. For real this time. Bye, Max. - Tracy, HIMYM, S09E16


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