There is something I noticed from Stella's arc as the potential mother in comparison to the ending of the show. In the later seasons of the show we see Ted trying to be with Robin again, breaking up with Victoria over her and getting her Something Old she had as a gift that he tried to convince Robin was from Barney.

All of this seems to suggest that Ted had feelings for Robin and made the resolution of the finale with the kids stronger.

However, about Stella's arc in the show. First of all, I don't think Ted and Stella had much chemistry. A lot of what they liked about each other seemed forced and the speed of the relationship was going too fast, even if it happened through two seasons. I will say that I feel like Stella could have never been the one Ted ends up with.

But, at the wedding, at the end of her relationship arc. Stella says she'll talk to Robin and he should talk to Tony about not being in the wedding. In response Ted says he'll go talk with Robin and she will talk to Tony. From this we find out two things.

(1) Ted moved on from Robin for good by saying that Stella was the one after she tells him to break it off and he tells her not to be in the wedding. But (2) we learn that Stella still had feelings for Tony and calls it off because she's still in love with him.

However, Ted is telling the entire story, starting from Robin and ending with Tracy, ultimately ending with how he met Tracy, and Ted's kids reply is, "you're totally, totally in love with Aunt Robin."

But the end of Stella's arc makes me wonder. If they were planning on the kids to say that since season two, why didn't they make Robin's attempt to force Ted to call off the wedding work instead of it going the other way around and Stella breaking it off instead?

I get the fact that they wanted Ted to look like the good guy in all of this, especially after he said that he would talk to Robin about it. But if the ending was planned like this since before we got to even know Stella, with the kids insisting that he's still in love with Robin, why would they intentionally set up an arc that proves that Stella meant more to him than Robin?

Looking forward to hearing some fan theories about why they decided to do it like this.

I feel out of the guys he's the one who mostly understood Ted and whatever he went through (female wise), though humorous he also suffered his share of rejections

Ted and Robin relationship in season 2 was so healthy. I mean they both kinda loved each other at that time and before the restaurant proposal scene it was actually not toxic,it became toxic after barney and Robin got together(and I genuinely never saw someone saying this)

After 9 seasons I think he deserves it ofc not forgiving them for killing tarcy she was perfect but ig that's life gosh im crying it's definitely My roman empire, my comfort show

Haha ig I'll believe in Fate a little more

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Right Place, Right Time (68%)
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In the end both were wrong, Robin was not married and did no porn either.

Yet here are Lily's rulings :
-Barney got 3 slaps : 1 because Marshall lied, 2 because he slapped Barney prematurely
-Marshall gets 10 slaps in a row or 5 anytime, because Barney slapped him prematurely

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Here are pictures of the cast members as kids and adults which one surprise you the most?

Man, they did Ted dirty, first they make him wait so long in the series to find his true love (someone who love him as much he love her) and then they killed her in last episode to reunite him with Robin.

The series would have ended more meaningfully if Barney and Robin had stayed married and Ted would have finally realized that he and Robin were never meant to be and he finally found his forever true home with Tracey and lived happily ever after!

Saw her in a dating app (why i blocked out her face) and the shirt made me think of himym. So if she's a fan yay. If now she will be very confused. But the winners are you cause you get it.

Idk if there's a theory about that, but why did Ted stop cutting his hair after the middle of season 2? He was looking great

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Right Place, Right Time (68%)
As Fast as She Can (43%)
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Benefits (38%)
The Front Porch (36%)
I Heart NJ (67%)
Murtaugh (38%)
Woooo! (35%)
The Fight (58%)
Do I Know You? (33%)
The Possimpible (39%)
Little Minnesota (25%)
Happily Ever After (73%))
Shelter Island (71%)

And then the gang runs to do whatever Barney told them not to do, and Ted spits “Why do you talk? Why do you talk??”

This line is stuck in my head. Does anyone know what episode it is from?

Still not over how they wrote her story she could’ve been in the show a little longer. Besides her and Barney personalities being similar, they could’ve had a real story line play out that could’ve developed their characters more beyond a stripper and playboy. Quinn was my favorite for Barney, but I also understand that an ending where they’re all married would make a whole lot of sense. But with Barney having a kid and a baby mama at the end of the story, that could’ve been with Quinn at least lol.

If the roles were reversed, would it make a difference how people view the finale? Aside from the Mom dying, I think most people that hate the finale, do so because Robin and Ted weren’t fully compatible until Ted had children and Robin was never willing to compromise on that. If Ted had been the one to reject Robin for her wanting of a family, and then come back around when there was no longer the expectation to, would it change the Love/Hate?

I’m trying to remember the episode and or scene