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Anyone else notice the obscene amount of eye contact with the camera from Marshall during the Boys 2 Men version of "You Just Got Slapped"? I've seen the show at least 100 times, and it's hard to notice other things within the scene aside from him staring me right in the eyes!
When I first met Jason Segel, I'm surprised that wasn't the first thing I asked him about 🤣
I just like this episode and how it nailed something I struggle with as an adult, especially with family members. When we meet, we often fall back into some primitive roles that don’t fit the adult version of myself. It depicts how old relationships can trigger familiar, often immature if not unhealthy, behaviors. What about you guys ?
I absolutely love how Marshall’s side of the break up was shown a lot more. I mean, I know the story is told through Ted’s perspective: Marshall’s best friend and they were all in New York while she was in San Francisco, but it was great to see a break up on the male side of things, especially the emotional part of it on television and the time it was first aired. I’m happy there was the timeline of Marshall’s recovery and again, showed a lot of the emotional side of his break up. Most things in media I’d see when it comes to break ups from the male perspective is so stereotypical, whereas this is such a breath of fresh air. As well, maybe it’s just comfort for me when I’d be going through break ups. Just my two cents.
I know I’m the minority here. I have watched the show on repeat (due to neurodivergent qualities and liking to know the outcome without having to invest in new characters) for years and I gotta say…love the ending. They build up to it and we just missed the signs. They spell it out in multiple ways throughout and it isn’t enjoyable that life isn’t a perfect package with a bow which we ask it to be.
I love that Tracy was the mother. I love that he ends up with Robin.
The more I rewatch, the more I love the ending. It’s not ideal but it’s not horrible. It’s still good. It’s still romantic. It’s still sweet.
Is it the ending I want? No, but I’d want that for myself or anyone else in Ted’s situation. I will rewatch it over and over again from start to finish because it’s a great show about how life doesn’t work out the way you plan but I can’t be mad at it.
I've been firmly in favor of thebending that aired. I can answer the objections like "Ted never really loved Tracy" and "Robin gave up on her dreams at the end"
But an argument I don’t think I've seen anyone address is why she didn't get back with Barney?
From what we're shown, it ended for them basically for the same reason it ended with hher and Ted, their goals were incompatible. But just like with Ted, Robin ending her world traveling reporter phase means there's no longer an issue being with Barney. And as far as we know, Barney was still available while Tracy was still alive and with Ted. Barney even stopped being a womanizer once he had a daughter to raise.
Maybe I have it wrong. What do you think?
like wtf why is she SO mean to her. also we're canadians we're supposed to be nice like they couldn't keep that stereotype going?
i just hate the way she treats patrice it doesn't even seem like something she would do, plus it's just so annoying hearing her screech every time patrice is on screen
They're still bad & I think this is a master class of fumbling an ending, but I feel a lot less negative about it now than I did back in the day. Have a lot of you softened even just a bit on this? Do any of you think the flaws are no longer as large as you used to think?
Like I don't think the idea of Barney & Robin divorcing and Ted ending up with Robin post Tracy's Death was bad. 50% of marriages end in divorce and you do hear about people reconnecting with long lost loves, but just the execution of it still seems poor to me. It's just not as problematic to me.
What are your guys thoughts?
Barney pretends to be a Yankee so much that maybe the real Yankees could use his help.
Alright guys so have been looking for this all day and couldn't find it. Also I don't remember this since it has been a year since I watched the show. So its Robin's first day at her new job and she enters the door and as soon as they ask how was the first day at work she blows raspberry which idk was super funny to me. Can someone please help me out with a link or episode no.
i reckon by episode four of season one they’d found their footing, i love the first three but that’s the first properly funny one for me
He dosen’t manipulate or lie to his friends often and supports them when needed. Of course he’s had flaws, but he seems like a well rounded character.
Just finished the show and absolutely loved it but one thing I found interesting was the dynamic between ted and Tracy and, Ted and Robin
The way he looked at Tracy in s9e19 when Tracy said “what mother is gonna miss their daughter’s wedding” was emotional……you really felt like he was in love and was reacting as if he found the person he loved only for him to lose her
But the final episode last scene where the kids tell him to be with robin and he runs to her apartment is the classic “he loved her all along” scene…
I just found it a little hypocritical
in the episode "the milk" lily goes to the interview in the fiero but tells marshall that she went out to get groceries. this is further confirmed when ted asks her in front of marshall "if she got the milk" but in the next season we find out about the whole "no food drinks or grocery" rule
did the writers forget? bucuz im only on s3 and the show has been all about attention to detail
Not my TT
For me, they are the most underused friendship in the group and were great when they had scenes together. Something I noticed after watching the show for the 3rd time is how great it would have been to have more Robin&marshall scenes and episodes.
I’ll start by stating the obvious: I am not a homophobic in the least (in fact I am a gay man myself). But every time there was a scene about Lily and Robin having some sort of girl-on-girl sexual tension, it feels like literal nails on a chalkboard.