HIMYM Finale

Spoiler Alert…Don't Read If You Haven't Watched the HIMYM Finale!

Ha-Ha two shows, good one Wei.  Well like it or lump it, that's what you're getting because this is another thing that was a big thing for me.  I've let the dust settle, I've watched the finale maybe 2 or three more times, and the more I watch it well…you're about to find out.

How I Met Your Mother was about Ted Mosby telling the story of how he met his kids' mother.  For years I watched Ted chase down, "The One," with the yellow umbrella, and it was a hell of a ride.  I've learned so much from these fictional characters I've never truly met, and I've also learned to love and feel for each and every single one of them, to me this was my "Friends."  I've always loved "Friends," but it didn't speak to me like HIMYM.  To see it go makes me sad.  I've learned about Tracy, I know the ending, I know how it all goes down.  What can I say about this show that hasn't already been said?  Lets take a look show we?

Robin has always been the dream for me.  For me, I always thought that Ted should have been with her, and deep down…way down, I wanted that the most, and maybe that's why the ending wasn't as horrendous to me as others, however before I get to that point, let me continue.  Robin's marriage to Barney was a sham, were they a great coupling?  Of course they were, but sometimes, you can't just have that much awesome in a pairing.  Maybe that just hurt the dynamic so much.  Maybe being away forever killed it, maybe the thought that Barney was suppose to have a changing moment in his life was to change everything…maybe…just maybe.

Speaking of Barney, was having a child really going to make him settle down?  When does the Barnacle not use protection?  When did have a perfect track record all go down the wrong path in one night?  Does Barney never find love again?  What the fuck Carter Bays and Craig Thomas you screwed one of the most beloved sociopaths of all times?  Was that fair?  Hell no it wasn't…

Seriously, Lily and Marshall will live happily ever after.  It's really Ted, Robin, and Barney I was looking for the most in a life changing experience, and let me be quite frank.  They did.  Robin realized too late that Ted has always been the one, Barney has a daughter and learns to give his life only to her and stop hitting on floozies, and Ted…oh Teddy Westside, you learned to have your cake and eat it too.  Maybe you should have told Robin that you would have waited for her when you guys were 50.

Did I enjoy the ending of HIMYM?  Well here is my answer…it wasn't as terrible that everyone has made it out to be.  By frankly, I thought it was okay, was it where it should have been?  Absolutely not, abso-fucking-lutely not.  By frankly the more I watch it, the more I get upset.  However, in the back of my head, Robin and Ted never had any reason to break up to begin with.  If it wasn't for Lily placing those ideas in each others heads, well who knows where they would have been.  I have a soft spot for Robin and Ted, and to see that it killed Ted so much to let her go, well it just killed me a little as well.

Do not get me wrong, Tracy was a great mother/character.  Cristin Milioti, played her beautifully.  I've couldn't have asked for a better actress to play her.  She makes us South Jerseyians proud.  Damn it George we could have known her!!!!  Anyway, it was a sweet ending, but as I previously said, it could have ended a lot better.  But for all the years and re-runs I've watched…and believe me, I watch a lot of re-runs.  This show has given me more memories that I could've asked for.  I'll tell you this though…it's definitely a lot better than that stupid Sopranos ending…da fuck David Chase…da FUCK!