I disagree completely. The Slutty Pumpkin was the ultimate sign of the super-romantic Ted who wanted to meet the woman he would marry. For ten years, he would go to that party hoping to meet the slutty pumpkin in the hopes that she was the wife. Had he never met her, there would've always been a lingering doubt about "the one that got away." For Ted to meet the mother and have a truly happy ending where he KNEW he was with the right woman, he had to meet the slutty pumpkin and know she wasn't the one. Plus, it addressed the idea of building up someone in your mind to be so perfect and so amazing, and how hard it is to get rid of those preconceptions of how a person is. We almost all know someone who has done that (built someone up as being utterly perfect, to the point where they were ignoring the blatant flaws in the relationship), and it was something most people go through, so Ted had to go through that, too. I also love that Barney is still wearing the ducky tie.
This show is basically on hold now. Doesn't it still have 2 more seasons? Jesus. Spoiler Why did they just suddenly cheat with each other? Why is that the best the writers could come up with for "drama?" Let's not go with the cliche "OH MY GOD THEY STILL LOVE EACH OTHER" when it was essentially off the table, they tried it already and it didn't end up exploding and awful, more of a "we don't work together" sort of thing. Could have had Barney just marry Nora and the show still would have been the same, they're really reaching for shit now. Who knows, maybe that'll happen anyway.
it has the rest of this season, and one last season. I don't think it's on hold, I think there will be serious trying animosity between the entire cast, which will likely be a driving force for the next while. Also that wasn't off the table at all - Robin spent the entire early part of the season dealing with it. I'm not surprised by the development at all Spoiler I am surprised Barney was the one to man up and come clean - character development and all that. Also the high sequence was awesome.
They hinted earlier this season at some big blowup between Barney, Robin, and Ted, and I think they're laying the groundwork for that. Ted being the one to find Barney being upset and collecting the rose petals and candles means that Ted knows about Barney's feelings for Robin. It wouldn't surprise me to see a love triangle develop between Barney, Robin, and Ted this season, only to blow up, and then they have to get back together somehow (probably brought back together by Lilly having the baby, and wanting to be there for her and Marshall). I also don't think Nora is off the table. I think she'll show back up somehow.
That high scene was the first time I really laughed at this show in a while. Also, I think Nora will come back for at least one episode, but won't end up being the future wife.
I'm actually a little surprised that they did a weed episode that didn't involve NPH or Kal Penn's characters at all.
I think that was sort of the metajoke that they'd finally go all Harold and Kumar without involving either of them.
So is Marshall the only one of the group who hasn't egregiously betrayed the trust of someone close to him?
OH SNAP!!! Spoiler It's obviously Barney's, otherwise Kumar would have been somewhere in the episode.
Spoiler I really don't want to see Robin and Barney get together just because of this kid. On a side note, what's the deal with Barney wanting to be friends again? I'd be soooo pissed off and hurt.
Spoiler Last week, when she pulled that move, I told my roommate that if that was me, I would be very tempted never to speak to her again. I can understand eventually making amends, but this was way too quick. But then again, I don't want to see those two together...
Spoiler Robin's pregnancy really came out of left field, but it kind of fits both her and Barney's character arcs. From my experience, it seems like the leading cause of guys like Barney really settling down or committing is accidentally knocking someone up. I just don't see this show with babies. I don't know if I'd still watch it.
Spoiler Pregnancy does not always equal baby. This show has not shied away from bad news in the past.
Spoiler Alternatively, do we know it's Barney's? Could be Kevin's. If it is Barney's, that doesn't really mean they'll be together...
Can we cut it with the spoiler tags already? I mean, if you're reading this thread, I'd say it's a safe assumption that either you've seen the episodes or don't care if you know what's happening in advance. For God's sake, they're promo-ing the pregnancy at this point--no need to keep it all hush-hush. That said, I doubt Robin is actually going to have a full term pregnancy--I'm putting my money on false alarm. From all the previous shows, Aunt Robin is always hanging out with Ted's kids and traveling the world. If she had her own kids, I think they would've said something by now. Looks like we're done with the crappy filler episodes and starting to move into the nitty gritty. Whoohoo! At this point, though, I'm more excited for Robin's new haircut to grow out than I am to find out who the mother is.
Well.... That ended quickly. and very anti-climatic too. I was hoping they'd stretch the pregnancy thing out a bit. Now we can "enjoy" many episodes of Robin wanting a kid/not wanting a kid even though we know the endgame is she never has one. Not saying I didn't enjoy the episode because I did. It had a few good laughs and I really felt for her when she found out she couldn't ever have them but to have it one shot done like that seems counterproductive to me. I think it's pretty obvious she doesn't get with Barney now but I guess that could still be possible.
Dicking around with the audience is the strength of this show. It's why I watch it. They've been doing it since the first episode: "And that's how I met your Aunt Robin."