How I Met Your Mother - HIMYM Episodes 9.23-9.24 {Last Forever} Series Finale Discussion - Part 3 - Page 20

CrowdedHouse · 04-13-2014, 04:15 AM

Another thing (looking back) that makes me think the creator's writing of the finale was sloppy, was the scene of Ted and Tracy's wedding.

Only Ted's closest friends (Marshall, Lily, Robin & Barney) were shown.

What about Tracy's friends? We were introduced to them in Episode 200, so why none of them at the wedding?

What about an important mutual friend... Ted's exGF and Tracy's roommate, Cindy - without her, Ted would not have suggested the band and thus Ted would have never met Tracy!

topherkraz78 · 04-13-2014, 11:19 AM

Is this gonna hit #4??

Wild Pikachu · 04-13-2014, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by CrowdedHouse (View Post)

Another thing (looking back) that makes me think the creator's writing of the finale was sloppy, was the scene of Ted and Tracy's wedding.

Only Ted's closest friends (Marshall, Lily, Robin & Barney) were shown.

What about Tracy's friends? We were introduced to them in Episode 200, so why none of them at the wedding?

What about an important mutual friend... Ted's exGF and Tracy's roommate, Cindy - without her, Ted would not have suggested the band and thus Ted would have never met Tracy!

Yeah, but you don't know how much of that is writing and how much is the writing and how much is scheduling conflicts. Like when Ted's "where are they now" roundup at the end "Gary Blauman" included everyone except Victoria, I didn't think they forgot about her; I just figured Ashley Williams was working and they couldn't get fit it into her schedule. Probably the same thing with Rachel Bilson and Ahna O'Reilly (who's a very busy film actress).

Though it would've been funny for them to show a shot of the guests and have Mitch, the orchestra teacher, be there.

DR76 · 04-14-2014, 01:30 PM

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What about Tracy's friends? We were introduced to them in Episode 200, so why none of them at the wedding?

I suspect that the actors were not available, or the network didn't want to dish out more cash to pay for their second appearances. That is the business of "show business".

**WeBuiltThePyramids** · 04-14-2014, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by CrowdedHouse (View Post)

Another thing (looking back) that makes me think the creator's writing of the finale was sloppy, was the scene of Ted and Tracy's wedding.

Only Ted's closest friends (Marshall, Lily, Robin & Barney) were shown.

What about Tracy's friends? We were introduced to them in Episode 200, so why none of them at the wedding?

What about an important mutual friend... Ted's exGF and Tracy's roommate, Cindy - without her, Ted would not have suggested the band and thus Ted would have never met Tracy!

My guess is apart from having to get those actors back, (and by 2020 she might not even be friends with them anymore) the wedding was in such short notice. They probably were invited to the castle wedding, but "will you marry me on Thursday?" doesn't give them much time to plan it.

Mysteria · 04-18-2014, 08:41 AM

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Is this gonna hit #4??

If it doesn't now, it will when the dvd comes out.

☆♥~Buffyverse_Lover16~♥☆ · 04-18-2014, 03:17 PM

Most likely

Mysteria · 04-19-2014, 10:41 AM

Cause I'm sure that will get everyone riled up again.

☆♥~Buffyverse_Lover16~♥☆ · 04-19-2014, 11:27 AM

Yeah! Seeing the whole season again will arouse those feelings again

**WeBuiltThePyramids** · 04-19-2014, 12:19 PM

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Cause I'm sure that will get everyone riled up again.

I'm still riled up I'm just done talking about it.

Mysteria · 04-19-2014, 04:47 PM

That's how I think it is for a lot of people

**PhoenixRising** · 04-25-2014, 12:21 PM

And before this thread ends, here's another interesting article:

Neil Patrick Harris Defends 'How I Met Your Mother' Finale - Yahoo

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The series finale of "How I Met Your Mother" was very polarizing -- some liked it, others hated it.

One of the show's stars, Neil Patrick Harris, loved it.

The Broadway star, 40, stopped by "The Late Show" and talked about the finale after nine seasons on the air.

"It wasn’t necessarily the happy ending that people were expecting,” he said of Ted getting back together with Robin years after his wife dies. "But Carter [Bays] and Craig [Thomas], who were once writers on your show and the executive producers and creators, knew this ending years ago and had played towards that. And I was a big proponent of it and a big fan of it.”

He continued, adding in a fun jab about Barney and Robin getting divorced, saying: "Sometimes, people’s growth doesn’t really mean that they grow up. There are certain people who you want them to get into a solid relationship and really settle down and learn from things. And you want Barney to be the guy you can bring your mom home to — but Barney’s the guy who wants to bang your mom."

Fans might have wanted Ted to be with "the mother" -- but Harris said, "At the end of the day, it’s not always meant to be that way."

topherkraz78 · 04-25-2014, 01:23 PM

I dont buy NPH's claim on Letterman

☆♥~Buffyverse_Lover16~♥☆ · 04-25-2014, 01:31 PM

I find that article to be quite accurate!

Destroyer Of Nations · 04-25-2014, 01:48 PM

Two words... contractual obligations.

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