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Poor Ted. I feel for the guy, he's really struggling -- the whole one man architecture company hasn't taken off, he's got no girlfriend, and at the start of tonight's "How I Met Your Mother" not only was it raining, but he was standing face-to-face with Stella. Plus, Stella was still not the one (thank goodness) and she was still with Tony. I mean literally with Tony, he was right there standing next to her (he had just turned away for a minute).
What do you do if you're Ted? What do you think? What are you supposed to say? He thought he acted pretty cool in the situation, but when Tony came by his place later, Tony said he thought Ted had been pretty sad. I'm betting that Tony was far more accurate in his assessment than Ted.
I don't think any of us are big fans of Tony -- except maybe for how he took Stella away from Ted, which may have broken Ted's heart but got her out of our hair -- but Tony did try to be a nice guy about it all, he said he just wanted Ted to be happy. Okay, the problem with that was that Tony's ways of making Ted happy weren't terribly bright (except for the teaching thing which perhaps Ted should have really considered). Tony's ideas were, however, awesome.
You know they were. Designing the murder house for the crazy guy? Awesome. A soundproofed laundry room 15 feet by 15 feet with stain-proof ceramic tiles, steel chains hanging at a height of 9 feet, and the "laundry" hanging for three days and three nights before it would be done? If Ted survived that ordeal (and I don't imagine the guy would have let him walk away), think of the stories he could tell -- "well kids, either I designed a murder house or this guy was just very particular with the preparation of his veal." It could have been the veal thing... it could have.
I didn't really understand though why Tony was so sure that Stella was the one right up until Ted said that Ted was over her (because of how she treated Ted) which made Tony decide that she wasn't the one, only to decide by the end of the episode that she was again. Is he that wishy-washy? Is Stella really that in love with this guy that she doesn't care that he was so willing to ditch her after they just got back together? For me, that was just another nail in the Stella coffin. Do you think Ted will get a producer credit on "The Wedding Bride?"
Far, far more fun than all of that tonight was our secondary plot -- the speeding tickets. Marshall got out of a ticket for a bratwurst, but Barney couldn't with a gift certificate for a custom made Italian suit. What exactly was Barney thinking there -- surely he could have provided the cop with a willing young lass's phone number instead. That may have worked better than the suit.
As for Robin, pretty girls don't get tickets, that's a fact. We all know that's a fact. I could tell you all about how my wife hit a cop once in the Bronx on a Saturday at 5:15 in the morning and how she didn't get a ticket (seriously), but I don't think we need examples of that which we know to be true. Pretty woman don't get tickets, me they'd pull over for something as innocuous as doing 88 in a 45mph zone. What's up with that?
I'm wondering though if Barney getting tossed into jail will be enough for him to give up on the "get out of a ticket challenge." Sure, he was terrified in jail, but I have to assume that by next week he'll insist he was just testing the waters and that he'll be back at it again.
Odds and ends:
- Barney on Stella's response to Ted's coolness -- "Give it a week, you'll get her back... and her front."
- I love that Ted's phone's ringtone is "Let's go to the Mall." Do you think that's available for download anywhere?
- "The Wedding Bride" -- how soon until we hear more about that (do we really have to wait for next May)? Think Ted meets the mother at the movie?
- Was it just me or did Robin look noticeably less pregnant in the last scene tonight? I'm thinking they probably filmed that a goodly long time ago.
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I can't believe people actually thought Stella would still end up being the mom
Anything about Lily's brief appearance at the end? Anything?
Lily just gave birth and had been on maternity leave, which is why we haven't seen her in the past few weeks. They wrote her off after Barney told her that one very offensive joke to which she stormed out and said she wouldn't speak to him in 4 weeks.
Anyone know when the Season finale is??
I read a while ago that they filmed the finale episode before the ones without Lily (while AH was on maternity leave), so I ***ume they just filmed the tag way before she gave birth as well. They were both incredibly noticeably less pregnant.
Lily returns! No mention of that? Sad. Anyway, so I suppose this really does confirm STELLA IS NOT THE MOTHER AND NEVER HAS BEEN!
As for how they changed his life, I think Ted might take up that teaching job. I mean, if this was just another stepping stone to Ted's journey, then OldTed needs to stop exaggerating to his kids (and to me).
Nitpicky: So, if Stella was pregnant with Lucy at 19 and maybe gave birth around 20 or 19 give or take, and Lucy is about 8 now... Stella is 28 or 29. Is that a little too young to be a dermatologist? Can someone clear that up for me?
Loved the Renee Taylor cameo as the neighbor!
Tony appeared to be having doubts about being with Stella again. His wanting to pay back Ted for having "stolen his fiancee" was to reaffirm that she was a great girl that he got out of it. When Ted told him that she was a horrible person for what she did, he effectively pulled off the blinders for Tony which had him leaving again. Whatever Ted said to have him take Stella back must have only been to pump up his confidence in having her back. In the end Stella was dead set on Tony while Tony is unsure but happy (moreso with the convenience of) being with Stella.
So where is weddingbridemovie.com?
You have to be 40 or older before you can be a dermotologist, so this is clearly the Doogie Howser effect in action.
I more or less agree with Phoenix. Tony was projecting his own feelings when he felt Ted was sad. I don't think Ted was sad at all.
I thought it was a good episode and we got the Stella closure. I am a little disappointed that the voice over narration didn't really seem to explain how all the events of last week that led to his meeting with Stella and Tony was the event that changed everything and led to him meeting the mother. I was a little distracted so maybe I missed it, but the only thing I can think off is that his talk with Stella at the end made him recomit to the idea of finding "the one"; that his ability to air his doubts about his search makes him more open to something in the future that leads to her. However, they did not allude to that in any way I can remember so I'm at a loss. It could equally be something that happens with Tony and Stella. However, that seems unlikely. This would appear to be it for Stella.