If you had no bias towards their acting ability, personality or personal life or choices, who is your favorite in terms of carrying everyday clothing well?
I was rewatching How I Met Your Mother for the eighth or ninth time, and each time I watch, I have a different perspective of the show, and this time I felt like Ted, who I once saw as a romantic in my early twenties, (and watching it again in my early thirties), I have a feeling that Ted is not just romantic, but very pushy and insistent. To begin with, how he pursues Robin, who doesn't like him back most of the time, (and upfront about it) and convinces her that she is meant to be with him. She is one step ahead of *the one* that he was looking for.
I mean, he obviously says he loves her the first time he meets her, and it doesn't work out because Robin seems to be an avoidant. But he doesn't let it go. He is insistently pushy and sure that what he feels and what he thinks is true. I mean, even to begin with the rain dance, actually signifies how he is trying to make something unnatural natural, so that he can prove a point, so that he can prove that whatever he feels is real. Don't you think Ted is a bit pushy, or is it just my vision? I thought he was hella romantic the first time I watched it. But now I feel like Ted is not romantic. He's just stubborn. Not so sure if he is selfish, but he's definitely stubborn and is insistent and pushy. Robin can be selfish, but I wouldn't necessarily say she is selfish either. But she is at least sure about what she wants (or doesn’t want) and time and again she is sure that Ted is not the one. Although she doesn't believe in the whole phenomena of “the one”.
She still doesn't consider Ted to be anything. She doesn't consider Ted to be something that she considers even Barney to be. She's herself. She is aligned with her life. She goes somewhere with it. But I feel like Ted is somewhat chasing after something that he can't have, and he dresses it up saying he is just in love and he is romantic and he is searching or looking for “the one”.
Time and again, in different seasons, despite them not being together, (and mostly because of Robin), Ted would want it more than anything. But Robin doesn't want him as much, or maybe she is just focused in her life and her path. But I had a feeling on my eighth or ninth watch that Ted is involving himself into a routine or a path that involves Robin to be the one, or the one who he ends up with, forcibly, almost every-time, so that he can be with her. And it's all Ted's desire to somehow convince Robin to be with him. And that's what he wants, since the beginning of the show to the end of it. Am I thinking wrong, or am I seeing it clearly?
IMO:
I’ll tolerate everything else even shahid’s downhill track on his career but I cannot tolerate Kriti trying to be as cool as Veronica (can’t help but compare) horrendous and a pure insult to Veronica..
Not hating it for the sake of hating
Honestly doesn’t work for me so far so sharing some thoughts
I personally like Glenda, Ellis mars (would have been fun/ interesting. Glenda cause she/he’s capable of pulling of dual personalities and Ellis cause jane counted him for utter fool)
Minnelli would be intriguing
judge Manchester would have made sense too
I like mashburn as a character but not for RJ tho.
Jason cooper was too detached to be RJ
Shankar would have been different, although he’s again sort of too detached from Jane and the storyline to be relevant
Volker would have been believable but it was way too obvious he’s evil
Ardiles had a look to him, but not RJ material yet
Haibach would have made sense too, still he was shown in the bad light so it would have been sort of obvious that he’s evil/nuts enough to be a serial killer
La roche is way too cute to be RJ. Haha
This just my take, what do you guys think
Was this a right move to make a big deal out of this break up?
What was your prediction about their relationship from the start?
Is it right of her to sliding him through mud for things not going her way?
I mean he’s an entitled brat that’s so obvious and no doubt about that. Probably, a bit of a narc too. Idk. He seems so self obsessed lol.
What’s her deal? I used to really like her , found her very very pretty… unusual features with damn clear skin. I thought she’ll have a good movie lineup after her big break and even after dragon.. but she kept snoozing on her career because of….. druv???
Why is she not gathering her shit and focusing on her career at least now, and making this 2.0 version and taking public subjects to discuss on story?
Is it because she’s actually hurt or she’s trying to create a character arc for herself by pushing him under the bus…
Thoughts!!!?
He said he had no feelings for Lorelei… do you believe him? Did he ever have feelings for her?
TBH, the first time I watched it. as a JISBON fan, I hated this story line and his romance with Lorelei but it all ended good, haha
It’s obvious why he didn’t get together with Lisbon since the beginning, he was afraid of getting close as far as RJ was alive… it made sense he confessed his feelings after killing him.
But do you think he ever had real feelings for Lorelei ? Kristina made sense somewhat but what are your thoughts on her? Or was she just a stepping stone to RJ as he claims?
If yes. Why? If no, why?
I personally preferred it to be someone we didn’t know. Someone completely new like this guy. Also this guy had that eerie, twisted, cold blooded look but also a random face you’ll likely see in a supermarket and pass by without any suspicion, to him.
What do you think