and i heard your voice as clear as day

[parkergray]

Clearly, I need to talk about tonight's How I Met Your Mother.

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[athene_51]

This this this. All of this. Montage, higher standard, waiting for this post, everything.

Oh Barney. Oh Robin. I knew she wasn't going to break up with Kevin, she was too scared and he said all the right things. But then, the rose petals. Parker said it exactly: Robin is it for him. He wouldn't do that - sincerely - for anyone else.

:( x 1000.

[athene_51]

Oh man. Just think about how much thought he put into that. He told Nora, seemed genuinely upset that he had hurt her, but he was so clearly excited and so ready to be with Robin... and then Kevin walked in behind her. CRUSHED.

[parkergray]

RIGHT?!

Confession - I've read Hunger Games, but not the other two. I need to get on that, don't I? I just finished the new AJ Jacobs, so maybe I'll do that. I'm actually looking at my copy of Hunger Games tonight, so maybe I'll start a re-read tonight.

Also important - have you heard the new Florence + the Machine? LOVE. LOVE.

[parkergray]

I have just picked it off my shelf, so we'll see. I kind-of had to read it for this book buzz thing like months before the first one came out and I half-skimmed it, just trying to get it done.

So maybe if I actually, you know, read it. *g*

Florence! So fantastic.

[athene_51]

I can't decide if Robin took the easy way out because Kevin offered it, or if she took the more difficult path because she knows what she wants but she's too scared.

This show! What will Ted do? I think he'll want to help Barney, but I don't know how he can, especially since Barney isn't going to want help. Ah, the hurt on this face in the bar...

[parkergray]

Oh, I think if she didn't have Barney and her decision hanging over her, Kevin saying I love you would have been cue for her to run, screaming, from the hospital.

And doesn't that just say it all? That some guy saying I love you is less scary than Barney?

Oh, show, I love you!

[annearchy]

I'm just going to say Wordy McWord to all of the HIMYM comments here:)

Have to say, though, that I loved the Ted/Marshall/Lilly "-palooza" subplot, especially the reveal at the end :)) :))

[parkergray]

The Ted/Marshall/Lily thing was pretty hilarious, which was needed to alleviate some of the UTTER HEARTBREAK of the Barney/Robin stuff.

God.

It was SO GOOD.

[parkergray]

Exactly!

Like, I love Robin; she's my girl. But she is TOTALLY fucked up.

I feel like she and Barney were sort-of on par, issues-wise but everyone and their mother knew that Barney was fucked up. But Robin's whole thing was hiding how messed up she was. So while Barney was actually dealing with his shit, Robin's still been all, 'I'm fine. I'm totally fine. Yeah, I mean, my dad...whatever. It's fine.'

You know what else is really bothering me? Almost every post I've seen has said something to the effect of 'Robin doesn't deserve Barney.'

Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. The concept of someone being UNworthy of someone else just disgusts me.