I honestly should not be as enraged as I am seeing as I only started watching the show last summer. But I am a hopeful person. so while I knew the ending was a possibility, I just didn't expect them to go there at all.

Like someone said below, to me the series outgrew the ending. This was a great ending, for a few seasons ago. Granted, I caught up with the show over last summer because I'm a fan of Cristin Milioti so I have a skewed perspective, but it doesn't make sense to me that they would spend so much time on the mother and…

I really liked where they were going with Robin and Barney's divorce and Barney having a baby. And the meeting was perfect. And I wouldn't have even minded it if the mother were dead. But the whole Ted and Robin thing made no sense after this whole season has revolved around Ted getting over Robin. Just so…

I never cuss, and I yelled "Fuck everything" when I realized what they were doing. My roommate was highly amused at my anger.

I'm all hot and sweaty because of how mad I am, it's ridiculous. I should not be this invested in a show I only started watching last summer. I can't imagine what people who stuck with it for 9 years are feeling.

Exactly. The ending would have fit a few seasons ago, but why introduce us to the mother, get us to fall in love with her, and then spend the last hour of the series rushing through her scenes to get rid of her? I'm so disappointed.

Perfect response.

I liked until the end scene. Why would you spend so much time on the mother if you're just going to treat her like something to get rid of? Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.

WTF HIMYM? I'm so mad I can only talk in acronyms

WHAT THE DAMN HELL?

-Thanks for linking to the essay by Biegel; it was gorgeous to read and made me tear up.
I really liked the episode, but I wish there would be more main storylines with the rest of the platoon.
- I really hope this doesn't get cancelled. I've taken to watching the show on hulu every Saturday (this is the first time I…

"I never win at these things" — Nick Miller, thoughtful boyfriend.

Really liked the episode. It was Nick and Jess-centric but had them interact with other characters in great ways. Also, Cece and Coach are hilarious together. Also, the return of Furguson always means great things!

Ah! I've been reading comics since 2002, but I only started really paying attention to them around 2006ish. That explains why I never noticed the bible stuff.

Is that a recent development? I don't read comics that much now, so I haven't noticed any Christian undertones, but I'm also not Christian, so any symbolism goes way over my head.

Ooh I love Pickles. It is just the right mix of sweet and funny. I always love the strips where they give children zucchini for Halloween.

I didn't see this thread before, so I hijacked some other thread with this comment, but anyway:

Mother Goose and Grimm is still pretty funny. The cat is my favorite.

I'm super young compared to most people here, but I still miss reading comic strips in the newspaper. When I go home, that's usually the first thing I do when I get up.

I wasn't sure about that, actually. I think I've met women named Kamal, but maybe I'm thinking of a different name.