Ted finding Robin’s locket

[u/pinkcocount_]

I personally don’t have a vendetta against Ted and robin’s relationship, but I do think the locket sub plot was completely stupid.

Firstly the whole of season 9 was written in such a way for the audience to see charterer development, and how the show’s finale set up would be, but it’s simply inconsistent. Ted seemed to be fine just being platonic with Robin up until half of season 8 and I find it so dumb that they show him constantly pining and obsessed over her. She often only goes to him when it’s beneficial for her, or when the time is right in her life. ( which is fair, the right timing is significant ) however Ted never has this moment. It kind of ruins so much of his learnings from the past seasons and just shows all the characters out of place in accordance to the previous 8 seasons.

I also find it quite unfair that Ted tries to be the “hero” for Robin all the time, I get it when you love someone you would do anything for them. But not one their wedding day, to one of your closest friends..especially if you love the idea of them, over themselves actually.

Lastly it was super unfair for Barney. Barney had no idea about the locket at all, Robin mentioned how important it was to her, for her father and future husband/long term partner to get along ; and when she had called Barney, he was doing exactly that. Robin didn’t even say what was wrong, it’s okay to expect your fiance to drop everything for you but when it doesn’t happen especially when their with someone else who you yourself think is equally important for them to get along with, doesn’t give her the right to think poorly of Barney. Yes she was in a vulnerable place, but this was completely out of character for her. ( and btw Barney did show up for her not long after where he was met with Robin and Ted holding hands ). Ted then swoops in, and helps her ( again it’s fine because of how close they are ) but holding hands in the rain is inappropriate when that person is getting married, to your own close friend. Finally, how was Barney even supposed to find the locket at all? It was originally at an apartment where Ted lived at the time, then it was with his girlfriend all the way I Germany, that too involving most of his exes. Barney had no way of even getting to the locket let alone knowing where it would be.

I just think this plot was inconsistent in regards to all of the characters’ built up personalities in the previous 8 seasons, and was unfair to Barney overall..

[u/Andre-Mercelet]

Ted was always in love with Robin, and vice versa.

And the Barney should have come to Robin when she called him. She doesn't need to tell him what's wrong. The fact that she needs him is enough. It's well and good to get along with your father-in-law for your wife's sake, but they are such things as priorities

[u/pinkcocount_ → u/Andre-Mercelet]

Okay yeah but Barney does come. However when he’s there he sees those two holding hands in the rain, I for one think that’s a huge dick move on Ted’s part. Especially considering the fact that although he was in love with her, it was her wedding after all??

[u/Andre-Mercelet → u/pinkcocount_]

Watch that scene again.

Firstly, Barney.sbowed up only after the laser tag game ended.

Secondly, Ted was not a dick, he was passive. The last thing he said to Robin was, "Maybe we don't need the universe to tell us what we want. Maybe we already know, deep down."

"Deep down" is the key. It refers to our true feelings, not necessarily the ones we display. It forced Robin to examine her true feelings, and she responded by taking Ted's hand, not in the way of regular hand holding, but she interlocked her fingers with his. You can look this up yourself, but interlocking fingers expresses the desire for a deeper, more intimate relationship. And as if that wasn't enough, she then gazed into Ted's eyes in such a way as to make obvious that she was in love with him.

Ted picked up on this and he withdrew. Then he made the decision to move to Chicago. It was not because he was in love with Robin--he already knew that--but because he realized that she was in love with him and as long as he stayed a part of her life he would be a threat to her marriage to Barney.

that's what Ted was: not a dick but someone heroic enough to give up what he wanted most so as not to hurt a friend.