Thanks, JZ, I got that that theory was in play especially after this last ep. I just am not familiar with Shadowlands.
eta In googling to find out about it, I learned there is a laser tag chain called Shadowlands in the MD/VA area. ha!
Never goes smooth. How come it never goes smooth?
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Comedy 1: A Little Song, a Little Dance, a Little Seltzer Down Your Pants
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lisah - Mar 09, 2014 4:30:17 pm PDT #7084 of 8624
Punishingly Intricate
sj - Mar 10, 2014 11:12:06 am PDT #7085 of 8624
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Raising Hope has been cancelled.
EpicTangent - Mar 10, 2014 11:49:14 am PDT #7086 of 8624
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Raising Hope has been cancelled.
Oh no! One of the only sitcoms I consistently love. Sadface.
sj - Mar 10, 2014 12:01:37 pm PDT #7087 of 8624
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I haven't really loved this season as much, since Greg Garcia left, but I am going to miss it.
-t - Mar 10, 2014 2:03:31 pm PDT #7088 of 8624
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, it might actually be time for it to end, but I am still a little sad about it. It's a sweet little show and has been very funny.
Theodosia - Mar 10, 2014 2:23:52 pm PDT #7089 of 8624
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I'm very sad. The Christmas episode and Bar Mitzvah episode were both outstanding.
-t - Mar 10, 2014 2:37:46 pm PDT #7090 of 8624
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I don't mean it's getting worse, just all the characters seem more or less content, so it seems like a good place to close the book.
Gris - Mar 10, 2014 5:19:07 pm PDT #7091 of 8624
Hey. New board.
I just caught up on HIMYM, and after those scenes I honestly can't believe any other theory than that the mother is doomed. I don't see any other way to interpret those lines in the future-scenes; the writing has been too good on the show this season, especially in the bits about the mother, for those to be some sort of trick or lead nowhere.
I don't know about the "about to marry Robin" part of it, though I would be fine with that (except it would make me a little sad for Barney and Robin to be divorced) but the dying mother seemed rather obvious. My wife didn't catch it right away, so maybe I'm reading more into it than was there, but it's the only thing that made sense to me.
Just the thought of it is making me cry little tears sitting here in my easy chair, but I would not think it was a bad way for the series to end at all. Just a sad way. Not very sitcom-like, but the best sitcoms hit their emotional sads with all their strength, and this has, through much of its run, been one of the best.
sj - Mar 10, 2014 5:29:08 pm PDT #7092 of 8624
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Do we know for sure that Barney and Robin actually marry? In tonight's episode when Robin's mother was asking if she had a man that she could really count on, it seemed like Robin may have been thinking about Ted.
The end of tonight's episode made me cry.
sj - Mar 10, 2014 5:34:18 pm PDT #7093 of 8624
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Gris, the other possibility that has been mentioned is that Lily has died and she is the one who is going to miss her daughter's wedding. I don't have a good enough memory to know exactly how far in the future they have shown Lily.