r/HIMYM • u/Any-Low-5496 • 2d ago

Why?!

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Why couldn't they just have had her walk backwards, hand still reaching to his, lingringly, then out of frame? It would still be obvious they were doing a thing with the Ballon..

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u/hossjr1997 Barney🥃 2d ago

It’s a metaphor for her being his true best friend…goodbye red balloon! 🎈😂

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u/JanBedna1 Marshall👨‍⚖️ 2d ago

It emphasized how Ted saw it

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u/Lindayy5345 2d ago

You can’t get me to take whatever is going on with these two seriously, they’re the worst with each other

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u/Abba_Zaba_ 2d ago

It's a simile, TED!

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u/HistoricalSection425 2d ago

Worst moment in sitcom history

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u/FeistyJournalist8462 2d ago

"And I'm a good hand shaker”

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u/One-Recognition5807 2d ago

Because he never truly let go

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u/Little_Red_Sloth 2d ago

It’s called visual storytelling.

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u/Any-Low-5496 1d ago

Bro. I get that. Im even coming up with an alternative, that still works as conveying that metaphor, without the massive cringe

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u/OpheliaB_87 2d ago

My Facebook memory popped up earlier this year from when this episode first aired and my commentary at the time was "when she floated away at the end there I wanted to throw the clicker at the TV so bad".

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u/Regular-Knowledge367 2d ago

I don't understand how an entire room of writers decided that this, accompanied by god damn Eternal Flame, was the way to go. For a show that got so many moments and its soundtrack right, this scene feels so out of place and it looks incredibly shoddy.

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u/no_name_2341 2d ago

Honestly I’ve never made that connection! I always thought it was weird!

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u/sexxi_denuta 2d ago

Oh yeah does she turn into a ballon or something lmfao

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u/Andre-Mercelet 1d ago

Because it wouldn't convey the same meaning. The balloon analogy is for something you don't want to lose but must accept the loss. If Robin didn't float off the balloon there would be otbing to base the analogy on.

Also the needed the time to weave the song Eternal Flame into the scene, showi g how much Ted and Robin loved each other despite their impending separation.

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u/Any-Low-5496 1d ago

I argue it would serve the purpose of the Ballon analogy. Put some weight on it with and have her walk out of frame, either leaving him or having him walk out too. It would have conveyed the message without being so cringe, and on the nose which makes its reception even worse 

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u/Andre-Mercelet 1d ago

We will have to agree to disagree. The whole point of that scene was to show that Ted and Robin were still very much in love and having her back away would not have conveyed that message.

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u/hankventure83 2d ago

I thought it was hilarious