1. The year 2024…The episode begins with Ted and The Mother having a romantic dinner at the Farhampton Inn. Ted starts going through stories from the past, but The Mother has heard them all. They declare themselves an old married couple, which they are very proud of, proving they really are the perfect couple. The sassy concierge man still works at the hotel and makes a reference to Robin breaking a lamp on her wedding day, prompting Ted to tell that story. It’s slightly confusing to frame an episode with Ted telling a story to his wife, when the entire show is framed by him telling all these stories to his kids. I guess it’s a story within a story? The Mother wants to make sure Ted never becomes a guy who lives in his stories. Whoops, it’s nine seasons too late for that…
2. Barney sneaks into Susan Tup’s room…In case you don’t get Barney’s punniness, Sue Tup sounds a lot like “suit up!” Yes, he got a hotel room for his suits. He has to decide what to wear but, unfortunately, all his good suits seem to have (sex) stories attached to them. None of which seem to be about his lovely bride to be, which doesn’t totally make sense since we can only imagine how many times they’ve had sex by now. He ends up choosing a suit that good old Timmy G (a.k.a. Tim Gunn) made special for the occasion.
3. The Wedding Bride Too…In a wonderful comedic throwback, Robin finds “The Wedding Bride Too” on the hotel’s TV. For those who have not watched every episode of the last eight seasons multiple times each (what are you doing with your life?), “The Wedding Bride” is the movie that Stella’s husband Tony wrote about Ted, renaming him Jed. Turns out, Jed has a best friend named Narshall. No wonder Ted never wanted his friends to watch it.
4. The last time we’ll be together…At this point, everyone knows about Ted’s big move to Chicago. While no one but Lily seems to be freaking out pre–wedding, the gang does feel emotional since they don’t know when they will all be together again.
5. What mother misses her daughter’s wedding? Robin’s mother ends up coming to the wedding, despite her fear of flying. It’s the “surprise” ending to this story, although The Mother doesn’t find it so surprising. She asks what mother misses her daughter’s wedding, and Ted breaks down in tears. This show has had its sweet moments, but I have never been really emotionally affected by it until now. All those crazy bloggers who have been guessing that The Mother is dead by the time Ted is telling his kids this story might not be so crazy after all...
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