re: HIMYM The Final Season

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And The Mother also turned the page to the next love of her life after the passing of her boyfriend

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But they allowed that page to be turned by showing her emotion of the events.

They showed her after the funeral. They told a story (even if only briefly) that she went years without dating. Then they had a very emotional scene where she couldn't move on without a sign that it was okay.

Instead, they gloss over her death, and make a joke of Ted moving on. Literally. The progression of grief to acceptance is shown through a joke.

"You are totally in to Aunt Robin." "Here I am telling a story that is straight to the point about your mother." **Laughter**

Had Ted met and married Tracy in Season 1, she died in Season 5, and then the series ended with him wanting to date Robin, that is acceptable. We as viewers would be able to scale time and acceptance. Yes, people DO move on. A man who becomes a widower at 50 will likely date again. However, you cannot make your viewers fall in love with a character, kill her off, and have them move on all in a 2 minute span.