I have such amazing, fiery hatred to this spoiler that he's going back to his slutty ways in episode eight. Seriously, writers?! You spend a season showing him grow and change, and try to maybe become someone who could have a relationship with Robin, and after EIGHT EPISODES, he's back at square one?! Why bother getting me invested in that story at all?
I was-and continue to be- worried that the break up will require some seriously OOC behaviour, and I think Robin's reaction to the strip club was an unfortunate precursor to that.
They're not the greatest at commitment and relationships, I get there. There's got to be a very steep learning curve for them if it is going to work, I get that, too. But this dooming them from the get-go, I don't understand and do not appreciate at all. It is not good storytelling, it's playing with the audience. Them having troubles would work for me- I just really, really hate that he goes back to his ways afterward.
I don't actually have a problem with that as long as he comes to some sort of realization that the reason he is doing it is because he doesn't know how to deal with emotional pain. I'm hoping that his womanizing will been shown to be more pathetic than awesome, and that he will see that as well.
I really believe that is the whole point of it. He decides to go back to this lifestly because that's all he really knows and avoids to deal with the break-up that way. In the end, not even him being awesome can change things so I hope that's what they're going for here.
I really don't know whether my soul- or patience- will be able to deal with this new development. I never expected it to be easy for them, and would have been disappointed in the writers if it had been- but him going back to his slutty ways just proves everyone who said he could never be in a relationship right.
Seriously, the ONLY way I will accept Episode 8 is if it's BLOODY obvious that Barney is just "acting out" because he's devestated inside. If they play it for uber angst and they are both genuinely heartbroken, AND Barney does something nice to show he's changed, THEN I'll be happy.
Just so long as they are back together again by mid season (episodes 12 or 13) GOD DAMNIT!
I was-and continue to be- worried that the break up will require some seriously OOC behaviour, and I think Robin's reaction to the strip club was an unfortunate precursor to that.
They're not the greatest at commitment and relationships, I get there. There's got to be a very steep learning curve for them if it is going to work, I get that, too. But this dooming them from the get-go, I don't understand and do not appreciate at all. It is not good storytelling, it's playing with the audience. Them having troubles would work for me- I just really, really hate that he goes back to his ways afterward.
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This is freakin' Benefits all over again. And I'm not sure my soul can take that.
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I really don't know whether my soul- or patience- will be able to deal with this new development. I never expected it to be easy for them, and would have been disappointed in the writers if it had been- but him going back to his slutty ways just proves everyone who said he could never be in a relationship right.
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Just so long as they are back together again by mid season (episodes 12 or 13) GOD DAMNIT!
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