Was it supposed to be a big revelation at the end? I believe we already knew that Ted was the best man at that wedding and that the wedding is where he met the mother, right? So we're supposed to be blown away by the new fact that it was Barney who was getting married?
LOL--I've only seen one or two scenes from this show but I kind of follow it in these news articles because I definitely find it intriguing that it's a sitcom w/ this big ass story arc... but even just from READING about the show, I guessed that Barney was the groom, just based on Ted being the best man. I even watched the last few minutes of the finale to see what the big revelation would be, and if I guessed it, I can only imagine the fans did also.
How do the show's fans like the idea of this wedding being pieced out over the next TWO seasons? Especially after six seasons of already wondering who the mother is, etc? I guess it's one of those "it's about the journey, not the destination" things. Still, when they basically tell you in advance that a story arc isn't gonna be resolved for another two years, that's kind of big.
This show would be perfect for me if I didn't hate sitcoms. I like the idea of these big mystery arcs, I just hate the sitcom format, no matter what it consists of. "Friends" is the only exception. Other than that, I've never watched any sitcoms...
Wouldn't be the first time.
