I Love Himym But The Way It Punishes Both Its Leading Women For Wanting To Pursue Their Careers Over

i love himym but the way it punishes both its leading women for wanting to pursue their careers over their relationships is very unsettling.

when lily leaves marshall for san francisco nobody seems to handle the situation properly (except for barney) and nobody seems to understand her motivations behind that action. not even career woman robin.

lily knows that leaving marshall for san francisco is a mistake but she says it herself that its a mistake she needed to make. it would probably haunt her for the rest of her life if she hadnt. that 'what if' scenario may even have caused rifts between their marriage if she hadnt closed that door before starting a new chapter with marshall. it sure would have been nice to see robin sticking up for her and convince them that if she truly loved marshall she would definitely come back for him.

and don't get me started on robins 'fairy tale ending'. oh god. no. its so bad.

it essentially hammers in the idea that any woman who might be ambitious enough to sacrifice romance is doomed for a lonely pathetic life. as if single and child free is a nightmare for women all around the world and the only way they can be happy is to sacrifice everything they worked for and decide to play second fiddle to a man.

i find something so fascinating about a character remaining so gentle, empathetic and true to himself after going through so much.

Not because he's a monk, but because he knows and understands how destructive pain, vengeance, pure anger and hatred could be

Aang is one of the strongest characters in the series. I would say the strongest actually

just finished the dark knight trilogy. idk what to do with my life now.

You know why himym was a brilliant original concept? It wasn’t because ahahah it was a long ass story, or because they were a close knit group of friends.

The true brilliance of himym was that a lot of us are waiting too. Waiting for that person. Wainting for that love and magic. A lot of us understood and found solace in “she is coming as fast as she can, you just might have to wait a little longer”. That was the true originality of that show.

Which is why that finale was a complete betrayal of that. Ok she died, I guess that’s life. But for Ted to go back to Robin at the end of all that. After them showing you that the person you think is right isn’t always the right person. 

And that sometimes the right person is worth waiting for.

What a stupid mistake right on the brink of brilliance 

being a girl is fun and all until you dread the road to be safe so you could reach home without being cat-called, slut shamed, groped, abused, raped or murdered