Because more and more I see the gang preparing forreallife in some pretty profound ways.
(Real life = when every day seems filled with eights and higher.)
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for example, dealt with death, specifically Lily and Marshalls.
They began to wonder what would happen to Marvin if they ever werent around to take care of him.
Who would teach him lifes important lessons?
Their parents werent the right ones for the job.
But they had three solid candidates.
So they did the sensible thing: THEY HELD A COMPETITION!
What followed felt like old, pre-Marvin times.
Ted was the responsible-yet-square guardian, who taught using puppets.
(Line of the night, by the way?
And Barney was downright ridiculous in the way we totally expect him to be.
(Fess up, boys: Who owns a reversible belt?)
Then, reality check.
This wasnt the old times.
And everyones true feelings about their post-Marvin relationship came out.
Marshall and Lily wanted their friends to understand that they had to put Marvin first.
The problem up to that point was that both sides hadnt even tried to seek out a middle ground.
Eventually they did, though.
They are, after all, family.
Because, I repeat, friends are family.
If 8 seasons ofHow I Met Your Motherhavent taught you that, you havent been paying attention.
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