![]() ![]() Striking up conversation with an elderly woman who has no clue as to the bucket of neuroses she's stumbled upon, Ted launches into a story about the wedding he just came from, one that saw Robin and Barney separately contemplate escaping through their respective windows. "Farhampton" is so called as the framing of the story takes place at the titular train station where Ted sits waiting in a tuxedo. After taking in season eights's premiere, "Farhampton," I can say that fuel has only been added to the fire. I argued that despite some sincere emotional engagement, the fact that we know where the road will lead (Robin and Barney married, Victoria and Ted not) makes the journey far less enjoyable. With the end of season seven, I expressed frustration at the fact that Carter Bays and Craig Thomas flipped over their hole cards and expected us to be surprised by the outcome of the hand with the revelations of Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) and Robin's (Cobie Smulders) imminent wedding and Victoria's (Ashley Williams) eloping with Ted (Josh Radnor). ![]()
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