#if amy and jonah get married and their best friends are dina and garrett-

[flythesail]

Noooooo because

[youngsamberg]

I completely understand why someone would be more mad about the Tedlexis break-up, but even though I dislike and feel really sad about both break-ups, nothing can match the disaster that was the Swarkles divorce, in my opinion. Because Schitt's Creek didn't dedicate an entire season to Ted and Alexis's relationship. There were other relationships and characters that were worth watching for. But at the end HIMYM was really carried by 2 things: Barney and Robin's relationship, and the promise of Ted's happy ending with the mother. The last season is not as bad as the finale, but let's be honest- it's not that good. And it's all about Barney and Robin, and Ted letting go of his love for Robin, and Ted meeting the mother. That's literally the only thing that kept me going in that season. And those things that we waited for were delivered to us. The Swarkles wedding and Ted finally meeting the mom... But no, Craig and Carter had other plans. It felt like a cruel joke. Like being dragged through 9 seasons with the promise of those things. And when we finally got them, they immediately snatched them away. One episode to destroy 2 relationships, 4 character arcs and the entire heart of the show. It's idiotic that Craig and Carter thought this would be a satisfying ending. And I can see that they tried to plant seeds about it throughout the last few seasons, but it wasn't done well at all. The show had changed since they first planned that ending. The chemistry between Barney and Robin was off the charts. And their relationship wasn't a short arc like Rachel and Joey's thing on Friends. Robin and Barney's relationship was the focus of more than 6 seasons. It no longer made sense for Ted to get back together with Robin. And yeah, okay, I get it. The show starts with them meeting for a reason. He pined for her for 9 seasons. She's the reason none of his relationships worked blah blah blah. But it's Carter and Craig that planned and wrote those 6 seasons of Barney and Robin pining for each other, of Ted learning that his pining for Robin was what was standing between him and happiness, even if it took Robin marrying his best friend for him to realize that. They wrote that, not someone else! How could they have not known that keeping the original ending was a stupid idea? Let's compare it to the Superstore finale for example. Sure, Superstore took some missteps, but in the end they knew what mattered, what was important to the fans. So they brought Jonah and Amy back together. They developed Garrett and Dina's relationship into a romantic one. They put Amy in an executive position at some company and put Jonah in politics, which made sense for him. And they showed the Superstore family being together in the future, keeping in touch, and thriving. Meanwhile, HIMYM did the total opposite. Relationships destroyed. The gang, split up. Death of a major character. Character arcs down the drain. What was the matter with them? Did they fancy themselves too realistic and too hard-hitting of a show to give their characters a happy ending? Please! Perhaps they were just too lazy to envision an ending that made sense, or too stubborn to accept that their show wasn't as it was back then? Would it have been that bad to give the fans what they wanted? God. It makes me so so so mad.

wow i don't even have anything to add bc you put everything so perfectly

[thaysquint]

I have a lot of things to love in the last episode of Superstore, but Amy and Jonah breaking up ain’t it.

Amy’s goodbye to Dina and Glenn was so sweet. And I love soft Garrett, I wish they had explored more of his friendship with Amy.

Honestly I love that they brought back things from the start of the show, like a acknowledging Jonah was in love from day one, the stars and that damn quote “When we first met, you told me that all your days felt the same and you felt trapped, and I don’t want to be the reason you feel like that again.”

As I have already mentioned on probably every other social media: I get it.

I know that they had to break up bc America is leaving, I get the storyline, I understand that Amy could be scared and wouldn't want to marry right away. I don’t think long distance relationship would work, for Amy and Jonah as a couple or for the show. They wouldn’t be able to show Amy and it would be weird to keep reminding us that they are still talking but never show her side of the conversation.

Still, they were best friends for years, she had more fun with him than with anybody else, she loved spending time with him. Jonah was probably the first person to ever take care of her or at least to remember her that "hey you're human and you deserve this, and you don't have to hold the world on your shoulders". And she does loves him. She shouldn’t throw that away.

And Jonah deserved better.

Is not like they could break up and hug it out, be happy about it, but it’s heartbreaking that not only they are breaking but that is not on good terms. That Jonah is mad and Amy is sort of scared or even guilt.

I don’t know what I wanted but I hate this.

Edit: and he was raising Parker now he won't even see the kid. My god I didn't even though about that. It just keeps getting worse

[mantra4ia]

I wonder if this was always in the episode drafts from start to end: meaning Jonah recording the goodbye video for Amy before their relationship plans blew up. Because the thing that roughs me up about in Jonah and Amy's goodbye in 6c02, apart from EVERYTHING, is this video clip - something feels off about it. I think it was appropriate for Jonah not to be there for the presentation, but I feel like there's a scene missing.

My Garrett-Jonah-Amy-Dina Fanfiction "between the scenes" of 6x02:

I think somewhere in between the send-off and the fireworks, Garrett tracked down the MIA Jonah in the loading dock area at some point. He questioned him about skipping the send off, vaguely alluding to the notion that Jonah might regret missing out while still trying to convey, "your call man, I get it"; then Garrett tried to offer awkward condolences, and Jonah got frustrated and eventually admitted to Garrett that Glenn asked him to film a video for Amy after she'd already said she didn't want to marry him and he told her that he wasn't going to California. Garrett's confused and asks Jonah why he said what he said in the recording. Jonah replies, "because in spite of the fact that I feel worse than I ever have, I just wanted her to be happy." Then Garrett asks why Jonah would pretend to be happy when he was miserable, why not just bounce on recording altogether. Jonah answers, "because it wasn't all pretend. It's crushing me right now, but it was happy." And Garrett hesitates, trying to decide whether to give Jonah his space, just as his own thoughts slide to Dina for a split second — so fleeting that Garrett doesn't consciously register the connection until after Jonah speaks — and as a result he can't help but ask one more thing. Jonah, why did you put yourself out there on the wire, a barbed electric wire, when you said that Amy was the best thing to ever happen to you, knowing that she'd made her choice, and that probably wouldn't change. As he turns away, back towards Cloud 9 (presumably to collect his stuff from the break room, go home - to Amy's place to pack his things, and call it a night without saying goodbye to her) Jonah responds:

"Because, for better or worse, it's still true."

Garrett stays on the loading dock long after Jonah is gone thinking about this, so lost in thought that he misses the rest of the party. He is only roused to rejoin the group when he sees Beau starting to shoot off fireworks. So wheels around to the front parking lot with an odd compulsion to say goodbye to Amy, for himself yes, but also for Jonah. As a friend to Jonah and Amy both he feels strangely like he owes it to them. In part to spare Jonah's roughshod emotions from further merchandise abuse in the relationship go-back cart, and in part to save Sosa from any flat or awkward jokes. Damage control. Garrett had heard Jonah's jokes at his best, he cringed to think what the delivery might be like at his worst.

To his surprise he sees Jonah in an empty parking space, nursing a warm aisle 12 beer in an aisle 5 plastic cup, a few cars down from Amy and Dina. He decided not go after all. Neither Garrett nor Jonah has to say anything to one another because both of them realize that some time in the last half hour, hearts and minds had changed. Garrett sneaks a glance at Dina before giving Jonah his flask.

"I thought you could use something stronger" he offers, thinking to also offer him a place to stay. After seeing Jonah take a long drink with a short nod that seems to answer 'thank you,' he decides not to press the wound; it can wait until tomorrow...

Garrett pretends not to notice that Jonah looks over at Amy at the same time that Amy looks at him in kind.

Dina watches Amy sneak a glance at Jonah, only to get caught in the act. She knows, pragmatically and logistically speaking, that it's not their last look at each other. Amy's flight to California isn't for another few days, and Jonah still has to move out of Amy's place so they're bound to run into each other. And it won't be storybook and it won't be ideal because there's no Uber app for breakups...yet, Dina's thoughts wander — but if California's prop 22 passes, you never know what capitalistic opportunities are next. After all, there is profit off Valentine's day, why not the antithesis? — But as her focus slides back to the present, Dina takes a moment to appreciate that this is the last look Simmosa will share right here. At Cloud 9, where it all began, which is a little bit storybook. And she silently curses herself for having more in common with Sandra than she'd care to admit for shipping Team Amy and Jonah, while mentally bumping her up ever so slightly on the "best friend" interview list.

And so Dina watches Amy watching Jonah, as she pretends not to notice that Garrett pretends not to notice...

Yeah, pragmatism can wait till tomorrow. A lot can happen tommorow.

what was the REASON