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Robin Scherbatsky, Lily Aldrin and Tracy McConnel (aka The Mother) all had very different and important roles to play in How I Met Your Mother's story, but the show didn't always give them the stories they deserved. In this compilation we're digging back into our character studies of the three women of the iconic sitcom and the tropes that they got boxed into. Robin wanted to have it all, but in the end HIMYM decided to totally unravel her arc for Ted's benefit. No one thought that The Mother would be able to live up to the years of hype, but Tracy actually managed to do it! But then, the fact that she was actually so great made what the show did to her and her story even worse... And finally, we're unpacking Lily's master manipulator powers and how she fits into the show's idea of what it means to be a "perfect" wife and mother.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Robin, having it all, & her unhappy ending...
18:26 Why Tracy being so awesome became a problem
38:29 Lily & the idea of the "perfect relationship woman"