<p>I have seen this sentiment expressed over and over again on the net today, that Tracy was the “uterus whose sole purpose was to give Ted children.” A placeholder. I just did not see it that way at all. She wasn’t an anonymous surrogate mom – she was the love of Ted’s life, and they had 10 or so very happy years together. Do I wish we could have seen more of that – yes. I don’t know why people keep diminishing her presence and their relationship just because Ted and Robin end up with each other six years – six years! – after she died. Just because she died doesn’t mean she was irrelevant or unimportant. </p>
<p>I liked this show – it was fun to watch – but I was not anywhere as vested in it as some other shows which may explain why I’m not as furious as many of its devoted fans. This last year was agony – one of the worst concepts of any TV show ever. I was so sick of Robin and Barney’s wedding (and thought they were a horrible couple) that by the end I couldn’t care less about their marriage, which is why I didn’t care about their divorce either. I can think of a hundred ways the writers could have done things better. </p>
<p>But I think the fans, and not the show’s writers, are the ones minimizing Ted and Tracy’s relationship by calling her a placeholder and a uterus. Ted would never agree to that. </p>