[s8e20] The Time Travelers Here

: Narrator Ted (from 2030) reflects that if he could actually travel back in time, he wouldn't go to the show. Instead, he would run to the apartment where The Mother (Tracy) lived at the time. The 45-Day Speech

While he appears to be debating his future selves (Ted from 20 hours and 20 years in the future) and Barney Stinson's future selves about whether to attend "Robots vs. Wrestlers," the episode takes a sharp emotional turn when it's revealed that the entire interaction was a figment of Ted's imagination . The Core Story [S8E20] The Time Travelers

The episode concludes with an a cappella performance of Billy Joel's "The Longest Time" by Ted, Barney, and their multiple imaginary future selves. : Narrator Ted (from 2030) reflects that if

In the How I Met Your Mother episode " The Time Travelers " (S8E20), the story centers on a night in April 2013 when Ted Mosby finds himself alone at MacLaren's Pub . Wrestlers," the episode takes a sharp emotional turn

Ted imagines himself knocking on Tracy’s door and delivering a moving speech about how they will meet in exactly 45 days . He expresses a desperate wish for those "extra 45 days" with her, even if it meant being punched by her current boyfriend.