Why Ted Mosby and Rachel Harkin were chosen for the same ritual?

What if How I Met Your Mother was never a love story? What if Ted Mosby's yellow umbrella and Rachel Harkin's (Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen) wedding dress were not symbols of romance… but objects of the same ritual? In this video we investigate the hidden metaphysical connection between two completely different worlds - the yellow umbrella, the cursed wedding dress, the role of the Witness, and the terrifying idea that some "soulmates" might actually be traps. Two weddings. Two initiates. One ritual. Or maybe the signs were there from the very beginning. Timecodes: 00:05 THE STRANGEST THEORY I'VE EVER HEARD 01:34 THE FIRST STAGE: THE PROMISE 03:00 THE SECOND STAGE: THE SACRED OBJECT 05:22 THE LAW OF DEFERRED DESTINY 07:38 THE WITNESS 09:55 THE THRESHOLD GUARDIAN 11:34 THE FINAL TEST 13:14 THE SOULMATE RITUAL