To me it seemed like once Ted’s mom came to visit, a massive emotional shift happened in his character (a hardening or something, compartmentalizing?), and he never turned back.
I couldn’t disagree more. Idk how you thought this, but it’s wrong. If anything, he lightened up. He didn’t have to make all his jokes and try to get people to love him immediately.
To me it seemed like once Ted’s mom came to visit, a massive emotional shift happened in his character (a hardening or something, compartmentalizing?), and he never turned back.
I couldn’t disagree more. Idk how you thought this, but it’s wrong. If anything, he lightened up. He didn’t have to make all his jokes and try to get people to love him immediately.