▁why ▁he ▁would ▁need ▁a ▁diam ond ▁ring , ▁and ▁Ted ▁propos es ▁to ▁her . ▁ ▁Production ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁for ▁Television ▁Without ▁P ity ▁series ▁co - cre ator ▁Craig ▁Thomas ▁said ▁he ▁always ▁knew ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁end ▁a ▁season ▁on ▁a ▁proposal ▁if ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁successful . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁ ▁Don na ▁Bow man ▁of ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁r ated ▁the ▁episode ▁A − . ▁O mar ▁of ▁Television ▁Without ▁P ity ▁r ated ▁the ▁episode ▁with ▁a ▁grade ▁B + . ▁I GN ▁gave ▁the ▁episode ▁ 8 . 5 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : How ▁I ▁Met ▁Your ▁Mother ▁( season ▁ 3 ) ▁episodes ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁American ▁television ▁episodes <0x0A> </s> ▁Jorge ▁Richard ▁" J . R ." ▁Or ci ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 5 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Mexican ▁television ▁writer ▁and ▁producer . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Or ci ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁to ▁a ▁Mexican ▁father ▁and ▁a ▁Cub an ▁mother . ▁His ▁mother ▁fled ▁Cuba ▁after ▁F idel ▁Castro ▁came ▁to ▁power . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁Canada , ▁Texas , ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Austin . ▁Or ci ▁is ▁the ▁younger ▁brother ▁of ▁screen writer ▁Roberto ▁Or ci , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁ABC ▁TV ▁series ▁Ali as ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁on ▁the ▁FO X