Wow - did anyone watch the most recent "hour"-long episode? I'd really like to talk about it - I think it was the best episode the show has put out in a very, very long time. It had the emotional pull to it that has been lacking since around season four or five. The twist made my draw drop, I seriously was not expecting it, and while it was totally unrealistic it immediately fixed all the issues I'd had with previous episodes for obvious reasons. I even got a little choked up in the final scene, which hasn't happened for a very long time.
It was pretty funny too - the jinx thing gave it some great levity, as did Seth Green and Sandy Rivers (and Sandy Cohen as an architecture professor). Seems like it's gotten great reviews too.
And if the series isn't picked up for another season, that means the final 10 or so episodes actually have the potential to be pretty great. Colour me cautiously excited.
Rachel Bilson is coming back, as is the first man who played Robin's dad (he was great).
Just realised too that after all this time, Barney the womaniser is officially over. Goodbye, old friend.
This episode was great. I'm so glad I'm finally caught up. Season 7 was just horrendous. 8 has been hit or miss, but definitely didn't feel as claustrophobic as season 7.
Here's what I want from the rest of this season:
- Barney and Robin actually get married and neither of them run out on the other, because I will be done with this show.
- We actually see the mom.
I realize that the wedding is going to be the finale, that's fine. I just hope the episodes between now and then aren't so horribly painful. Not a ton of moping from Ted, or far too much preaching about love and over-thinking everything.
If they can just...survive this, then I think that season 9 could be great. Should be very reminiscent of the 1st and 2nd seasons, with Ted in a serious relationship that actually goes somewhere. They
have to do another season of them getting married and some tied up loose ends of where everyone is. That's all I ask.
I can live with that.
I've watched so many shows that have done what HIMYM did. TV networks don't care about the plot, they don't care about the story. All they want to do is stretch it as far as they can go. This is what ruined
Monk and
Scrubs as well.
Scrubs would've been fine with the length it went if they hadn't kept trying to put J.D. and Elliot together.
Monk, on the other hand. I feel like there were entire seasons where they never even mentioned his search for his wife's murderer. By the time he actually finds out who did it and has closure, it had been about 12-16 years (I can't remember) after the murder actually occurred. That's...a little ridiculous.
Anyways, first 4.5 seasons of this show are a 5/5. Season 5 was where it started to jump the shark. Season 6 was when it got painful, when they introduced Barney's marriage and just
stretched....everything....out. Horrible. I've already said season 7 was atrocious. Which leaves this show now sitting at about a 3.5/5.
