How I Met Your Mother (1 Viewer)

[NCCommish]

also @ I'm Sparkles biotch!

This was the best line of the night. Also, loved the song at the end. Other than that, I disagree with eveyone else, hated the episode. The time traveling was lame and just wasn't funny to me. They don't keep the things they've said consistent. In the original robots versus wrestlers episode, Ted said they got together every year to watch it but one year later no one but Ted makes it? Just sloppy writing. The episode just felt like filler. Nothing to move any story point along.

My wife and I both thought it was an overall bad episode. It had moments - the whole drink name fight was funny and future Ted/Barney were amusing. Walking to her door though? just weird.

That was imaginary.

And still weird. Didn't like it.

Meh. It was Ted's little romantic fantasy of knowing his life sooner than he did in reality.

You know, even though the show revolves around Ted, I think he is the weakest character. Last night just affirmed to me how pathetic and annoying he really is.

Yep. I only catch it in reruns occasionally but Ted is like nails on a chalkboard. I would have gone with hyper-nuerotic but I think weak is the better descriptor.

 

[jwp]

I just caught up on this today. I was wondering if anyone knew how they filmed that at the end with 3 Teds and 3 Barney's singing.

 

[Copeman]

I just caught up on this today. I was wondering if anyone knew how they filmed that at the end with 3 Teds and 3 Barney's singing.

Lots of editing.

 

[Joe Summer]

I just caught up on this today. I was wondering if anyone knew how they filmed that at the end with 3 Teds and 3 Barney's singing.

Just an educated guess, but...The wide shot was filmed 3 times with a stationary camera (once with Ted/Barney on the left, once with Ted/Barney in the middle, once with Ted/Barney on the right), then merged together with editing software. All the close-up shots were filmed separately (notice that the close-ups only show 2 of them at a time). The entire singing track is an overdub that was recorded after the fact. All the different parts were probably rehearsed dozens of times before they attempted any filming.Also, notice that the people in the background don't change during the wide shots. They must have been present for just of 1 of the 3 wide shots.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf_ptmcJXBk

 

[tdoss]

Pause it on what Robin wrote on the bathroom wall...Marshall didn't read everything to the viewer.

 

[Sinn Fein]

“Did you know that for the first two years of my life, my dad treated me like a cat? Seriously. I wasn’t permitted on the furniture, I had to bathe myself, and I was only allowed to poop in a box. Ironic that this all comes out in a bathroom. A place that for so long I yearned to be. This tiled prison that eluded my saddened grasp was a haven. The unreachable. When I finally did demand a bathroom visit, my dad applauded my moxie. And that’s the only time my father ever said he was proud of me. Maybe that’s why I stole credit for your drink. Maybe that’s why I needed to pour my heart out like this. Or maybe I wrote this so you’d be in here long enough for a lady to walk in, causing you to freak out and hide in the stall.”

 

[AcerFC]

Pause it on what Robin wrote on the bathroom wall...Marshall didn't read everything to the viewer.

Tdoss on what it said

 

[Mjolnirs]

Lol @ song at end

I didn't really like the episode, but that's one of my favorite Billy Joel songs, so loved that part.

Anyone think it's possible that he meets her, but they don't actually show her until the Series Finale.

I've thought this as well.

 

[lakerstan]

Any chance this ends with the mother dying and thats why Ted is telling this long winded story to his kids?

The "45 days more" angle, along with the tone, led me to the same possibility.

 

[The_Man]

Good episode until the final sequence, which I thought was way too schmaltzy.

They had better introduce the wife this season. I'm now at the point with this series where I get about three-fourths of the way through Groundhog Day -- like it's a great concept, but it's been stretched passed its breaking point and I'm starting to get sick of the whole thing.

 

[gump]

Jets QB Greg McElroy made a background appearance last night:

http://media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/348/913/913348.jpg

 

[Jaysus]

That's funny... I don't know who he is, but funny none the less.

I really liked last night's episode by the way...

 

[FDAS]

That's funny... I don't know who he is, but funny none the less.

I really liked last night's episode by the way...

I just like staring at Quinn

 

[FUBAR]

Any chance this ends with the mother dying and thats why Ted is telling this long winded story to his kids?

The "45 days more" angle, along with the tone, led me to the same possibility.

Have Ted or the kids ever mentioned the kids interactions with their mom?

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Pretty funny tribute to the Karate Kid

 

[iamsmilin]

One of the better episodes in a long time.

 

[Joe Summer]

Shark...jumped.

 

[jhib]

My kid (with an eyeroll) when Ted was on the beanbag chair in the street, going on and on about it: "I know! The chair's the mother!"

Too bad it was a yellow poncho instead of an umbrella. Close, though.

 

[FUBAR]

Shark...jumped.

Yeah, i don't see how their relationship makes any sense. How many women would be okay with an "aunt" like this and her husband telling her kids how much he loves this aunt?

 

[playin4beer]

Shark...jumped.

Yeah, i don't see how their relationship makes any sense. How many women would be okay with an "aunt" like this and her husband telling her kids how much he loves this aunt?

I figured the dad saw her bury the locket, went back and dug it up... then he was going to show up after she opened the box and it was empty..

But to have Ted and Robin going down this road AGAIN, are you ####### kidding me?? How many times do we have to be subjected to this?? Unless Robin is the mother (which makes no sense at all), this angle has been played out, WAY out...

 

[Rayderr]

Shark...jumped.

Yeah, i don't see how their relationship makes any sense. How many women would be okay with an "aunt" like this and her husband telling her kids how much he loves this aunt?

I figured the dad saw her bury the locket, went back and dug it up... then he was going to show up after she opened the box and it was empty..

But to have Ted and Robin going down this road AGAIN, are you ####### kidding me?? How many times do we have to be subjected to this?? Unless Robin is the mother (which makes no sense at all), this angle has been played out, WAY out...

No, we know it's not Robin (which makes this sort of stuff maddening.) We know his wife is a bass player for the wedding band and was the ex-roommate of a girl who Ted dated (and turned gay apparently.)

 

[Joe Summer]

Shark...jumped.

Yeah, i don't see how their relationship makes any sense. How many women would be okay with an "aunt" like this and her husband telling her kids how much he loves this aunt?

I figured the dad saw her bury the locket, went back and dug it up... then he was going to show up after she opened the box and it was empty.. But to have Ted and Robin going down this road AGAIN, are you ####### kidding me?? How many times do we have to be subjected to this?? Unless Robin is the mother (which makes no sense at all), this angle has been played out, WAY out...

It's bad enough when TV shows toy with the audience by doing repeated "will they or won't they" storylines.....but when you already know that THEY WON'T GET TOGETHER, it just comes off as manipulative and cynical.And if the marriage gets called off next week, the audience will feel more manipulated than ever before. A fanbase can only accept a certain amount of ridiculousness before it finally throws up its collective arms and says, "I give up" (see: "Lost").

 

[Sinn Fein]

Who takes a locket out of a box, and then re-buries the empty box?

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Who takes a locket out of a box, and then re-buries the empty box?

Necrophiliac?

 

[shader]

My cousin is convinced that Ted and Robin will end up together. She does not care one bit about all the reasons why they can't. I'm convinced half of the viewership would love it if they did get together.

I don't have a problem with Monday's show. Ted and Robin are really close. They've always kind of had feelings for each other, but not enough to commit. This kind of stuff happens all the time in real life.

Most likely those feelings will haunt them until the wedding day, when Barney will do something crazy to cause Robin to go through with it, and Ted will meet his future wife.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Who takes a locket out of a box, and then re-buries the empty box?

Necrophiliac?

 

[Kal El]

Watching the older episodes on Netflix, the writing has been really good, but the show is running out of gas, and quickly. I only caught the last 10 minutes the other night, and didn't really get it. It's time to introduce the mother, and let the show ride off into the sunset.

 

[Rayderr]

Shark...jumped.

Yeah, i don't see how their relationship makes any sense. How many women would be okay with an "aunt" like this and her husband telling her kids how much he loves this aunt?

I figured the dad saw her bury the locket, went back and dug it up... then he was going to show up after she opened the box and it was empty.. But to have Ted and Robin going down this road AGAIN, are you ####### kidding me?? How many times do we have to be subjected to this?? Unless Robin is the mother (which makes no sense at all), this angle has been played out, WAY out...

It's bad enough when TV shows toy with the audience by doing repeated "will they or won't they" storylines.....but when you already know that THEY WON'T GET TOGETHER, it just comes off as manipulative and cynical.And if the marriage gets called off next week, the audience will feel more manipulated than ever before. A fanbase can only accept a certain amount of ridiculousness before it finally throws up its collective arms and says, "I give up" (see: "Lost").

We already know the marriage isn't going to happen. We learned that in the season premiere this year.

 

[iamsmilin]

Shark...jumped.

Yeah, i don't see how their relationship makes any sense. How many women would be okay with an "aunt" like this and her husband telling her kids how much he loves this aunt?

I figured the dad saw her bury the locket, went back and dug it up... then he was going to show up after she opened the box and it was empty.. But to have Ted and Robin going down this road AGAIN, are you ####### kidding me?? How many times do we have to be subjected to this?? Unless Robin is the mother (which makes no sense at all), this angle has been played out, WAY out...

It's bad enough when TV shows toy with the audience by doing repeated "will they or won't they" storylines.....but when you already know that THEY WON'T GET TOGETHER, it just comes off as manipulative and cynical.And if the marriage gets called off next week, the audience will feel more manipulated than ever before. A fanbase can only accept a certain amount of ridiculousness before it finally throws up its collective arms and says, "I give up" (see: "Lost").

We already know the marriage isn't going to happen. We learned that in the season premiere this year.

Huh? I actually think it will happen. They showed Barney and Robin having doubts before the wedding but during the season didn't they show scenes of Ted watching the "mother" perform during the reception of the wedding?

 

[shader]

Shark...jumped.

Yeah, i don't see how their relationship makes any sense. How many women would be okay with an "aunt" like this and her husband telling her kids how much he loves this aunt?

I figured the dad saw her bury the locket, went back and dug it up... then he was going to show up after she opened the box and it was empty.. But to have Ted and Robin going down this road AGAIN, are you ####### kidding me?? How many times do we have to be subjected to this?? Unless Robin is the mother (which makes no sense at all), this angle has been played out, WAY out...

It's bad enough when TV shows toy with the audience by doing repeated "will they or won't they" storylines.....but when you already know that THEY WON'T GET TOGETHER, it just comes off as manipulative and cynical.And if the marriage gets called off next week, the audience will feel more manipulated than ever before. A fanbase can only accept a certain amount of ridiculousness before it finally throws up its collective arms and says, "I give up" (see: "Lost").

We already know the marriage isn't going to happen. We learned that in the season premiere this year.

Huh? I actually think it will happen. They showed Barney and Robin having doubts before the wedding but during the season didn't they show scenes of Ted watching the "mother" perform during the reception of the wedding?

Yeah I don't recall them saying it wasn't going to happen. Just that there would be serious doubts.

 

[Jaysus]

Really?

 

[TLEF316]

yeah, expected someone waaay better looking

 

[bweiser]

yeah, but it was pretty cool to finally see her.

 

[Jaysus]

P.S. who is she?

Spoiler or whatever: http://goo.gl/s3t0P

?? http://goo.gl/nGt8B

 

[MikeIke]

Dang, I'm a couple episodes behind, and admittedly shouldn't have looked at the thread, but is THAT the mother? Ted has done way better.

 

[Jaysus]

PS2 that The Shins song was neat

 

[shader]

7 years for that??? Well maybe she has a great personality.

 

[pollardsvision]

Were you guys really expecting smoking hot that much?

I wasn't sure what to expect, but Teddy Westside going for cute isn't some shock. He fell for annoying Victoria and her cankles a couple of times. It wouldn't take much for this chick to be a major step up.

I'm glad they went this route. Chicks that are attractive, but have lived life not being as hot as their best friends can often make the best wives. Generally, very cool and great in the sack.

This is also a show starring the lovely, if not crazy smoking hot by Hollywood standards, Allyson Hannigan. This isn't a big surprise.

 

[badmojo1006]

P.S. who is she?

Spoiler or whatever: http://goo.gl/s3t0P

?? http://goo.gl/nGt8B

Ted Mosby's entry in the "Women you find oddly attractive" thread

 

[TLEF316]

Were you guys really expecting smoking hot that much?

I wasn't sure what to expect, but Teddy Westside going for cute isn't some shock. He fell for annoying Victoria and her cankles a couple of times. It wouldn't take much for this chick to be a major step up.

I'm glad they went this route. Chicks that are attractive, but have lived life not being as hot as their best friends can often make the best wives. Generally, very cool and great in the sack.

This is also a show starring the lovely, if not crazy smoking hot by Hollywood standards, Allyson Hannigan. This isn't a big surprise.

Maybe not smoking hot, but in terms of looks, she's in the bottom 10% of girls that ole Teddy Westside has dated/hooked up with.

And considering what the daughter turned out like i was expecting at least a 7.5 on the offdee scale

 

[pollardsvision]

Were you guys really expecting smoking hot that much?

I wasn't sure what to expect, but Teddy Westside going for cute isn't some shock. He fell for annoying Victoria and her cankles a couple of times. It wouldn't take much for this chick to be a major step up.

I'm glad they went this route. Chicks that are attractive, but have lived life not being as hot as their best friends can often make the best wives. Generally, very cool and great in the sack.

This is also a show starring the lovely, if not crazy smoking hot by Hollywood standards, Allyson Hannigan. This isn't a big surprise.

Maybe not smoking hot, but in terms of looks, she's in the bottom 10% of girls that ole Teddy Westside has dated/hooked up with.

And considering what the daughter turned out like i was expecting at least a 7.5 on the offdee scale

Probably.

Though, I would say in terms of popular long-running sitcoms starring serial bachelors, Mosby's line-up fairly weak. He's no Jerry Seinfeld.

Victoria, the chick from House (not the hot one), and the tall redhead from That 70's Show. All attractive, but it's not like he was rolling young Teri Hatcher out either.

I'm sure I'm forgetting some hot ones, but Robin, the Mother's roommate, and the hotter chick from House are the only crazy hot ones I can remember. (and Robin's had her rough spots though I don't hold it against her).

Also, pretty much every non-Robin girlfriend as also generally been quite annoying.

ETA: Oh yeah, forgot about Chalke.

Actress is Cristin Milioti, btw.

 

[Mr. Retukes]

How I Met Your Chinless Mother.

 

[badmojo1006]

That was pretty lame

What a surprise, Ted is still hung up on Robin

 

[jwp]

Is this the chick he bumped into in the St. Patrick's day episode a few years ago?

 

[Kumerica]

Is this the chick he bumped into in the St. Patrick's day episode a few years ago?

Sadly, no.

 

[lakerstan]

Cristin Milioti is her name.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/05/13/how-i-met-your-mother-cristin-milioti/

 

[tdoss]

How I Met Your Chinless Mother.

How I Met Your Mousy-Flat Haired, Overbite-having, Bug-Eyed Mother

 

[Moe.]

So that Lyndsy (are you ####### kidding me with that spelling?) Fonseca chick is attractive. Was not aware of her until just now, holy moly.

 

[tdoss]

So that Lyndsy (are you ####### kidding me with that spelling?) Fonseca chick is attractive. Was not aware of her until just now, holy moly.

You can see a lot of her in Nikita...been on that show for years in a co-leading capacity...

 

[Rayderr]

Is this the chick he bumped into in the St. Patrick's day episode a few years ago?

Sadly, no.

Actually... The 2 never met at the St. Patrick's Day Party, but both were there. That's where Ted picked up the yellow umbrella.