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How I Met Your Mother (2 Viewers)

TLEF316 said:
Thought it was pretty good but not amazing. Personally, I think making the entire season about the wedding was silly when you have them get divorced 10 minutes into the finale. (although it was the right result, as Barney was never meant to be married). "Playbook 2: electric bangaloo" cracked me up (I'm Jim Nacho....)

It was really predictable (especially once the divorce was announced) but whatever. I did think it was very out of character for Ted to wait so long to marry the mother.
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:goodposting:

I don't like how they crammed the whole season into 24 hours of a wedding that basically meant nothing...

They should have introduced the mother in episode one of this season and played out the season getting to know her... I didn't like the "24" format at all...

To me it ended pretty much the only way it could end, I just didn't like the journey.. It was like "The Dark Tower" series by Stephen King.. huge collection, long story, took forever to finish (him writing it and me reading it)

and it ended exactly like it started...but I enjoyed the journey... it didn't feel like a cop out..

 
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Mjolnirs said:
playin4beer said:
I do get the ending with the dogs, window and blue French horn, but I don't like how they got there.
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Think I started watching after season 3 and missed plenty of details in the ones I watched. Could you explain this on for me?
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The French horn was something he stole from a restaurant right after he started dating Robin I think but as for the dogs I'm lost on that as well.
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Like stated.. it was basically an exact recreation of their first date.. when he blew it by telling her he loved her... She had an apartment full of dogs...

 
playin4beer said:
NREC34 said:
Mjolnirs said:
playin4beer said:
I do get the ending with the dogs, window and blue French horn, but I don't like how they got there.
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Think I started watching after season 3 and missed plenty of details in the ones I watched. Could you explain this on for me?
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The French horn was something he stole from a restaurant right after he started dating Robin I think but as for the dogs I'm lost on that as well.
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Like stated.. it was basically an exact recreation of their first date.. when he blew it by telling her he loved her... She had an apartment full of dogs...
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And we later learned that each dog was a gift from an ex-boyfriend. So one could extrapolate that Robin's dated a lot, but never found love.

 
playin4beer said:
TLEF316 said:
Thought it was pretty good but not amazing. Personally, I think making the entire season about the wedding was silly when you have them get divorced 10 minutes into the finale. (although it was the right result, as Barney was never meant to be married). "Playbook 2: electric bangaloo" cracked me up (I'm Jim Nacho....)

It was really predictable (especially once the divorce was announced) but whatever. I did think it was very out of character for Ted to wait so long to marry the mother.
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:goodposting: I don't like how they crammed the whole season into 24 hours of a wedding that basically meant nothing...

They should have introduced the mother in episode one of this season and played out the season getting to know her... I didn't like the "24" format at all...

To me it ended pretty much the only way it could end, I just didn't like the journey.. It was like "The Dark Tower" series by Stephen King.. huge collection, long story, took forever to finish (him writing it and me reading it)

and it ended exactly like it started...but I enjoyed the journey... it didn't feel like a cop out..
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Right, and it wasn't just this season that felt wasted, it was the last couple seasons' worth of story lines involving the Barney - Robin courtship. If you are going to cut bait on that whole arc you need more than a 45 second scene.

 
playin4beer said:
NREC34 said:
Mjolnirs said:
playin4beer said:
I do get the ending with the dogs, window and blue French horn, but I don't like how they got there.
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Think I started watching after season 3 and missed plenty of details in the ones I watched. Could you explain this on for me?
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The French horn was something he stole from a restaurant right after he started dating Robin I think but as for the dogs I'm lost on that as well.
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Like stated.. it was basically an exact recreation of their first date.. when he blew it by telling her he loved her... She had an apartment full of dogs...
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There was an old episode when they were first dating where he found out all the dogs were gifts from or left by old boyfriends, so every dog represented someone she had previously slept with. Ted couldn't handle it, so she got rid of them. On her side, she made Ted get rid of bunch of stuff in his apartment that were from old girlfriends.

I'm going to go with the idea that the new dogs are the same thing - guys she banged since Barney.

 
tom22406 said:
zamboni said:
Not sure it was posted already, but Sepinwall's review:

http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/series-finale-review-how-i-met-your-mother-last-forever-how-they-conned-us-all/2
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Pretty much spot on for me.
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Me too.

Very frustrating. The best parts of the episodes were the train platform and Barney meeting his daughter and then it ended the way it did. ugh.

I thought with the stupid Balloon Robin floating away that we were FINALLY done with that. But, nope.

 
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I didn't mind the whole season being about a wedding for a marriage that didn't last.

Half of weddings will end up in failed marriages. The season was about what happened to the guests (and the bass player) over that wedding weekend. The marriage not lasting isn't a problem. Those events still happened and matter just as much.

 
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zamboni said:
Not sure it was posted already, but Sepinwall's review:

http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/series-finale-review-how-i-met-your-mother-last-forever-how-they-conned-us-all/2
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100% spot on. My thoughts exactly.

I think they'd be wise to scrap their plans for "How I Met Your Dad".

And I really hope Cobie Smulders invests some of the money she made from the show into buying a solid meal for herself. She looks like Tracey Gold on the last season of Growing Pains.

 
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TLEF316 said:
did think it was very out of character for Ted to wait so long to marry the mother.
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this was a puzzling plot point. Why did that even need to be in there... why wouldn't they get married soon.

It didn't kill the episode by any means, but was just odd.

 
tom22406 said:
zamboni said:
Not sure it was posted already, but Sepinwall's review:

http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/series-finale-review-how-i-met-your-mother-last-forever-how-they-conned-us-all/2
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Pretty much spot on for me.
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Agreed. That's a good review. For me, the ending was more about tying up loose ends, and I thought they did that pretty well. I think a Barney/Robin happy marriage was probably a stretch, and I can't say I'm too bothered about killing the mom and replacing her with Robin (although yes, he's right that the mom ended up being a fan fav, probably way more so than expected). I see Sepinwall's point of view, but I'm just not as bothered by it.

 
pollardsvision said:
I didn't mind the whole season being about a wedding for a marriage that didn't last.

Half of weddings will end up in failed marriages. The season was about what happened to the guests (and the bass player) over that wedding weekend. The marriage not lasting isn't a problem. Those events still happened and matter just as much.
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The last season stunk, which may be why people like me and you aren't as bothered by episode 23 basically deleting episodes 1-22. Had it been a good season, I suppose may views may be different.

I was shocked by how good the platform scene was. I wonder who they got to guest write those 2 minutes of dialogue, because it was obviously absent all season.

 
Chase Stuart said:
pollardsvision said:
I didn't mind the whole season being about a wedding for a marriage that didn't last.

Half of weddings will end up in failed marriages. The season was about what happened to the guests (and the bass player) over that wedding weekend. The marriage not lasting isn't a problem. Those events still happened and matter just as much.
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The last season stunk, which may be why people like me and you aren't as bothered by episode 23 basically deleting episodes 1-22. Had it been a good season, I suppose may views may be different.I was shocked by how good the platform scene was. I wonder who they got to guest write those 2 minutes of dialogue, because it was obviously absent all season.
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Good point.

If I actually liked this season (or last), and was more invested, the finale might've bothered me. I didn't really care what happened any more and it was a decent episode, so I was fine with it. Everything felt true to the characters, and there were some truly great HIMYM scenes (like the platform). That's about all you can ask for.

It also adds a touch of redemption to this terrible season. Just a touch, but it at least gives good reason for the seemingly terrible decisions of the season (not enough Mother and going back to the Ted/Robin well).

I kind of liked that they went to this place. I probably wouldn't have chosen it, but it was a bold move and I respect the effort (even if they felt they had to).

It's not your conventional sappy romantic ending, and I think that's a lot of what bothers people. It hits on a truth the flies in the face of sappy romanticism....that we can fall madly in love with more than one person.

 
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In reality, they should've condensed this season into the last couple episodes of last season, maybe not have Robin & Barney get married (have her marry Kumar instead?) And just made this season "Now I've Met Your Mother", ending with the wedding.

 
I don't think it was a bold move, and in any case, whatever their intentions, they botched the execution.

In truth, I stopped watching this show with any regularity after Season 4 or so. I'd catch enough episodes in reruns or whatever to know the broad strokes of what happened with Zoe or whatever, but I only really thought the show was "good" for 2-3 seasons. I liked the early seasons of the show because I thought it was kind of rare to see a sitcom that genuinely seemed to like and care about its characters. But 9 seasons is a long time to have to churn out jokes, and by the end, I don't think the show liked their characters much at all.

And if Carter & Bays decided on this ending in the 2nd season, I can actually see a show where it might have worked. But they didn't write that show. They didn't make Barney/Robin a relationship we could really care much about, because they were afraid to actually make Barney grow as a person. And I get that. It's a sitcom and Barney was, for better or worse, their "breakout" character.

So what we get is 9 seasons of Ted pining for Robin, even as Robin (to the extent she was written consistently) is shown to be more of a match for Barney. We get maybe 45 minutes of screen time between Tracy and Ted and even less time where the mother is part of "the group," even as the show implies that Tracy basically takes Robin's "spot" in the group.

And then they kill off Tracy and put Ted with Robin. Maybe there was a way to write that sequence of events without seeming to crap all over Ted's relationship with Tracy, but the show didn't manage it.

Meanwhile, Robin, who is presumably a famous news woman, is confined to professional spinsterhood until Ted shows up with the same grand gesture he makes in the pilot. The subtext seems pretty clear. Only after being tortured with loneliness for 10 years can Robin finally see that she should have picked Ted all along. For someone portrayed as at least one of the two loves of Ted's life, Robin comes off pretty awful.

 
pollardsvision said:
It's not your conventional sappy romantic ending, and I think that's a lot of what bothers people. It hits on a truth the flies in the face of sappy romanticism....that we can fall madly in love with more than one person.
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Good point here.

Reminds me a bit of The Wonder Years finale. A bit more conventional with HIMYM in that Robin and Ted eventually ended up together (Kevin and Winnie never did), and a very important person (dad in Wonder Years) in the protagonist's life sadly passed away. Sorry for any spoilers on The Wonder Years, but it's been over 20 years.

 
I was just saying to someone this morning what Sepinwall said there. I get they considered the finale figured out in Season 2, but they made a mistake sticking to it. You an understand how someone came to the conclusion they did, but you can still think it's the dumbest conclusion.

 
I think one of the biggest problems was the Mother ended up being way too likable. All throughout this thread you see people begging for more mother centric episodes because she was the highlight of the season and the payoff for 9 years. If you would have asked me 3 years in I would have been rooting for Robin to be the mother, but this was just misdirection. I didn't hate it, but I'm certainly not happy with the mother dying.

 
Corporation said:
I think one of the biggest problems was the Mother ended up being way too likable. All throughout this thread you see people begging for more mother centric episodes because she was the highlight of the season and the payoff for 9 years. If you would have asked me 3 years in I would have been rooting for Robin to be the mother, but this was just misdirection. I didn't hate it, but I'm certainly not happy with the mother dying.
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Makes sense. Sepinwall made a good point to that same extent: one of the big reasons why many didn't care for the ending is that Robin became increasingly less likable (and hot) as the show went on.

 
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NREC34 said:
It was weird how Ted's voice changed from sounding like Bob Saget to his own. It was a really good show for a long time. Started going downhill the season they had the captain and Ted trying to save the building.
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Really? I liked the captain

 
FUBAR said:
NREC34 said:
It was weird how Ted's voice changed from sounding like Bob Saget to his own. It was a really good show for a long time. Started going downhill the season they had the captain and Ted trying to save the building.
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Really? I liked the captain
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That was the season I started not caring that much and getting the feeling like the thing was dragging on too much. Maybe it was different for you?

 
I liked the way that they covered 3 years of plot in 10 minutes, because I probably would have given up on the show if I had to watch a whole season's worth of Barney/Robin "will they or won't they get divorced" storylines.

Also, they need to turn the whole "courtship of The Mother" storyline into a movie, or at least a reunion special 5-10 years from now.

 
zamboni said:
Corporation said:
I think one of the biggest problems was the Mother ended up being way too likable. All throughout this thread you see people begging for more mother centric episodes because she was the highlight of the season and the payoff for 9 years. If you would have asked me 3 years in I would have been rooting for Robin to be the mother, but this was just misdirection. I didn't hate it, but I'm certainly not happy with the mother dying.
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Makes sense. Sepinwall made a good point to that same extent: one of the big reasons why many didn't care for the ending is that Robin became increasingly less likable (and hot) as the show went on.
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This is why I hated the ending. Watching the entire series I felt Ted needed to go through the journey to earn happiness and someone who was the perfect match for him. The creators hit us over the head with how they are basically soul mates and they kept showing us exactly why Robin wasn't a good match for Ted. They FINALLY show us the mom and she is freaking adorable and actually lived up to the hype they built around her. But then killing her off and having Ted end up back with Robin? Manipulative and painful.

 
Rayderr said:
FreeBaGeL said:
zamboni said:
The real life kids were the same age in this last episode as they were 8 years ago.
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I don't think they were. Anyone have any screen caps of the two?
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They were. They pre-recorded all the kids stuff back then becuase they would age. Hence why it looked a bit odd since the kids were in SD and Ted was in HD.
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I *think* this image is them then and now. Certainly wasn't the older version last night: http://cdn-premiere.ladmedia.fr/var/premiere/storage/images/series/news-series/news-photos/l-age-des-enfants-un-casse-tete-pour-les-scenaristes-3833199/fille-lyndsy-fonseca-et-fils-david-henrie-de-ted-how-i-met-your-mother/69777721-1-fre-FR/Fille-Lyndsy-Fonseca-et-fils-David-Henrie-de-Ted-How-I-Met-Your-Mother_portrait_w858.jpg

 
zamboni said:
Rayderr said:
FreeBaGeL said:
zamboni said:
The real life kids were the same age in this last episode as they were 8 years ago.
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I don't think they were. Anyone have any screen caps of the two?
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They were. They pre-recorded all the kids stuff back then becuase they would age. Hence why it looked a bit odd since the kids were in SD and Ted was in HD.
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I *think* this image is them then and now. Certainly wasn't the older version last night: http://cdn-premiere.ladmedia.fr/var/premiere/storage/images/series/news-series/news-photos/l-age-des-enfants-un-casse-tete-pour-les-scenaristes-3833199/fille-lyndsy-fonseca-et-fils-david-henrie-de-ted-how-i-met-your-mother/69777721-1-fre-FR/Fille-Lyndsy-Fonseca-et-fils-David-Henrie-de-Ted-How-I-Met-Your-Mother_portrait_w858.jpg
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Yeah, the son was where I noticed it last night. He's definitely much older.

 
Not a follower/fan of the show and only catch it from time to time. I thought last night's episode was awful (the storyline).

 
Just finished watching the finale of "How We Should've Ended This Show Last Season". It was on par with the rest of the season. Dud. We all saw the ending coming a mile away and it underwhelmed as expected.

 
Well I watch the reruns on occasion but if I was a loyal watcher I'd be pissed. This is just forced and stupid seeming to me. I mean wasn't all of season 8 about them moving on? But no one did. They just waited for the mother to die.

 
Rayderr said:
FreeBaGeL said:
zamboni said:
The real life kids were the same age in this last episode as they were 8 years ago.
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I don't think they were. Anyone have any screen caps of the two?
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They were. They pre-recorded all the kids stuff back then becuase they would age. Hence why it looked a bit odd since the kids were in SD and Ted was in HD.
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That makes sense. At first I thought it was CGI over their faces

 
Dentist said:
MattFancy said:
I'll say it...worst series finale?
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That's an insult to Lost
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There's a LOST message board where I'm on record complaining about the finale, but I eventually went back, rewatched the series, and found my way back to that message board to reminisce. I ended up recanting.

The LOST finale was really one of the better finales I remember watching for a show. I just didn't get it the first time around.

 
Spending 22 episodes on one weekend and 1 episode on 25 years doesn't make much sense. But after the first 22 episodes of the season, I don't know what people were hoping for/expecting. What did you guys want, videos of Ted and Tracy vacationing in the Caribbean sipping pina coladas?

 
Chase Stuart said:
Spending 22 episodes on one weekend and 1 episode on 25 years doesn't make much sense. But after the first 22 episodes of the season, I don't know what people were hoping for/expecting. What did you guys want, videos of Ted and Tracy vacationing in the Caribbean sipping pina coladas?
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How about not building a whole series around the reveal, spending a year showing how Ted and Robin were never, ever, getting together again and then killing the wife and they get back together?

 
I see a lot of people complaining about the predictability of the ending, but I never really thought that the show was that unpredictable or edgy in the first place. It could be entertaining despite that, but I didn't really have higher expectations than how it ended.

My bigger problem was that Marshall's dream job is the New York Supreme Court, which is actually just a county trial court, rather than the New York Court of Appeals. (But maybe I should keep that one to the lawyer thread.)

 
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