I watched the first few episodes of season 1 last night. Man it was good. I actually think season 1 was the best. It was very fresh and exciting. Now you can easily tell it's dragging out far too much
Television How I Met Your Mother
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Ok, great little find by my old housemate. She just pointed out to me that the episode which strongly hints the mother is gonna die is called "Vesuvius."
A few episodes earlier though, Ted is doing a crossword one year after the wedding, and he shouts out, "Vesuvius!" Oh wait, thats not right" or something along those lines. Suggests the mother is gonna live
A few episodes earlier though, Ted is doing a crossword one year after the wedding, and he shouts out, "Vesuvius!" Oh wait, thats not right" or something along those lines. Suggests the mother is gonna live
Jebuz this is one of the worst series ever in TV history...
You may need to explain that one in greater detail to me I'm afraid. Can't quite see the linkage there.
Episode 19 of this season, is called Vesuvius. The final scene of the episode has Ted breaking down in tears, and the assumption is that the mother is dying.
However, in episode 2 of this season, he is doing a crossword in a flashforward. He thinks the answer is Vesuvius. "Vesuvius... oh wait, that doesn't fit." It seems like its a little clue that the episode Vesuvius is actually a red herring and we should ignore that episodes implication that the mother dies.
Make sense?
Yeah that's better, it makes for a valid reason that's for sure. I still think she will die though, the breaking down part really is such a strong hint that she is either terminally ill or just pretty ill with a chance of dying. Guess we shall all find out in exactly 7 days time.
Started out on a shit note I thought but recovered reasonably well.
I don't think we'll see Ted/Robin regardless of whether the mother dies or not.
I don't think we'll see Ted/Robin regardless of whether the mother dies or not.
Of course the locket scene was going to come back; they left that completely unresolved and would have made a pointless story had he not eventually returned it. This episode did make that sunrise one ever so pointless however, when Ted decides to let her go then she does this? Certainly reduces the odds of something unexpected happening in the finale.
Good episode I felt, I even enjoyed Lilly and Marshall's vow scene, very sweet and shows relationships and marriages aren't the perfect things we see on tv, something I'm sure most of us can relate to.
Good episode I felt, I even enjoyed Lilly and Marshall's vow scene, very sweet and shows relationships and marriages aren't the perfect things we see on tv, something I'm sure most of us can relate to.
It was legendary.
So basically, he tells us that marriage of Barney and Robins was bobbins?
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Of course they bloody aren't, for the life of me I can't understand why people are still clinging on to this.
It's not been a brilliant season but good enough and they still know how to get a great message across when they want to. Next week is the big one though, just excited to see if there's one final twist (and I'm not talking her dying as they've tried to make it seem she will already) or if they just have that emotional moment with a death but Ted still ending up happy with his children.
The funniest one I've read so far is somebody thinking all of the stories being told to the children aren't older Ted and that he's actually the one who dies
Probably because they keep bringing it up, repeatedly.
nothing special. was bit gutted they didn't make the final slap a bit more of an event
So predictable.
Saying that it was still pretty good. Really funny and more like a season 1 episode.
Saying that it was still pretty good. Really funny and more like a season 1 episode.
What a stupid, predictable ending.
Guessing the mother is dead, ted and robin end up together?
It's all over. I really enjoyed that finale, would have done it a little differently personally, but it kept with the lightheartedness of the show I suppose.Oh yeah, and how do all the people who were so adamant those events weren't going to pan out feel now? It was obvious since episode 1 that these two were going to end up together.
They knew from season 1 how it was going to end, because the kids' final scene was done back then. I wonder if the main cast knew?
That ending was horrible.
Called it pretty much spot on back in May last year:
The only thing I didn't call was the mother's death, but was close.
The only thing I didn't call was the mother's death, but was close.
Don't be so hard on yourself. I'd say the bit where you thought the mother might die giving birth or in an accident was close enough for you to at least claim that you predicted she might die.
I'll walk out of this joint, with my head held high, knowing I was almost perfect in predicting the end! Talk about not developing a character at all though...
Good ending. I am glad they showed Barney-Robin marriage to be the farce it always was. Not to mention acknowledged that Robin saying no to Ted but yes to Barney made no sense ever. All in all 3-4 good season and then rest main crap with an odd good episode.
The last 5 seasons were so pointless.
Shit series. Started off OK, but then dragged it on to shite.
On November 15, 2013, it was announced that CBS and the series' producer 20th Century Fox Television will launch How I Met Your Dad, a female-centric variation executive-produced by Bays, Thomas, and Emily Spivey.
Seriously?
On November 15, 2013, it was announced that CBS and the series' producer 20th Century Fox Television will launch How I Met Your Dad, a female-centric variation executive-produced by Bays, Thomas, and Emily Spivey.
Seriously?
The difference between this show and Big Bang theory is similar to that between Bebe and Messi.
Should we look at the calendar?
How so? Both shows started ok and then became almost literally unwatchable. It's more like Bebe - Djx2 situation.
what, is it already being telecast now?Should we look at the calendar?
Big Bang theory is much better then this crap.
Oh, I thought it was an April fool's joke from you. Then googled it. Well, that's bad...
Well, its your opinion. I really liked TBBT but this Amy Sarah Fowler and Bernadette crap is a symptom of a significant decline for me.
Today they just don't know when it's time to end a sitcom - and TBBT with HIMYM is just an obvious examples.
That was so predictable...and so fecking horrible. Terrible end. What was the point of the last 3 or 4 seasons?
ffs, I downloaded both episodes but played the last one first by accident, and realised after watching the whole episode I missed episode before.
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Btw:
I think it was decent ending, expected lot worse than this but considering how shit the last season was this was more than OK, although it was quite obvious ending, as I predicted:
Someone notify me in time so I can quote my post where I said Robin and Ted will end up together.
Did exactly the same thing.
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I thought it was an ok episode, there's no way they could have ended it seemingly without some people complaining it was predictable. I'm interested to hear what some people think WOULDN'T have been predictable?
They covered a hell of a lot in the 40 minutes though and a lot of it was rushed or missed entirely. You can't help but feel they should have stretched the finale over several episodes, particularly when you consider the amount of filler episodes they ended up having in an attempt to keep 22 episodes over the wedding weekend.
They covered a hell of a lot in the 40 minutes though and a lot of it was rushed or missed entirely. You can't help but feel they should have stretched the finale over several episodes, particularly when you consider the amount of filler episodes they ended up having in an attempt to keep 22 episodes over the wedding weekend.
That was the only way they could've ended it, really. What the kids said is completely true. What's the point of it all if not to justify getting back together with Robin?
Basically, they dragged it on for so long they had to give it a god-awful ending.
I feel like I've been a part of a tremendously un-funny April Fool's joke they spent nine years setting up. Utter, utter shite.
Basically, they dragged it on for so long they had to give it a god-awful ending.
I feel like I've been a part of a tremendously un-funny April Fool's joke they spent nine years setting up. Utter, utter shite.
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Nicely summed up.
I liked the idea and I predicted the mother would die but they didn't execute it very well imo. They almost shrugged off her death and also Barney and Robin's marriage to the point where the whole thing was pointless.
As well as Barney's instant character regression, what was the point of dragging out the wedding and for nothing, do you know what would have been unpredictable Ted to end happily married to the mother.
Ted and the kids are dead along with everyone that we know (Marshall, Lilly etc.) and they're just chatting, passing time in some purgatory. L.O.S.T.
So Ted and Robin ended up together anyway? Yep - sounds like I'll hate it.