i know i'm one of the only people on ilx who watches *how i met your mother* on a regular basis, but did anyone else see the robin sparkles episode? where robin didn't want people to know that she had

it's prob the slutty pumpkin

at this point kinda hoping those kids were adopted

If they really wait until the show ends before revealing the mother, it would disappointing. I get it - it's just a framing device really, and not worth taking too seriously, since it is being narrated by old Bob Saget to his kids. I don't expect every episode to have some kind of larger meaning, but there should be something to it - why do all these stories start with the introduction of Robin and how this group of friends matters in the long run to meeting the mother and what's up with these mythology elements like the yellow umbrella.

The problem remains... I'm completely down with Lily and Marshall as a sickly sweet, charming, loving couple, and even if Robin and Barney hook up I'm okay with it, since I think their single adventures are wearing kind of thin after four seasons (and really Robin's were usually pretty bad). But Ted still comes off as a whiny self-important douche bag. Poor Ted, not having found true love after 30! Boo-hoo! The rest of your life is so awful too! So yeah, I'm all in favor of him meeting the mother so we don't have to keep dealing with this.

Yeah it'd be better if they just resolve the mother thing to some degree instead of acting like it's Lost or something and people will stop watching if there's no mystery left. But at the same time, revealing the mother would probably (disregarding some weird/stupid plot twist backflips) involve adding whoever that is as a regular cast member. And upsetting the delicate balance of the 5 cast members they've already got, or adding a dead weight love interest that doesn't contribute to the comedy much, would be a lot more problematic than 'screwing up' the mom plot.

There is quite a simple way to sort that- write funny jokes.

i would be totally fine with keeping the mom plot waaay in the background, if they could stick to the lols and ted dating random chicks. not sure if i prefer douchebag ted or sensitive nice guy ted.

i would be mad if they introduced the mother now

i dont think its a given that the mom wouldnt be funny just because whats her face from scrubs was so terrible - i mean i think some of that was by design esp not really fitting w/in the dynamic of the core 5 ~~~~ i think comedies like this need new characters/situations to an extent even something like seinfeld the world expands and u get more episodes about george's parents or w/e its good for the lolz

Most plotlines don't involve the whole group anyway, most of the time they are just given a scene where they go for a beer together, so including a different person into a story that is usually ted&robin or marshall&barney etc. might help to write something different as well. As much as I love the show, I am kind of bored of the rut they seem to have fallen in and a new person could be perfect foil to sorting that out. Although I guess Barney+Robin might do this a bit too.

yeah i guess...i think whats her face from scrubs is good at comedy on scrubs (even if that show's type of comedy is a little different from HIMYM's), but they didn't seem interesting in writing her to be funny, so i guess it was a deliberate choice. lily and (moreso recently) robin do plenty of heavy lifting in the comedy department, so if they ever did add a 3rd girl i think she'd have to be on that same level. i know ppl hate on 2 And A Half Men, but they've had lots of funny one-off guest stars, but then totally fucked up this season by making the recurring season-long love interest one of the most boring zombie-ish actresses to ever guest on the show.

i hope ted is gay

how i became your mother

sarah chalke is excellent on scrubs - they set her up on this show from the start to be boring, a drag, loves NJ, already has a kid and ex-husband, doesn't vibe with the existing group at all. I wonder if she picked this role as a deliberate antithesis to Reid

not sure if i prefer douchebag ted or sensitive nice guy ted

these two are one and the same

maybe i'll vouch for "don't give a fuck" Ted from season 2 and the odd occasional appearance

bro ted is best

^yes

true but there used to be overly earnest, cloyingly sensitive ted and now there is whiney, entitled sensitive ted

sorry, bro ted is the best

sorry, bro that is

fyi best moment was the arrest dev-ish "wedding bride" poster and really anything to do w/ stella's baby daddy

i have no idea what arrest dev-ish means (i mean i know what it means but they invented fake movie gags or something?) but that was definitely my biggest laugh of the episode

The Ocean Walker

wellll obv they didnt "invent" fake movie poster gags - pretty sure that was seinfeld - but the way the joke was constructed and the quick flash to a shot of the poster with v/o instead of just having it as a prop in the background or w/e seemed v. "in the style of" to me

It's true, Arrested Development definitely mastered the fake movie/poster gag, from Les Cousins Dangereux
to "I just want my kids back!"

The Old Man and The Sea > The Young Man and The Sea starring Jude Law > The Young Man on the Beach - A+

I was having some doubt last week about where they were heading with this, but damn if this wasn't a pretty awesome season finale.

Yeah, I thought the whole thing was amazing. Especially the New Pornographers.

Especially the New Pornographers.

Wait, waht?

I was a little sleepy while watching, but weren't they playing TNP near the end of the episode?

I haven't been able to find a copy yet to make sure... am I wrong?

Ok. Rewatched. Apparently it was A.C Newman's "Prophets." Lol @ same difference.

yeah best episode in ages.

"remember. "Baaa means baaaa.""

and SVEN!

Great episode, and yeah I thought that sounded a lot like the NP, but didn't recognize the song. Now it all makes sense.

Funnily enough, I basically gave Lily's leap speech to one of my former students today. Am I cheeseball for thinking this show is pretty OTM about life lessons and all? It's all pretty obvious stuff, I guess, but well it all rings true somehow.

i suppose they're OTM if life has worked out for you

hah nah seriously the show is ridiculously optimistic. but i enjoy it anyway

Ted's leap (stunt double?) was the best by far. Cleared it and then some.

For the last time, I am not Linda Knievel, and I will ever be Linda Knievel!

awesome episode. really loved the ending. what a sap this show makes us.

btw, can we change the thread title once and for all? it's kind of annoying. sorry scott.

I know it was just TV, but doing a leap like that in real life would have scared the hell out of me, especially considering one could likely die if you fell down from a roof. A great ending nonetheless.

robin double mosbying barney was pretty great, too

i still dont get how this links back to that episode that ended w/ him meeting up w/ stella again and saying 'and if i hadnt seen her that day i never would have met yr mother'. is there any connection?

didn't he get the professor job through the connections of Stella's boyf?

and el mother is in the class he teaches. ergo important.

really hoping they don't steal from those rubbish episodes of friends when ross dated a student.

o yeah the professor thing! that's what it is

dur

i kinda hate the barney robin relationship and i thought it was handled really well here

"you're pretty but ... you're freakishly tall and you don't believe in ghosts"

Marshall is a so much better character when they let him go a little gonzo, like the "I WILL NEVER EAT RIBS AGAIN ... IN FRONT OF TED" line and all his preparations for jumping.

next season better start with them stuck on that roof waiting for the owner of the apt to get home, and not with them laughing it up at the restaurant with no explanation

"btw, can we change the thread title once and for all? it's kind of annoying. sorry scott."

don't look at me, i was drunk when i started this thread, and i don't speak for "the other scott".

plus, i just figured that ilx was too snooty for this show and that this thread would disappear forever.

also, can you really get "let's go to the mall" for your cellphone????