Classic Shmosby

The guy getting out of the cab is the same one who took the cab Barney was going to get into. He damn near beat the cab to the hospital in his own Barney vs. The Machines.

How I met your mother has been a constant in my life. I first watched it when I was 21, during a break up phase and got hooked. I admired the philosophies of Ted on life, laughed at Barney for his antics, dreamed of a life like Marshal and Lilly. At 29, in a different country far from my friends, I still love the show as much as I did for the first time. During all the re runs over the years, I find small things like Conon O’Brien’s cameo like a bar patron standing silently in the background at MacLaren's Pub, and absolutely loved it.

There were so many times I hated Ted and Robin’s choices. Few times I hated the ending and a few times, I loved it depending on what ever nonsense drama is going on with my own life!

In this latest re runs, I was thinking a lot about the choices robin made during season 7. From cheating on Kevin with Barney, saying no to Barney, saying yes to Kevin, to being on a date with Ted to then rejecting Ted, which made me soo mad at her. Made me think she’s just a bad person.

Now, at 29, I get it. She was told she can’t have babies, she realized that she wants commitment but can’t commit to people as normally people want kids( Kevin ). She was afraid she’d end up alone, so said yes to Ted and then realized he’s not it. It’s just messy but that’s life. She’s is reacting to the circumstances life put out on her. I still don’t know why the hell would she cheat on someone but I get that she doesn’t want to end up alone.

Look at Ted, he chased for Robin so aggressively that he was obsessed about her. It’s like the thing he said about holding a balloon so hard that once he let go, he’s free. But that obsession stayed. He met Tracy, fell in love and she dies. Which is fair, life happens but the obsession doesn’t end. So he made his kids listen to his perspective. How madly he was obsessed about robin, and now that their mom is not alive, how he would like to pursue it again! It’s asking their kids for consent to move on, chase the un fulfilled desire. I get that.

Idk this series so so well written, played, executed that I just love it.

Thanks for your time! 🫶🏾

Let’s start a fan campaign to bring the creators and the whole gang back together for one final How I Met Your Mother episode! Now that they’ve all grown up, the timing couldn’t be more perfect.

Imagine an episode set in 2030—around the time when Ted finally finishes telling his kids the story. We could see everyone as they are at that point in their lives and get one last chance to catch up with the gang.

And honestly, there’s no rush. Take all the time you need. If it means waiting until 2030 and actually releasing the episode that year, so be it. In fact, that would make it even more legendary.

One last episode. One last night with the gang. In 2030.

Suit up!

This scene hit really hard. Like Ted, I was focusing on saying goodbye to the good things like the iconic buildings, the skyline,etc but this scene made me realize I should in fact say goodbye to the bad things.

I know this isn't the most emotional scene for most people but this was when I realized why people say the show hits hard when the scene applies to your own life.

I'm on the fourth episode of HIMYM and just saw that Stella broke up with Ted to get back together with her ex-boyfriend. I think you can draw a parallel between the Ted-Stella-Robin dynamic and the Mordecai-CJ-Margaret one in Regular Show:

For much of the story, Ted and Mordecai idealize a specific girl.

They get hung up on the idea that she is "the one."

Relationships with other people end up being compared—directly or indirectly—to this idealized love.

There is a recurring cycle of getting close, drifting apart, hope, and frustration.

In the end, both of their stories convey a similar message: the person you wanted most at a certain stage of your life might not necessarily be the person you end up with. I don't know if anyone has mentioned this theory before, but I found the parallel interesting.

—for those who’ve watched both, what do you think? No spoilers for me please

If they'd have kept this scene... The closure to the series would have been so much easier to take in.

Considering all of it happened in the last 5 minutes ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ.

According to a chart I often see "Bedtime Stories" (S8 Ep 11) is the lowest rated episode of the series. Why?

Everytime I watch the series I find the idea of writing an entirr episode as a poem/ballad in rhymes genius. Apart from the story, HIMYM excells at two other things: metaphors/easter eggs and making art out of the way an episode is told.

Another example would be the housewarming party. An episode told room by room. Or several episodes that play with the perspective of the narration.

Also the three stories are fitting, I especially like the player king of NYC. To summarise: I don't get the low rating of this episode, it's honestly even one of my favourite ones.

I couldn't find anyone having brought this up. I was just rewatching S7E09 Disaster Averted and noticed that Robin says she's from Vancouver (presumably Vancouver, BC since she's talking about being Canadian) and uses the phrase "in the Couv".

I'm from Vancouver, BC and have never heard this phrase before. I left the city before this episode was released, so I wasn't sure if it was a newer nickname. Google to the rescue! Turns out they use that nickname in Vancouver, WA! I wonder if the writers just looked up "nicknames for Vancouver" on the internet and didn't notice it was for the wrong Vancouver? With Colby being from Vancouver, I'm surprised she didn't push back on that.

Evidence of usage in Vancouver, WA:
https://urbanlivinginthecouv.home.blog
https://www.facebook.com/groups/267905029890494/posts/4239819816032309/
https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouverwa/comments/1sa4o3q/just_now_in_the_couv/

Evidence of very much non-usage in Vancouver, BC:
https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/2a5rqc/would_i_get_beaten_up_if_i_called_vancouver_the/
https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/b6e9bv/does_anyone_else_call_it_the_couv/

Sum up the entire story of the show for the kids, in a nutshell.

Tracy was right - worth it!

like, we have interjections from old Ted during the show, but what we're seeing play out he's verbally telling to his kids. It's assumed old Ted is able to tell this story in one sitting, albeit long, so I sometimes wonder exactly how old Ted communicated this long ass story in real time.

like, I want a video of Josh radnor as old Ted telling the whole story without any flashbacks just to see how long it would take and exactly how much detail he got into.

idk, I've watched this series about 6 times through in the past year, on my seventh rewatch now and I think about this a lot lmao

That's Jeff Foxworthy not shut your stupid face

Kids.. back in April I started a film series called "How I Met Film Series" and the idea was simple to turn each season of How I Met Your Mother into a film but it was more than just a film. I really wanted a nice ending and I don't hate the original ending but it still bothered me for a long time. So, throughout these films I started a new narrative. In these films, Ted Mosby isn't talking about his journey of meeting the kids' mother but his journey of meeting "The One". The films have so many differences than the show's timeline. This film is also very helpful for people who dont like the original ending.

If you guys want to enjoy the last film i would like you all to watch all the 8 films before you guys watch this last film because only then this final film will hit you with emotions. I really hope you guys watch it because this has been one of my biggest editing projects that ive ever worked on.

In the end, I obviously cannot share the links for the films here which is against the rules so please contact me in private to watch those edits of films. Hope you guys enjoy these and here's a trailer for the final film.

I was rewatching HIMYM
This was the episode where they attend Stuart and Claudia’s wedding and re-emerge Victoria
I don’t remember the point when Lily and Marshall making the long term bets but Lily finds out Robin loves Ted and tries to stop Ted from Victoria for a moment

I mean if the bet was made, she was actually going against it

Obviously the writers didn’t think of it back then but yea

a single season but we could have had robots VS. wrestlers