How I Met Your Mother - Part 3

[Sawyer]

Andrew Rannells Guest Starring

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Was this episode good or skippable? This season's been lagging behind so much that I don't really care for an all-rhyming episode to be honest.

 

[O'Haire]

I stopped watching after a few minutes. Didn't seem like an episode that was going to be important.

 

[Donut]

This was a waste of an episode

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

I stopped watching after a few minutes. Didn't seem like an episode that was going to be important.

I did the same. This whole "season in a weekend" idea quickly became a terrible idea after the first few episodes. There's way too much filler and Marshall still not there after 11 episodes is getting ridiculous.

 

[SpideyVille]

I saw Miloti's name in the credits and got excited because I figured it meant that she would make an appearance, but she didn't.

On another note, I was really happy to see Lin-Manuel Miranda in the episode, but I felt like he could have easily stolen the show if they gave him more than just that one freestyle.

 

[Asteroid-Man]

That was horrible. Only good part was the players gathering.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

I saw Miloti's name in the credits and got excited because I figured it meant that she would make an appearance, but she didn't.

Really? I thought she would when I saw her in the credits too, but I figured one (or two minutes tops) wouldn't be worth 20ish minutes of filler crap.

 

[John Locke]

I think she's always in the credits.

 

[Darkness Falls]

really enjoyed the brief hint of "Marshall vs the machines" at the end

 

[Sawyer]

Yeah, I haven't disliked alot about this season, but the compressed timeframe kind of isn't doing it for me. And I feel like we're probably not going to see anything important until, like, the last third of the season.

 

[Infinity9999x]

I loved this episode, it was a lot of fun. Honestly, I don't get why you guys are all grumpy about it. It was just old-fashioned HIMYM fun and it was nice to see them play with that convention.

Maybe it's different for me because I have honestly never cared all that much about who the Mother was or when Ted would meet her, I just like seeing the cast interact. It's been much more of a Friends/Sienfeld kind of show to me than the kind of show I watch specifically for the overarching plot. So I enjoy little bubble episodes like this.

 

[jacobed]

This episode was another bad episode in a season of bad

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

It's not like I watch only for the plot, but I can't help but feel that since the episode when Ted admitted he still has feelings for Robin that this season has been on autopilot/holding back for later episodes. The characters are still great, but the stories are underwhelming and the situations they've been put in haven't been that funny. I can't help but feel that the writers are holding back all the good plotlines and stories for after the New Year.

 

[Anubis]

This episode was another good episode in a season of good.

 

[Infinity9999x]

It's not like I watch only for the plot, but I can't help but feel that since the episode when Ted admitted he still has feelings for Robin that this season has been on autopilot/holding back for later episodes. The characters are still great, but the stories are underwhelming and the situations they've been put in haven't been that funny. I can't help but feel that the writers are holding back all the good plotlines and stories for after the New Year.

So they're doing what most tv shows do every year. Start off with a few major plot points, throw a few filler eps in, and then have a big mid-season finale to keep you hooked. It's not like it's a new practice.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Yeah, I was thinking that I would probably enjoy this season more if I binge watched it. t: I've been spoiled by Netflix haha. I don't know how much more I would enjoy it, but I know would like it more. I think I just miss the city environment and the cast all being together instead of apart. I think the jokes aren't bad, but I'm not liking plots because I think they've come across as more lame than funny or interesting.

In short, I think my issue that the filler just isn't as interesting as the filler of HIMYM usually is. I just want more Miloti dammit!

 

[Infinity9999x]

Yeah, I was thinking that I would probably enjoy this season more if I binge watched it. t: I've been spoiled by Netflix haha. I don't know how much more I would enjoy it, but I know would like it more. I think I just miss the city environment and the cast all being together instead of apart. I think the jokes aren't bad, but I'm not liking plots because I think they've come across as more lame than funny or interesting.

I just want more Miloti dammit!

I would agree with that. While this show definitely hasn't reached the huge dip in quality that some sitcoms do at the end of their life (I'm looking at you That 70's Show), it's not quite at the same level it used to be. It's still solid in my opinion, but some of the jokes definitely seem forced now, and the charm is starting to fade. Which is why I'm glad they're ending it.

And also, binge watching definitely spoils you. I just did that with Arrow (in about three days I caught up with everything...I was slightly ashamed at myself for how much TV I watched) and then when I got to the point where I had to wait a week for each episode it was a giant change of pace.

And with shows like HIMYM that effect is amplified, because they tend to have a lot more "bottle episodes" that don't really have anything to do with the main plot, but when you're binge watching you don't really notice it.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

I would agree with that. While this show definitely hasn't reached the huge dip in quality that some sitcoms do at the end of their life (I'm look at you That 70's Show), it's not quite at the same level it used to be. It's still solid in my opinion, but some of the jokes definitely seem forced now, and the charm is starting to fade. Which is why I'm glad they're ending it.

And also, binge watching definitely spoils you. I just did that with Arrow (in about three days I caught up with everything...I was slightly ashamed at myself for how much TV I watched) and then when I got to the point where I had to wait a week for each episode it was a giant change of pace.

And with shows like HIMYM that effect is amplified, because they tend to have a lot more "bottle episodes" that don't really have anything to do with the main plot, but when you're binge watching you don't really notice it.

We don't talk about that.

With HIMYM, even if the jokes don't always land, the concepts or the structures, whether it's one of Barney's crazy ideas or a crazy flashback (or sometimes flash forward), were interesting or funny. I just haven't found myself as engaged in these concepts or the structure of the episodes so far.

 

[Sawyer]

I'm thinking we'll get Milioti in full-effect around the halfway point. Maybe at two-thirds.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

I understand why to hold her back. You don't want the audience to get tired of her early or risk making her unlikable or a mary sue (and to be honest, the scene with Barney came off a little Mary Sue-ish). Still doesn't make me miss when she's not in episodes.

 

[Infinity9999x]

We don't talk about that.

With HIMYM, even if the jokes don't always land, the concepts or the structures, whether it's one of Barney's crazy ideas or a crazy flashback (or sometimes flash forward), were interesting or funny. I just haven't found myself as engaged in these concepts or the structure of the episodes so far.

It was bad. They jumped the shark, then shot the waterskier in the leg, killed the driver of the boat, but told the waterskier that he had to keep going.

But while some of the jokes haven't landed quite as well this season, I've still enjoyed it quite a bit. And I agree with Sawyer, I'm betting that Miloti is going to start playing more and more of a role around the mid-season mark. I'd be stunned if she wasn't all over the 2nd half of the season.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

It was bad. They jumped the shark, then shot the waterskier in the leg, killed the driver of the boat, but told the waterskier that he had to keep going.

But while some of the jokes haven't landed quite as well this season, I've still enjoyed it quite a bit. And I agree with Sawyer, I'm betting that Miloti is going to start playing more and more of a role around the mid-season mark. I'd be stunned if she wasn't all over the 2nd half of the season.

F**k Randy!

That's what I'm expecting too. Maybe around the episode "Bass Player wanted".

 

[Sawyer]

I understand why to hold her back. You don't want the audience to get tired of her early or risk making her unlikable or a mary sue (and to be honest, the scene with Barney came off a little Mary Sue-ish). Still doesn't make me miss when she's not in episodes.

More like Mary Awesome!

*knocks over Parker's drink and runs away*

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Calm down Sawyer, I think Miloti's awesome. I just think she had Barney figured out way too soon, but then again, there's a reason she's the mother and different from many women.