HIMYM Music
- If the Hudson Overflows by Goldspot (Ted get’s out of the pit with his professor) amazon
(charity single for Sandy relief) - Night Night Little Marvin by Lily and Marshall (plus the tear soaked edition)
- Let Your Heart Hold Fast by Fort Atlantic (proposal music) amazon
A few initial thoughts.
- How I Met Your Mother should have always been a 1 hour show.
- I have the flu, so there will be mistakes in my review. Please take that into account before beating me over the head with them
- I’m psyched to get new music tonight! And what great selections!
- I’ve decided to do both episode reviews together, because despite the fact that it’s billed as a hone hour episode tonight it was very clearly two different episode. However, I’m sick so I’ll be treating it as one tonight.
Let’s start with Ted. The dude is the focus of the show I get that, but this season, as we have discussed before is all about Barney and Robin. Still Ted for some reason after 8 seasons still had things to get over to improve himself. The Professor was one but the other and more important one was his implied blessing by encouraging Robin to go after Barney. I suppose it didn’t have to happen that way but after what happened between Barney and Ted last time it’s best to make it Ted idea this time. And as is said in the show, without Ted, none of this is possible. At the end of the episode you really wonder if Ted thinks he did the right thing though. And I have to beg for the love of Destiny’s Child, please do not let the be the case. On another note… looking at Robin’s comment, was the future Mrs. Ted Mosby at the party?
Lily & Marshall. Not a lot happens with them again. Sure, they have great and funny parts and we get they are still dealing with the kid thing… but is that it for them in the run of things? Will we see any other major life changes before the end or are they just here for the lolz now? I’m fine if that’s the case but it’s still a valid question. I mean what else can happen here. They are parents, have family issues, had a parent die, changed jobs, apartments (several times now)..not sure there is much else for the time being except weddings and the rest of Teddy West side’s story.
Robin. Just phenomenal tonight, even made me misty at moments. The hug she and Patrice had was almost as powerful as the proposal in emotional terms. and yes for a minute you think she might just say no to Barney but as we all know well “Barney Stinson ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLWAYS gets the yes.”
Barney. A moment of silence for our friend the Playbook. Marshall and Lily may have been through a lot and all the characters have changed however no one has developed more than our friend Barney. He knows what he wants and is willing to give up what he is and knows for it. I’d also like to take this moment congratulate those of you who said this was all an elaborate play for Robin and also quote my favorite movie “the Princess Bride” by saying “ Yes you are very smart. Shut up.”
I would really love to write more but this stupid flu thing has be in pain all over so I need to let you all fill in the blanks tonight. I’d love to know what you want to discuss and loved so sound off in the comments!
Legendary Lines
Barney (silently): I beg of you in the name of almighty Destiny’s Child! SAY MY NAME!!!!
Everyone (to Barney): Not happening Bro
Marshall: Revenge fantasies never work out the way you want them to
Daryl: I left once, i met a girl on craigslist and flew out to Boston, she was a man, and 300 lbs, and then he robbed me. Still one of the best nights of my life, until now!
Lily: I love those huge wieners
Patrice: Robin, is this really about me?
Robin: No it’s not.
Daryl: I’m the Mark Zuckerberg of jam band concert parking lot athletics
Old Ted: There’s only one person that can save you from the pit…you
Barney: If Lily wants a big wiener in her mouth, she has my number.
Ted: I keep having this nightmare that King Kong shows up to the opening but refuses to climb my building because in his ford, it’s a little derivative.
Ted: He said something like Legendary, and challenge accepted and winked….
Marshall: That does sound like him
Lily: Hurry up or I’m going to start on number 11 by myself.
Marshall: You can do that on your own?
Lily: Pilates Bitch
Marshall: I’m still team Tedward…
Lily: I just started lactating
Marshall: Me too
Lily: That kid doesn’t mean you’re special,it means you’re horny and you’re easy, now let me smell his head
Robin: Damnit Patrice (many, many times.)
Ted: A word in defense of making an ass of yourself…it underrated
Barney: Step 6, talk to doctor about possible broken ribs.
Barney: How can I ever thank you
Patrice: Can you watch my cat next week?
Barney: No
Moments of Awesomeness
- Flashback to the Season 3 Finale, nice…even if we didn’t’ see the jinx till now
- Peter Gallagher as professor Vinick…I kept seeing people tweet there is Sandy Cohen and I’m thinking “Who the hell is that?”
- Seth Green as Daryl Lecort… nice Buffy reunion time
- telepathic conversation between Marshall & Barney
- loving Barney’s sketch pad
- the hug between Robin and Patrice was heartbreaking.
- Ranjit! Seriously, who doesn’t like Marshall Manesh and he sings!
- hidden cameras everywhere.
- The last play you will ever run… The Robin was a great play.
- This step of the robin was crucial: Wait and see if Ted tells her. If he does, your best bro has given you his blessing
New Jersey
- Marshall: I’m still team Tedward… (I’m entitled to love and hate references at the same time.
- the second hour was pretty normal and slow but the big finish made up for things
Lingering Questions
- How will Robin feel about Patrice’s part in “the Robin”? Bridesmaid status or not?
- Be honest here, did you know it was a play or not?
- Set Green, Peter Gallagher and Marshall Manesh all in one night? Who has been your favorite HIMYM guest star to date?
- Seeing this now, and I know many of you love predictions… why are Barney & Robin so overly nervous on their wedding day? What happens between now and then?
- What did you think of tonight?
Ted is definitely the centre of the show. Loved the line “To Ted, for without whom, none of this would be possible.”
I LOVED these episodes so damn much! The first hour… killed me, I was laughing so hard throughout the episode. The second hour… resurrected me in the beginning, then killed me again because by the end of it, I was a sobbing mess and just replayed that last scene over and over again.
Barney: Step 10: Prove your loyalty to Patrice by burning the playbook. And actually burn the Playbook, you won’t need it anymore.” FREAKING CHILLS AND MORE TEARS! It really is the end of womanizer Barney, he has found his soul mate.
BEST FINALE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow. By far the best episode of season 8. I don’t want to make my comment and reaction to the episode too long, but in order to explain my opinion of it, I have to address the entire season. It is looking more and more to me like season 8 is going to be the last season of HIMYM. I have not indulged myself into the rumors about beyond season 8, but I still hope for a season 9 closer. However, the more we dive into this season, the more we see conclusions forming. As you said in your recap, it seems like Marshall and Lily’s characters are close to being finished in a developmental sense. With Marshall, I can still see some development on his pursuit of becoming a judge, which I am sure he will be. Lily, I think her character development is done. She’s a mom now, and her, like Marshall, represent young parents who just had children. Their role in the film is fully supporting since they don’t have the time to go out and have massive adventures like we saw in the earlier seasons. This is the first major indicator to me that season 8 is the final season. They no longer have any more development in Marshall and Lily and a season 9 would just be boring repetition of Marshall and Lily saying they can’t go out because they have Marvin. Like you said, they are there for the “lolz” and they really do give them.
Moving on to Ted. As much as this was a landmark episode for Barney and Robin, I honestly believe this was even bigger for Ted. We’ve all known that Ted has always had that massive attraction towards Robin and he even admitted it at the beginning of the second episode tonight to Marshall that he always felt that he could end up with Robin. His constant persistence at getting her to stop Barney from proposing to Patrice was, in my opinion, his attempt at trying to emotionally rid himself of her, and he was able to do that. Of course, as you said in your recap, he gave off a sense that he was upset and that he thinks he might not have done the right thing, but I don’t think that is the case. This episode is called the “Final Page”. Of course the final page is reference to Barney’s final play, but I also think it can be said that it was the final page in the “romantic” element between Ted and Robin. I believe that a new chapter is to start between them, a friendship that will go further than it was before because I honestly believe Ted has given her up and truly give his blessing to them. Of course he is going to show sadness like he did right at the end, but can you really blame him? Imagine yourself letting go of a girl you have always had feelings for. The moment you finally do, there is going to be sadness. At least that is my opinion.
Now onto Robin and Barney. Of course, I concur with all the things said about them by both you and the comments. Barney has truly been the most dynamic character since the start of the show and I believe that he represents the transition to true adulthood. He was always a 30 year old living the life of a teenager, from the laser tag to picking up girls. Now he has finally achieved maturity in pursuing what he wants in his own way.
Sadly, coming into these couple of episodes, my opinion of Robin had really been tarnished since the beginning of the season. The way she has been treating Patrice has been beyond hilarious, but really a sad and pathetic thing to watch at the same time, especially while she was supposedly dating Barney. Of course now we know that that was all planned, and I hope that with the realization of Robin’s own pit and coming to terms with Patrice and her problems towards her in the first part, along with seeing Patrice’s actual role in the play that she will see that even the Patrice can be annoying and overwhelming, she is sort of like a mother to her. Someone you can absolutely not stand because of the amount of care they give you. I hope she comes to realize how important she is to her and that maybe we can see a genuine growth in their relationship and you’re probably right, a bridesmaid position is definitely plausible.
I can see how this season has had some people a bit upset because it hasn’t really been on par with past seasons in terms of development. I mean, it took them 12 episodes for Barney and Robin to get together. That’s literally half the season. But now that it’s happened, I can see that it was all necessary. We’re obviously reaching the end of the show. No one can deny that. It is either this season or the next, and I’ve always believed in the calm before the storm and the first half of this season was the calm. Of course there was a bunch of breakups and drama, but it was a transition to the “storm” or tonight’s episodes. Now, onto the rest of the season. I am really, really, REALLY, looking forward to it. I think that right now there is going to be a steady rise all the way to the finale and I honestly have no idea where they are going to take this. Of course they’re going to develop Robin and Barney’s relationship more and I’m beyond positive that Ted will be happy with the decision he made and what happened in tonight’s episode because if you recall the season opener, he was completely happy on the wedding day. To the wedding day. I really don’t have any worries about the overly nervous Robin and Barney on their wedding. The writers had to throw in that massive cliffhanger about the wedding to keep people guessing, but I think the wedding will go as planned. Ted’s time during that wedding, not so much, which is why we see an upset Ted just before he meets the mother. I don’t know what the problem will be, perhaps he will find another girlfriend within the next few episodes that he thinks is the one (how many times has that happened?) and they end up breaking up on wedding day. HIMYM works in cliches sometimes, and there is always that cliche that you find the love of your life (in this instance, the mother) when you least expect it. And that day, he will least expect it.
It is shaping up to be a great end of the season and like I said, I am really looking forward to the direction they take it from here. But in the words of Barney, it will be legen… wait for it… dairy! But the more we go through the season, the more I sense that this is it. This is the final season because each character is wrapping up in its development. And of course the writers can take the path of making a season 9 with the mother and how they fall in love, all of that, but that would be a huge risk because everyone already has in their mind a certain way in which they fall in love and how things go for Ted and the mother. I think the writers and producers see it fit to leave it where they meet, because that’s definitely where Ted will fall in love. It’ll be love at first sight. And that’ll be how he met their mother. I’m definitely bringing a box a tissue or two for the finale with the amount of tears that I’ll be crying!
Sorry for the long post…..
I’d like to think that with the scene with Ted in the end, he isn’t wondering if he made the right choice giving Barney and Robin his blessing, he’s wondering when he’ll meet his future wife.
I know you said ” Yes you are very smart. Shut up.” but i cant stress the fact enough that i wrote this last week: 🙂
This is a play for sure and Patrice is on it! She would love to assist
Barney to make her BFF happy. The deal was closed between Barney and
Patrice the night Barney was in the office. We will see this in a few
episodes as a flashback. Hints in this episode were the moments when it
was obvious Barney knew Robin was in his flat. It was so strange how
Barney tried desperatly not to look in the closet.
ps: it wouldnt surprise me if the playbook wasnt burned and it was a magic trick or something like this
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Now i know WHY Barney knew that Robin was there. Cameras…EPIC! The only thing that really surprised me was, that the playbook was actually (!) burned. Well, for now! 🙂 Who knows if it appears in a few episodes and Robin is angry with Barney that he lied about burning it…;)
In a nutshell: Two amazing episodes. The first made me laugh so hard. NPH played it so well….The second…Well the final minutes were the best in this season. “Gooey and romantic” but wonderful…
Hi. English is my second language and i didn’t understand some part. When Daryl says to Lily and Marshall “I’m sort of the Mark Zuckerberg of jam-band concert parking lot athletics”, what does that mean? Especially i didn’t understand “jam band concert parking lot athletics” part. Thanks a lot in advance.
I think a legendary line has to be
Robin: Yes
hacky sack playing is the “official sport” of hippy/jam band concerts
No need to be sorry about the long post… however, next time I’m sick expect an email asking you to write 😉
I feel the same about things wrapping up, however I’m torn on the Season 9 thing. I know from interviews and conversations that HIMYM peeps would love a Season 9 and to continue to work together but are definitely treating this season so far as this is it.
I see. I think that a season 9 can go 50/50 on being successful. HIMYM has not been Ted’s journey, but really the journey of every character and the way things are going this season, it seems like things are wrapping up. Marshall is going to become a judge, Lily has the baby and a healthy relationship with her father. Robin and Barney now have each other, and in my opinion will be getting married, thus there wont be much development in their relationship. McClaren’s wont be as interesting since Barney has settled. And Ted, well of course we can focus in on his life with the mother, but the show was about how he met her, not how their relationship was. Of course I’d love to see a season 9 just to have HIMYM around and to look forward to an amazing show, but it shouldnt happen.
guyz please tell me the name of song which is playing in background when ted and robin are shown in dungeon pit…
in other news, Season 9 has been confirmed HUZZAH
what’s a name of music for the instrumentals when robin and ted was talking in the limo?
Same here, I have been searching all over for the name of that piece ever since “Tailgate”….. I really hope it’s (will be) published sometime…dying to get my hands on it!