Season 8, Episode 24: "Something New"

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"One ticket to Farhampton, please"

Wow. That was great. I actually had to watch the episode late on putlocker due to a callback audition, but that made it almost better since I was able to rewind it about four hundred times at the end so that I could see the face of that girl more clearly. 

Now, I may be missing something, but I have absolutely no idea who she is. Do any of you recognize her from anywhere? 

I think we all had a feeling that Marshall and Lily wouldn't actually go through with moving to Rome. I mean, these writers love to pull our strings with that sort of thing. I liked how they did it though. It was realistic and sensible, and it fit well with the episode. And who knows? Maybe I'm wrong and they will move to Rome and Marshall won't become a judge. 

The deepest part of the finale was definitely Ted. And I think that the reason we were given some more Ted and Robin crap at this point is to slightly please the hopefuls before shutting it down completely. Clearly, Ted will not be moving to Chicago (that was honestly a really dumb thing to throw in, sorry), and he'll be keeping his house all because of this girl. 

Robin and Barney were really just cute. It was very lighthearted and sweet, even though it was easy to feel the tension at the end. And could someone confirm whether or not that woman who stole their table was Penny from "Happy Endings"? I think it was, but I'm not sure. . .Either way, really nice segment. I know it was comedic relief, but it was the kind that I like so I'll let it slide. 

GREATEST MOMENTS:

-I'm going to address it right away: the girl at the end. She honestly didn't look like anything too special to me, but I guess we don't really know anything yet. She seemed kind of short, I'd always pictured the mother as much taller than this woman was. It was funny, the first thing my sister said when it ended was: "That's not the mom! That girl is just carrying her stuff!" 

-LEGEN-MARRIED

-It was so sweet that Ted wanted to give Robin that locket still. 

-Callback to Season 4 with Stella and all that jazz. 

-Callback to Marshall's giant family and his brother making stupid puns used to provoke violence. 

-Barney and Robin practicing their wedding dance. 

This was one of the biggest cliffhanger finales ever, I think. Lots of unanswered questions, so many things that are completely unresolved. Wow. It's going to be a loooooong summer. 

Great finale though! I really liked it! Thanks so much for reading, see ya'll next fall! :)

Season 8, Episode 23:"Something Old"

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"Maybe we don't need the universe to tell us what we want. Maybe we already know that, deep down."-Ted

Hey guys! First off, I want to apologize for neglecting my blogs lately, I'm just like super busy right now (see what I did there?). Alright, so I really liked this episode. I was very immersed in what was happening throughout, which is something I haven't had in HIMYM since the midseason finale.

Marshall and Lily are kind of like Ted's rock. He believes in them so much, and without them he's very lost. I like that this idea is constantly revisited in the show, it's a good one. Also, do you think they will actually move to Rome? These writers always like playing with ideas like that. (Robin moving to Tokyo, Ted moving to NJ, LAME moving to Long Island, etc.)

Barney and Robin's dad were funny, but I'm not sure the comic relief was something I really liked. I mean, we're getting close to the end of the season so everything is bound to get pretty serious.

Now, this whole Robin and Ted thing is so uncalled for. They keep saying that it's over between them and it always proves untrue. This is a pointless dramatic plotline and I do not like it. They can keep Robin and Ted as friends because their friendship is really beautiful. I don't like that they're trying to force this in, sorry.

GREATEST MOMENTS:
-Callback to the Bermuda Triangle
-The beanbag chair
-I translated the spanish they were saying and it literally means "the goat with the fanny"
-Callback to Robin growing up as a boy
-"We already knew that! The crazy thing is that you're a girl!
-I found it really sweet that there was once a Robin who wanted to have a something old at her wedding.

Season 8, Episode 22: "The Bro Mitzvah"

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I'll have a good review up tomorrow but I'm dead tired right now so leave your comments and I'll talk later.

Season 8, Episode 21: "Romeward Bound"

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"Robin's marrying me. Not you."-Barney

Sorry this is up a bit late, I got distracted watching The Voice. 

This episode was okay, I guess. I think that after such a long break, it was a little weak, but it had it's moments. I just don't feel like it was really enough for it being one of the final episodes of the season, but whatever. I'm sure they know what they are doing so I'll try not to criticize it too much.

It was nice to have something a little more Marshall/Lily centric. The center of the episodes has been a little bit confusing lately, but I was always kind of unimpressed with having Marshall and Lily in the background. It was sort of the only option though, since they had no real conflict to deal with. I felt like this conflict was a bit forced though. I was especially disappointed with Marshall's job sucking so much. I mean, they have spent the whole show getting Marshall to be an environmental lawyer and now they're just dropping that so he can move to Rome. I don't know, it was weird to me. 

Poor Ted. That entire conversation with Barney was clearly just a device to make the character feel worse about himself. I didn't think that was possible after these last few episodes, but I have been proven wrong. I understand it is all setup though, and it should make for a nice finale. 

I am so scared to see what the writers have in mind for Barney/Robin. It seems like they are trying so hard to create tension between the two of them and with Ted. Obviously, it will all pan out soon, I'm just very scared to see this wedding. It seems like it might turn out to be a little bit of a disaster as of now. 

GREATEST MOMENTS:

-I think my favorite was: "Marshall isn't even that excited about Italy!"---MEANWHILE IN LITTLE ITALY.

-Marshall speaking in the same phrase to Lily. What was it again? Something about funnyuns?

-"He took one week of Italian and he only dropped it because he had a conflict. . .with not being stoned. . ."

-Ridonculous--that was Brad's word from season 2's "World's Greatest Couple". I don't know if ya'll remember that. Oh well. 

-Liddy and her amazingly hot body. Liddy is such a weird name. Am I the only one who was thinking that?

-Murder Train!

-  Robin in the jacket at the end. 

Season 8, Episode 20: "The Time Travelers"

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"We're gonna get married"-Ted

Hey guys! First off, I am so sorry for being M.I.A the last couple weeks, life has been totally insane so TV has been on the back-burner for a bit. 

Anyway, I really liked this episode and I really wish I had taken notes because there were so many amazing quotes in Ted's little speech that I missed out on because it caught me completely off guard.

There were so many crazy things in this and I am so excited to discuss them so without further ado....

So, the Robin and Marshall storyline was funny. It reminded me a bit of season 4, just as far as the feel of it goes. There were some funny moments, but all in all, it was just a little lighthearted piece. 

The time travelers were also funny. I was mostly just really confused by it, and the end reveal that it was all in Ted's imagination was actually very sad. However, I liked that they gave us a time frame for when Ted will finally meet the mother. I know there were some rumors going around last season that we'd meet her and that turned out to be a flake so I'm really glad that we've got a set time now. 

That whole portion at the end reminded me a lot of "As Fast as She Can" from season 4, which I guess is why I said the whole episode gave me that feel. 

GREATEST MOMENTS:

-The Robin Sherbatsky/The Minnesota Tidal Wave drink

-It's funny. . .we really never did know Carl's last name after eight years. 

-Callback to Marshall liking girly drinks.
-"I'm Sparkles, bitch!" 

-Coat-check girl. Even though I harbor an extreme hatred of Glee (sorry guys, you can argue it with me later), I really do like Jayma Mays, and I liked her in "Okay, Awesome" from HIMYM season 1 so I liked seeing her again. 

-The ending. It was a serious wake-up call for Ted, and honestly for me too because I think it's making us realize how close we are to the end. 

-Future Ted joking about still not being married. I won't lie, I believed it for a second. 

 -love it when they use the singing talents they have on the show. 

Season 8, Episode 18: "Weekend at Barney's"

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I have yet to even see the episode. Life is keeping me from it, ugh.
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