How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014) User Reviews (1,029)

A wonderful show with a bad ending

[ComedyFan2010 · 9/10 · 16 August 2015]

I am one of the people who was not happy about the ending but I will not give a very bad rating just because of one single episode. It was a great show. I see people complaining how it is unrealistic and why Ted tells about the mother to the kids so long...What have those people been smoking? It isn't a documentary, it is a sitcom. Sure they talk about real life issues one can connect to, but they make it in unrealistic ways that makes it fun. For example, there sure are players out their, but no they don't have love affairs with their suits, have a playbook or do most of the things Barney ever did. And there are dads who tell their kids how they met the mother but they don't do it for 9 years rambling on about all the sex him and his friends had.

I love the show. It had always brought originality and very surprising twists. There were episodes where I was really not expecting how it turned out. And this is usually not the case, especially not on sitcoms. We had some running jokes that stayed fresh and funny until the very end. References to past stories were usually well thought through and made the new story even greater.

I loved the characters! Ted is the more normal one as he is the main guy looking for his love. But I never saw him as a boring douche (well at least not most of the times). he had charm and was a sweet guy who you wanted to be happy. I am usually not the main romantic but the sweet and perfect couple that Marshall and Lily were never made me want to vomit. They pretty much never disappointed me through the show and always made me laugh and feel the warmth for them. And as somebody who is not the biggest romantic I also loved Robin and Barney. Two people who are just not into relationships and yet they manage to give them more depth than just make them caricatures. All of them created by amazing writers and performed by very talented actors who made it all perfect.

Here comes why I felt the ending was not fitting. It seems the show went on longer than planned. The ending they had would have been fine after season 5. But what they did with Robin and Barney made it hard to believe how easily they fell apart after being build up for seasons. It is hard for viewers to believe now that they were not right for each other after we saw them work on their relationship together. Would I rather never see their story or have a different ending? Easy! A different ending. I loved the seasons about Barney and Robin. So I am thankful they made it longer.

Oh well. So hat there is one bad episode. 207 of them made me perfectly happy. I will really miss them now that I am done watching. So much sincerity (not the same as realism), originality, humor and also sentimental feelings combined in perfect balance.

Love it but the end disappointed me :(

[pe_lun_206 · 9/10 · 10 May 2014]

Hello everyone! I have to say that I really really love the series! Especially, I love the couple Barney-Robin so bad! I learnt a lot from the gang and I really love them. I cried with them, I laughed with them, spend every moment with them. Really, I cried a lot when Marshall's Dad died, and when Tracy died, I was broken :( and I had a quite tough day after. I used to think that the season ninth may be the season that I like the most, but turned out, I was wrong @@ The moment Robin said: "We got divorced" made me cry :(( I don't know if I'm a sensitive person, but I cried a lot. And then when Ted stood under Robin's apartment, holding the f**king blue French horn...I was totally speechless. I spent a whole day after cursing the directors, I really did that -.- All I can say is that I was totally disappointed by the end of the series. But after all, we can't forget the contain just because of the ending. So I decided to see the episode 22 is the end, or at least the last five minutes were just pretending. Anyway, thanks for reading this!

Legen... wait for it... dary!

[Bored_Dragon · 8/10 · 20 July 2019]

One of the more original and funny sitcoms I've been watching. After all, if it was bad it would not last for almost a decade. I've heard they spoiled it near the end, but after five seasons I have absolutely no objections.

8/10

Legen...wait for it...dary!

[ahmed_hamed-49797 · 10/10 · 18 January 2021]

Hands down the best show I've ever watched. The gang are simply amazing. You can't help but love each single character. The plot has been flawless even though I'd have loved a better ending but I believe it's the most sensible one since they had to shoot it after season 2 so that the kids don't look older 7 years later. The writers have done such a great job and The fact that they've covered every single detail in the show makes it terrific.

Thanks for everything Ted, Marshall, Lily, Barney, Robin, and HIMYM Team

[kocaturkdeniz · 10/10 · 9 October 2015]

Greetings,

I know it's weird, but I have to confess it. Maybe I'm not the first guy who confess his thoughts about HIMYM.

First of all, I want to thank for everything it's taught me. First time I watched How I Met Your Mother TV Show, some thoughts are started to appear in my mind. It's very strange to tell, I don't really know how to start or how to describe it. It's like panic attack, you can't describe it too, you know. But these thoughts are good. I started watching in 2005. As you know start day is September 19, 2005. If I remember true, I started on October. Anyway, I have no idea what will happen in this show in the future. I have never expecting to watch it for the last episode. This show is different then others, it's teaching many things to it's followers; friendship, love, kindness, sacrifice, generosity et cetera and et cetera.

To tell you the truth, I did not establish a deep friendship until now. I tried too much, but why is it not work, really I don't know. I don't know. Ted, Barney, Marshall, Robin and Lily taught me too much things about friendship, love, kindness, sacrifice, generosity. I learned more. Until now, I learned that there are too many things that I must learn. You look like you have too much free time in my country. But in the end, there is a free time they seen but you have not, and they are steal your free time for nothing... Instead of this, I can travel to more country, and learn more. I can work more, more and more for me and my family, friends... It's started eat my mind.

Anyway, as I said, I have watched How I Met Your Mother too many times. And this show, these cast and the team, who are stayed background, taught me too many things. I'm still continuing to watch this show on TV. Even I realized that, I have to own bundle box of this show. I found a site, and I will buy this bundle.

Maybe you said, "I don't understand why you are yelling?" Believe me, there are some things that can hurt. HIMYM helped recognize myself. I believe that, all of these main cast is reflects an idea. Ted is ambitious for his dreams. If you believe, you can do anything. Barney is looks like lecher, but he is not. Just like Ted, he is looking for a door to happiness. Lily. Ah she is adorable and interesting person (but she is very professional to hide her thoughts). Robin is unperturbed, but she is very professional just like Lily. She is hiding her good feelings during some situations. Marshall is childish, and this is a virtue too.

As you see, I discovered these emotions in these characters. All of them was a very good lesson for me; Always be an ambitious, and release your emotions while reaching to these dreams. But at the same time, be lecher for your dreams. Do interesting things and do not listen/see what people talking about yourself about these situations. And of course, don't forget to do some childish things. This will make you happy.

Thanks for reading. And best regards to How I Met Your Mother TV Show cast and the team, of course!

Will be remembered for it's wit, charm, one liners, slaps, and the bro code, not for it's bad ending.

[ThomasDrufke · 9/10 · 14 April 2014]

(note: I didn't start watching the show till this past fall 2013) This show is great, or was. There are so many great episodes to mention here that really just a few wont do it justice. Seasons 1-5 were fantastic, 6 and 7 were blah, 8 had it's great moments, and 9 was a waste of time. I binged watch this show anytime I had the chance because I wanted to see the finale on live T.V so I didn't have any chance to see major spoilers. But I have to say, I probably could have waited and just took my time with it. It didn't need to have 9 seasons but there were even moments in the terrible series finale that I adored. And let's be honest it's a complete rip-off from friends in terms of it's characters and where they end up. But before giving my overall opinion I will go through the main cast and give my opinion on them and where they ended up.

Lily: Ah, the heart and soul of the bunch. She always stuck with everyone (except for Marshall briefly) and made us cry more than anyone of the group. Besides Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan was the best in her role and by far the most emotional. Even when she was pregnant, still very attractive and had some of her best lines with the baby. Her relationship with Marshall is one of the best on screen couples in recent memory. lily is the one who never wanted the group to separate, even when they are old and gray. I really love where she ended up at the end of the series and have no complaints at all. We still love you Lilypad.

Marshall: The second funniest of the group and the second half to the best T.V couple. Who doesn't love Marshall? Always their giving Ted advice and constantly slapping Barney. Jason Segel was great, even if he really didn't want to a 9th season, he still showed major heart and hit the right emotional highs and lows. He finally became a Judge! The Pineapple Incident (could be the best HIMYM episode) was his best episode and by far funniest. We salute your hilarity and wish you good luck at your new job. Case closed! We still love you Marshmallow.

Barney: The best part of the show by far. In a role that is similar to Joey's on Friends, he made the womanizer role his own and even in his despicable moments gave us real heart. Even though he's our favorite, he's also the most disappointing because of where the writers sent him. He came so far as a person transforming himself as a person only to be sent back to his womanizer days as the show ends. We still love you Swarley.

Robin: Is this Rachel? the answer is no. The writers try to make her out to be by shows end, but in reality she's just not the same. Robin Sparkles will also be remembered as one of the most outrageously funny ideas. But in the end I will remember her as the wanna-be Rachel. I realize the writers said they planned for her character ark from the start but it would have made more sense if they ended with season 7 or 8. Don't make an entire season with Barney and Robin's wedding and more then 2 seasons just on their relationship, then convince the audience it's a red herring. A movie maybe, but a T.V show just doesn't work like that. We still love you Robin Sparkles.

Ted: The guy who everybody on the planet can relate to. He's not the funniest, but he is the reason we love this show. Because he makes us feel truly emotionally attached to the entire cast with his narration (even though it's Bob Saget). This guy spends 9 seasons looking for his "the one" and does he really ever find her? The mother or Robin? I loved the chemistry between both couples but the writing just didn't all fit. They could have handled the mother's demise better and even his re-up with Robin. Anyway he had great scenes with Marshall in the college flashbacks and overall I think his chemistry is best with everyone. None of the other characters can say they have as many good scenes with the entire cast. We still love you Teddy West-side.

I can go on and on but I really wanted to focus on the cast because that's what we will remember, or at least what I want to remember. I had high hopes for the ending because of the great Friends ending, but there are still so many re-watchable episodes that I really cant complain.

INTERVENTION 9.4/10

Wonderful stuff

[milicevic-26149 · 10/10 · 27 August 2018]

I have to admit that I created imdb account just to rate this show after watching it.

Really Funny!

[Rob1331 · 8/10 · 29 September 2022]

How I Met Your Mother will go down as one of the better comedies of all-time (and rightfully so) but there's no doubt as to who's the best part of the show and that's Neil Patrick Harris (Barney)! He steals every scene that he's in and is funny in just about every episode. The entire main cast (Harris, Josh Radnor, Jason Segal, Cobie Smuthers and Alyson Hannigan) is great which makes this show so funny. The first season isn't as good so you may have to power through it out it's well worth it. Also, as most have already said...it has one of the worst finales to a show in the history of television! If for some reason you're one of the few people who haven't seen this yet then I highly recommend you do. It's almost impossible not to smile and have a good time during this show.

Good Story

[omieg83 · 10/10 · 1 April 2014]

SPOILERS******

I think too many people took the title of the show too seriously. A lot of people wondered why Ted decided to sit down and tell his kids a story about meeting their mother which included his ex-girlfriends. Well without some of the girlfriends, he would not have grown and become the man he did. He also would not have lucked into the opportunity of meeting their mother. And without those stories we would have not had a TV show.

The show has a great combination of funny and heartfelt moments going on that I've only seen matched with Friends and Scrubs. There were some episodes along the way in season 7-9 that were forgettable but a lot of shows get like that when they're on past their prime. Now that I know the full story and that Ted ends up with Robin, I want to watch the entire series over. To me it makes perfect sense to end the show the way they did, because Robin was a main character to the story and not necessarily so with Tracy. It was clear through most of the series that Robin was the one that got away from Ted and the one that had the biggest impact on him. Robin helped make Ted into the man that the kids saw and helped shape him into the man that would fall in love with their mother.

Barney's story was also very interesting. A lot of people felt that the writers undid all of his development in one show. The thing I like about what they did, was that it felt real. Barney's character was complex. He had been let down throughout his life and had his own very deep seeded psychological problems. Those were not necessarily gone by the time he married Robin. I think they were still within him, hence the jokes that he was still able to make about other women's boobs and so on. The thing Barney gained from his relationship with Robin was that she helped him love someone. She helped him see that he was capable of doing so. Little by little, Nora, then Quinn, then Robin helped Barney see that he was capable of more. I think Barney was heartbroken by his marriage with Robin. He felt that it was going to be a certain way. He was as excited if not more excited than her to be married to each other. Hence his nervousness leading up to the wedding and how perfect he wanted it to be. I just think that he couldn't handle what their relationship was becoming kind of like the first go around. He loved her too much to lie to her. But he learned how to love and become a bit more stable. His 31 day spree after his divorce was more about him going to a dark place than it was about him wanting to be that guy. The other thing is that Robin never would have been able to give Barney a child. His daughter was the love of his life and I found that sweet. She changed him forever.

Going back to Ted and Robin. What people might forget is that present Ted is telling the story and not past Ted. People felt like he wasn't genuine in his love for the mother Tracy. I think he loved her with every ounce of his heart. Present Ted was 6 years removed from his wife's death. He wanted to tell his kids the story of how he met the most incredible woman of his life. The only problem was that there was more than one woman that had that effect on him. He just didn't realize the effect Robin still had on him and how important she was to him. His kids helped him realize that. He wasn't the only person in the story who loved multiple people. Robin fell in love with two different men and Tracy had fallen in love with Max before Ted. The show was very real in that sense.

So to sum it up, the mother was a Macguffin but a very beautiful one and one that helped the story have a direction. The last scene b/w the mother and Ted where they finally met was beautifully written and acted. And the final scene to me has not stopped running through my head. The music hit, and Robin brought out the romantic side of Ted again. No words needed to be spoken there and I'm happy for that. We all knew and in the end I was happy b/c these fantastic characters that I've come to love were all in a better place.

This show is fantastic!

[orlaithgra · 7 November 2005]

I love this show!! It's one of the best sitcoms on the air and one of the best CBS shows!!! I disagree with the other comment - Barney is the best character. He's the funniest person on the show. I love how the entire ensemble has chemistry together!! It actually feels like they're friends in real life. And I don't think they need new writers, they just need to grow a little more. This show gets better with time. I laugh so hard with the show that my sides hurt every time I watch. I recommend this show to anyone that has a great sense of humor and wants to laugh until their sides hurt. I hope that this show has a long run on the air.

Just finished the series 20 minutes ago...

[jackbanister16 · 7/10 · 4 February 2015]

All I can say is, "Thank you for the laughs!" This show took me through a broad spectrum of emotions.

Now to give a thorough review: Seasons 1-5 were brilliant. They were full of inside jokes, funny college flashbacks, laugh out loud antics, relatable relationship mistakes, and even some "d'awww" moments. The show was the kind of stuff that made you wish you had friends as awesome as Ted, Robin, Barney, Lily, and Marshall! Writing, dialogue, and character development was sharp and the characters, though set in their ways, seemed to always be put in the right comical situations.

My gripe with Seasons 6-9? The show just got long in the tooth. There wasn't enough fuel to sustain it; it was running on fumes. Jokes were being recycled mercilessly, flashbacks and scenarios started to get more and more far fetched and less funny, and Ted's relationships became far less interesting (Jeannette anyone?). The characters' idiosyncrasies which had charmed and entertained me in seasons 1-5 were now boring me. Long story short, the show lost its freaking mojo. Instead of enjoying each episode and wondering what would happen next, I would trudge through episodes half-heartedly just waiting to find out "How He Met the Mother." I think the breaking point was when Ted decided to go back to Victoria for the third time...I had just about had it...Seriously? The end of season 8 and all of season 9 were in my mind complete garbage. The writers, actors, and viewers gave up in my opinion. The timeline of season 9 (mostly taking place the 55 hours before the wedding) was just borderline torturous. Speaking of the absurdity of the final two seasons, Daphne? That was such a dumb distraction from the main plot. Although the whole show was built around distractions from the plot, they just stopped being funny...Daphne is a prime example.

One of the biggest mysteries of the show is what the hell happened to Marshall's character? He started out being witty, funny, and although slightly obsessed with Lily (who could blame him?), he was his own man! By the end of the show he was reduced to the role of saying a stupid one liner every episode (which were never funny). He lost his edge. By the time the show wrapped up and he became a Supreme Court Justice, I really did not care. Big Fudge? More like Big Dud.

THE ENDING (Pure personal opinion here with no technical basis)

I really, really liked the Mother aka Tracy. I think she is incredibly beautiful and I would want her to be the mother of my next child...That awkward statement aside...WHY OH WHY did she have to die? She was the ONE for Ted. The show wrapped up season 9 (easily the worst) by making us fall in love with her, informing us she died in the last 4 minutes of the show, and THEN hastily (6 years in 10 seconds) showing us Ted moving on to Robin...Really? Robin and Ted SUCKED as a couple. No, Robin SUCKED as a partner. I liked Robin separately, but Ted was too good for her! Long story short, I'm really butt hurt that Tracy was dead.

THE ENDING (Technically speaking)

God, it was so rushed and poorly crafted.

Due to the pressure that networks like CBS, FOX, and NBC put on TV shows to perform in certain time slots, it was only natural that the ending to "HIMYM" would end up being botched. The show was of course incredibly funny, but once viewership started to drop (people lose interest over time), the show was relegated to a different time slot until it was probably given a cancellation notice. A show like "HIMYM" which meanders as much as it did the first half of its run was forced to "resolve" its plot relatively quickly to the build up which is why IMO the final season was as disappointing as it was.

Overall I want to thank "How I Met Your Mother" for giving me a TON of laughs. I totally downloaded "I Would Walk 500 Miles" and still get a smile every time it plays! I also have to say that the show somehow always managed to assemble the most incredibly gorgeous women that I have ever seen in starring and supporting roles. I have many good memories from the show, but I just wish the last few seasons were one of them. The last 50 episodes definitely were tough to get through.

I'd definitely recommend this show to a friend, but more for casual watching than binge watching.

Neil Patrick Harris is great here!

[Supermanfan-13 · 8/10 · 22 January 2021]

How I Met Your Mother will go down as one of the better comedies of all-time (and rightfully so) but there's no doubt as to who's the best part of the show and that's Neil Patrick Harris (Barney)! He is funny in just about every episode. The entire main cast is great which makes this show so funny so if for some reason you haven't seen this yet I highly recommend it!

Until season 5, epic. After that, avoid at all cost.

[petercms · 7/10 · 29 November 2013]

This review will fall into two pieces, inspired by the latest 2 episodes ( seriously guys, what the f... is going on with the musical bits and ridiculous rhyming).

Until season 5, somewhere mid-season 6: some of the best comedy I have ever seen. Hilarious, right on the spot, with great one-liners and characters. Absolutely wonderful.

Anything after that: what the f... went wrong? Lame jokes, terrible musical bits, awful dialogue, just plain awful TV. And yet somehow, I am still watching, just to see the last episode. Com' on guys, this should have finished 3-4 seasons ago: on your epic legendary peakness.

Thanks for all the wonderful laughs, but wow, you really overstayed your stay!!

Last season was literally torturing!

[gubaisi · 4/10 · 18 February 2019]

Last season made me nervous, depressed and confused! First seasons were good, but last season catastrophic!

Binge

[bevo-13678 · 10/10 · 30 March 2020]

Great show to binge watch. As it is mainly all flash backs it doesn't even have to be in order

One of the best TV shows ever!

[taylorkingston · 10/10 · 8 June 2015]

I cannot begin to explain how much I love this TV show. It is freaking brilliant. I loved it more and more each season, but unfortunately, the final season was my least favorite. Here's my order from best to worst. Season 3 + 5 (tie), Season 4, Season 2, Season 6, Season 1, Season 7, Season 8, Season 9. I love the simple idea of a man telling his children how he met their Mother. It's such a simple idea. I do have to say that there is only one episode I hate, in the entire series. That's a pretty good ratio. Sadly, the series finale was a disappointment, and I won't go into detail, but it's not what I or the rest of the world expected.

This show is about Ted telling his children, in the year 2030, how he met their Mother. He starts in the year 2005, where he hangs out with his best friends, Lily, Marshall, Robin and Barney. He tells them of all of his girlfriends, and possible "ones", all of his conquests and downfalls in life. How his career changed, how his family changed, and how everything changed. In the span of nine years, a lot of stuff went down.

Overall, I give this TV show a 10 out of 10, which in my ratings book is: Freaking Ridonkulous.

Good laugh for late twenty-somethings

[kasiemahan · 8 November 2005]

I've enjoyed the first few episodes of this post "Friends" comedy. It really captures some of the humorous albeit awkward situations that late twenty-somethings are finding themselves in these days.

Alyson Hannigan once again presents her hilarious, quirky sense of style and humor. Along with her boyfriend, Marshall, they are an excellent representation of the couple who are trying to figure out an identity in the "not still partying like college kids, but trying not to be all grown up" stage of life.

The lead character, Ted, provides great entertainment. Audiences will be drawn in by his sensitivity and likability. He's not desperate to get married, but merely ready to find the One, tired of game playing.

Overall, I think this is a half-hour well spent. The humor is edgy, unpredictable, and you will find yourself reminiscing about those first few years after you graduated from college and struggled to find yourself out in the "Real World."

Humna Humna Humna :)

[jack_o_hasanov_imdb · 8/10 · 9 August 2021]

It was indeed a very good and entertaining series.

They really went crazy in the final episode.

The best sitcom hands down

[drift-83295 · 10/10 · 28 July 2022]

Its just the best, the way it starts omg it takes all your attention until the end, some people didn't like the ending but the ending was okay coz ted always belonged with robin.

spoiler defending the ending :-)

[suzie_only · 9/10 · 1 April 2014]

First of all, to everyone raging how they hated the ending: Come on people, it is a TV show, for crying out loud! Get over it!

For me the ending was brilliant! At least it explains Ted's twisted story-telling and why it took 8 seasons before we actually got to meet the mother. And true, it was sad that she dies, but Marshall's dad also passed away, which i found way more depressing. Having Ted show up at Robins apartment with the blue horn was bittersweet and basically brought it to a full circle. Barney finally committed to a female who will turn out awesome, when she grows up. Marshall and Lily are the perfect couple as you always knew they would be.

I congratulate Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for having the courage to not end HIMYM like any mediocre sitcom would and want to thank them for almost a decade filled with laughter and sometimes tears (sometimes both at the same time) because the characters they created felt multi-layered and so real at times you wished they were actual friends you could hang out with at MacLaren's pub. It never got boring to watch, even if Ted seems a bit whiny sometimes and when re-watching the show you finally notice that Lily is a bitch. Having said that I'd like to send a virtual high five to everyone involved in making this show. It was legen-... wait for it...-dary.

A Unique Comedy that was Able to be Hilarious and Dramatic,

[lesleyharris30 · 9/10 · 18 July 2014]

How I Met Your Mother is a brilliant television series with a very well developed and detailed storyline that spreads out in to nine seasons and an outstanding comedic cast.The character development is outstanding,we learn so much about Ted (Josh Radnor),Robin (Cobie Smulders),Barney (Neil Patrick Harris),Lily (Allyson Hannigan) and Marshall (Jason Segel) throughout the course of nine years,you learn to love these characters very early on in the series and hope for the best for all of them as we watch their future progress,the show came out a year after the final season of Friends,and it was certainly a great replacement.The series last season is certainly the worst of the nine,I'm not going to lie,it made some risky choices that might not have worked out as well as the writers thought,I'm not sure how I feel about the last episode,it contradicted a lot of character development and had an unanswered question,after nine seasons,you would expect everything to be wrapped up.It will hit your funny bone as well as your heart,How I Met Your Mother is a fantastic series that I would highly recommend to anyone looking for a great comedy series.

Follows the story of Ted Moseby,as he tells his two kids the story of his life leading up to the day he met their mother.

Best Performance: Neil Patrick Harris Worst Performance: Britney Spears

Best Episode: The Final Page: Part 2 Worst Episode: Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra

A downward slope

[VKintheUK-83-552768 · 7/10 · 26 March 2019]

Great up until S5, good in S6-7, awful and unrewatchable from the very start of S8... What a shame

Great premise turn into safe long running sitcom

[SnoopyStyle · 8/10 · 13 January 2014]

Carter Bays and Craig Thomas created one of the more intriguing sitcom premise. Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) is telling his children in the year 2030 of how he met their mother. Back to today, he is a hopeless romantic and an architect living in NYC. He falls for Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders) and he has a group of friends (Jason Segel, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan).

It started out as one of my favorite all time sitcom. The premise led to all kinds of great speculations on who the mother is. However by the second year, it was obvious that they didn't intend on getting to the mother until the very end. I understand the need to do that. They probably feared that the show would crumble without the conceit that Ted is always looking for true love. The problem is that it made a surprisingly engaging sitcom into a very safe long running show.

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EDIT after the show finale

My opinion is that the final season is mostly disappointing. However I'm OK with the final reveal. At least it explains everything leaving it wrapped up reasonably. The biggest problem is that the finale is all rushed. I have no idea why the whole season is stretched thin to the limits doing just that short period of Robin & Barney's wedding. Why not spread out the last episode into the last half of the last season? There were about 10 reveals crammed in the last episode. Each one could be a hilarious episode on its own.

Started out great, now it seems to be grasping at straws

[Mysticpuma · 6/10 · 14 November 2012]

I have watched all the episodes of this show from the start and initially enjoyed it. Unlike some here, I appreciated the clever editing in some shows but slowly this has diminished. Currently the show seems intent on dragging out the sage of "HIMYM" and it really needs to get to that actual story. I understand that the need to weave the time-lines together is a good writing trick, but sadly we don't appear to be getting anywhere nearer. Ted is looking for his soul mate and we know that the woman under the Yellow Umbrella (who we haven't seen the face of) is supposed to be her (but we wait for 'another' twist) which will mean it isn't!

This series (8) more than any, I have felt that the writers are doing their best to work out how to get to 10-series. Still we have the Ted and Robin ongoing saga, Marshall and Lily have become virtually insignificant and Barney just doesn't seem to be doing anything.

I felt that this series (so-far to episode 5) nothing has actually happened.

Whether the writers are tired or the actors have no motivation, I just don't know, but currently all the spark and 'fun' seem to have sadly withered away.

Personally speaking, we need Ted to meet their mother and then see how they got to the wedding and births a damn site quicker than we currently are. Interest is fading fast and soon it'll be called "Who cares how I met your mother".

(BTW I think the mother is the woman that Ted bumped into in the nightclub very briefly, but for no script progress purpose (so-far!))

spoiler alert

[nickmockus · 3/10 · 4 February 2016]

How i met your mother was a very an amazing show!!! Then i saw the ending and realized that i had never seen a worse piece of garbage then when i threw out rancid turkey meat in the garbage(its freaking slimy)...

this entire show was leading up to a kick in the nuts and i cant imagine a lazier piece of garbage who would, in the last 2 minutes of the entire show, kill off the main characters wife and have him finally get the girl hes been p**** footing over for the past 9 seasons...

F*** THIS SHOW AND F*** CARTER BAYS AND CRAIG THOMAS you gave me happiness and took it away and you're sick people you need therapy