How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM) aired an hour-long midseason finale on Monday. Instead of writing a formal review, I thought I would write a reaction in which I rant about my thoughts after seeing the episode. Once again, I must give a SPOILER ALERT since the ending was a rather big one, so if you haven't seen the episode yet, please do not keep reading. Seriously. Stop now.
If you are still reading, this is your last warning to stop if you don't want to be spoiled.
First of all, this episode was probably my favorite in a while. At the very beginning of Part 1, Barney is jinxed at the bar, so he cannot speak until somebody says his name. It's this kind of childishness that I love to see in the gang, and we haven't seen it a lot in the last few seasons. This episode reminded me of the early seasons, which were the best of the series, so it was a nice return to form.
Now on to that ending: Barney proposes to Robin. I'm still not sure how I feel about the two of them together, although I did like their storyline this season. I also really liked the proposal scene, so I guess I'm okay with their relationship. What I liked most about the proposal was that it combined the new Barney with the old Barney. Although Barney has changed and is no longer the womanizer that he once was, making his proposal his last "play" was very smart move. It is definitely something that Barney would do. It also made a lot of sense because I wasn't entirely convinced by his relationship with Patrice. Barney's proposal to Robin was a clever twist (even though we knew their wedding was on the horizon), and it sets up what will surely be an interesting second half of the season.
Which brings me to my final point: the rest of this season. The creators are still in talks about whether this will be the last season. Personally, I hope it is. As much as I enjoy the show, I think it is time for them to wrap things up. We already know that Ted meets "the mother" at Barney's wedding, so now that Barney and Robin are engaged, 12 episodes is plenty of time to get us to that point. Adding another season would just drag things out more than necessary.
That's about all I have to say about the episode. It was a great one, so I look forward to the rest of the (possibly final) season to see where they go from here. As always, leave your thoughts in the comments, whether they're on the episode or where you want the season to go.
This blog will likely be dormant for the next few weeks since most shows are in hiatus until January. Therefore, I wish you all a Happy Holidays, and I'll see you (in a sense) in the New Year.
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