It's better than it was two seasons ago, when I think it was just not good at all I really haven't seen enough to know this but I think it's a really interesting distinction, and it's also kind of how I feel about the Office now? It's interesting that there's a certain point of badness you can hit after which no one even cares if you get watchable again. But the really pathetic thing about HIMYM is that they have two major storylines, both of which are ruining the show with their lack of climax, and they can't even be bothered to resolve one of them.
I think we've talked about this, but I really hated Ted/Robin in seasons 1 and 2 and so was all primed to be SUPER INTO Barney/Robin in season 3 (and I was!) but after the pining and the getting together and the breaking up and me breaking up with the show, I got really into Ted/Robin. Now I'm just not sure I care either way
Except I guess that's not really true because I still love Ted and I don't still love Barney, really.
And at this point finding a way to swing Ted/Robin as endgame seems like one of the few ways they could make their endgame at all satisfying.
And at this point finding a way to swing Ted/Robin as endgame seems like one of the few ways they could make their endgame at all satisfying. <-- This is an interesting perspective! I'm rather fond of Ted/Robin but don't know how this could possibly happen/always knew they weren't going to happen because I didn't start properly until faaairly late in the game?
I JUST...blah blah, do I care, not care; it was nice to see someone express this because I seem to be having a hard time saying so because I want to be all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EXCITEMENT but I'm like not...excited? though I did feel pretty awful for Barney at the end which was surprisingly emotional for me regarding them. I've kind of like detached and am just...w a i t i n g. And I feel bad because they're like great!dysfunctional!awesome or like WHATEVER, but...in real life, idk, Kal Penn is kind of a better choice? except my flist is full of rage about his therapisting. -sigh- I DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL, I GUESS. Sorry for rambling about it on your LJ? o_O Basically I agree and Tedddddd, JUST MEET THE MOTHER ALREADY. D:
I mean the thing is I'm not sure they CAN swing it. It seems pretty impossible, with that straight up "and that's how I met your aunt Robin" line... I don't know that there is a way to turn that line around, and I know the writers have mentioned regretting that certainty since.
THEY'RE NOT EVEN GREAT!DYSFUNCTIONAL!AWESOME ANYMORE, are they?!?! I don't even know, I guess. It's kind of sad how even if I can sit back and watch an episode of HIMYM, and be entertained by it (Ted and Marshall's storyline was pretty funny in this one), it's really hard to feel anything about it anymore.
I think it can be difficult to keep the momentum going for so long, and different shows hit it at different times (some shows can escape it, but I can't think of all that many shows that have gone on for 6+ seasons). Carter Bays and Craig Thomas have said multiple times they recognize how bad a season ... whatever that one was. It was offensive and unfunny, too; it didn't just lack the warmth and spark that made S1/S2 really special. If Barney/Robin is one storyline, what's the other one? Marshall/Lily?
Yes, we have talked about it. I think one of the reasons why I never got super into Robin/Barney (even despite my best efforts!) was because I always liked Ted more than Barney, but Ted isn't as perfect as he high-horses himself to be. But in its recaps, Vulture kept hinting that maybe the storyline was leading toward a Ted/Robin reunion, and I was really excited by that prospect! But I'm starting to think that they were completely off about that? BUT HEY, THERE ARE LIKE THREE MORE SEASONS, so who knows what will happen.
(Also, Alex, Rachel Bilson's face last night on Hart of Dixie was extra especially wonderful.)
I mean, that's really the problem, no one who works on these shows ever wants them to end, but... stories end. And six years is a long time. And I meant Ted/Mother as the other storyline.
Ted definitely isn't, but that's also part of his charm, sometimes, whereas Barney's charm has mostly completely worn thin at this point. THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING IF IT DID SWING BACK TO TED/ROBIN, but after these last two episodes it really doesn't feel like it.
Urghhhhhh, I NEED TO WATCH THAT. So many things I need to watch, so little time.
I really haven't seen enough to know this but I think it's a really interesting distinction, and it's also kind of how I feel about the Office now? It's interesting that there's a certain point of badness you can hit after which no one even cares if you get watchable again. But the really pathetic thing about HIMYM is that they have two major storylines, both of which are ruining the show with their lack of climax, and they can't even be bothered to resolve one of them.
I think we've talked about this, but I really hated Ted/Robin in seasons 1 and 2 and so was all primed to be SUPER INTO Barney/Robin in season 3 (and I was!) but after the pining and the getting together and the breaking up and me breaking up with the show, I got really into Ted/Robin. Now I'm just not sure I care either way
Except I guess that's not really true because I still love Ted and I don't still love Barney, really.
And at this point finding a way to swing Ted/Robin as endgame seems like one of the few ways they could make their endgame at all satisfying.
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I JUST...blah blah, do I care, not care; it was nice to see someone express this because I seem to be having a hard time saying so because I want to be all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EXCITEMENT but I'm like not...excited? though I did feel pretty awful for Barney at the end which was surprisingly emotional for me regarding them. I've kind of like detached and am just...w a i t i n g. And I feel bad because they're like great!dysfunctional!awesome or like WHATEVER, but...in real life, idk, Kal Penn is kind of a better choice? except my flist is full of rage about his therapisting. -sigh- I DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL, I GUESS. Sorry for rambling about it on your LJ? o_O Basically I agree and Tedddddd, JUST MEET THE MOTHER ALREADY. D:
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THEY'RE NOT EVEN GREAT!DYSFUNCTIONAL!AWESOME ANYMORE, are they?!?! I don't even know, I guess. It's kind of sad how even if I can sit back and watch an episode of HIMYM, and be entertained by it (Ted and Marshall's storyline was pretty funny in this one), it's really hard to feel anything about it anymore.
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Yes, we have talked about it. I think one of the reasons why I never got super into Robin/Barney (even despite my best efforts!) was because I always liked Ted more than Barney, but Ted isn't as perfect as he high-horses himself to be. But in its recaps, Vulture kept hinting that maybe the storyline was leading toward a Ted/Robin reunion, and I was really excited by that prospect! But I'm starting to think that they were completely off about that? BUT HEY, THERE ARE LIKE THREE MORE SEASONS, so who knows what will happen.
(Also, Alex, Rachel Bilson's face last night on Hart of Dixie was extra especially wonderful.)
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Ted definitely isn't, but that's also part of his charm, sometimes, whereas Barney's charm has mostly completely worn thin at this point. THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING IF IT DID SWING BACK TO TED/ROBIN, but after these last two episodes it really doesn't feel like it.
Urghhhhhh, I NEED TO WATCH THAT. So many things I need to watch, so little time.
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