A couple of weeks ago, the television show 'How I Met Your Mother' ended. For nine seasons, this was one of the best shows on television as far as comedies go. It has brought plenty of phrases and actions into everyday life. It was well written, well acted, and heartfelt on many levels. Most people that watched, I'm sure, see at least a little bit of themselves in one or two of the characters. I refuse to watch the episodes that deal with Marshall's dad dying. Mainly because I'm a softy, but who wants to see that especially in a sitcom? They mixed everyday events and life changing events with great running gags to keep the show interesting. I think with the start of those episodes, 'HIMYM' took a turn. Instead of being a straight up comedy, it delved into a bit of drama as well. Which was fine because it did not forget what it was all the time. There were funny episodes along with serious ones. Which brings me to the series finale. Oh, and if for some reason it's sitting in your DVR cache, first off shame on you for waiting this long, and secondly, spoilers ahead.
I always said that the last line in the show should have been, 'And that, kids, is how I met your mother.' It would have been perfect. I mean, it's the title of the show. It would have ended on a happy little note all wrapped up with a bow. I don't think anyone would have cared if they didn't dig into what happened after they met. They got married, they had a couple of kids, they still lived in New York. A happy sitcom ending. But then again, life doesn't always happen that way, does it? There were rumors going around before the series finale that the creators were going to kill off the mother in the last episode. And they did. She died of a disease that they never specified in the show. But whatever. Afterwards, the main character, Ted, ends up going after Robin whom he has pined after on and off throughout the series run. It was a meh ending. I wasn't fully impressed with it.
One reason that killing off the mother didn't bother me was because there was no connection to the character. If they had introduced her the season before, I may feel differently about it. There was no connection or growth of the character. They give you a handful of episodes to get to know the character before offing her in the series finale. If they had introduced the character in the previous season, the viewers of the show would have been more invested and would have felt more. That's my opinion anyway.
Another dramatic factor that they brought, especially in the series finale, was the drifting apart of the five main characters. I absolutely loved this aspect of the episode. While it's tough to think about, you aren't going to be close with your friends your entire life. As life happens, people come in and come out. Yes, you will still kind of keep in touch with your friends from your late 20s to early 30s, but what happens when one or two move to a different part of the country. You aren't going to have that same bond you once did.
Overall, I enjoyed the final season and the finale. It was funny and real at the same time. Television shows that have a set time for the series to run, I'm sure, have a tough time writing how the show will end. Look at shows like 'Lost', 'The Sopranos', and 'Dexter'. They ended and were ripped for how they finished the show. It's got to be tough and you are not going to make everyone happy. On some level, the story writers have to be doing it for themselves. I can hear them sitting around the table saying 'yeah, fuck the fans, let's do this for us.' The only question I have for them is: 'Where did the pineapple come from?'
29/120
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