This episode was a giant step back for the series. After treading water for seasons, they finally committed to moving the story forward with the Season 6 finale and the Season 7 episode "Trilogy Time." Then the big "surprise" at the end of Season 7 was a re-commitment to two relationships we were told very early on will not persist. What's the point of tonight's episode? Trilogy Time and the revelation of Ted having a daughter in 3 years would have been a more fitting season finale.
Instead where do we stand? An entire season (or more) of learning how Barney and Robin getting back together, knowing all along she winds up with Don, and Ted and Victoria getting back together while we know the whole time that she's not the girl with the yellow umbrella (pending a Lost-level cop out where she somehow was in his class and it never came up while they dated).
HIMYM makes me laugh, and consistently is full of great acting and comedy. But this episode eliminated a whole lot of the good will the writers still have with me, as all I can walk away from it thinking is... "Why bother?"
Instead where do we stand? An entire season (or more) of learning how Barney and Robin getting back together, knowing all along she winds up with Don, and Ted and Victoria getting back together while we know the whole time that she's not the girl with the yellow umbrella (pending a Lost-level cop out where she somehow was in his class and it never came up while they dated).
HIMYM makes me laugh, and consistently is full of great acting and comedy. But this episode eliminated a whole lot of the good will the writers still have with me, as all I can walk away from it thinking is... "Why bother?"