How I Met Your Mother (Via All Of These Sluts)

How I Met Your Mother was a very good concept for a sit-com when it first began. I emphasise the word was. It began with such promise. A man, Ted Mosby, was telling his children about the events in his life that lead up to him finally meeting the woman of his dreams, their mother. The first three or four seasons of this show were excellent, but in my opinion that is where it should have ended. It makes no sense. The story being told is in real time for us (when it was 2006, it was the same year in the show, and so on), but at this stage there has been eight seasons (with a ninth to come). As of yet, we haven't met 'the mother', and I find that to be utterly ridiculous. Why did Ted begin the story eight or nine years before he actually met his wife? I reiterate; it makes no fucking sense!

Now, all of that could be overlooked if the show was incredibly funny, but it really isn't. I stopped watching it a long time ago for its comedy. One of my friends equated it to being like the final few seasons of lost. He watched those just to find out what the mysteries were instead of watching for the enjoyment of it. I completely agree with this. Don't get me wrong, there have been some very good episodes in the later seasons, but the lack of 'mother' can really get on your nerves. Lots of episodes seem really pointless. I find myself thinking, 'why would Ted be telling his children about this?' The fact that I am even thinking about that shows you that I am not truly invested in the show. I'm really just going through the motions.

The saving grace of this show, however, are the characters. To varying degrees, I like all of them. Obviously Barney, played by Neil Patrick Harris, is the funniest thing on the show. He is a ridiculous character that often has hilarious quips that are legen . . . wait for it . . . dary! I also love Marshall and Lily. They are a great couple, and the chemistry between Jason Segel and Alyson Hannigan seems real and unforced. Robin, played by Cobie Smulders is also a unique and interesting character, but I get pissed off about the love triagle that's always brought up between her, Barney and Ted. That just leaves the lead character, Ted Mosby, played by Josh Radnor. While I don't know when or how his voice is going to change to that of the Old Ted narrator, I do know that he is my favourite character. Barney might get all the laughs, but I think that Ted is more interesting, and I subscribe to his optimistic view to life.

Despite my affection towards these characters, I'm still very sick of this show. It has kind of become a collection of various bits, and all of the plot points seem like they have been done before, even by the show itself. I think that it has become completely stale, and I'm saddened to see something that I once loved become boring, mediocre drivel. How I Met Your Mother is Just Shit.