Any particular things you want to know? Do you think they'll make reference to why Narrator Ted's voice is different than that of regular Ted, will we ever find out about the pineapple, will we just see him meet the mom or will we get a flash-forward to their wedding? What things would you like to see?
Well I hope they answer the question about whether the mom is already dead when he's talking to the kids. I also want to know about the pineapple.
Did they ever say if Robin and Barney have kids? I thought they already did, but if not I want to know that too.
I think old Ted said something like "as you know Aunt Robin never had children" in the episode where she finds out she can't have kids, but maybe I'm misremembering.
I'd like the mom to not be dead/dying. That is all. I'm setting the bar very low.
I don't want anyone to be dead in 2030. Or at least not The Mother.
I don't really care about the pineapple (plus I think I read somewhere that they'll make reference to it once the season 9 DVD set comes out). I don't think Barney and Robin will/should ever have any children.
I want to know The Mother's name, see how they meet, and see their wedding. And why Ted is telling the kids this story on this particular day - and they're supposed to show a scene that was filmed with the kids way back in 2006 so I want to see that. And what happens on the train platform between Ted and The Mother that makes him stay in New York rather than move to Chicago.
Even in crappy episodes I've been impressed at their use of music, so I'm eager to see what song(s) they pick for the finale.
And I'm eager to see if they actually use Bob Saget on screen at any point, even if he's not playing 2030 Ted.
But ditto LoveTrains - at this point I'll just be satisfied if it's not a complete train wreck (no pun intended).
I'm making sumbitches cookies and watching it at my sisters with some friends.
I'm making burgers because of the Regis Philbin/Best Burger in NYC episode. I thought about picking up some wings for the Super Bowl episode, and maybe even getting a pineapple, but I don't know if I care THAT much, lol. But I DO love me some wings, so maybe I'll get them anyway.
We invited friends over but I don't think they're coming. Probably just as well, because I might be weepy at an emotional finale or pissed at a shitty finale and they'd all think I was insane.
Post by LoveTrains on Mar 31, 2014 14:20:48 GMT -5
I'm going to wait until after its over to watch because then I can fast forward through the commercials.
Also, H and I started watching the first season of Veronica Mars yesterday and its dang good. So it will be more satisfying to watch an episode of that while HIMYM is getting started.
Post by badtzmaru22 on Mar 31, 2014 15:02:53 GMT -5
I think I'm going to watch it tonight anyway, even though DH can't watch with me. I just hope if it sucks, he won't make me watch it again this weekend with him.
I don't want anyone to be dead in 2030. Or at least not The Mother.
I don't really care about the pineapple (plus I think I read somewhere that they'll make reference to it once the season 9 DVD set comes out). I don't think Barney and Robin will/should ever have any children.
I want to know The Mother's name, see how they meet, and see their wedding. And why Ted is telling the kids this story on this particular day - and they're supposed to show a scene that was filmed with the kids way back in 2006 so I want to see that. And what happens on the train platform between Ted and The Mother that makes him stay in New York rather than move to Chicago.
Even in crappy episodes I've been impressed at their use of music, so I'm eager to see what song(s) they pick for the finale.
And I'm eager to see if they actually use Bob Saget on screen at any point, even if he's not playing 2030 Ted.
But ditto LoveTrains - at this point I'll just be satisfied if it's not a complete train wreck (no pun intended).
Haha, this is what I've always told DH. "Even when the show sucks, the music is good!" That's...something.
But yeah, I ditto a lot of what you said - her name, how they met, the train station, why he is telling the story, etc.
This is where I'm at as well. I don't really care about the pineapple too much, but do want to find out her name, see them meeting, and hopefully their wedding. And why he's telling the story at that particular time in his children's lives. Dh had to point out to me last episode that Robin walked down the aisle to an instrumental version of "Sandcastles in the Sand." That was pretty brilliant. I too, am curious what music they will use at the end.
The last final episode that totally slayed me for a SitCom was Scrubs. That ending was pretty predictable, but I thought they at least executed it well. I was hoping HIMYM would have a clever plot twist, but at this point, I'm not holding out much hope. My bar is set low at this point too.
The last final episode that totally slayed me for a SitCom was Scrubs. That ending was pretty predictable, but I thought they at least executed it well. I was hoping HIMYM would have a clever plot twist, but at this point, I'm not holding out much hope. My bar is set low at this point too.
The last finale I really enjoyed was Futurama. And that was after they brought it back from multiple cancellations and the quality dropped incredibly low. They managed to pull off a sweet little finale.
Some of the HIMYM finale has been in the creators' minds since the early days of the show, so I think it's got potential to be decent. Maybe not "good," but "good enough."
I really enjoyed this show for the first several seasons. This season was unbearable so I have only kept up with it through these posts. But I will tape it tonight. My expectations are low but I could use the closure.
Post by gibbinator on Mar 31, 2014 17:31:24 GMT -5
I'm mostly dreading learning that the mother's dead. So I'm probably not going to enjoy the episode until/unless I unlearn that. Nevertheless, we've got popcorn ready to pop.