How I Met Your Mother Review- "Something Old"/"Something New"

These episodes seem to pose different concepts for Barney and Robin's future. "Something Old" plays with his immature side, keeping him away from Robin when she needs him the most (or so we might think, at least), which suggests that he isn't ready for such a commitment. Yet, their magnetic chemistry is present in "Something New", as diabolical as their scheme is, as the two keep together throughout without losing an ounce of passion, itself showing a potentially happy ending for the two. How this goes down will be shown in the next season, as the wedding is stretched throughout the majority of the season.

And dammit, am I tired of Ted's past with Robin coming back up.

Season 8 as a whole is a mixed bag. Things started out to be increasingly less promising, as each of the three short-term relationships initially present only dragged things out for the show, itself getting a little long in the tooth. Lily and Marshall's newfound parenthood also wasn't adding too much positivity to the show, with weak stories plaguing what should be a potentially exciting addition to the show's lore.

Things do pick up when Ted, Barney, and Robin ditch each of their partners from the beginning, and go through their own arcs this season, but even then, weaker concepts and increasingly tired humor plague the show down a notch. We're past its glory days here, but it's still able to knock one out of the park here or there, with a few absolutely fantastic episodes made. Still, I'll have to give this season a plain C, which is indicative of the decline HIMYM is facing in its twilight years, but also says that it's still watchable even now. I'd still argue that its weakest episodes are never berefit of good moments, which is still true here.

But wow, is that shot of the Mother at the end of "Something New" incredible. This shows promise for what should be a final victory lap. Will the last season pull that off? Well, we'll see.