Tonight's episode of How I Met Your Mother reminded me of why I got so into obsessive television watching.
It's no secret that this season has been less than perfect. However, tonight the show proved that it can rebound in the best way possible. There were callbacks to classic episodes (Okay, Awesome), dance-offs, Marshall making girly drinks, and so much more. Jayma Mayes finally made her return as the coat check girl. Really, just perfect call back references to past seasons.
What really made this episode stand apart was the end with Ted rushing to meet his future wife. Well, not actually meet her, but his twenty year older self imagining the scenario. Only 45 days people. That's how long Ted has to meet the love of his life. 45 days. Not long at all, though he has all but given up on love. There are only 45 days left until he meets the mother of his children and then he will never be as lonely as we saw him tonight ever again.
Speaking of Ted's loneliness, can I just give a round of applause to Josh Radnor? For almost eight seasons he has been the heart of that show, and he reminded viewers of Ted's earnest wish for happiness tonight with a performance so heart wrenching and hopeful and lost that me and other HIMYM devotees could not help but shed more than a few tears.
On a lighter note, can I give props to the person who came up with the future Ted and Barney storyline? Especially the one who came up with their beautiful harmonizing. That was pulled off to perfection. Sure, the show has always been fairly quirky, but this pulled it to a whole new level. While the audience obviously knew it was not happening to Ted, it was still real in a way that most sitcoms would never be able to pull off.
This has been my love letter to a perfect episode of How I Met Your Mother. And I pray that the trend continues because, if it does, this show will get the respect it deserves.
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