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How I Met Your Mother: Cupcake
I have a feeling I'm not going to like Robin for much longer. Just call it a
hunch, but I'd be willing to bet she's the reason that "long distance relationships don't work". And if she
hurts me Ted...This episode also moved the story along towards Marshall and Lily's actual wedding, which is something I'm definitely looking forward to. Watching Lily try on the "mullet of wedding dresses" was hilarious. Someone last week also mentioned that the past couple of episodes have been kind of "Ted-lite", and I think that's been a pretty important part of why the show works for me-- it's not just Ted's show. On with the show!
I think when the powers-that-be first envisioned How I Met Your Mother, they
saw it being Ted's show -- his quest, his love interests, his supporting cast -- and in the first couple of episodes,
you can see that to some extent. But now, the other four have taken on lives, stories and quirks of their own. There's
a very close and caring "family" among these friends, and I've said it before, but that's something I think
makes the show so endearing. The title alone references family, and Ted is telling this story to his kids. Even Barney,
in his own screwed up ways, had Marshall's best intentions at heart by wanting him to get the most well-paying job he
could. I just love the whole group's dynamics and feelings for each other.
Now, on to the Robin thing. I
like her. I like that she's, in her own words, kind of a new-age feminist and is always putting her career before
anything else. I don't like that she's being this destructive. In Friends we
had a whole year to fall in love with Rachel and feel for her longing for Ross. Robin however is coming across as the
little girl who only wants the toys that the other kids are playing with, and now I have this bad-feeling that since
"she can't have it, no one can", and she'll try to break Ted
the toys. Really at this point, I think we as the audience aren't really supposed to like her, but they're going
to need to make her a little more sympathetic again, and quick! Let me know what you think.
By the way, I
know a lot of people have asked if there's any good sites for How I Met Your
Mother out there. I've scoured the ends of the earth for you fair readers, and may I present to you www.howimetyourmother.org. Now, it is pretty young, and there's not too
much to the site yet, but it's also the first one that I've found that's completely devoted to the show. Hop right in
there and help it grow. I'll see you there because not only am I a member, but I'm also a... well... member. That
didn't work quite how I thought it would
Barneyisms of the Week:
"Do you want a quality suit and a
free rabbit or what?"
Marshall: "You set this up! You set this whole thing up!"
Barney:
"I... most... certainly... did."
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