HIMYM Review: Time Travelers

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'Time Travelers' Review

What began as a fairly mediocre plot transformed into something great

Last week's episode, although fun, had quite a lot to be desired in terms of developing the main story arc which, as we all know, has ran for the last eight seasons, how Ted meets his future wife. 

Luckily this episode did push it further just enough for some satisfaction from HIMYM fans.

Rather like my preconceptions of Weekend at Barney's, I immediately assumed the worst about this episode, basing it solely on its promo picture. Admittedly there were some drab moments with the plot device but ultimately it paid off in the end.

Main emphasis was placed on Ted Mosby (yay) who is offered tickets to the traditional "Robots Vs Wrestlers" by Barney, by which he contemplates whether or not to go. Queue in the future renditions of Ted and Barney trying to sway his opinion. 

There were some funny moments with this setup, a particular favourite being Barney's insistence on a scalp check. But apart from that the jokes fell relatively flat, some bordering on a little pointless at times.

As for the remainder of the cast, Marshall and Robin were pitted together in a battle at the bar. Although it started off a little stale, it eventually grew to be a whole lot funnier as it progressed.

Marshall's confrontation with barman Carl was a nice touch as he has also been a part of the show for its entirety, followed by Marshall's "are you Zuckerburging me" line to Robin which was delivered with such savvy it made me chuckle.

unfortunately for Lily though she had no real impact in this episode and the B story except for a nostalgic remark about Marshall's dancers hip and a token of her support towards the end.

Now we return to Ted for the interesting part. 

The whole time traveler's situation resulted in a fantastic turn of events which lightly involved a past fling from season 1 and a haunting realisation for Ted himself, which I completely did not see coming. It was both upsetting yet uplifting at the same time as it edged ever so much closer to the moment we are all waiting for.  

 It has to be noted, if it weren't for the twist, the whole future Barney and Ted scenario was pretty outlandish and incomprehensible. it was not as if Barney and Ted were outrageously drunk or anything. But of course the writers knew what they were doing.

Although the final moments for Ted was absolutely fantastic, I am no doubt sure that fans may be annoyed about the anticipation. I myself was yelling at the screen 'turn the camera around!' but that is all the fun of HIMYM, with so much mystery surrounding a woman we actually know a lot about.

Although it started off pretty mediocre, by the middle half all the way through to the end this episode had evolved into a classic HIMYM plot for Ted. It was great to see him take the position of "serious Ted" rather than the ditzy one we have recently witnessed and although technically nothing actually happened, it was extremely enjoyable. 

8.4/10