I was challenged to get deeper with my HIMYM posts, but I really have no idea what to do with this episode. It wasn't funny. It wasn't interesting. It suffered from everything I've complained about over the last year or two. You know your show is in trouble when the best joke in the episode involves a married couples single parents getting it on. I was going to write something about the ratings going up while the creativity continues to free fall, but then I looked at the ratings and realized that just wasn't the case. As much as you hear about CBS and the creators thinking about going forward with a ninth season because the shows ratings have never been better, nothing could be further from the truth. While season 7 started at abnormal highs, the ratings have quickly found there way back to season three and four levels. It seems pretty obvious that the only people still watching are those of us who feel pot committed; the people watching are fans who are fighting through the pain to stay loyal and find out who the mom is, not some wider audience who actually finds it entertaining.
The show runners said that they have until the end of the month to decide if they are going to go another season or not. I'm not sure I could watch another season of this, loyal or not, curious about the mom or not. So I ask all of you to pray with me that Jason Segel and/or Neil Patrick Harris hold out or the creators come to their senses and realize they are running on fumes, so this show can be put out of its misery and we can be left with thoughts of when this show was great.
14 more (oh please, oh please, oh please only 14) episodes to go!
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