What Makes THIS The Perfect Season Of How I Met Your Mother

[@CleverPunShoe]

1:42 my man really just knocked Sweet Taste of Liberty? That episode was great WE ARE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMEN

[@jerogomezrobledo]

I demand that release us immediately

[@theostenmark2839]

"Can't remember the last time I saw international businessmen without their shirt tucked in. " @jerogomezrobledo

[@aldwinjasperjoniega8973]

PHILLY!!! THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES!!! DESTROY!!!

[@snusnuterrordome]

Don’t you dare get on that escalator!… Don’t you dare get on that subsequent escalator!

[@Kustomize]

I still use that line from time to time.

[@JVR10893]

Sweet Taste of Liberty is one of the best episodes of season one. WE ARE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMEN.

[@gilber78]

ON AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRIP

[@ashvideoer]

Nobody's that lame He is, tell him you're that lame WE ARE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMEN

[@ronaldeliascorderocalles]

I have heard this, and I think its true: Marshall and Lily grtting back together should have been season 2s finale and their wedding for season 3. 7 episodes exploring Marshall and Lily being single was too little.

[@srldwg]

The seasons were much longer than 7 episodes.

[@ronaldeliascorderocalles]

@@srldwg I meant 7 episodes from the moment they broke up until they got back together.

[@whatdidclaysay8325]

That sounds good in theory, but we know that eventually they are going to get back together so even that 7 episode arc is starting to feel like a stretch. One of the show's biggest flaws and mistakes is how much they stretched out Barney and Robin's wedding into a whole season basically and how tedious that became.

[@morganf1968]

I agree!

[@xenon8117]

​@@whatdidclaysay8325 How TEDious.

[@BP-dn9nv]

Rewatching the series I found Ted and Robin's relationship better than I remember it being in the first two seasons. But their relationship from season five onward is also a lot worse than I remember. As time goes on, it just becomes painful to see Ted chase Robin continuously.

[@alexledford4747]

Especially how it takes so freakin' long for him to stop denying that's what he's doing.

[@sirmonji7560]

Minor correction: the slap bet was not who could find out her secret. Marshall bet that she was married and Barney bet that she had done porn.

[@Brqinstorm]

Yeah, so basically, who could find out her secret.

[@MLennholm]

@@Brqinstorm No, the bet was for what her secret was, not for who could find it out

[@Brqinstorm]

@@MLennholm oh my god you’re so dumb. That’s literally the same thing. If you were right about what it was that means you did find it out. You dimwit.

[@_c3a3m_88]

That bet alone is a subliminal message about the differences in those two characters personalities

[@Brqinstorm]

@@MLennholm And you don't see how, if you were right about what it was, you're ALSO the one who found it out ?

[@TheMotlias]

Sweet taste of liberty is a great episode with some truly hilarious moments... the montage of Barney with suitcases and finishing with him coming out of one on CCTV still cracks me up every time

[@mbanerjee5889]

I would say season 4 or 5 is when they really hit their stride and provided funniest episodes. If the show ended season 8, it would have been the best season. Everything is set in place for Ted to meet Tracy. All they had to do was have a final episode with Barney and Robin's wedding.

[@RyanMcKennaGosling]

Season 5 has one of my favourite episodes "Girls vs. Suits". And also "Subway Wars" from Season 6.

[@joshz2491]

Season 2 is when the show established all of its best running gags and structural devices for episodes and genuinely does not have a single bad episode in the bunch, while more than two-thirds of the season is written exceptionally well in both it's comedic and emotional elements. Future seasons might be better at one or the other, but the show never quite finds the same perfect balance that season 2 has, though seasons 5 and 7 are also well written, albeit not quite as sharply as the 2nd

[@Ionknomen]

still my comfort show and comfort season even until now.

[@LoopyChew]

I think the moment I was fully sold on the show as Barney's finger-eyes gesture pictures on Ted's phone, which was in Sweet Taste of Liberty, so I wanted to protest as I was on the way to my INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MEETING.

[@89tilinfinity29]

You know you do a lot of these breakdowns, and you should definitely do one for Scrubs, it's such an underrated show, for who knows what reason. It balances the comedy and seriousness so fluidly, especially for how goofy the dream sequences can get. It's an incredible show that doesn't get the love it deserves.

[@PRAISEdaLloyd]

There is a video for scrubs lol

[@animeblade15]

I second this

[@termitered]

Funnily enough like HIMYM, the ending probably made it underrated

[@Ur-a-Default21]

Scrubs is NOT underrated

[@CaptainRosi]

Lmao scrubs is not underrated. It’s perfectly rated as everybody loves it. Is this ragebait 💀

[@RobboEntertainment]

Upon seeing the title, my immediate thought was Season 2. Glad to be right!

[@LisaF777]

Thats as far as I could get with this show

[@Saquon_Deez]

How dare you? Sweet Taste of Liberty was genuinely funny.

[@gjlipana881]

Im an international businessman...

[@samuxan]

For me season 5 was the best. When I went from "i like this show" to "it's my favourite sitcom". I considered epidodes like Definitions, The Playbook, The window, of course or Hooked the best and there isn't any bad one, maybe Duel Citizenship is the worst of the season but it still gave us the trip to chicago.

[@ppnaitor]

The problem with the first and second season is one: Robin. Because she is Ted's girlfriend (or future gf) she need to be "perfect" so we the audience can understand why he wants her. But later season she is more caotic and way way more funny. I think is something is similar with Rachel from friends, where she is this damsel in distress so Ross can be the hero, but after theirs relationship she becamos a more independent character and a more funny one

[@claudiolentini5067]

I feel that she benefitted a lot from the introduction of her past ( beginning with the slap bet ), especially the relationship with her father , and her partners outside the group , that show still that she had a great, if a bit rollercoaster-y, emotional development And I don't care what anyone says about the later seasons, Symphony of Illumination is fucking great

[@Temos047]

"Purple girafe" and "Sweet taste of liberty" are both awesome episodes and i remember them the most. You can say they are clunky, maybe over the top, but definitively not forgettable.

[@mmem4264]

Swarley, such a great ep, still makes me laugh.

[@libertas_americana]

SWARLEY!

[@vascocarvalho2451]

Swarls Barkley Bob Swarley, mon

[@HunterMoses]

Swarlaaaaayy

[@RyanMcKennaGosling]

SWARLOS!

[@JanYaps]

Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name 🎶

[@abrarbaig3]

As much as I agree with your points, I would like to argue that season 3 is also a perfect season, in some sense more than 2. It has a perfect season with all banger episodes except for maybe "I'm not that Guy" even that has its moments. Also this is the first time the group literally breaks up more than once in a season & there are less fillers too.

[@freddy04123]

Marshall wins the Slapbet, which is why he gets 5 slaps, not because of a technicality. Their bet was Barney saying it was porn and Marshall saying it wasn't porn.

[@bendowson3124]

You're correct, it's kind of a "blink and you miss it" scenario but Barney did say "$20 that it's porn" and the even though they changed it to a slap bet, the bet was still the same.

[@jsnike91]

Correct and incorrect. Marshall does win the bet because it wasn’t porn. BUT he got the 5 slaps because Barney prematurely slapped Marshall thinking the “let’s go to the mall” video was the intro to a porno and thinking he won. Barney had the choice of 10 slaps right then and there or 5 over any point in time.

[@darth_batman8190]

My favorite episode was Season 5, The Perfect Week. But looking back at this now, Season 2 did have a lot of great episodes.

[@the_blue_chicken]

The price is right episode is one of their best

[@pauljbd]

Favorite ep is Season 1, whatever episode is a massive look into Ted’s prior night drunk in the bar, something abt “not thinking so much” and a pineapple. Gold

[@Jasandiz]

1:47 sweet taste of liberty is AMAZING!!

[@jpwaitforit5801]

What!!? "Purple girafe" and "sweet taste of liberty" are really cool. Specially the latter one being a over the top episode

[@manuela1803]

I was confused too. "Purple Giraffe" is the best second episode of any series and "Sweet Taste of Liberty" is literally the introduction of Barney as the most charismatic character in the series.

[@BeskarDrip]

When i rewatch I always skip those

[@XbaconfordayzX]

Loved this show

[@shindude5]

Another minor correction: The building that Ted pitches in S2E13 'Columns' is not the GNB Headquarters, which is pitched in S4E8 'Wooo!'. Instead, it is for the Spokane National Bank Building.

[@godspeed6746]

Season 4 was a banger

[@RyanMcKennaGosling]

I love The Best Burger in New York and The Leap!

[@somecoke]

Naked Man!

[@libertas_americana]

I always saw HIMYM is really about Lily and Marshall.

[@Khason.]

right?, they had more chemistry than any other couple in the show.

[@justintroyka8855]

I think that's right, and I think they really benefit from a lack of tedious "will they won't they" storylines, since other than the start of season 2 we know they're going to be together. It makes it possible to explore more complex problems in their relationship, rather than just ratcheting up the suspense of whether they'll end up together like they do with Ted and Robin or Barney and Robin.

[@zachharris3040]

Do they have chemistry? I really don’t see that. But she had amazing chemistry on Buffy with Xander and Oz.

[@justintroyka8855]

@@zachharris3040 If we're talking about Buffy, then the person she had the MOST chemistry with was Tara!!!

[@wolfhowl983]

I think How I met your mother would be more fondly remembered if it had less seasons. I couldn't even get myself to watch the final season, and every time I saw clips from it, I am happy I gave up on it. :P Which is sad, as it was one of my favorite in its early seasons.

[@Dan55888]

Yep. For me, how the show tetered out really killed it for me. I can't watch any episode without thinking "you are an idiot" to Barney, Robin and Ted. It's sad because I know they never grow out of it. They tried to humanize Barney and make him compatible with Robins terrible-ness just to throw that away. They make Robin have all this wanderlust but she just kinda fumbles it all and then want to marry BARNEY?? Just for them to go "oh yeah, that didnt work out and then your real mom died even though I just got to her, and now I am gonna hook up with Robin now that she dosnt have to be SHACKLED by my kids I had with a dying woman"

[@PatricioMarino]

I understand what you're saying but ehat I take from this is how I spent my childhood watching 208 episodes to end on that finale.

[@mrbad3036]

The building he designed in season 2 is not the GNB tower.

[@RyanMcKennaGosling]

@@mrbad3036 There was a DVD easter egg from the Season 2 DVD on Disc 1 on the special features menu about it.

[@mesochild]

favorite season to always start my binge watches from

[@CH2716]

Real ones know Victoria was so much better than Robin...

[@Dan55888]

Anyones better than Robin

[@morganf1968]

Victoria and Tracy both were better matches for Ted

[@angoleos99]

Exactly!!

[@REX42111]

​@@morganf1968yeah that's why you shouldn't finish writing a show at the 2nd season

[@morganf1968]

@ exactly and then proceed to write the perfect girl for Ted then just to throw him back with the girl that the show proved time and time again they weren’t good for one another

[@GeorgeCostanzaisCorrect]

I do happen to Find that 2nd Seasons tend to be my favorites of the shows (Rick and Morty, HIMYM, the office, etc.)

[@Adamdidit]

I think the perfect season for any person is whichever one they figure out Mom's dead. Though I guess the quicker it becomes apparent to each person the more depth you likely get out of subsequent seasons before they make it obvious with Ted's fantasy introduction.

[@BigMek667]

sweet taste of liberty was the episode that hooked me on the series :D

[@michaelahurt]

Agree. Season 2 is the best season _but_ the back 2/3 of season 1 is just as good. Season 3 matches the highest highs but it's like when a baseball player starts thinking of himself as a power hitter and swinging for the fences. The OPS stays the same but the doubles, walks and average all drop and eventually you start seeing more strikeouts (especially in the later seasons.) But in that 40 episode run from season 1 through season 2 everything is working.

[@claudiolentini5067]

"Bachelor Party" is probably my favorite episode of season 2 Is what in my mind made Barney turn from "ahah fumny" to a real character to me

[@ja9_9]

I'm pretty sure the S02E01 inspired 500 Days of Summer

[@psav2005]

For how many terrific episodes are in season two I always seem to underate it. To me seasons 3 through 5 are prime HIMYM so I thought this video would be about one of them

[@Ninjaboy898]

Swarley is a great written character

[@PurpleSun8933]

Classic Swarles Barkley.

[@RyanMcKennaGosling]

Classic Swarlos!

[@joek6820]

Seasons 1 and 2 feel like a different show than Season 3 onward. They are definitely my 2 favorites.

[@ibrahimanwar9924]

honestly I really like season 3 and season 2 so I am very appreciate you analyse this

[@curiousconsultant7922]

As it is with everything, ideas will always grind down to a halt. S2 is the best because the options where still limitless at that point, anything could be turned into a sitcom short story and new layers of the characters coud be added on the go. But once you establish that Barney is the son an estranged father, you no longer have the option to make a story about Barney's dad being the original playboy. Once you establish Marshal and Lily's first meeting (and ted) it's too late to tell a different story about that. Point is once all story beats are in place the options quickly dwindle down to call backs and references. Which is why by the time we got to later seasons the show was pretty predictable compared to early on

[@ibrahimalkhateeb2991]

upon countless rewatches .. S7 is by far the best to rewatch

[@wedoofficial4333]

Absolutely yes. People look at me strange when I tell them this is one of my favourite seasons. This, season 5 and season 1 are the best

[@guillermofernandezsantos4844]

For me, seasons 2 tend to be the best one in sitcoms, refining the formula from s1 and you can see the potential of the show (How I met your mother, The big bang Theory, Community…)

[@daltonbrowne7980]

I’ve always been a season 4 fan as my personal favorite. I would need to rewatch the whole show to really make an educated judgement though

[@That1GuyUDontKnow]

I'd like to see a breakdown on SLC punk. Matthew Lillard's best movie and ages with you every time you watch it in a different stage in your life. This channel has covered enough how I met your mother that it was possible to make a compilation that was over an hour.

[@SkylerB17]

my older brother introduced me to HIMYM a few years after it started and i loved it ever since. Quite a few years ago i finished the show (im the type to let shows go several seasons before i watch it) And it was genuinely a sad moment. I had invested so much time and had grown to love the character so much. Its part of the reason im more of a TV show person than a Movie person. I like getting invested into characters and a story over an extended period of time. Really getting to know who they are. Thats why i hate these short lived series these days. So many shows have started well, trailed off and died shortly after.

[@marcus_aurelius8214]

Sweet Taste of Liberty is one of the best episodes man

[@kubarunetwork7513]

I enjoyed HIMYM , the story baited who's the mother in every season but getting to the final season felt offed most of the jokes are hilarious

[@michaelahurt]

HIMYM reminds me a little of Entourage. Both had well formed characters from day 1 and found their footing fairly quick in season 1 then rolled that momentum into essentially a perfect second season. But then both dramatically changed the chemistry right away in season 3 -- HIMYM with Gael and Entourage with Dom -- and while those arcs were short-lived and both shows continued to pump out good -- even great -- seasons and iconic episodes and moments, they never fully rediscovered that week-to-week season 2 magic and eventually declined in quality in the later seasons as they tried to live up to impossible expectations. Although Entourage had a much better ending.

[@jordibarguno]

Back then every season, would have 20 - 22 episodes, but you would end up with half of them being just filler episodes. I think things have improved, now they focus more on quality than quantity. The Penguin being a perfect example, 10 episodes not fat, just pure quality. If they had done 22 episodes, half the episodes would have taken away from the overall artistic value.

[@claudiolentini5067]

That's partly true , however I would argue that well constructed "filler" episodes can do a lot in terms of establish themes, give the room to characters to develop and to arcs to resolve without seeming rushed Moreover, in the specific case of the earlier seasons of HYMYM , those apparently useless episodes also established character traits, bonds, and give hints for following arcs and situations, so they are very useful to complete and tie up the whole narrative. Really, you could make some great 18-20 episodes seasons even nowadays. But you need to approach the things differently, and to give the screenwriters and the directors the time to iron out the kinks , something that the platforms aren't doing

[@jordibarguno]

@claudiolentini5067 I think HIMYM is the perfect example of too much of a good thing. Had this show only had 5 seasons it would have had a smoother overall arc, and possibly a more satisfying ending, but they dragged it for too long. Breaking Bad could have probably dragged on for 3 more seasons, but thankfully it didn't, making it a satisfying overall show, not perfect, but they also didn't ruin it with greed of more episodes.

[@Gurezo]

"This modern love" at the end of Season 1 already made me a fan of S2.

[@aswinkrishna5042]

Swarley was such a good ep that i named my Twitter after it

[@GBA811]

Now I have to rewatch the show

[@OddTomOut]

FINE! I guess I'll rewatch HIMYM again!

[@jackbenimblejack1]

I haven't been able to get into a sitcom with a laugh track since the ending of friends

[@HarvestStore]

Great video.

[@NoCluYT]

I really thought this channel was captain midnight because of the thumbnail lmao

[@cjcowley02]

0:36 joey daiz cameo

[@scottyb003]

I really liked the Purple Giraffe.

[@solfeggietto8306]

Despite the weird '24' format, S9 still has more really good episodes (mostly with the mother) than seasons 5, 6, and 8 combined. Season 7 is one of the show's best

[@FelixJackson-vz6yp]

I haven’t watched it yet but it better be season 4

[@marcelomatiello77]

That's Morena Baccarin. She is amazing. And I'm not just saying that because I'm from Brazil.

[@josharch1992]

Season 2 is the best season. Also I liked Purple Giraffe and Sweet taste of Liberty. Ggggoin to Philly!!!

[@jpwaitforit5801]

PHILLAAY!!! the adventure continues. DESTROY!!! that episode is so over the top

[@cloggedaorta]

It’s almost 2025 and I’m feeling hella old

[@beefy45]

What ever happened to the movie this channel was making?

[@musiq002003]

Can u break down the show Scrubs

[@thomastran8372]

The crude jokes were part of the show never Apologize for great writing

[@jordanstephens4178]

Its thr best because the dynamic with the characters worked best with marshall/ lily ted/robin and barney being the funny ladies man. Show faltered when robin and barney started dating and the show basically made ted a joke when he was a great character first two seasons

[@BAS9713]

I'm not trying to intrude or anything but where is the dude that formed this channel actually? The nasal guy. Think he made gaming videos back in the day. Ate a ton of Pizza in a video one time I believe. Haven't seen him in years

[@deek60819]

5:11 I forgot HIMYM was the origin

[@nvm9040]

Did also this channel say that the slap bet was bad 😂

[@bendowson3124]

I love Season 2, but Season 4 was the pinnacle in my opinion.

[@nartaga1624]

0:40 Incorrect. It's a show about a story a father tells his kids to justify him hooking up with an old flame after their mother dies. Completely discounting and barely touching on anything to do with their actual mother.

[@thisguy1413]

I bet you barely got through writing that without either sobbing or patting yourself on the back for your incomparable insight.

[@dangshnizzle6929]

Mmmm nah. S1 is probably the show's best season

[@EronZalez]

People keep talking about the finale, but season 9 as a whole is much worse

[@NewtBannner]

I’m so sick of channels and people saying the “hUmOr DiDn’T aGe WeLl” it was a product of its time and Barney is an exaggerated version of that douche we all know that treats women like crap and honestly people need to ask why most sitcoms don’t work anymore. Maybe it’s because characters can’t be caricatures of stereotypes

[@bc-518]

5:10 major building design for a skyscraper that will actually be constructed seasons later🫡

[@TheOnslaught616]

Saying jokes didn’t age well, is the dumbest thing. They are what they are.Most times pretty funny.

[@Khason.]

I like to think that the last two episodes of HIMYM never happened.

[@dayschange2]

I forgot how good the initial slap bet episode was! After the first Slapsgiving episode, they kind of became another stale bit I couldn’t really stand anymore

[@MrBigshakey]

Love this channel!!! It never misses 🫡 Brilliant analysis of HIMYM Season 2

[@Nerdstalgic]

Thank you!

[@heyalfikr]

I wish streaming services use a different metric to measure their show success. Cannot use a premier weekend views as the weightage, bro. The old TV series took of because people commit to 30 min - 1 hour per show weekly. Not a binge 5-10 hours on end over 2 days. Change the measuring metric, maybe you'd see your product actually had viewers.

[@MaheshPagar0]

Premise of this essay is wrong. The first Season HIMYM was actually too good, actually a perfect season among all the seasons.

[@jinxysaberk]

you had me then you immediately lost me by calling s2 perfect then calling two of s1s best episodes weak

[@cttommy73]

This season is a perfect example of why Marshall and Lily were a terrible couple and why the writers should have spent more time working on them repairing their relationship. Like, seriously, her being so toxic and he being a simp and taking her back and in so quick fashion just bogs down the entire thing.

[@suleymanthetufekci]

Slap Bet is not MY favorite thing as a fan. I hate it that Lily as a “judge” made calls that are in favor of her husband and humiliated Barney for a loong time. Barney was the best person and the best friend among all five.

[@henryfitzgerald3032]

neil carried

[@AlbertoFolres]

S02 is just the best. From there it went downhill

[@faizan5456]

Season 5 was the best in my opinion

[@XxThePhantomFreezexX]

Edward 40 Hands

[@amanmultani1347]

2:03 That's bullshit, Brooklyn Nine Nine had an amazing first season!

[@XaloGunner]

Hold on hold on...Season 2 is the perfect season...while this VERY CHANNEL has made videos saying the show itself was not funny or struggling to find itself or just not good...until Britney Spears guest starred and then it got rolling? I happen to believe 1-3 are it's strongest time, but c'mon pick one.

[@TheClassof_1992]

Season 1 was ok, maybe even good. Seasons 2-4 were very good, 5 was good and from season 6 it started going downhill until it crashed and burned it its final ever episode😢

[@josephgoodworth6555]

Swarles Barkley!

[@TheVision93X]

Without watching My answer: The one with LESS Ted and more Barney. Easy

[@Greenglower2012]

Hard agree, season 2 is definitely my favorite, there are zero duds the entire season, if anything, "Columns" is the weakest one