Why "How I Met Your Mother" is My Comfort Show

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How I Met Your Mother hasn't seen the same sort of ongoing popularity as shows like Friends or The Office, but I think it still (mostly) holds up as one of the greatest sitcoms of all time.
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[@jj112499]

The ending will be discussed for years whether it was worthy or not, I think this series is about the journey, not the destination and that really stands out amongst other sitcoms.

[@daniel_netzel]

That's a really good way to put it, and a huge chunk of that journey is still wonderful to me

[@bijanadhikari7928]

The narration in HIMYM is what makes it stands out from the rest of the sitcom. Plus the music they used mixed with writing is like watching a nice romantic comedy. Also, Bob Saget should get much more credit for his work. Dude killed it in every episode.

[@Addeyyyy]

I watch this show at least once or twice a year all the way through, it never gets boring and it doesn't matter what mood I'm in, I can always watch it.

[@daniel_netzel]

It's my go-to feel good sitcom for sure, I honestly don't even know how many times I've seen it at this point lol

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

The epic story of a simple life is a beautiful way to put it

[@lucksker]

It's good to hear that i am not alone, i'm seeing it for the third time, watching during meals, or when i am so tired / bored and just, just want to lay down a little bit, watch something that makes the world disappear for a little while, and it doesn't make me cringe ( The Office ) or feels a little bit too forced ( Friends ) . Great Video

[@henrychinaski]

This show is my "The Office" in that I keep binging it. I even like the final two seasons and the ending. I really respect and appreciate the writing process in this sitcom. It truly is a masterpiece.

[@daniel_netzel]

Same. I think I probably watched it at the right point in my life, but now it's just cemented as a thing I'll always love.

[@randysine752]

Me 2

[@bViiiRaL]

I used to watch the show every day.. now that it’s back to Netflix and not watching it since 2019 or even longer.: I still know a lot of the lines they’re going to say. I love the show and only reason it’s not as mainstream as the office was, was the removal of it.

[@YightLagami]

The only problem with the final season is that half of it was due to the actor being busy

[@FigmentForever]

Came here to chime in my own thoughts & how the show is also my comfort show. I started watching from day 1 - which was the fall I started college after graduating in May. I grew up, literally & figuratively, with those characters. The show was on S7 right as I was engaged to be married. Things weren’t good with my fiancé & I, and I’d suggested we take a break. During that break, I met the woman who was my “Tracy”. Whirlwind romance of instant connection, and feeling like THIS was what my life had been missing. We clicked in every way possible & within a mere 9 months, I was ready to move away with her as she was headed back to Memphis after her lease ended. She got breast cancer 2 months before graduation but did everything she could to fight it. I was by her side every step of the way. A month into treatment, My (ex)fiancé reached out and we kept things strictly friends. I barely talked to her as my mind was strictly on E’s recovery. 6 months later & watching the person I never meant to fall for, nearly die, had broken me somewhat. She pulled through and was so full of life, knew what she wanted, and got back on track. But all she saw was the pain in my eyes of almost losing her & the toll it took on me & pulled away. Within a month, she was in Memphis, a new Life & changed her number (she never contacted me again/wouldn’t talk to me ever again) & I was alone & shattered for 4 months solid. It took me a lot of therapy but I was doing better after 6 - my ex was talking to me more & I didn’t push her away. Before long, I remembered what our relationship was like when we BOTH tried. The final season is coming to a close & I realized that we both had grown so much in our time apart & were NEW versions of our selves, ones that had the spark of a lifetime - 2 lifetimes in my case. I’ve never forgotten E or the time we had. Those 9 months forever changed me & I still want to reach out but never will. That chapter closed & she’s happy now - which is what matters considering all she’s been through and how she made ME a better ME., If she hadn’t pulled away - who knows where I’d be now. But life never goes exactly as planned & my wife and I just celebrated 6 years of marriage. She’s never pried into what happen during our break, nor have I hers. We both faced tragedy from what I can gather but what sprung from it was something I never expected to find - complete & total love, acceptance, and peace. So no, I don’t hate the ending. If anything, it just reminds me of my own. But we all have our own preferences ❤️

[@Lord-Cyrus]

Why would you make me cry like this??? But seriously, thank you writing this. What a difficult road to get to where you needed to be, which is at peace and loved. It kind of makes me hopeful, in a way. :)

[@knoelle1357]

I loved the show, but the last season really hurt. Especially that last episode. I wanted to see so much more of Tracy.

[@rottensquid]

I think Ted did too. :D

[@daniel_netzel]

She was great, I think we all just wanted to see more of her, I genuinely don't know why the showrunners went the route they did.

[@rottensquid]

@@daniel_netzel Honestly, I think your reaction is why they did it. Remember, this show was always deliberately meta. The feelings you have reflect Ted's grieving. "I wanted more of her! Why did this have to happen? Who's running this goddamn show anyway, and WTF are they thinking?" That's grief. This show was always fun and silly, punctuated by the occasional emotional gut punch. For me, that was the hardest one.

[@zatinpandey]

But it's Robin - Ted Mosby I found the ending fine, after watching Robin and Ted through all the seasons it was impossible that they would stay apart for the rest of their lives...

[@rafaelandrade7627]

The funny thing is that I'm still not sure how I feel about the ending. I think i'm one of the few that likes the idea of tracy dying, but ted ending up with robin still bugs me.

[@oxaru100]

Contrary to popular opinions, I actually loved the ending. I think, people were expecting the classical cheesy happy ending and that's why they got disappointed, but instead they gave us much more than that easy ending. The shows finale was carefully thought thru and it is quite consistent with the whole story, there are a lot of hints all over the entire series, but we don't tied them all up till the end. I mean Ted's favorite book is Love in the Time of Cholera.

[@daniel_netzel]

It just felt wrong to me that Robin would be essentially sitting and waiting for Ted all that time. Like, what happened to her whole character arc?

[@daniel_netzel]

I'm happy to have a non-cheesy ending to a story normally, but I just firmly believe that it's different in a sitcom. We get more attached to these characters and stories than in a film because we're with them for so much longer. Plus, I think the show just changed over time and no longer fit the vision they set out to do at the start. The ending just never sat right with me based on most of the story leading to it.

[@ariarhetse5038]

It's that purple yellow theory. Tbh sad symbolism

[@colebuechner2313]

Actually that was not the original ending

[@randysine752]

I loved the show growing up and I didn't watch it until it got canceled and put on Netflix when I was 14.i watched it in reruns at least 10 times over and it became my comfort and go-to show when I wanted to watch something and I still love to watch the show to this day

[@drewhavrilla6033]

Nice video Daniel. I've watched HIMYM through numerous times now and have always had a strong attachment to it. I think the reason for that is, like you said, the show did such a great job of maintaining all the personal and romantic relationships while still being funny. Also I agree with you in that the ending, which wasn't exactly what I hoped for, didn't really ruin the legacy of the show for me. I don't think the last episode of a show should ruin the love that you've developed for the characters over the course of many seasons. I wonder if they had some awareness that the ending wouldn't adored but decided to go with it anyway since it's what they had in mind all along(given they filmed the scenes with his kids at the beginning of the show). Btw the sad music from the show you edited in was a nice touch. The "La Vie En Rose" scene with Tracy is great

[@daniel_netzel]

Thank you Drew! I think they just stuck to their guns, but that the show was naturally leading somewhere else and that's why it felt weird for so many of us. Shows are meant to follow their natural thread, and I don't feel that HIMYM did that at the end. Thanks! I always loved her rendition of the song.

[@DarkSnP]

Entertaining as always, glad to have gotten a great recap on this show

[@daniel_netzel]

Thanks so much! :)

[@HaveyoumetAys]

This show means a lot to me. It helped me overcome my loneliness and depression. This is truly a comfort show for me. Whenever I felt sad, depressed, or even happy, I found myself watching Himym. I remember watching the funniest episodes with tears in my eyes. My life was difficult at the time and this show was the only thing that brought a small smile to my face at the end of the day. I don't know, maybe it's not right to attribute so much meaning to a series.

[@cannonfodder15]

It's so different to literally every other sitcom. It makes me laugh but more importantly makes me cry. Which is why i love it!

[@dirtybird311]

I agree 100% on this. Very nicely done! I do love the whole show from beginning to end. I’m one of the ones that is ok with the ending, knowing that they have been setting it up the whole time, with a various clues throughout.

[@judeannethecandorchannel2153]

Me too.

[@phunkym8]

this isnt specific to himym but this show was one of the few i watched on a weekly basis when it aired instead of binging 10 seasons in 2 weeks of other shows and it really makes a difference when you spent years with those characters and anticipate new seasons. up to the end i was never doubting they turn it around and make robin the wife but they actually did it

[@dax421]

Bro I’ve been looking for a himym video like this forever. My names Daniel too and I’ve Been obsessed with the show from when I was 17, I’m 25 now and it really comforted me during those years where you’re trying to figuring yourself out. Around the same time I fell in love with the show I also fell in love for the first time so I introduced her to the show and it became a pretty big part of our relationship. I haven’t watched the show since we broke up in 2021 because it became a reminder of her now I’ve healed I look back on most memories with fondness but still feel like there’s still some baggage. and i think rewatching will help. But before i started i wanted to see some reviews/essays on what seems like a niche cult classic show nowadays and came across this. You Articulated every thought I had about this show and transported me to a simpler time but also gave me thr courage to You’re legendary and have gained another subscriber

[@zawholydonut5892]

Diddo

[@minishlink8132]

Maybe I'm just a diehard fan, but I love the series as a whole. I liked the last season and always felt season 8 was the weakest as they didn't know exactly how they were gonna plot out the end of the show. Season 9 to me was made for the fans by constantly throwing inside jokes that you can only get from watching alot. And sprinkled throughout the season are snippets of Tracey and Ted's relationship so that it felt like it had full run, even with her untimely death. I still never felt disappointed with the ending because it did feel like a constant build up to meeting the mother and ending it with Robin just felt like giving Ted a happy ending given the circumstances. Technically, from a writing perspective, they didn't have to kill off Tracey. But I always took it as Carter and bays philosophy for the show, that sometimes real life just kind of happens out of nowhere. At least that's where they decided to go with episodes like 'false positive' and 'symphony of illumination'. Sorry for the book, but at least I do agree that most of your gold is in the first four seasons. My personal favorite episodes are 'three days of snow' for narration and 'time travelers' cause of good use comedic timing and hitting you in the gut with emotion.

[@AyadKhalil]

Thank you for making this video

[@daniel_netzel]

Thanks for watching!

[@daniel_netzel]

Hey everyone, thanks for watching! I always felt that this show got a bit of a bad rap, and I've wanted to give it some love for a while. It's hardly perfect but it's something I've always been a huge fan of, so I hope you guys enjoy the video! Be sure to check out this video's sponsor, and the Patreon exclusive! www.petalcard.com/FILMRADAR www.patreon.com/filmradar

[@ChiKk116]

Hey did you watch crazy ex girlfriend yet?

[@thekinglydragon]

Loved the clip from False Positive, that's my favourite episode. Definitely the best at showing what makes Ted so great

[@leroyrodgers6089]

HIMYM is my comfort show as well. Big bang is up there, but this show has a special place in my soul. Perfect timeframe for it to come out right after friends when I was old enough to fall in love with it.

[@thekage100]

please do make that one hour video of what you thought of the ending! it would be like much needed therapy for me...😂 and honestly think people would love to see ur take on it!

[@daniel_netzel]

Haha, we'll see xD If it were a livestream I could rant for an hour for sure, but holy moly the amount of editing to make an actual hour long video essay 😬

[@thekage100]

@@daniel_netzel oh true! sorry well maybe best with a livestream! :D

[@xtkpx]

watched the series in my 20s...now im 35 and recently binged the series again. It definitely felt and hit me differently than the first time i saw the series. I think most fans agree with you that the ending was "disappointing"...and yes also, the first 6 seasons re-watchability is on par with Scrubs and The Wonder Years

[@Chaotic_Monk43]

I entirely agree about the last couple seasons, it felt like it lost it's heart and was kind of hollow. 3-6 were peak for sure.

[@daniel_netzel]

A lot of heart and humor, 3-6 are some of the funniest seasons of TV to me

[@snoopdoggydogg94]

Literally watching the whole show with my girlfriend right now threw out the summer. Perfect timing man 👌🏾

[@losarodagreat_4859]

Definitely my comfort show I was in elementary school when it started but didn’t get into it until high school, I was able to catch all of it before the finale. I think I watch this show at least once a year and I just started getting my gf to watch it with me

[@AlexCrean]

I agree with so much of what you've said here. HIMYM is my comfort watch show as well. I will say that I actually don't agree with you about the ending. actually, the ending perfectly encapsulates the themes of the show. 1) Love is messy and complicated and usually way less linear than how it's portrayed in media 2) actual functional relationships take more than just chemistry and love, but also timing, alignment and commitment to showing up and doing the hard work of being there for and growing with your chosen person 3) It is possible to have love for more than one person without necessarily disrespecting the love you have for your partner or friend or friend's partner who is also your ex because you aren't necessarily doing "wrong' by them by acknowledging that you feeling love for someone 4) "Love is the best thing we do" and harboring feelings for someone you're close to and care about isn't necessarily some sort of negative behavior or a betrayal of someone you're with who you also FULLY LOVE as long as you act right and show up for the person/people you've to whom you have committed to in the ways you're supposed to relative to your relationships with them (whether that's a partner, your kids, an ex who is still a friend, a friend dating that ex) 5) Love exists in many forms (see Plato and the 7 greek terms for different types of love - they're all present in relationships in this show) The way the show ended and the way the characters adapted to the circumstances actually made TOTAL sense and was the best ending for the character arcs and serving the themes of the show.

[@andrewhansen9642]

Watched this show for the first time in 8th grade and it was good but returning to it in my 20s I had a whole new appreciation for the show

[@littlebitaver]

I started watching HIMYM in my early 20's and fell in love with the characters but those last couple of seasons were difficult to get through. It was a very poor choice to stretch Barney and Robin's wedding over almost an entire season. They should have had their wedding done by episode 3 and then spent the rest of the season focused firmly on Ted and Tracy's relationship. I'll always look back and remember the show fondly but wish they'd stuck the landing and honoured the characters more.

[@toiletdeer3704]

When I was younger I always saw how i met your mother being aired in the afternoon after school but I never tuned in because I thought it was some realizy show like "date my mom" or "mtv next". Some day I was watching Scrubs and after a show came on that i thought was so funny, I had to look up what it was called. Turns out it was how i met your mother. The show I would watch every day after that and rewatch completely around 10 times as soon as streaming became a thing. So to sum things up, how i met your mother (alongside with scrubs and big bang theory) became my absolute comfort show.

[@samaron8970]

I actually really enjoy the final seasons, I find Barney and Robin's relationship much more compelling than most things surrounding Ted who hadn't really interested me since he made his peace with Stella. The final two episodes are what really hurt the show, they'd spent the last 7 seasons reiterrating why Ted and Robin don't work and maybe they did too good of a job because I absolutely believe it, they've let eachother go time and time again and going back on that feels like everything since season 2 had been wasting my time. Especually when Barney and Robin devorce over her career, a hangup she got over in season 4.

[@momokolove]

Yeah I'm rewatching the show with my bf who's seeing it for the first time and I keep remembering things that are going to happen but we're on the last episode of season 7 and so many moments that I remember still haven't happened- I remember really loving the last two seasons aside from the ending and I can't wait to see them again!!! We're going to stop watching before the last two episodes of the show though where I'll then play the Blu-ray alternate ending of the show, so my bf gets to experience a good finale 😊😊

[@thebelen2359]

I have many comfort shows, but HIMYM is perhaps the one I've had for the longest, and I keep coming back to it and rewatching the entire thing every few years. As for the ending, personally I don't hate it for itself, I just hate the way it was executed. Way too rushed, and undid things that had been built up for way too long too quickly. I think if Barney and Robin had had less of a build up (I always felt they were fun to watch but toxic), and the final season had been spent mostly on the events of those last 2 episodes instead of over a single weekend, I think it would've been better. We could've seen more of Ted and Tracy, Barney and Robin growing apart, Barney as a father, and Ted and Robin growing closer again. When you remember that about 17 years passed for these characters the ending isn't so bad, the problem is it was only like 40 min for the viewer, who had in turn spent several seasons looking foward to other things.

[@dplunk13]

The finale is fine, even good, actually. Is it better if it just ends with him and the mother at the train station? Maybe. But filmcrithulk had a long post about how the finale was true to the show. You can not like it. But I agree it was true to what the show had always been.

[@Bookspine5]

I want to watch a show called How I Met Your Serial Killer Father.

[@oliverscheinert8907]

I am so sure that we became Cobra Kai because of the Bachelor Party Episode in HIMYM.

[@jarednetzel5894]

This show may have pooped the bed, but the first six seasons are still a warm fuzzy and hilarious great time. It’ll always hold a special place for me too. Great and sincere video, also brave considering how much people hated this show at the end haha.

[@_thomas1031]

ANOTHER great vid,Mate!🙌🙌

[@daniel_netzel]

Thanks Thomas! That's kind of you to say!

[@blablub1215]

I really liked this video and the editing especially. In the future, could you project a little more? It almost sounds like you are recording while trying not to wake someone up. Keep up the good work!

[@trorisk]

There is a timing issue on the last season. The idea that after his children were grown up they would allow him to see a woman was good. But we spend too much time on the wedding. It would have been 5 episodes on the wedding and the rest of the season on the aftermath. To make us understand the separation between Robin and Barney, the distance growing between friends, the mother's illness...And a bigger set up to show us that children's acceptance for their father to see another woman after their mother dies. To see Ted sad and only happy with Robin. The children say it but the viewers don't see it.

[@yxtsama]

I actually didn't mind the final, even though it's not a great one I found it passable. But I also felt the decline of quality in the show, especially in the last season. Still, it's one of my favorite shows; the theme, the jokes, the occasional serious and emotional moments they all felt so right

[@gr3saeyend]

I started watching himym when i was 5 bc of my uncle and sister watching it

[@annjay2581]

How I met your Mother is to me what Star Wars is to Ted. I watch it every year, because its my comfort show. It runs in the backround when I'm lonely and dont want to listen to the radio. And unlike Friends, its actually funny.

[@briana8088]

I loved the series finale. It was true to life.

[@AlexMoffet]

If Tracy died and he didn't hook up with robin I think the ending wouldve been amazing bc it was true to life being unfair and damn it was sad

[@tatumhuber9826]

Beautiful video 💙

[@MichaelCrain-u1c]

While I agree HIMYM lost started losing steam in the 7th season that's because it kind of had to for it to progress the story and characters and I still love the later seasons up until the ending which ruins it. The 8th season is incredibly sad and depressing at times with the scene of Ted alone at Mclarens really standing out to me. I rewatch the show once a year and it's my favorite show so I'm incredibly biased but I do think those seasons are good and offer a lot.

[@lcdubs7847]

I liked the final episode.

[@mattmobily1975]

As someone who was introduced to HIMYM late and binged the vast majority, the ending was not nearly the letdown for me as for most. It is easy to see how the further removed one is from the pilot, during which you are rooting for Ted to be with Robin, the more disappointing the finale would land.

[@Gypxy_moth]

I mean if you are disappointed with the ending.....it clearly means you didn't get the core of the writing....the story writer wanted tell through entire seasons

[@frankright4454]

General creepiness.

[@thekingisfun-channel6258]

I hated the ending but i still enjoys the show because just like ted says even if you know the ending, you can still enjoy the ride.

[@mrroysir]

Bro can you do trailer breakdown?

[@BionicDance]

I love this show in much the same way the video describes. I couldn't even finish one episode of How I Met Your _Father_ for the same reasons: the characters were all bland and uninteresting; they failed to make me care about any of them.

[@shitNtrash]

I think himym is this important to me because i watch it growing up and that made me feel like i was one of Ted's kids and he was telling this great story to me

[@GreenMareep]

Well, I personally don't like to watch a sexist and transphobic show for comfort.

[@judeannethecandorchannel2153]

Great, "unironic", commentary 🥰

[@ksenija1337]

Congrats to everyone who is able to rewatch it. For me it's unwatchable. Forever bitter

[@AdubsMMA]

Great show. Only problem I have with it is Lily. She is the least funny, the least entertaining, the most selfish, and constantly screws everything up. But yet they treat her as if she is the best wife, the best friend, and good looking. (She's not) There's no redeemable traits to her.

[@carysbebard3690]

Cough misogyny cough

[@loslobos786]

The show is awesome however the last three seasons SUCK luckily the show really doesn't follow a traditional narrative so you can still watch the past seasons and enjoy it yes you never get to see who the mom was but really don't we all wish we hadn't? 🤷🏻‍♂️ Watching slap bet, slutty pumpkin, why Marshall loves his car, Robins past life as a teen idol, why Barney doesn't drive or why his brother is black really doesn't need Teds kids mom to be enjoyable she's irrelevant to these storys.

[@harshckuk]

Ending of the series sucked man

[@daniel_netzel]

Oh 100%. Hence the "mostly" in the title lol

[@void7428]

just finished the show. the series sucks

[@darkinstinctful123]

No it really does not

[@gblful]

So i dont know if you tried to do this Daniel, but im guessing you did. At 5:03 you say "General creepiness" and then cut to Ted and Robin doing their "general" salut. I love you for doing that!

[@daniel_netzel]

I even considered putting the text on screen, but I thought it'd be funnier this way lol I'm glad someone caught it though!

[@jaysway9251]

I fell in love with HIMYM. Probably because I started watching it in my early 20s and could definitely relate to Marshall and Lilly and saw myself and my wife in them. Tried watching again now when I turned 30 and it hit different. Don’t know why.

[@daniel_netzel]

I think it's something I'll be able to revisit throughout life, it's an interesting time capsule of a huge part of my life.

[@jaysway9251]

@@daniel_netzel definitely agree!

[@randysine752]

@@daniel_netzel mine 2!

[@crystality_y]

i wish i could see myself in marshall and not ted

[@Amateracu1991DFFOO]

Pretty sure in the show they all were in their late 20s in the beginning

[@frankiebiase6632]

Love this. Still think HIMYM has some of the most creative episodes ever put on TV. The 5 parties, the episode where everyone is mad at each other and they go backwards through each persons story, the three day blizzard, just so many really creative episodes that you don’t see on other shows.

[@momokolove]

All the lives of the characters and the world feel SO real and so full of depth, the amount of times something casually comes up and Ted is like "Oh yeah this is an inside joke that dates back some years let me explain"- it's like you're actually the new guy joining a friend group that's been together for a long time

[@originaozz]

Yasss thank you because HIMYM deserves more love! I know the ending leave a sour taste for many (mine included to a lesser degree), but to me the entire journey was much more meaningful. It remained my #1 show ever and gain so much more relevance only as I've grown. The bittersweet mix of romance, comedy, and insecurities that this show nailed can make me burst in to laughter and shed tears.

[@ryanmclean2000]

I’ve literally watched this show start to finish over 30 times in the last 5 years it’s always been my safe space

[@andrepersson8265]

I was yet to turn 8 years old when this show started and 16 when it ended. Absolutely wild to think about. I don't know when I started watching the show, but I have rewatched it several times since it ended, and it's always fantastic. Really funny show, but it's the truly human elements of it that find the best. Marshall's dad dying, Barney taking the basketball hoop, Robin finding out she can't have kids, or something so simple as Ted being in the wrong classroom on his first day as a professor. These are all relatable and human experiences that can happen to almost anyone.

[@face75038]

HIMYM got me through some dark times..ive watched each episode over 100 times..i know what they are going to say before they say it..its timeless

[@bingewatcherfanatic996]

If only the wedding was 13 episodes and the other 12 episodes being about ted and tracy then it would've been a perfect final season and then the ending might have been today a good series finale except in my ending Robin and Barney don't get divorce.

[@oxaru100]

The show was about Robin and Ted. I think that was very clear throughout the whole show. Remembered when Victoria told Ted that they couldn't be together because of her? or that time when Ted fucked up his wedding with Stella for inviting Robin? and what you tell me about Ted's favorite book "Love in the Time of Cholera"?. It's true they told us during 9 years why they could and would never be together and this is the sad part of this story because we know how this is going to end no matter how many times they try, but at the same time this is the beauty of this show because this type of stuff happens all the time.

[@rottensquid]

I think that's my favorite part of this video. It put its finger on exactly what made the show special, the epic telling of these very mundane lives.

[@Raynaboww]

HIMYM is my favorite show and you really nailed the pathos of its run. I feel like I always have to slap a disclaimer about the ending, or the outdated jokes, or the kitschiness of it, but I love this show. It makes me want to live a life filled with stories I could tell my own children one day.

[@jinxysaberk]

I’m actually an avid defender of season 9 I think it’s absolutely fantastic and wraps up the story in an amazing way if you use the alternate ending as the canon ending. For me season 9 was all about re-exploring the series and all it’s funny bits while wrapping them up in a nice little bow. I love season 9 and I love the second half of season 8 when Barney actually proposes. I think it’s biggest issue is it loses the most iconic setting. The pub should have been a way WAY bigger role in the final season EVER of himym. Also the alternate ending would be better if they didn’t still divorce Barney and robin still a very bad decision considering s9 is all about that wedding. Himym to me while not flawless I enjoy every. Single. Episode. I love every main character. I see what others don’t seem to see in ted. For me I grew up with these characters. I’ve been watching this show since I was in primary school it was my first “grown up show” and i rewatched it recently being an adult now and just wow wowowowow I used to really hate lily growing up but as I’ve changed I realise she’s the most realistic and heartbreakingly tragic character. Her journey is long and hard and the moment on the roof when she tellls ted she sometimes doesn’t want to be a mom?? The acting??? AHHH I could nerd out about this show FOREVER. I’ll not pretend there’s not problems with the show hell I’m transgender and they throw around the t slur a bunch in earlier seasons and that’s hella uncomfortable to watch but majority of the show plays into how silly and goofy it is without completely wrecking the realism like community can. God this video has inspired me to make my own video about why I think himym is not only my comfort show but a classic sitcom that stands up with the titans that is friends and the office Also just to defend ted for a second. Ted is an exaggerated version of someone who falls in love fast and believes in true love. Yes if you view it through the lense of our world yes ted can be rather creepy for to me not only is this an exaggerated story being told to the kids but teds whole character lives in a rom com in his own had and I think that’s what the creators were constantly going for and if you view rom coms through real world glasses they often become creepy. The dobler dahmer theory imo is very accurate I think teds actions depends on how you perceive them. To some it’s romantic to some it’s creepy to me it’s just Rom com behaviour

[@cademccool4948]

I fall asleep to this show and have watched it at least 3 times. Don’t blame you at all this is the best show I’ve seen!

[@tomaslane6018]

Im still conflicted to this day about the finale, it don’t like it or dislike it rather I see it as another foundational level Ted teaches his kids. I think this lesson is every moment is precious so live it! This sounds super idiotic but listen, I lost my father at 16 and it broke me. Instead of living and feeling what you feel in the moment you curse yourself, god m, destiny and anything else. So Tracy died it happened but that doesn’t mean you did. Ted then going to robin is just Ted finally learning to live again which he is able to do after accept Tracy is gone. This is definitely not a sound theory but it’s my own.

[@puffinpie]

I always keep going back to watch- the best burger in New York episode. I love the massage it gives about growing up.

[@NguyenBaBut]

What can I say about this show? The cast is awesome. The writers rock. The show is great. My favorite character is Barney. He is probably the main person I watch the show for. He is funny and brings a certain "something' to TV that it needs. It is totally the best new comedy in awhile. While it does have a laugh track - it isn't needed. The rest of the cast is great also. The guy who plays Ted is great at being the 'every day' guy and Marshall and his soon to be wife, Lilly are perfect together. As for Robin, well she is Robin and there is nothing wrong with her when she choose career over love . I think everyone on this show including Tracy are great. This show has everything and I hope everyone gives it a chance. I love it .

[@Agnes1322]

I actually feel very similar about the last few seasons. I recently binged the series after years of not having seen it and it was quite interesting how it changed my perspective of some things. Especially seeing a downgrade starting season 7 and I do have a theory of why that is. Of course this is only a theory and I haven't seen any interviews or bts footage that would prove this, it's just a feeling. But I felt like in season 7 the writers suddenly realized they were miles away from the ending they originally planned (as we all know they filmed the ending with the kids back at season 2 or 3). Suddenly they couldn't let the characters grow organically anymore, they had to steer them in the direction of the pre-planned ending. For example, I had totally forgotten that Ted & Robin were actually not a sitcom typical on/off-couple. They may have started out a little bit like that but after their breakup there really wasn't a lot of romantic tension anymore. They had to navigate being friends with their history, sure. But it never seemed like they had an actual interest in getting back together. Not until Ted in season 7 completely out of nowhere developed feelings for her again. I just wish they'd had the courage to discard their original plans in favor of letting the characters grow in a way that felt more fitting for the people they had become.

[@Freudstherapist]

Great video, I think you should turn up your voice audio a little bit tho, might help

[@daniel_netzel]

Thanks dude! I actually had just gotten some new sound stuff and hadn't figured it out totally, but it should be better in the next video!

[@sydneygastaldo8772]

I love this video, I completely agree. How I met your mother has an indescribable quality to it that I think is summed up perfectly by your description. There is so much hope and optimism even through the darkest moments and this remains the show I revisit year after year and/or any time I'm not in a great place because it is such a comforting watch regardless of how many times I've seen it

[@joeschmoe3665]

Yeah about TV-stars future film careers remember all those blockbusters the cast from Seinfeld and Friends were in? My simple reason for liking HIMYM is how many clever things I recognized from the show in my own life

[@bugdomrulez]

idk just cuz teds nice to his friends doesnt cancel out him being a creep lol plus id say its always sunny doesnt throw out its sentimentality altogether, its def rarer and often swept away w another joke but just watching mac's dance sweeps me away every time, its so beautiful. but i did love himym for years and i appreciate this video.

[@daniel_netzel]

Definitely not, but it makes it more than just "ew Ted sucks" in my opinion, I think there are far worse sitcom characters lol And true, Mac's dance sequence is one of the few, and a beautiful scene. Still though, I'd say 99% of Sunny is being unsentimental assholes and that's why we love it xD

[@ennuiblue4295]

Never saw it, but I'll give a 👍

[@ThegreatMizuti777]

Must be nice not to be bothered by the constant stream of transphobia and glorification of extremely toxic dating behavior (talking about Ted, not Barney). There are good reasons why this show doesn't get more love, it doesn't deserve it.

[@daniel_netzel]

The transphobia is the hardest part about rewatching this show, but I feel like virtually every funny show or movie from that era or before has those kinds of issues, Malcolm in the Middle, Seinfeld, Friends, all great shows that have a lot of things that have aged poorly, and if that stops you from enjoying them that's fair, but I also think it's fair to be able to acknowledge those problems and still enjoy watching the good parts. As far as Ted's problems, I don't think it's about glorifying anything, it's just painting an accurate portrait of what some men are like, not a template for us to follow but something to recognize as problematic. I mean, there's a reason dude doesn't find his true love for almost 10 years lol

[@grantlarson2740]

If you're a fan of romance and comedy I strongly suggest checking out the show "Chuck" as it blends those genres very well in my opinion. There's also some surprisingly good action sequences as it's a spy show as well.

[@grantlarson2740]

Also it's use of music is very similar to HIMYM and they even use the same songs at times.

[@Kurvanaa]

This also has some really good subtle story telling and has a lot of clever ways for the story to come together in its episodes

[@iosaturnalia980]

Most of all I think it captures its time perfectly

[@italosblogtalkradio4279]

Funny that I thought I read “Y Tu Mamá También” when I pressed play and realized it’s “How I Met Your Mother”.

[@lahcenhmaidouch3205]

From my perspective i think the Robin charactere was the best and the worst part at the same time in this show, i mean she's the reason why Ted keeps trying to find the one and enjoying the journey with his freinds but also she was the one who was ruining his life all the time, it's like something that's keeping you alive but killing at the same time, and i didn't like the end for two reasons, because first they should have made like couple more seasons to know more about Ted's wife, how is she gonna interacte with the gang, new adventures together and second i wish if Robin was kept single, like a life lesson for loosing the opportunity to be with Ted

[@paiwanhan]

@5:02 props for General Creepiness. Many of my favorite episodes are also from the last 3 seasons, like Ducky Tie, The Time Travelers, and How Your Mother Met Me I also disagree with the show spending 9 years telling us Ted and Robin couldn't happen ever. The show spent 9 years telling us Ted and Robin couldn't happen in their 20s and 30s, and hinted multiple times that they could happen when their immediate life goals are achieved, including them making a pact to keep each other company when they are over 40 and still alone. Ted wanted a soulmate and a family life. Robin wanted people to take her reporter career as seriously as she did and didn't want to be tied down to one place. By the final moments of the show's finale, Ted and Robin are over 50. Ted lost his soulmate to illness, had a career as an architect, and have 2 teenagers who will leave home in a couple of years. Robin became a big shot reporter and probably moved to a more executive position. These are the same characters from the premier but also not because the searching for a place in the world is over for both of them, and that was what kept them apart in the first place. Now Ted and Robin can just be together. The show also didn't say they will get married or even end up romantically. As long as they can keep each other company, that's a great ending for a great show. The same can be said about Barney's long search for family ever since his dad left him and his mom seemed barely present in the moment ever. I'm probably bias, but I've always loved the original ending as it is. Anyway, I understand why people get frustrated by the original finale. It was more about the execution, meaning not leaving enough time between the reveal of the demise of the mother and Ted given the green light from his kids. Also, the tone of the kids shot in season 2 was too happy and enthusiastic to following the recounting of their mother's passing. Had Josh was also deliver the recounting of Tracy's passing the same way he delivered it at the table read, and the kids react by sharing the sadness of the loss, but still encourage Ted to move on, it would have been much better tonally.

[@Obad87]

Greatest sitcom of all time. I loved the Barney and Robin story my only problem with the ending us Barney and Robin divorced. That just made the last two seasons feel completely pointless. But i still find the last seasons great and funny. Just the last episode or two disappointing by undoing all that hard work they built up.

[@anthonydedios4720]

The show peaked by its 6 and some episodes of season 7 the last two seasons with the writers trying to pair Robin with Ted and Barney didn't work at all which brought the show down

[@DanVillainFilms]

I am only a couple years younger than the characters are supposed to be on the show and I watched from the pilot. It was an instant hit for me. I love this show, have my problems with the last couple seasons but I don’t hate the ending. I strongly dislike that they spent so much time on Robin and Barney’s relationship if the end goal wasn’t those two staying together. I was a Robin and Ted guy and was holding out hope until he let her go like a balloon (one of the cringiest moments) and told myself “well, that was for me. They’re telling me to let it go.” So when it’s finally revealed what Ted’s story is REALLY about, I wasn’t mad at all but it was unsatisfying.

[@TupDigital]

I was shocked at how much I enjoyed this show once introduced to it by an old girlfriend. I never would have given it a chance on my own, but ended up watching it binge style like I watched the Sopranos or other solid episodic series.

[@Gythem]

I actually don’t think HIMYM is funny for one reason, it was predictable. I found myself finishing the punchlines before they were even said throughout my watch. However, I still believe HIMYM is one of the greatest sitcoms of all time, and is my personal favorite. It’s a sitcom with heart and the music choice and writing is phenomenal. Although I hate how they ended it (though not as an ending, more so the fact that there was little context or importance surrounding certain events) and the final season used very poor time management, give the writers another season or a chance to rewrite #9 and I think we’d be still talking about it to this day.

[@theshadowx]

Yooo its also my comfort show, i was just talking about it like a day ago with my parents since they also love the show and now this video pops up

[@krustykruss9685]

please make that hour long video

[@daniel_netzel]

haha I'm getting more tempted now. I feel like it'd be so much more work than its worth just to hear me rant though lol

[@markb35]

I would also call it my comfort show, except that the last two seasons (together with the very first), especially the last season, are my favorites, particularly for that purpose. So pretty much the opposite from your case

[@ericannet8425]

From what little we see of Tracy and Ted it was worth it. They were an amazing couple