tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975416078255909953.post3119546504930819620..comments2024-03-16T18:38:04.996-04:00Comments on Critics At Large : Fall Slump: When Good Comedies StumbleCritics at Largehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18073851963852030361noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975416078255909953.post-82438446368748662362013-11-20T10:38:53.298-05:002013-11-20T10:38:53.298-05:00Agreed. There have been basically two satisfying e...Agreed. There have been basically two satisfying episodes this season, the first one and the recent 9th episode with Barney meeting 'the mother' 6 months in the past. Milioti is part of the main cast now, and every episode that comes and goes without seeing her face feels singularly uninspired. On the other hand, that last episode finally provides some clues as to perhaps how they intend to integrate her into the storyline, and the challenge perhaps of keeping her involved and still keeping the actual "meeting of Ted and her in their pocket until the final episodes. It would be conceptually amazing to work her retroactively into established continuity, through interactions with the other friends over the years, but this also comes with some predictable new (but still entirely familiar) issues, like the dragging out of the inevitable beyond the breaking point for the show's most dedicated viewers. Whether they eventually succeed in pulling it all off in a fully satisfying way remains to be seen, but the glimpse of potential in the 9th episode leaves me somewhat more hopeful than I had been up to now. Mark Clamenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09712316385982601778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975416078255909953.post-40319960567862789222013-11-19T16:04:17.582-05:002013-11-19T16:04:17.582-05:00The enjoyment of a HIMYM episode this season is di...The enjoyment of a HIMYM episode this season is directly proportional to the extent of the Mother's involvement in it.Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045124604089811698noreply@blogger.com