I
think it’s very obvious that one of my favorite American (since I’m Filipino) television series is How I Met Your Mother, apart from Modern Family, Breaking Bad,
Smash and Once Upon A Time. I started watching the show when I was in third
year high school (when the eighth season is still being conceptualized) and
ever since I’ve been hooked to it and to the gang (Ted Mosby, Robin Scherbatsky,
Marshall Eriksen, Lily Aldrin and of course Barney Stinson).
How
I Met Your Mother is a CBS sitcom which is considered a gemstone in modern television industry. Currently, it’s in its ninth and final season. It’s true, the show
was slowly declining in ratings and reception since the last four seasons, but
I continued to be faithful to the show. Now that it’s coming to an end, I felt
like a part of me is also ending. That’s why I want to make this post, to show
how much I would miss the show.
So,
without further ado, I’d like to introduce my top 20 most memorable moments of
the show (not necessarily in order).
*BTW all images are from internet, I don't take ownership of them whatsoever (no copyright infringement intended)*
#1 The
Playbook and the Bro Code
Needless
to say, the Playbook and the Bro Code are the two awesome books embodying
Barney Stinson. The Bro Code is, well, a set of rules bros must follow; meanwhile,
the Playbook is a book authored by Barney that contains a collection of scams
he uses for picking up women. (I have an audiobook for the Bro Code but I'm still searching for a published Playbook)
#2 Telepathic
Conversations
All
members of the group know each other so well that they can each communicate
telepathically with one another. However, not all these conversations are
successful, since one can easily misunderstand what the other is saying, which
of course leads to a hilarious aftermath.
#3 Doppelgangers
The
doppelgangers are the five look-alikes of each group member that the gang have
come across during the series. Who would forget Lesbian Robin, Moustache
Marshall, Stripper Lily, Mexican Wrestler Ted, and Fertility Doctor Barney?
#4 “Nobody
asked you, Patrice!”
Patrice
might be one of the show’s funniest minor characters. For those who don’t
remember her (which is unlikely to happen), she’s one of Robin’s co-worker at
World Wide News. Patrice likes Robin a lot, but Robin considers Patrice her
archenemy. She is so nice that it annoys Robin so much. Watch the video
compilation below of the moments Robin screamed (hilariously) at Patrice and
try not to laugh out loud.
#5 Robin
Sparkles
Robin
Sparkles might be the best thing that happened on How I Met Your Mother. I
mean, who’d think the rough tough Robin Scherbatsky was a teenage pop star in
Canada? It was first discovered when the gang discovered an embarrassing video
of Robin (which Barney thought was porn) and it turns out it was her music
video of the song “Let’s Go to the Mall”. Robin Sparkles has a lot of
successful single in Canada, such as “Two Beavers are Better than One” and “P.S.
I Love You”, but I think her best and most hilarious songs are “Let’s Go to the
Mall” and “Sandcastles in the Sand” (when Barney slept with Robin for the first
time, and thus began their exhausting love-hate relationship).
#6 You’re
Dead To Me Look
The “You’re
Dead To Me” look is a look Lily invented to use on people she hates or despised
a lot. It involves her looking at them with burning eyes, flying hair and intense
glare, followed by them exploding like a bubble, making these people invisible
in Lily’s life.
#7 Interventions
Whenever
the gang hosts an intervention for one of their fellow members, they use an
intervention banner and they stand side by side while waiting for the one who
will be intervened. I found interventions to be one of the show’s most
hilarious recurring gags. My top 5 interventions would be: Barney’s frequent magic
tricks (specifically those involving fire), Lily’s use of fake British accent,
Marshall’s constant use of charts, Marshall’s stupid hat, and the gang’s hosting of
too many interventions (called the “Intervention” intervention).
#8 The
Musical Numbers
Aside
from Robin Sparkle’s hilarious musical numbers “Let’s Go to the Mall” and “Sandcastles
in the Sand”, the rest of the cast are proven to be comically and musically
talented. Don’t tell me you forgot Ted’s gooey and romantic song “Superdate”,
Marshall’s painful ballad “You Just Got Slapped”, the mother’s heartbreaking
rendition of “La Vie En Rose”, and of course, the awesomest, Barney’s
showstopper performance in “Nothing Suits Me Like A Suit”.
#9 The Slap
Bet
The
show’s best recurring element would be this, the Slap Bet. The bet allows
Marshall to slap Barney at any time between the conception of the bet to
eternity. Every slap Marshall would give to Barney is special and pre-planned,
resulting in hilarious moments.
#10 The
Legen—wait for it—dary Proposals!
Marshall
proposed to Lily on the Pilot Episode in their apartment kitchen (and had sex
afterwards); Ted proposed to Stella by giving her a stuffed toy since he couldn’t
get the diamond ring in an arcade; Barney proposed to Quinn in a series of
complicated and yet cheesy magic tricks; Robin got engaged to Barney in Barney’s
biggest and most romantic play in the Playbook; and Ted proposed to the mother
in the lighthouse. Now tell me if you don’t find these moments awe-inspiring and
romantic and I gladly will find a mental hospital for you. I DARE YOU!!!
Now
those are the most unforgettable moments in HIMYM for me. The whole show was
memorable, but these moments in my list are those times when my fandom for the
show reached its peak.
How
I Met Your Mother is about to end in a matter of hours, and as much as it pains
me, the show must take a bow. I would like to thank How I Met Your Mother for giving me
something that makes saying goodbye so hard. The show will always be in our
hearts.
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