I caught up on How I Met Your Mother pretty late in the game. (This past season, actually.) But it's quickly become my favorite show on television. The stories have a wonderful mix of humor, quirk, heart, and a dash of mystery to keep you coming back for more. The characters are great, and their friendship and relationships with each other are the backbone of the show. Season 5 was a disapointing departure from the usual high standards HIMYM sets for itself, what with too many random one-off adventures and the poor execution and followup of the previous season's build-up to Barney and Robin's romance, but fortunately Season 6 quickly recovers and mostly erases the damage.
Season 6 is a lot more structured story-wise than any other season. It starts with a flash to the future, with Ted nervous about his speech as the best man at a wedding. This wedding turns out to be the one where Ted will meet the mother, and the season ends with another scene at the future wedding, where we learn one of the people who is getting married that day. In addition to those bookending scenes that fuel speculation all season long about whose wedding it might be, Lily and Marshall are trying to get pregnant, Barney searches for his real father (not Bob Barker!), Robin gets over her breakup with Don and gets a new job, Marshall deals with both family and job crisis', and Ted gets involved in a project for GNB which involves the destruction of a very old hotel building, the Arcadian, and eventually ends up in a relationship with the girl trying to stop the project.
The more prominent ongoing storylines are actually nice, and don't at all take away from the episodes' humor. It gives a little more lasting characterization to episodes like "Blitzgiving," that is a goofy Thanksgiving story on the surface, but also gets us more familiar with the reoccuring character of Zoey. Other fun highlights are "Subway Wars," "Natural History," and "Glitter." There are also some really emotionally charged episodes, "Bad News" and "Last Words," with Marshall dealing with a death in his family, as well as "Legendaddy," where Barney finally meets his dad.
I felt like the season faltered a little bit toward the end, though nothing too terrible. There are probably one or two too many episodes dealing with the Arcadian and Zoey, and I wasn't convinced by the few episodes where Barney tries dating a co-worker of Robin's. (Though, the latter storyline will probably be making a reappearance in Season 7.) But the rest of the episodes are so strong that it more than makes up for any shortcomings. The end of the season comes with a couple of big moments that set the stage for the coming year.
Overall, another great season of a great show. Definitely a must-own if you're a fan!
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