FIRST THOUGHTS: This was a fantastic season - masterful even up through the last three episodes. I loved the way the show takes the things that we’ve loved about Ted - his goofy charm, his relentless positivity, his constant pop culture references - and shows this season that it’s a mask for other issues that eventually need to be addressed. Everyone gets some lovely arcs in the show, and most of the character beats are nicely threaded throughout the season. But three episodes from the finale, you can feel the plot wheels begin to kick into gear a bit too mechanistically - at least, more so than we’ve seen during the rest of the season - and characters being making choices for the sake of the plot rather than genuinely motivated by the plot. It all gets turned around by the finale, but there were two really rough episodes after a string of one brilliant episode after another. And some of the forced romantic tension by the finale felt out of character for a show that’s always been so honest. Still, it’s a great show, and I hope they’re able to end it on a high note.
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FIRST THOUGHTS:
This was a fantastic season - masterful even up through the last three episodes. I loved the way the show takes the things that we’ve loved about Ted - his goofy charm, his relentless positivity, his constant pop culture references - and shows this season that it’s a mask for other issues that eventually need to be addressed. Everyone gets some lovely arcs in the show, and most of the character beats are nicely threaded throughout the season. But three episodes from the finale, you can feel the plot wheels begin to kick into gear a bit too mechanistically - at least, more so than we’ve seen during the rest of the season - and characters being making choices for the sake of the plot rather than genuinely motivated by the plot. It all gets turned around by the finale, but there were two really rough episodes after a string of one brilliant episode after another. And some of the forced romantic tension by the finale felt out of character for a show that’s always been so honest. Still, it’s a great show, and I hope they’re able to end it on a high note.