The "How I Met Your Mother" Season 3 Thread

[Ash J. Williams]

So, season 3 of one of the best/funniest shows on TV starts in nearly 10 minutes.

Excited? I am.

[Guest Ringmaster]

HIMYM is awesome and the niblets of info I've heard on S3 are tremendous. I also recommend the Big Bang Theory, that airs right after, it's got lots of potential for awesome too.

[Fitzy]

Slapbet Countdown Clock!

[Ash J. Williams]

Fantastic episode to start the season.

Ted's Tramp Stamp, Breakup Beard, Mutton Chops, Porn 'Stache, and The Slap Countdown > *.

[LL!]

Incredible first episode. You saw how the camera panned to three women before the last commercial break? OMG WHAT COULD IT MEAN?

[Mr Evil Guy]

Hahaha the ending had me laughing unbelievably hard.

Everything was great. Awesome premiere.

[Ananas]

They started with -DARY! Greatest cliffhanger resolution ever!

The episode was wonderful. HIMYM is so comfortable in its hipness that it's a wonder the show isn't massively popular. Oh wait, it's on CBS, the network who's viewers are more likely to have a hip replacement than watch a hip show.

[Fitzy]

OMG! WWE Winged Eagle title!

[LL!]

This episode was INCREDIBLE. I loved every second of it and couldn't turn away at all. I will now buy a Winged Eagle Title for myself, David, Beatnik, and Fitzy to vie for in such a manner.

[Evilution]

God damnit. Did he? Didn't he? WHAT HAPPENED?!

[TheSqauredCircleMessiah]

That was one of the best episodes of TV I've ever seen. This show is so much better without Robin, so much better. Since she's not going to be the mother, get rid of her.

[BlackFlagg]

Just got into this show, got the first 2 seasons through Netflix and DLed and watched the first 3 eps of the current season, how the heck did I miss this show of awesomeness?

[Chris the Human]

BUUUMP

I've got to say, season three has been so up and down for me. The opening couple of episodes (about Robin and Ted's breakup and the Argentinian) were good. How I Met Everyone Else is one of my favourite episodes by far. Spoiler Alert, Slapsgiving, The Yips, The Platinum Rule, No Tomorrow.... all awesome.

The writer's strike seems to have killed what I loved about the show. In fact, with the exception of Sandcastles in the Sand and The Chain of Screaming, most every episode since the show's return has been fairly weak. Sarah Chalke just seems to be a slightly less neurotic Elliot, Britney Spears is horrible, and the greatest part of the show (in my eyes, the group dynamic) has been foregone for a bunch of nonsensical, largely uninteresting side plots. Robin hasn't had anything meaningful to do (except Barnet, boom tish) in a while and seems relegated to cameo appearances. Ted's relationship with Stella is boring, and even Marshal and Lily, who I love - aren't clicking like they were pre strike.

In fact, the sole thing I tune in for is Barney, and tonight's episode (Everything Must Go) was substandard even for him. I blame Britney.

The season's got one episode to go, and hopefully that will see Stella out of the picture (since it's obvious she's not the mother) so that the writers can stop, think, and work on making sure season four isn't anything like post strike season three.

[Chris the Human]

Final episode: Shit, shit, shit.

The sole notable occurence that made me give a damn was Barney's realisation after his accident. It wasn't a funny episode, which is ok when the drama is right, but the drama wasn't. Ted/Stella's relationship has bored six colours of fuck out of me, and the chemistry between the two has been next to non existent.

Take advantage of the break, watch the original series and the pre-strike stuff, and go from there.