I loved this show. Unfortunately, the ninth series is increasingly putting the past tense into that statement.
The whole nonsense of having Marshall travelling rather than present is tedious. And he really is important to the group chemistry, which is increasingly unbalanced. The flashbacks are getting contradictory. Dragging out 3 days into a whole series is just stupid.
It is still watchable, but there is none of the magic or the emotional investment that has been present in the first 8 series. And now we have seen the Mother and having her as a permanent recurring cast member, why can't we just write her in properly and get on with having Ted meet her?!
The whole nonsense of having Marshall travelling rather than present is tedious. And he really is important to the group chemistry, which is increasingly unbalanced. The flashbacks are getting contradictory. Dragging out 3 days into a whole series is just stupid.
It is still watchable, but there is none of the magic or the emotional investment that has been present in the first 8 series. And now we have seen the Mother and having her as a permanent recurring cast member, why can't we just write her in properly and get on with having Ted meet her?!