How I Met Your Mother - 7 Episode 12: Symphony of Illumination

There is an endless discussion about the role of sitcom episodes within a season. Many say it is unacceptable that a comedy does not provoke loud guffaws throughout his twenty minutes of viewing. And in most cases, this theory is indeed correct. However, there are episodes that need to leave aside the humor at times, to explore their characters solidly, without the need to create jokes at every turn undermine that goal. How I Met Your Mother is a show that relies primarily on its characters and the relationships between them. Precisely for this reason, it would be impossible to avoid episodes like Symphony of Illumination,
a most notable example of this excellent seventh season.

Starting just after the end of The Rebound Girl, the episode highlighted the reactions of Robin and Barney the disturbing news that the first was pregnant, but still not sure of that. Promising not to reveal the secret to anyone, the two go to the office of Dr. Sonya and discover that they have a baby. Worse, Robin then gets the news that can ever have a son. Not to provoke uncomfortable in her friends, she prefers not to reveal the fact to anyone, but can not hide chateamento with the situation.

It is interesting that HIMYM has adopted a differentiated structure this season. First, with episodes like The Stinson Missile Crisis and Tick Tick Tick ... where the series has changed its narrative as needed. But the most daring enterprise of the season happens this Symphony of Illumination. Abandoning their once common structure, the episode uses a Future Robin to tell her story, giving the "new" character a narrative function performed flawlessly (I'll get to it later). It confirms the thesis that, if previous years are mainly devoted to Barney and Marshall, is now Robin's turn to receive the affection of the script.
And it is undeniable that the character has grown impressively, gaining an importance that she was not in the first year.

Much of this focus is due to her relationship with Barney, who earns more mysterious air. With his wedding looming, it is natural that the viewer begins to look not only the bride but also the reasons that lead to this event. And HIMYM can play in an exceptional manner with the expectations of his audience, leading them to believe things that are not (or were, since it is a flashback) real. This is where Robin Future fulfills its function, starting the episode with the certainty that she was indeed pregnant, causing a feeling of strangeness to display the news otherwise, and establishing a moment of self-reflection for the character by revealing the absence of boys.

Therefore, the final minutes of the episode in which Robin did not have problems communicating with the fact of never being able to build a family, while his actions reveal just the opposite, they build an interesting picture for the character, which becomes an increasingly strong character and of great relevance to the show precisely because of those moments dedicated to her. Moreover, the outcome of the short arc of her pregnancy shows a consistency monstrous Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, who seem to have total control over his narrative and avoid creating moments that the viewer can call incoherent. So it is fair to say that if the writing duo has not planned the whole story, they know exactly what they are doing when they take certain decision.

Gossip Girl Season 5 Episode 10: Riding in Cars with Boys Town

I bit my tongue and I was delighted to have bitten! I complained a lot of slowness that was 5 × 09 , that the episode was just a filler , and really thought we would have at least three more episodes like that warm, until the long-awaited royal wedding. But I was wrong, very wrong. What we had in Riding in Cars with Boys Town was an excellent episode that end in the exhibition series in 2011 with a golden key.

Speaking less than the first point: Charlie and Max blackmail . Seriously, enough, already given. Max, nobody wants to hear what you have to say about the Ivy, nobody is interested to know that this blonde is not the real Charlie if you do not know the whereabouts of the girl. In the meantime, the story of Carol of forcing her daughter to live as Ivy outside of New York is the official and true.

The rest of the episode was a treat for fans of Dair and Chair , like me. I understand that love is the life of Blair, Chuck, but I realized that I will always hope that we have a little more Dair in the series. I know they could never have a loving relationship that lasted more than half of the episode and do not want them to come to have that kind of involvement, the friendship of them is that it gives all the charm they have.

But it's too cute to see the whole in love with Dan and Blair subtly trying to convince her that he may be the right guy at the wrong time . He has proven to Georgina who is able to stay with the girl who has a child of another man. He showed he is willing to stay with Blair and take care of her baby as her own. My heart broke with him when the Queen B. Chuck decided to call to see if he could do something. I do not remember when was the last time I was so moved with  Gossip Girl .

What I did not expect to see Blair and Chuck together soon. As we have seen some pictures of the people coming out of a marriage and has been reported that Georgina will come back to do a cameo in episode 100 , which is what will the actual wedding, I thought they would only be confronted in the coming year. I suffered too much with the talk of Chuck and Blair on the phone with Chuck does not mean that would make it possible to be with Blair, mainly to create the son of Louis.

Gossip Girl returns with new episodes on January 16, 2012 . So I wish everyone great year-end festivities and that all have a great year. Until then.