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We Chose Poorly: A HIMYM Retrospective Done Under Duress
Well, This Is the Show (S01E09: "Belly Full of Turkey")
Season 1, Ep. 9
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We liked this one but we LIED when we said we had nothing to say about it.
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11. That Could Have Been Really Not Weird, But He Made It Like So Weird (S01E11: "The Limo")
01:25:13||Season 1, Ep. 11Recorded on: Nov 19, 2024. Your hosts reckon with an ill-advised bottle episode as the world around them burns and burns. Meanwhile, Ari exacts some vengeance. Also an important correction: Christian La Fountaine won a PRIMETIME Emmy for "Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series" in 2006, for his work on this episode. I mistakenly referred to it as a "daytime emmy" which makes no sense, this is not daytime programming. He will go on to win several more, according to Wikipedia!10. Return of the Piss (S01E10: "The Pineapple Incident")
01:50:26||Season 1, Ep. 10We love you, Ari <3 This week, we discuss this ICONIC fan-fave episode of HIMYM. Is it as good as people say? Maybe, but it's also, of course, deeply deeply weird. Watch out for the Spindly Man!8. Ted Saw the TV Glow! (S01E08: "The Duel")
01:18:35||Season 1, Ep. 8SUBTITLE: "Jesus Christ, We Recorded This Episode In July of 2024, I Am So Sorry." Anyway this is a p good episode of HIMYM, eh? It's kind of like a normal episode of television sometimes. This is the episode where we lay our cards on the table and admit this whole podcast will be a trans reading of the show, an objectively cool and fun thing to do. Also I (Charlie) have been fired as the first-pass editor for the episodes so, um, these should start coming out more regularly.6. If I Was Gay, Would I F*** My Parrot? (S01E06: "Slutty Pumpkin")
57:11||Season 1, Ep. 6Here's a question: are WE Ted? Are we pining after an idealized notion of a television show that by definition cannot exist in real life? Will HIMYM ever give us the love we seek? Anyway this is an episode about a REALLY hot pumpkin costume.5. Stupid Worldbuilding (S01E05: "Okay Awesome”)
01:13:20||Season 1, Ep. 5Huh, I wonder where this Barney joke is going. Anyway, this episode gives us some short-lived conflict in Lily and Marshall's relationship and highlights Robin's internal wants! Cool! But mostly it's an episode about a very loud place.4. Ted. STOP. (S01E04: "Return of the Shirt”)
01:20:57||Season 1, Ep. 4Ted the Pred makes his official debut as your hosts strive to be cool about everything.3. This Is Not a Normal Thing (S01E03: "Sweet Taste of Liberty")
01:03:44||Season 1, Ep. 3Barney Stinson. Endearing clown? Deeply concerning man? Let's talk about it, while also squaring off in the first of what is sure to be many BLOOD DUELS between hosts!