Let's be honest, this spin-off / reboot / sequel or whatever you want to call it never really had a chance, did it?
I compared everything, every storyline, every character, every hint, even every piece of furniture to HIMYM. Kind of mean, isn't it?
But the cause of all evil is the makers themselves. HIMYM was original because the characters were based on friends, because they experienced one thing or another themselves. HIMYF seems too forced, too fake. It lacks new ideas, interesting mature characters, a natural dynamic within the clique, a different hangout and maybe even a different city.
The concept as presented here would only have worked if it had been the mother from the original who had told her story, her life, to the children. As a conclusion, as a revelation before she dies.
This version could only go wrong.
What annoyed me the most was the theory that Sid was supposed to be the father. Sid!
Sid barely has any interactions with Sophie. She could just as easily have had her child from any one night stand. Ted also had little to do with the mother, but there were hints that it was someone outside the group. With HIMYF, it would have been more believable if Ian had been the father. But Sid?
I would still like to say something positive about the series: this on-off thing between Valentina and Charlie was really quite heartbreaking. I'm glad that at least they both got the ending they deserved.
P. S. Why do so many people find the Valentina character annoying? Sophie is much worse. She and her future self have no common denominator at all. Sophie (the young version) is unworldly, way too naive and... Lordy, even Ted wasn't as annoying as her and that's saying something.
I compared everything, every storyline, every character, every hint, even every piece of furniture to HIMYM. Kind of mean, isn't it?
But the cause of all evil is the makers themselves. HIMYM was original because the characters were based on friends, because they experienced one thing or another themselves. HIMYF seems too forced, too fake. It lacks new ideas, interesting mature characters, a natural dynamic within the clique, a different hangout and maybe even a different city.
The concept as presented here would only have worked if it had been the mother from the original who had told her story, her life, to the children. As a conclusion, as a revelation before she dies.
This version could only go wrong.
What annoyed me the most was the theory that Sid was supposed to be the father. Sid!
Sid barely has any interactions with Sophie. She could just as easily have had her child from any one night stand. Ted also had little to do with the mother, but there were hints that it was someone outside the group. With HIMYF, it would have been more believable if Ian had been the father. But Sid?
I would still like to say something positive about the series: this on-off thing between Valentina and Charlie was really quite heartbreaking. I'm glad that at least they both got the ending they deserved.
P. S. Why do so many people find the Valentina character annoying? Sophie is much worse. She and her future self have no common denominator at all. Sophie (the young version) is unworldly, way too naive and... Lordy, even Ted wasn't as annoying as her and that's saying something.
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