HIMYM Finale

Spoiler Alert…Don't Read If You Haven't Watched the HIMYM Finale!

Ha-Ha two shows, good one Wei.  Well like it or lump it, that's what you're getting because this is another thing that was a big thing for me.  I've let the dust settle, I've watched the finale maybe 2 or three more times, and the more I watch it well…you're about to find out.

How I Met Your Mother was about Ted Mosby telling the story of how he met his kids' mother.  For years I watched Ted chase down, "The One," with the yellow umbrella, and it was a hell of a ride.  I've learned so much from these fictional characters I've never truly met, and I've also learned to love and feel for each and every single one of them, to me this was my "Friends."  I've always loved "Friends," but it didn't speak to me like HIMYM.  To see it go makes me sad.  I've learned about Tracy, I know the ending, I know how it all goes down.  What can I say about this show that hasn't already been said?  Lets take a look show we?

Robin has always been the dream for me.  For me, I always thought that Ted should have been with her, and deep down…way down, I wanted that the most, and maybe that's why the ending wasn't as horrendous to me as others, however before I get to that point, let me continue.  Robin's marriage to Barney was a sham, were they a great coupling?  Of course they were, but sometimes, you can't just have that much awesome in a pairing.  Maybe that just hurt the dynamic so much.  Maybe being away forever killed it, maybe the thought that Barney was suppose to have a changing moment in his life was to change everything…maybe…just maybe.

Speaking of Barney, was having a child really going to make him settle down?  When does the Barnacle not use protection?  When did have a perfect track record all go down the wrong path in one night?  Does Barney never find love again?  What the fuck Carter Bays and Craig Thomas you screwed one of the most beloved sociopaths of all times?  Was that fair?  Hell no it wasn't…

Seriously, Lily and Marshall will live happily ever after.  It's really Ted, Robin, and Barney I was looking for the most in a life changing experience, and let me be quite frank.  They did.  Robin realized too late that Ted has always been the one, Barney has a daughter and learns to give his life only to her and stop hitting on floozies, and Ted…oh Teddy Westside, you learned to have your cake and eat it too.  Maybe you should have told Robin that you would have waited for her when you guys were 50.

Did I enjoy the ending of HIMYM?  Well here is my answer…it wasn't as terrible that everyone has made it out to be.  By frankly, I thought it was okay, was it where it should have been?  Absolutely not, abso-fucking-lutely not.  By frankly the more I watch it, the more I get upset.  However, in the back of my head, Robin and Ted never had any reason to break up to begin with.  If it wasn't for Lily placing those ideas in each others heads, well who knows where they would have been.  I have a soft spot for Robin and Ted, and to see that it killed Ted so much to let her go, well it just killed me a little as well.

Do not get me wrong, Tracy was a great mother/character.  Cristin Milioti, played her beautifully.  I've couldn't have asked for a better actress to play her.  She makes us South Jerseyians proud.  Damn it George we could have known her!!!!  Anyway, it was a sweet ending, but as I previously said, it could have ended a lot better.  But for all the years and re-runs I've watched…and believe me, I watch a lot of re-runs.  This show has given me more memories that I could've asked for.  I'll tell you this though…it's definitely a lot better than that stupid Sopranos ending…da fuck David Chase…da FUCK!

Sword Art Online

I'm going to preference this right now.  I don't write a lot of reviews, and I sure as heck I don't write reviews for a lot of anime shows…oh and yeah, this isn't a review, just thoughts going through my head.  However, this show has been stuck in my head for quite some time, and the concept behind it is truly a thing of beauty.  Starting out as a light novel and growing quite a following, the anime just followed suit, and so did the manga.  What Japanese show/concept am I talking about?  Well, just like the title suggest, I'm talking about Sword Art Online.  Here's the thing people, I'm not going to make this pretentious, or highfalutin.  However, lets be serious, this thing is pretty awesome, like out of this world awesome, literally and figuratively.  I guess also as a gamer growing up this really had a place in my heart.  

So lets get started with the main plot line of this show.  Basically the show takes place in the not too distant future of 2022.  The game is based off of a VRMMORPG…let me explain what that means as well, for all the gamers out there giving me shit for explaining this fuck off.  Some people don't know what it means…i.e. me too.  VRMMORPG stands for Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game.  Basically you're wearing a headset to play video games.  Okay, now that that is out of the way lets proceed.  Here's the thing about this headset, it is called a Nerve Gear and it uses the players all five senses via the brain.  With this they can experience and control with their minds.  Now the main character was a beta-tester and has been playing this for quite some time.  So when it comes time for the real login, the main character already knows what he is doing.  However the turn in the anime is when the game becomes real life.  Everything that happens in the game, i.e. death, happens in real life.  The creator freaks out and attempts to become a god.  Is god the right word?  I don't know.  I think so.  That's the main gist of the show.  I'm not going any further, because honestly, I just want more people to watch it, and I know I'm late to the party, but hey, better late than never.  

Now this is where the concept gets to me the most.  I feel like we are not too far from this concept, with the Oculus Rift out, are we not that far away from connecting our brains to an entire headgear and letting us control each and every movement with our brains?  Wouldn't we be able to feel every attack and pain senses?  Wouldn't we be able to taste everything we ate or feel everything from a woman's hand to you know…the good stuff?  Isn't our brain powerful enough to be stronger than tens and millions of computers?  We can't be that far behind from this concept, I truly feel it in my bones, it's right there.  This is both scary and exciting at the same time.  Just imagine where all this can take us, this is why I said the concept behind this show just blew my mind.  I kind of want this to happen.  I'll be 40 by the time this comes out, but I still want to try it.  Well I don't know if I will, for all I know, I'll have kids running around by then that I'll have to worry about.  Damn…

"If heaven and hell decide, that they both are satisfied…Illuminate the "No"s on their vacancy signs…If there's no one besides you when your soul embarks…then I'll follow you into the dark."