10 Worst How I Met Your Mother Episodes
From beekeepers to balloons, which episodes let the show down?
How I Met Your Mother is a show which took its viewers for a ride, guiding them along as they witnessed the ups and downs of our five beloved characters. Some moments were heartwarming, others hilarious, however some fall by the wayside. In a show with nine long seasons, there are inevitably some stinkers in the mix. Many people have serious issues with the ninth and final season, and rest assured that the train-wreck which ended the show is significantly represented here.
This list combines public opinions based on sites such as IMDb as well as some others which really should be rated lower. Some of these episodes might not be wholly bad as each one has to compete with dozens of others from this show which generally produces gold.
So prepare yourself as we turn back the clock and find out which episodes are badly written, which ones are badly acted, and which ones are just plain bad. Whether its absurdity, banality or characters just not acting like they're supposed to, get ready to be plunged into the pits of How I Met Your Mother.
10. The Time Travellers
As the highest-rated episode on this list, you might be wondering what I’m talking about with this one. This episode was comical, had a nice song between multiple versions of Ted and Barney, and once again made reference to Robots vs. Wrestlers. It sounds like a good formula for a solid episode, however there’s something about it that leaves a bad taste in the mouths of many.
Audiences enjoy the wacky nature of How I Met Your Mother and can deal with the show bending reality slightly – ‘slightly’ being the optimal word. The idea of time-travel in this show already creates a premise a little too wacky to get behind, but the realisation that Ted is in fact only imagining it all doesn’t soften the blow. In fact, the thought of our main narrator and key protagonist sitting alone in the bar with only his vivid imagination to keep him company is outright depressing.
I get that this is supposed to be a low moment for Ted, realising that nobody has time for him anymore, but in such an upbeat show the audience really didn’t need an entire episode to explain that Ted is lonely. The plot doesn’t progress, and everyone is left with the bitter taste of solitude.