It happens to good shows all the time. They start off amazing, then something happens and it all goes to shit. I have a hard time letting these once enthralling gems go. So I get stuck watching crap and longing for the days when I actually cared. But sometimes it gets so bad you just have to throw in the towel.
A prime example of a show jumping the shark is How I Met Your Mother. Remember when you cared who the mother was? When Marshall and Lily were awesome? When Robin was witty and Barney was legen…wait for it…dary! Now Ted is a giant douche bag, Robin and Lily have lost their funny and Marshall is sad all the time. Please stop torturing your audience. This isn’t Lost. Stop flashing forward to the future where shit is going down. That begs another question: why isn’t this story set in the future, it seems so much more interesting there? And just stop with the yellow umbrella already.
What happened to the writers on this show? Maybe they just stopped caring because they used to churn out golden comedic moments like the slap bet, the bro code and Robin Sparkles. Now all we get is a forced relationship between Barney and Robin and the death of Marshall’s father. WTF? Don’t kill people on sitcoms. This should be a sacred rule. It doesn’t work in comedy. Death isn’t funny.
So I guess there is something to be said about going out when you’re on top. I think Ferris Bueller said it best: “You’re still here? It’s over. Go home.”
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