WE CHOSE POORLY: A HIMYM Retrospective Done Under Duress

This is the story of two best friends, who have loved How I Met Your Mother since they were kids...and one older sister who swore never to watch this show. Now the believers are forcing the skeptic to watch EVERY. SINGLE. EPISODE., discussing the show's bizarre choices and confronting the dark underbelly of mid-2000s gender norms in the process. Did they choose poorly? Did you??? Find out NOW (over the course of hundreds of episodes probably!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

That Could Have Been Really Not Weird, But He Made It Like So Weird (S01E11: "The Limo")

June 22, 2025 • 85 mins

Recorded 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. ...

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Return of the Piss (S01E10: "The Pineapple Incident")

April 4, 2025 • 110 mins

We 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!

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Well, This Is the Show (S01E09: "Belly Full of Turkey")

March 7, 2025 • 90 mins

We liked this one but we LIED when we said we had nothing to say about it.

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Ted Saw the TV Glow! (S01E08: "The Duel")

February 21, 2025 • 78 mins

SUBTITLE: "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, ...

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Ted Is Our Unsub (S0107: "The Matchmaker")

November 22, 2024 • 70 mins

Ugh.

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If I Was Gay, Would I F*** My Parrot? (S01E06: "Slutty Pumpkin")

September 27, 2024 • 57 mins

Here'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.

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Stupid Worldbuilding (S01E05: "Okay Awesome”)

September 13, 2024 • 73 mins

Huh, 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.

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Ted. STOP. (S01E04: "Return of the Shirt”)

August 30, 2024 • 80 mins

Ted the Pred makes his official debut as your hosts strive to be cool about everything.

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This Is Not a Normal Thing (S01E03: "Sweet Taste of Liberty")

August 9, 2024 • 63 mins

Barney 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!

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The Piss Isn't Really Part of The Analogy (S01E02: "Purple Giraffe")

July 26, 2024 • 66 mins

After that pilot, we are shocked and encouraged to find that there are actual jokes in this one! Not only that but also an almost workable metaphor (sans the piss).

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A Man. On a Bridge. (S01E01: "Pilot")

July 12, 2024 • 68 mins

In this pilot episode, three queer women are transported back in time to 2005 to assess the objective value of how I met your mother. Is it comedy genius or did we choose poorly?

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WE CHOSE POORLY: A HIMYM Retrospective Done Under Duress

Episodes

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.css-r6mb8g{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:1;overflow:hidden;}Return of the Piss (S01E10: "The Pineapple Incident")

Well, This Is the Show (S01E09: "Belly Full of Turkey")

Ted Saw the TV Glow! (S01E08: "The Duel")

Ted Is Our Unsub (S0107: "The Matchmaker")

If I Was Gay, Would I F*** My Parrot? (S01E06: "Slutty Pumpkin")

Stupid Worldbuilding (S01E05: "Okay Awesome”)

Ted. STOP. (S01E04: "Return of the Shirt”)

This Is Not a Normal Thing (S01E03: "Sweet Taste of Liberty")

The Piss Isn't Really Part of The Analogy (S01E02: "Purple Giraffe")

A Man. On a Bridge. (S01E01: "Pilot")

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