We saw the Mother, just not her face...

The season premiere of How I Met Your Mother was last night and as per use, it was a flashback within a flashback.  The beginning was at Robin and Barney's wedding (please tell me it happens) and then Ted flashes back to how he (and everyone else) got to this point. 

The episode itself was cute but not as mind blowing as I had hoped.  Always love the sweet side of Barney and Robin and got a few moments of that last night.  We met Robin's new boyfriend and witnessed Quinn's reaction to finding out about Barney and Robin's relationship.  If you have not seen it, the 60 second explanation that Barney gives to Quinn about he and Robin and the history of their relationship is something to behold. Neil Patrick Harris is a master!

The Ted and Victoria stuff was a little lame I must admit.  We already know that she is not the mother so I just wanted to get through the whole running away from the wedding thing.  It was ironic that Klaus was leaving too but still move on...

And then in the final moments as Ted is reminiscing on platform 9 3/4 (just kidding) we get a glimpse of a woman with a guitar and a yellow umbrella.   

My understanding is that this could be the final season of How I Met Your Mother.  I have one word for this assumption.  Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.  Even if we never meet the mother, I would love to see Robin and Barney married, Marshall and Lily trying to raise a child with the coolest middle name ever and Ted being Ted. 

Time will tell of course.  As it always does with this show.  What did you think?

Friday Night Lights - The Final Season (so far)

I have been meaning to write about the best show on television since its "spring" debut, but as many of you teachers know, the end of the year is relentless.  I am finally finished and my children finish up this week so hopefully my free time is coming (hopefully).  Anyway, as most of you know, I deem Friday Night Lights the best show on television.  So many of you do not watch (which upsets me) but for those that do, here are my thoughts so far....

• Does it bother anyone else that Julie has screwed up in college and it feels as if she is going to get away with it.  She slept with a teacher and her parents (who usually always get it right) seem to be allowing her to wallow in her own stupidity.  Side note:  does anyone else think that "Julie Taylor is a slut" will take off like "Donna Martin graduates!"

•  Vince's Dad is a shithead!  Yep I said it.  I wanted to like him, I wanted him to do right by Vince and his mother but anyone who goes against Coach Taylor's wishes deserves whatever they get.  It seems to me that we are all waiting for the other shoe to drop and it will.  I love that Jess is so not impressed with Vince's Dad.  She is a very perceptive girl.

• Love Luke and Becky.  I am ready for Luke to get some college love (and he will) but in the meantime I like that he is smiling a little.  

• Billy Riggins is becoming one of my favorites.  Actually the entire Riggins family.  Mindy is hilarious and how much did you love it when she took Becky home with her after witnessing Becky's not so great living situation.  But Billy (and his attention to Luke) has become a nice respite from some of the more serious storylines.

• Finally, I must mention the "thugness" of the East Dillon players.  I am worried that Coach Taylor has lost control of the team a little (damn that Julie) and is allowing players to act and react in ways that were never allowed before.  I understand that football is a game of passion but these players are getting way out of hand.  How will Coach Taylor handle it?

The show keeps getting better.  In fact last night, my husband and I wanted to just watch the entire season because we wanted to know what happens next.  But we committed to wait and wait we will as NBC gives us a new episode every week.  Oh, I almost forgot, good to have Jason Street (Scott Porter) back for a glimpse into his life after Dillon.  Hope to see more of the same from others that we have loved and have left Dillon.   Did I miss anything?