I am writing a short review on this episode as it had connected with me in a very meaningful way.
My mother passed away suddenly at the beginning of last August (2010). I was concerned for how this holiday season was going to turn out without my mom who was the light and joy behind every Christmas and made it what it was every year.
There has been some speculation on the fact that having this episode occur during one of the most difficult times of the year was somewhat cruel and perhaps inconsiderate.
I respectfully disagree with this opinion because I was able to connect to my favourite television show in a very personal way. How I Met Your Mother has definitely been a tool for escapism for me, in fact I play episodes through the night to help me sleep through this exhausting grieving process. But also in saying that, I greatly appreciated what Marshall was feeling in Bad News because it resonated with me and reminded me that I'm not alone in this. Many people who go through this process try to hide and/or run from their pain and they forget that any chance they have to release that pain is helping to move them forward through this process. So even if this episode made them cry or presented them with the opportunity to take another look at their feelings, I believe it could have been a positive occurrence for some.
I can understand completely that many people would be angry or annoyed towards this episode being placed at a sensitive and nostalgic time of year and it had the ability to bring up painful memories that some may have wanted to leave untouched.
The point I'm trying to make is that there just might be the same amount of people out there who, like me, were thankful for the experience they had when they watched this episode and were able to identify with Marshall as a character on a much deeper level.
I thank the writers for creating such a weighted and meaningful episode.
My mother passed away suddenly at the beginning of last August (2010). I was concerned for how this holiday season was going to turn out without my mom who was the light and joy behind every Christmas and made it what it was every year.
There has been some speculation on the fact that having this episode occur during one of the most difficult times of the year was somewhat cruel and perhaps inconsiderate.
I respectfully disagree with this opinion because I was able to connect to my favourite television show in a very personal way. How I Met Your Mother has definitely been a tool for escapism for me, in fact I play episodes through the night to help me sleep through this exhausting grieving process. But also in saying that, I greatly appreciated what Marshall was feeling in Bad News because it resonated with me and reminded me that I'm not alone in this. Many people who go through this process try to hide and/or run from their pain and they forget that any chance they have to release that pain is helping to move them forward through this process. So even if this episode made them cry or presented them with the opportunity to take another look at their feelings, I believe it could have been a positive occurrence for some.
I can understand completely that many people would be angry or annoyed towards this episode being placed at a sensitive and nostalgic time of year and it had the ability to bring up painful memories that some may have wanted to leave untouched.
The point I'm trying to make is that there just might be the same amount of people out there who, like me, were thankful for the experience they had when they watched this episode and were able to identify with Marshall as a character on a much deeper level.
I thank the writers for creating such a weighted and meaningful episode.