How I Met Your Mother: Season 7

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CBS | Season Premiere Date: September 19, 2011

Starring: Alyson Hannigan, Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Segel

Summary: As season seven begins, Barney prepares to wed, Robin has new suitor, Ted discovers with his new building project is helping him in the ladies department, and Marshall finds his dream job.

Creator: Craig Thomas and Carter Bays

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Season 7 Episodes

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S7:E24. The Magician's Code, Part Two
Air Date: May 14, 2012
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S7:E23. The Magician's Code, Part One
Air Date: May 14, 2012
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S7:E22. Good Crazy
Air Date: April 30, 2012

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vernondudley

Oct 25, 2011

This season of How I Met Your Mother continues the upwards trend it has displayed since its arguable low in season five with witty dialogue and an amazing cast. In quality, HIMYM and The Big Bang Theory clearly distance themselves from the otherwise redundant CBS comedies, and retain bothThis season of How I Met Your Mother continues the upwards trend it has displayed since its arguable low in season five with witty dialogue and an amazing cast. In quality, HIMYM and The Big Bang Theory clearly distance themselves from the otherwise redundant CBS comedies, and retain both humour and niveau.… Expand

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anshiman

Jul 2, 2012

Being a long-term, big-time HIMYM fan, I can honestly say that Season 7 was quite mediocre. The season had its amazing episodes which retained the charm exerted in previous seasons, but there were too many episodes with boring script and dialogue, too less of the central gang 'hanging out'Being a long-term, big-time HIMYM fan, I can honestly say that Season 7 was quite mediocre. The season had its amazing episodes which retained the charm exerted in previous seasons, but there were too many episodes with boring script and dialogue, too less of the central gang 'hanging out' at the signature McLarens Bar, the painful and gradual downfall of Marshall as an exciting character and SO much more. The lowest point in the series was definitely "The Burning Beekeeper" - featuring terrible, unfunny script, lack of the HIMYM charm and the annoying characters of Marshall's boss and Lily's father appearing more and more. "46 Minutes" was disastrous as well when the writers tried to move us by showing the evolution of the group, but only annoyed people that they were going to see less of McLarens Bar. Also, the creators tried to take a break from Ted, which I think is the main reason why everything fell apart in this season. It went from Ted to Barney to Robin to Barney again and then Lily and Marshall, giving the show's first few episodes amazing depth to the script, while some episodes were fillers and extremely annoying to watch. The most disappointing, however, was the finale. Not only did it lack the drama that was present in previous finales, it also lacked the core group's chemistry and showed Marshall as a plain lame character who apparently doesn't have a sense of humour. Lily used to be amazing - her sluttiness, loyalty, kindness and pure fun was all loved. These features of her came on-and-off the show in this season - and especially shows how the writers are kind of forcing the characters to grow up. For example, her biggest sexual moment in that season was when she 'sleep cheated' on Marshall. Now that, I find, is pathetic. So, I prove my point that Lily and Marshall have become boring, dull and lame characters.
Now onto Barney. For many years, Barney has been the point-blanc source of comedy from the show, with his memorable quotes, strong personality and pure hilarity. He has also faded away - he has 'matured' into someone better, but this new Barney is simply not funny. His jokes are less funny and it really is awkward when he acts like the stereotypical adult. The writers might as well remove his signature suit - they've already removed his womanising skill! Also, throughout the season, Robin as a character faltered - she was either depressed, cut-down or split from the gang (from Ted Mosby at least).
So as you can see, in this season the characters all went downhill, BIG time. All because they tried to focus on different characters instead of only Ted, forced the characters to mature, attempted to force a touching 'evolution' of the group, removed the hilarity of Robin's pathetic career and removed Barney's womanising traits. There were many things that went wrong in this season.
Though there weren't only bad things about the season. When Robin found out that she couldn't have babies, the series hit a new high-note in terms of emotional depth, beating Marshall's dad's death in the previous season. This led the surrounding episodes to be depressing as well, burning out any elements of comedy - there were some consequences to this happening. Also, the season premiere was fantastic, as well as "Trilogy Time", "Karma", "The Drunk Train" and "Ducky Tie" bringing back the hilarity and charm of HIMYM. Overall, I hope that the writers focus on Ted and in general improve the comedy and laughs produced, while maintaining the emotional depth that HIMYM is capable of as well as letting characters grow naturally instead of awkwardly maturing into lame characters. And with that, I pray that Season 8 of HIMYM is a jaw-dropping season that stuns fans and brings back the same feeling you get with classic HIMYM episodes!
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SwarleyStinson

Jun 23, 2012

Still has good jokes and good stories. It is more about the other characters than Ted these days but the Barney and Robin story is still good as long as they don't do too much Ross and Racheling.

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macky909

Jan 16, 2012

It's hard to watch a show that you love and come to terms with the fact that maybe it's gone on too long. Without a doubt, HIMYM has a lovable cast continuously, but the basic problem we see this season is that the main character of the show, Ted, is not really the star of the show anymoreIt's hard to watch a show that you love and come to terms with the fact that maybe it's gone on too long. Without a doubt, HIMYM has a lovable cast continuously, but the basic problem we see this season is that the main character of the show, Ted, is not really the star of the show anymore (or at least midway into the season, it appears so). The show has otherwise jumped back and forth between Marshall and Lily coming to terms about having a family as well as Barney and Robin's tumultuous personal lives. There were only two things that were promising so far have been destroyed just as quickly as they were built up: the first being Ted and Victoria reuniting (which ended anticlimactically in the same episode), while the second was the possibility of Robin having a child with Barney (only for the writers to call the curtains the next episode). As the writers of the show try to avoid conclusions to certain problems, the stories of this group of friends seem more and more unrealistic. While the show's premise of this mystery lady has kept viewers consistently watching over the years, the end is inevitable, so hopefully this show picks up again and brings a great end to what has been an overall great TV series.… Expand

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photon6

Apr 20, 2012

Season 7 seems to show the writers' uncertainty of the show. My guess is Alyson Hannigan's pregnancy has roCked the momentum of the show or something to that effect. Season 7 has lost the suspense of meeting Ted's wife. Not sure how this series will last at this point.

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stinson

May 12, 2013

What the hell is wrong with the actors & writers they have killed the only funny thing which has carried them through 6 seasons Barney Barney has started to suck as the writers do not have any new funny things for him to say.

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syjesh

Mar 5, 2012

A once funny show has lost its charm. Perhaps there are new writers. Perhaps bringing in Kal Penn was a bad idea. Whatever the reason, it's over. it's not witty, the curve-ball humor is gone, and the show will lose fans.

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Series Overview
Season 9

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- Season 9 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 2013
Season 8

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- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 2012
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: September 19, 2011
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  S7:E24. The Magician's Code, Part Two
  Air Date: May 14, 2012
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  S7:E23. The Magician's Code, Part One
  Air Date: May 14, 2012
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  S7:E22. Good Crazy
  Air Date: April 30, 2012
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  S7:E21. Now We're Even
  Air Date: April 16, 2012
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  S7:E20. Trilogy Time
  Air Date: April 9, 2012
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  S7:E19. The Broath
  Air Date: March 19, 2012
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  S7:E18. Karma
  Air Date: February 27, 2012
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  S7:E17. No Pressure
  Air Date: February 20, 2012
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  S7:E16. The Drunk Train
  Air Date: February 13, 2012
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  S7:E15. The Burning Beekeeper
  Air Date: February 6, 2012
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  S7:E14. 46 Minutes
  Air Date: January 16, 2012
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  S7:E13. Tailgate
  Air Date: January 2, 2012
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  S7:E12. Symphony of Illumination
  Air Date: December 5, 2011
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  S7:E11. The Rebound Girl
  Air Date: November 21, 2011
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  S7:E10. Tick Tick Tick
  Air Date: November 14, 2011
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  S7:E9. Disaster Averted
  Air Date: November 7, 2011
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  S7:E8. The Slutty Pumpkin Returns
  Air Date: October 31, 2011
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  S7:E7. Noretta
  Air Date: October 24, 2011
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  S7:E6. Mystery Vs. History
  Air Date: October 17, 2011
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  S7:E5. Field Trip
  Air Date: October 10, 2011
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  S7:E4. The Stinson Missile Crisis
  Air Date: October 3, 2011
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  S7:E3. The Ducky Tie
  Air Date: September 26, 2011
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  S7:E2. The Naked Truth
  Air Date: September 19, 2011
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  S7:E1. The Best Man
  Air Date: September 19, 2011
Season 6

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  Air Date: September 20, 2010
Season 5

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  Air Date: September 21, 2009
Season 4

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  Air Date: September 22, 2008
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 2007
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 18, 2006
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 19, 2005