Last Words

Season 6, Episode 14, Aired
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The gang heads to Minnesota for Marvin's funeral, helping however they can and each pondering what the last words from their father would be if he died right now. Meanwhile, Marshall is agitated upon discovering his high school bully will be the minister for the service.
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  • Predictable. Solemn. Heart-breaking. This episode belongs in the showcase for the top episodes of the series - a show that is able to both make us laugh and evoke our emotion is a rarity these days.moreless

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By Demophoon, Oct 14, 2011
    It was not a funny episode and it was very predictable, but the aim of the show was never surprise. In the pilot, Ted told us that Robin was not the mother. The name of the show itself tells us that there will be a happy ending. No, this show was never about surprises. It was never about throwing a curve-ball. Robin and Ted broke up, like we knew they would and hoped they would not. Ted loses the girl time and time again and we cringe, even though we know the ending. Ted calls Barney, "Uncle Barney," and still we cringe when he tells him their friendship is over. This episode is not for everyone; it is for the people who love the somber and light-hearted moments alike. So, if you smiled when Ted stole the blue french horn, if you smiled when he made it rain, if you cringed when Lily and Marshall broke up, if you frowned when Ted and Robin gave back the blue french horn, if you smiled when Ted told Barney they were brothers, and most importantly, if you love the characters - you will enjoy this episode, I most assuredly have.moreless

  • Didn't find the right balance between comedy and funeral. It had its moments, but it wasn't a brilliant episode. I was a little disappointed.

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    By amazing_race, Oct 14, 2011
    I think this episode tried to find the balance between a funeral and a comedy, but it was not too successful. The whole 'last words' thing was overly dramatic - it was emphaisised way too much, and they didn't need to base an entire episode around this.

    The episode's best art, clearly was the Robin scenes, where people kept coming up to her with requests for various things. That was very funny, and I give full marks to that!

    All up, this was my least favorite episode of the season so far, but it was still funny with the Robin scenes. Not aln overall failure, but it could've been better.moreless

  • The only episode of HIMYM that made me cry

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    By theneuf2000, Sep 28, 2011
    I recently watched this episode again and it is still just as touching. Earlier episodes in the season had been goofy and uneven, but this episode brought everything back that I loved about this show. Recognized or not Marshall is the backbone of the show, and his emotional roller-coaster and everyone being there for him was touching. His expectation that everything is going to be OK even at his fathers funeral. Spoiler*********

    Even the ending where he gets pocket dialed and thinks his father has abandoned him only to find that final voice-mail. A beautiful ending.moreless

  • It's Marshall's father's funeral.

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    By Jon_MW_14, Sep 04, 2011
    "Last Words" is an amazing How I Met Your Mother episode. I love everyone's last words to their fathers. It was so sweet how Marshall father's last words were "I love you". I love how Robin had everything in her purse and random people came up to her asking for things. I love Danny Strong. It's so funny how they mentioned that he bullied Marshall, but he's so short. I like the end of the episode with Barney saying that he's ready to meet his dad. I give this episode a 10/10.moreless

  • No surprises, no laughs, no kidding.....

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    By Spoontown, Jun 09, 2011
    When I see other reviews of this I always think there must be something that I'm not getting. I've watched this show since Day 1 and enjoyed the first few series immensely. Now though it is a joke, there was not one second in this episode that could not be guessed before it happened. His dad 'pocket dialling' was a torturous piece of TV that went on far too long when everybody knows he will come on and say something else. The last episode had a countdown that I didn't really notice and never bothered to watch again with a jarring ending bolted on the end and this episode continued the tone. For a show like HIMYM to suddenly expect it's audience to deal with a death like that was not a good move and this episode followed on in much the same way Ted and Barney act like morons and Marshall is understandably upset it just didn't work. Earlier in the season I was surprised that Marshall's dad was supposedly his best friend, an appalling bit of retconning that made no sense and it's now blatantly obvious that was just a set up for these episodes. I sympathise with anyone losing their father, but this is not the way to write it into a sitcom, especially one which grows increasingly infantile with every passing series, hell if I didn't know better I'd swear that all of these characters have Benjamin Button disease.........moreless
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    • Marshall's dad says the Kangs across the hall lent him an umbrella. Kourtney Kang is one of the executive producers of the show.

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    • Marshall: You guys don't get it, okay? None of you do. My dad was my hero. He is my teacher, (pause) and he was my best friend. He was always there for me, and now he's gone. What am I left with? (holds up phone, then looks up at sky) Thanks a lot, God. Thank you. You took my father! The greatest man I have ever known, and you whipped him off this Earth way too young! (to Lily) And he'll never get to meet our kids, Lily. But we got this voice mail, (to God) Thanks for the voice mail. It's such a great comfort, so whenever I feel lonely and sad or, you know what, maybe like I feel I've been cheated, at least I have the sound of his pocket to console me. Lily: Marshall… Marshall: How is this fair? An entire human life, and it just ends for no reason, and what are we left with? (crackling sound from phone) Marvin: Marshall? Looks like I've been calling you for the last five minutes. How's my pocket sound? Sorry about that, buddy. Anyway, your mom and I had such a great time seeing you. I love you. (hangs up)

    • Ted: You're like Mary Poppins, if her magic purse was also filled with drugs. Robin: "If?" Ted, the kids in that movie jumped into a painting and spent 15 minutes chasing a cartoon fox. "Spoonful of sugar?" Grow up.

    • Barney: Hi, Mom, I think I'm ready to meet my dad.

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    • Guest Danny Strong and Alyson Hannigan previously worked together on the series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

    • International Airdates: Canada: January 20, 2011 on Citytv; Australia: March 24, 2011 on Channel 7; United Kingdom: June 2, 2011 on E4; Germany: October 19, 2011 on ProSieben; Czech Republic: February 6, 2012 on Prima COOL

    • Eric Braeden was set to reprise his role as Robin's father, but backed out at the last minute, claiming his part was not "substantial" enough. This led to Neil Patrick Harris calling him out over Twitter, and Eric later responding back in the media. The part was recast with Ray Wise.

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    • A man at the funeral says to Robin, "I understand you know how to get things," to which she responds, "I'm known to locate certain things from time to time." This is a reference to dialogue between Andy Dufresne and Red in the 1994 movie, The Shawshank Redemption.

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