The Return of the Yellow Umbrella (How I Met Your Mother 8x01 Farhampton Episode Review)

The yellow umbrella has always been one of the biggest clues in the whole mother mystery in CBS' How I Met Your Mother. It has been a few years since we were given a glimpse of this object, and on the premiere of the 8th season of the said sitcom, the famous umbrella appeared once again.

The episode is divided into two timelines: the present and the future. 

EMMYs 2012 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Dream Nominations and Winner

Now that the most prestigious awards night for primetime television is near, let me share to you the six comedy supporting actresses who I think will (and hope) to be nominated for the  Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series category. And of course, I'll include who I think must win the said award. 

I want to call this category as the underrated-actresses category. SO MANY deserving actresses to be nominated, so I did my best to choose my Dream Nominees.

You ready?


Here you go?

Julie Bowen, MODERN FAMILY (ABC)

She won last year, and taking the trophy one more time is not much of a surprise. Although her performance this third season was not as good as Modern Family's second one, the Emmy voters might give the award to her nonetheless. 

And who wouldn't want Julie Bowen as their mother? 

Sofia Vergara, MODERN FAMILY (ABC)

This hot Colombian momma has been receiving praises for her comedic skills in Modern Family ever since the show started.  The writers of the show may not be giving her that much, but Vergara's hot accent and awesome physique makes her one of the biggest contenders for this category.

EMMYs 2012 Outstanding Comedy Series Dream Nominations and Winner

Now that the most prestigious awards night for primetime television is near, let me share to you the six comedy series who I think will (and hope) to be nominated for the Outstanding Comedy Series category. And of course, I'll include who I think must win the said award.

If the battle for Best Drama Series is intense, the fight for the Best Comedy Series Award is more... exciting. There are a lot of funny shows out there, but only few make it on the list of nominees. This category is probably the most difficult one among all the categories.

You ready?

Here we go...

MODERN FAMILY (ABC)

Modern Family has won two times for this category, and it would not be a surprise if they get the award for the third time in a row. Even though the third season of Modern Family had been mediocre and shaky, the Emmy panel might overlook this and give them the award, nonetheless.

A Wedding of Sparkles

The seventh season of CBS' hit sitcom How I Met Your Mother has finally concluded. After a long year with a lot - and I mean a lot - of breaks and hiatuses, the show finally revealed Barney Stinson's bride. The wedding has been shown since the premiere of season 6 (a flash forward to the future), but by the finale of the said season, it was revealed that it's Barney's wedding (not Ted's). And during the season 7 premiere, we saw Barney having doubts whether he chose the right "tie" over the other "tie" (if you can't understand, the "tie" means woman. So "tie 1" is Robin, and "tie 2" is Quinn).

And the bride is......

How I Met Your... Aunt Robin

The current season (7) of How I Met Your Mother is probably one of the best of the said sitcom. HIMYM, as many people call it, showed development in the 'Mother' story based on the last few episodes that aired. But another note point to out, and the main focus of the season, is Robin's story line. 

Cobie Smulders as Robin Scherbatsky

Before season 7 started to air, the producers and creators of the show - Carter Bays and Craig Thomas - mentioned in an interview that this season will be a "Robin-season". And hell yeah I am happy about it. Robin is my most favorite character and I love how the writers gave so much attention to her  this season - not just the hot girl who everybody sleeps with. 

Season 6 ended with Robin "realizing" she has still feelings for Barney. Then, at the start of the 7th season, we saw a flash forward scene where Barney is preparing for his wedding. But the question is, who's the bride? 

Of course, there would be ups and downs in Robin's life. She made decisions - turning down Barney in Episode 10; confessing that she doesn't love Ted; breaking up with Kevin - that changed her life and made other people sad. Furthermore, and one of the saddest episodes of the sitcom, Robin found out that she can never have kids. Ever. Cobie Smulders, the actress playing Robin, does an amazing job portraying the 'hot girl from Canada who went to New York and faced the real challenges of life and love'.

If you don't know yet, I am a big Barney-Robin fan. Since their hook up in season 3, I just want them to be together. I quite like what the writers are doing right now with their relationship - the 'would they-won't they' plot. But what I don't like about this is that it seems Robin is the only one who encounters many questions and heartbreaks. Yes, we saw Barney in his lowest point when Robin turned him down, but... that's it? I know. I KNOW that they still love each other despite the obstacles and the people they meet....