[TV Series] How I Met Your Mother 2005-2014 #5

So as you know HIMYM tells a story of Ted Mosby in the year of 2030 recounting his story about how he met the mother to his future children. He started the story on his 20s living in Manhattan along with his witty group of friends. Its very last episodes has just ended around a week ago and it's been one of my fave sitcom ever so, in order to give.. say.. an ode, I feel like writing more about its 'controversial' ending. 

How I Met Your Mother (2005-2014) 
IMDb Rating: 8.6/10
Creator: Carter Bays, Craig Thomas
Starring: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Cobie Smulders
Nominated for 2 Golden Globe Awards for Neil Patrick Harris as Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (2009-2010)

Idk how to to put my feelings properly, I've been sort of in between of love and hate. Well, slightly more on the hate actually. Because it feels like it isn't a proper goodbye ending. Like it's been forced to end so suddenly. I mean, does it matter that there are millions of viewers out there been loyally watching it for years and somewhat grow up with the series, o dear writers of HIMYM? And as well dat wise quotes the gang's been babbling about which we've taken them very seriously as an enlightenment in life? The whole ending thing was such disgrace (sorry cant help the drama!).

SPOILER ALERT

Since the last bits of season 9 moves too slow and it basically explains all about Robin's wedding, I thought that it would be nice of you guys to make at least one more season for that two last episodes. We're all left perplexed by so many loose ends here. Like how the hell did Barney and Robin ended up split (I mean, specifically)? Now what've all that Robin Barney crap been doing all along? Have they turned into an actual form of 'bullcrap'? And yesss we'd kill to know more about Robin's journey being a news reporter, more from Ted's marriage and his children, Barney's sudden fatherhood (for sure!!!!), Marshall's being a judge supreme and anything Lily's been doing now? Also the last but not least, the mother. I think it's so cruel to save her only for a season and then throw her in front of a cancer bus and bring back Ted Robin. (someone has tweeted this before in #HIMYMFinale and it sounds soooo sarcastically hurts but at the same time feels... true)

The gang hanging out at MacLarens Pub.

Anyway, no matter how much I couldn't bear to loathe, there's still love left for HIMYM. It was indeed... an epic ending. I've never and I bet nobody has ever had any slight of thought, whatsoever, that it would end like that. The clues are there lying in front of our eyes but we're too busy wondering how the mother would be like. Like the very first clue, Ted told the story right when he first met Robin and how he's always been there for Robin at any circumstances. It's a shame we need Ted's daughter to help us putting the jigsaw clues back together. But then again, if it supposed to end like this then why titled it with "How I Met Your Mother" at first place?

Regardless all these forever unanswered questions in our heads, lastly, thanks for being there dear HIMYM. To somehow being our faithful source for soul searching and guided us to get through 20s with your wise, thoughtful dialogues. Also that surreal gagssssss we couldn't help to laugh so hard we needed to hit pause to continue laughing. And the pappapaparara opening song, legend-wait-for-it-dary Barney, doppelgangers, suit-up, slap bets and everything!  
Ya'll be missed.

Oh here's a clip of the infamous Let's Go To The Mall by Robin Sparkles which I think was such a mindblowing side of Robin Scherbatsky :')


Final verdict: 8.5/10

[TV Series] Breaking Bad 2008-2013 #1

Well the actual series ended around September 2013 on AMC. At that time, I had no idea Breaking Bad even existed. Then when I moved to a new dorm back in Bintaro and I basically got nothing to do but sleep, eat, repeat.. I browsed some series on IMDb just to kill my time yet I found Breaking Bad sitting at the top of most rated tv series. I was very interested in watching it and I was this close buying their pirated all season DVDs on Blok-M. But I thought I just need to get home soon and turn on my wifi so I could download them all on piratebay... free of charge! ;)

Breaking Bad (2008-2013) 
IMDb Rating: 9.6/10 <---- I KNOW RIGHT!
Creator: Vince Gilligan
Writer: Chad Hayes, Carey Hayes
Starring: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, RJ Mitte
Won 2 Golden Globe Awards including  
- Best Television Series - Drama and  
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama, Bryan Cranston

Walter White (Bryan Cranston) is a loving family man and a brilliant chemist who unfortunately lives in a not-so-equally-brilliant wealth. For a nobel prize honoured in crystallography chemistry, he only works as a high school chemistry teacher. Overqualified, indeed. But then bad luck doesn't stop right there, he was also diagnosed for stage 3 lung cancer. Having realised the fact that he's going to die soon and his salary as a chemistry teacher still can't manage to secure his family finance, he decides to cook crystal methamphetamine with his ex- student, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), whom he met at a drug raid. Walter uses his skill as a scientist making purest (yet highly demanded) methamphetamine to ever existed in the drug market. Producing this meth, though has been extraordinary profitable, doesn't come out easy for Walt as his DEA agent brother-in-law, Hank Schrader (Norris), often interferes his business. He has to face a greater challenge, not only to keep away his identity as the most wanted, Heisenberg, from his DEA brother-in-law and his family, but also to develop better strategies against the cartel.

Review
Once I watched the first season, I couldn't stop it really. I kept eating the whole season then moved to next.. unstoppably. I strongly recommend you guys to watch it bcs it's overly addicting. Technically just like snorting a dash of meth (ok sorry this is too much). It doesn't look like it's gonna bore you anyway since... I know, first time you read the short synopsis you'll be like, ain't nobody got time to watch a helluva heavy hourly based series. Well, it's not gonna happen bcs Breaking Bad is fairly light-medium one plus the plot makes you wanna go and go watch the next eps without even realizing it.

Walt and Jesse making crystal blue meths.

Now when you finished watching all seasons you'll feel like a part of you had gone away, and you're left clueless abt what to do the next day. Just prepare to feel like an absolute shit at that day. But at the same time feeling so... I don't know how to express this but you'll moan to yourself that this has been a great ride watching Breaking Bad. You'll feel sad that this is over but yet happy because IT HAPPENS. It's just.... so gooooood you got to watch it asap. (sorry for being overly persuasive, can't hold it :p)

Smashed up crystal meth candy.

A little trivia, you're gonna want to make that crystal meth legally once you watch Breaking Bad. I mean I'm talking... crystal meth candy. Here's a blog from sugarhero.com to show you how to do it. It looks so yum, isn't it?

Lastly, final verdict: (since nothing in this world is perfect, so...) 9.8/10

5 Reasons You Should Start Watching Game of Thrones Marathon

I know I've been raving about this since mid June in my twitter, you've probably sick of it. But I just gotta do this one last time (well, not really) ;)

Lately a friend recommended me watching Game of Thrones, like reeeally forced me to. I was quite reluctant at the moment bcs honestly I'm not really into serious, medieval, Lord Of The Rings-ish series like GoT. I personally like comedy, something light like How I Met Your Mother or The Big Bang Theory. I don't have much time watching series, so if I want to see it, then it's gotta be funny and refreshing. But when I started watching, my shabby opinions about GoT had gone away. Game of Thrones may not as light but it's truly worth watching. I'll tell you why.

Game of Thrones (2011-present)
IMDb Rating: 9.4/10 
Creators: David Benioff and D. B. Weiss
Based On A Novel: A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin
Starring: Peter Dinklage, 
Lena Headey, 
Emilia Clarke
Won Best Supporting Actor by Peter Dinklage 
Nominated Best Drama Series 
for Golden Globe 2012.



1. If you're a fan of Harry Potter / LOTR / Star Wars / The Hunger Games / whatever your fave fantasy film like, watch it NOW.
GoT has it all. The castles, the kings and queens, the heirs, sword fightings, realistic bloodsheds, dragons, interesting stories for each of every point of view like war for the throne (of course), family matters, lust, love and honor, father issues and such. They even got houses like Gryffindor or Slytherin, while Game of Thrones has house Stark, Lannister, and a hundred lot more than Hogwarts has. Including their sigils and mottos. GoT reminds me a lot to my favorite pc games in 90s as well, Age of Empires. They ridiculously have so much in common.

Some houses with their sigils and mottos in Westeros (Source)

Map of the world of Game of Thrones (Source)

2. They have the most adorable cast.

The cast of GoT (Source)

Why won't you love them anyway? My fave one is Daenerys Targaryen. And Jon Snow. And Arya Stark. Well I basically love them all. When you begin to love GoT, you won't believe that all GoT casts were only actors who actually 'breathe' in real life. I personally wish they were real, like truly live their life on screen. And also see Lena Headey and Emilia Clarke below, who play Cersei and Daenerys are both a lot better looking on screen than in real life.

Tip: Don't get attached that much to your fave characters. Just don't. It will only breaks your heart.

3. This is the most complicated yet boring series.
First premise, complicated? Yes. Second premise, boring? Not at ALL. At first 3 episodes on season 1, I did, I tried real hard to get the idea of the story. I admitted I was bored as hell, I  didn't know who they were or what they're talking about. I couldn't remember all that bunch of characters and what they were facing on. Then as soon as I got on its rhythm I couldn't stop the marathon. I was beyond curious. It felt like you just couldn't sleep before you knew how it was going. So I did, I had finished the final season of GoT. And yes, I'm currently miserable not knowing what will happen to them on the next season 4.

4. It will squeeze and crush your heart into bits.
As I said before, I had my own crushed and it will literally do for you as well. Game of Thrones has the most badass plot ever. Compared to Harry Potter? Still no match for GoT. The plot is unpredictable yet mind-blown. I figure the key to its mind-blowing plot may reside on how the writer put it in such a way that makes one of every character has their own background story. Some of them makes an interesting point of view. Also whatever your expectation will be, it won't happen which will defly make your heartbreak even worse. So set your expectation to... zero and don't fave on any character or else they'll get a bad luck.

Ned Stark, The Iron Throne and Series of Unfortunate Events. (Source)

5. Prepare not to be amazed.
The least you can do is to simply, watch it. Alone. And beware of the spoilers on internet :)