How I Met Your Mother is mostly known for it's all star cast, silly jokes, and long form mystery. Though this episode of How I Met Your Mother takes a turn no one, including the actor involved, saw coming. Using this major moment in a characters life, How I Met Your Mother was able to transform the show and push it's main cast in directions most sitcoms don't dare to travel. #howimetyourmother #marshalleriksen #tedmosby #nerdstalgic SOURCES: https://screenrant.com/how-met-mother-tragic-twist-segel-tricked-real-acting-explained/ https://www.vulture.com/2016/03/when-how-i-met-your-mother-counted-down-to-tragedy-by-playing-a-game.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110123025952/http://ie.tv.ign.com/articles/114/1144195p1.html https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/how-i-met-your-mother-jason-segel-b1860201.html