marshall's dad death countdown

The entire episode, the countdown was this fun audience participation sort of thing, where we got more and more excited about finding the numbers and getting to the end, that we are blind sided the same way Marshal is just completely blind sided by the news of his father's death. All of them survived. This refers to the real story of 33 Chilean miners rescued on October 12, 2010, after being trapped in the mine for 70 days. This is actually a true event, as 33 Chilean coal miners did really get trapped in a mine.

[6] Bays said that "these kind of moments happen when you don't expect them. Right in the first act Marshall is eager to call his dad to share with him his and Lily’s fertility news, until he doesn’t. As we've ticked off every milepost of yo… How I Met Your Mother 50-1 Countdown S6:"Bad News" - YouTube We wanted to shock the audience the way the characters were shocked.

The twist ending of Marshall's father's death was the result of show co-creators and producers Carter Bays and Craig Thomas' desire to explore the issue of the characters experiencing such a loss.

Next week's episode, "Last Words," explores the aftermath of his death with the funeral and more. There is a countdown throughout the episode - from 50 to 1. Never fear, because the Powers That Be did a fine job in balancing the funny with the poignant.

In the countdown from 50 down to 1, the number 33 is seen in a screen at Robin's new job, within the sentence "33 miners rescued from collapsed mine". How I Met Your Mother dropped a bomb on us at the end of its famous countdown last week: Marshall's father suffered a fatal heart attack. 36 - The number on Marshall's dad's beer, "Old Number 36", when Marshall does not call him 35,34 - Stock markets are up 35.34 points on Robin's news screen 33 - Miners rescued from collapsed mine on Robin's news screen. So much of what we love about the show is the relatability of it, and we try to create characters and stories that people see themselves in.