Miscast: Cobie Smulders

Every time I watch How I Met Your Mother I cringe and shake my head when Cobie Smulders, who plays Robin, appears on screen. Smulders is the weakest of the ensemble, and horribly miscast. Her mere presence causes every scene to collapse under the weight of her unfunny blandness. She’s not a bad actress; she just belongs in one that doesn’t require a sense of humor. Her delivery is painfully flat, void of comic timing. With her perfectly symmetrical good-looks and cold blue eyes, she would be perfect on a one-hour primetime drama like Criminal Minds or The Mentalist. In Mother, Robin is intended to be the Rachel Green of the group, but Smulders simply isn’t as clever or creative as Jennifer Aniston, who delivered laughs with practically every line she uttered. There was a rumor that Smulders was being considered for the Wonder Woman film; perhaps there’s hope she might one day leave How I Met Your Mother for a career in movies.