There are a couple of things here. First, pulling the trigger to remove the slide works, but could be unsafe. Second, what he missed in the video, and it's especially important for the OP, is the take down lever retaining wire.
There is a little wire that holds the take down lever in the gun. You can see it at 4:21 in the video in the left take down lever hole. If your take down lever just fell out, it's likely that your gun is missing this retaining wire/spring. Take the lever out and if you don't see that wire, call S&W and ask for one. They should send it right out at no charge.
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