How I Met Your Mother Review: "Who Wants To Be A Godparent"

How I Met Your Mother Season 8 Episode 4 Who Wants To Be A Godparent 2 550x367 How I Met Your Mother Review: Who Wants To Be A Godparent (Season 8, Episode 4)

Let’s be real. There was no mystery over who would be the godparent. The way Lily and Marshall were going to reach that decision was what was interesting, but their ultimate decision came as no surprise. It was obvious that’s what it would be from the start, but still the only right decision they could have made. It could lead to an interesting custody debate later on, but thankfully we’ve seen that Marshall and Lily live for many more years.

At the end of the episode, Marvin wakes everyone up at 5:13 a.m., the exact time Lily and Marshall predicted he would. At this point the characters finally snap back into their proper roles, with Ted and Robin telling Lily and Marshall to go back to sleep, as Barney slips out the door to avoid helping.

In tonight’s episode we barely even saw Victoria or Nick. Both of the relationships are done, and the writers have milked everything out of them that they can. We got a couple of shorts jokes out of those relationships, but even those weren’t very funny. I’m predicting that at least one of the couples breaks up next episode, especially considering it’s called The Autumn of Break-Ups.

This episode didn’t really propel the plot forward at all. Except for potentially bringing Lily and Marshall back to a more prevalent role with the rest of the group, the show was simply treading water tonight. If an episode is going to be stagnant in terms of the plot, it should at least be a lot funnier than tonight’s episode was. Hopefully tonight was the low point for the season, and it’s all uphill from here.

Other Random Notes

Ted talking about Cleveland sports again! And Barney is right, neither Cleveland nor Ted know how to deal with someone leaving them.
I would’ve liked to see a cage match between the three, but yes Robin had a definite advantage.
“Hit on sluts then do 10 shots.” I do love that Marshall and Barney always have to finish their melodies.
Jason Segel is my choice for the next Price Is Right host.
Professor Infosaurus was too lame even for Ted. I know Ted has some major dad moments, but that was even further than I thought he would ever take it. Come on Ted.

Check back next in two weeks for my thoughts on the fifth episode in the eighth season of How I Met Your Mother.

Charles

Yeah, the episode didn’t really move the storyline. It was pretty obvious that all three were going to have to share the responsibility. Personally, I thought Ted should be the one held responsible, it seems to make the most sense. I thought they could have done a lot more with the episode.
Simon Brookfield

This was one of the more brutal episodes of HIMYM. Considering this is looking to be the last season you’d think they would try and make it count.
http://www.facebook.com/pauleywood J Paul Chobaniuk

Honestly this was a far better episode than last weeks, that started out so well and had such a dud ending. Too much was invested last week in both Ted and Robin’s meaningless relationships that did nothing for the storyline. This episode involved all the characters at least in the same plot and left victoria and nick to the sidelines.

I do think that the characters were slightly stereotyped by the episode. Barney, is well Barney…..but you’d think they would try to write Ted and Robin a little deeper than that. The thing about Ted is that he’s this hopeless Romantic and lightly neurotic, but he just came across mostly shallow (though Mr. Infosaurus was pretty cool). So far season 8 has definitely been weak. I think the fact that the audience pretty much knows what is going to happen in the end hurts because anything short of advancing the season forward seems like a bit of a tease. Hopefully come november we will have a bit more to go on.