In terms of Ted and Jeanette, why were they not broken up already? Did they really have Ted get back together with her for this episode? She was barely in it, and the times she was in it were hardly worth keeping her around. It just isn’t feasible that at this point Ted would be dating someone who is absolutely insane. Thankfully we’re rid of her for good.
The best parts of the episode were all centered on Marshall. Having him accompany Lily to a gallery opening with the hopes of befriending the NYC elite is a great idea to get the best out of Marshall. Jason Segel’s delivery of lame jokes really couldn’t be any better, and the jokes tonight were almost as good as his fish ones.
His joke about the Ninja Turtles doesn’t play, but when the artist hears it he gets extremely excited since he’s a huge fan. One of his paintings is actually based on Splinter. Through this Lily is able to meet the artist, and Marshall didn’t completely screw up the night, despite dumping a whole bag of Skittles during the minute of silence for a dead grandmother.
Even the Skittles were a bit of a letdown though. The set-up of Marshall never buying another bag of Skittles again makes it sound as if something completely tragic or scarring happened. While awkward, I don’t think the Skittles falling on the floor falls into either of those camps.
Tonight’s episode was full of holes and had one of the weaker plots of the season. While a weak plot is alright when supplemented with humor, this episode hardly had any moments worth chuckling at and certainly none that garnered a laugh out loud.
Now that Ted is done with Jeanette, the show should become more focused as the meeting of the Mother approaches. The end of every season of the show is more dramatic than the middle parts, so episodes like tonight should be chocked full of humor. Unfortunately for the fans, Weekend At Barney’s was anything but the life of the party.
Other Random Notes
- Barney really needs to have a magic show soon.
- For a gay guy Andy Warhol sure like cans.
- The explosion of the Playbook looked more like something out of a crappy ’80s action movie than a major sitcom.
Check back next week for my thoughts on the next episode in the eighth season of How I Met Your Mother.
