The Playbook Comes Back to Haunt Barney and We Learn Marshall with Skittles is not a Good Mix
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| That chick's digging the totally-doesn't-look-dead-made-to-look-fine Barney |
In this dream, Ted and Marshall are totally content, relaxing by the beach without a care in the world (guesses on who's dream it is?) and Barney's with them, except he's dead. Actually, he's not dead he's alive but... pretending to be dead. And Ted and Marshall have strings attached to him so when a hot girl shows up Barney shows signs of life by a tug on a string. So to explain it, Barney's pretending to be dead to pretend to be alive... makes perfect sense in Barney's head!
Anyway, Barney keeps getting inspired for plays by these sorts of dreams and they won't go away! The problem is that Barney is now engaged because he had burned the Playbook... or did he? The Playbook is actually alive and well (Barney had burned the one for show instead). Honestly, I was a little mixed on the Playbook's return: it's good to see new plays and see the book in its unburned glory (I was so shocked when Barney supposedly destroyed it, I actually yelled at the screen and then was lost for words as I watched it burn) but... burning it was a big sign that Barney wanted to be with Robin for real. Seeing it again got me a little worried. Anyway, Barney allows Ted to try out a few plays - but since Ted isn't Barney, the Barnacle keeps tabs on Ted (he has cameras installed in the bar?) and tells him what to say.
Unexpectedly, Robin arrives and spots the Playbook, to her distress and anger. Barney's expression was spot on - he was totally shocked, caught off guard and slow to comprehend what was happening. He follows her out onto the street where Robin tells him she is upset he had lied to her (it really sounded like what she had said about Barney lying in 'Final Page, Part 2'). Barney reminds her that everything he does and has done in the past eight years, even their relationship, is built on lies, because that is what the magician does (while pulling out a zillion magic tricks and objects from his jacket). But the one true thing that supports and makes up for the weight of all those lies "is the fact that I love you". So my prediction about the reason why Robin had those flowers in that street scene in 'Bad Crazy' turned out to be true.
Unexpectedly, Robin arrives and spots the Playbook, to her distress and anger. Barney's expression was spot on - he was totally shocked, caught off guard and slow to comprehend what was happening. He follows her out onto the street where Robin tells him she is upset he had lied to her (it really sounded like what she had said about Barney lying in 'Final Page, Part 2'). Barney reminds her that everything he does and has done in the past eight years, even their relationship, is built on lies, because that is what the magician does (while pulling out a zillion magic tricks and objects from his jacket). But the one true thing that supports and makes up for the weight of all those lies "is the fact that I love you". So my prediction about the reason why Robin had those flowers in that street scene in 'Bad Crazy' turned out to be true.
Meanwhile, Lily and Marshall head off to the art gallery so Lily can be the Captain's good little art consultant at an opening showing off some new artworks. Marshall tags along to support Lily and mix in with the crowd, but later he will find what he doesn't mix with is skittles. I admitted myself curious: I had recently grown a love for the lollies and had wondered how such yummy little things could mess it all up. Here's how you make a night at an art gallery show really awkward:
1. Start off being already awkward by saying really lame art-related jokes.
2. Sit on all the artworks.
3. Pronounce "Gogh" incorrectly.
4. Pretend to be invisible while the crowd allow a minute silence for the artist's dead grandmother and accidentally let loose the whole bag of skittles onto the floor so everybody looks at you and you vacantly stare back, and the crowd slowly turns forward again while not changing your expression.
But Lily sticks with Marshal despite all of that because they are a team! And that's what they do best! In the end, Marshall's contribution does get the artist's attention towards Lily.
2. Sit on all the artworks.
3. Pronounce "Gogh" incorrectly.
4. Pretend to be invisible while the crowd allow a minute silence for the artist's dead grandmother and accidentally let loose the whole bag of skittles onto the floor so everybody looks at you and you vacantly stare back, and the crowd slowly turns forward again while not changing your expression.
But Lily sticks with Marshal despite all of that because they are a team! And that's what they do best! In the end, Marshall's contribution does get the artist's attention towards Lily.
As for Ted? For Barney and Robin's wedding he checked plus one... for Jeanette. Oh. Jeanette. In an eggshell dress with white boots and gloves. (Robin: >:O ) Then after Jeanette trashes Ted's whole apartment ("I smashed your plates, overturned mattress, peed in your drawers, the whole nine!" Wait... what did she say about the drawers?!?!), she breaks up with Ted, so he is no longer bringing Jeanette to the wedding. Poor Barney and Robin, they were so...uh ... devastated!
Then Ted lost us. Being the Ted he is, he decided to win her back (Barney and Robin: :'( ). Barney takes matters into his own hands and sets Ted up at the bar with plays from the Playbook. "You wanna invite a date to our wedding - is not gonna be Jeanette. It is gonna be someone new, and I'm gonna help you find her." At that point I thought, "Barney, you don't know how right you are. Neither did Robin when she also said she was going to find someone for Ted back in Season 1". So, after Ted "runs into" Barney, he attempts the plays from the Playbook (and failing since he cannot say the name of the male sex organ correctly, according to the expert and to the hilarity of the audience). Some of best laughs were from Ted apparently talking to himself in the crowded bar ("My penis! My penis! My penis!"). While Barney is gone however, Jeanette suddenly appears and gets Ted back, but guess who else happens upon the Playbook later too? Thus explaining the demolished street scene we saw in 'Bad Crazy'. Jeanette is about to blow up the Playbook as Ted protests, but Barney tells her to blow it up, thus making it up to Robin. And man, did it blow up!
A better episode this week in my opinion, and some nice Barney/Robin time too. I was a bit mixed on Barney lying to Robin about the Playbook - yes, lying is a part of Barney, and yes the Playbook was one of his most, if not the most, treasured possessions. I had thought that if Barney was really committed to Robin and cared about her during The Robin play he would've destroyed the Playbook the first time. But this episode showed that Barney isn't the perfect guy about honesty, even to the person he loves, and never will be, but I hope this a step for him and Robin to trust each other more as a couple (after all, the lack of trust was the reason why Barney and Quinn didn't work).
Some good did come out of the Playbook's second appearance and actual destruction, audience-wise. We were tricked, but something about this reappearance made the actual destruction of the Playbook more... satisfactory and right. The first destruction made my head shake. The second time made me go, "Whoa, look at that!". At the time of the first destruction, I thought it was unjustified and was a little sad to see it go. Spending this episode on the Playbook's continued existence and what it caused lead up to its destruction very well - it proved that Barney wouldn't destroy it just to get Robin back: he would destroy it to be with her, so both of them are happy together. Plus, who wanted to see the Playbook destroyed in a little bin with some tame flames? If the Playbook had to be destroyed for real, it has be by fireworks, exploding and raining fireballs onto the street!!!
I was sadder that Ted's red boots had to go. What? I actually kinda liked those red boots...
Also, did anyone else notice that the fallen accessories of Ted's apartment happened to form a semi-circle in front of the gang in the final shot? Jeanette must have good aim.
Pre-episode prediction: Since I have never seen the film 'Weekend at Bernie's', I didn't get the reference of the title so my guess was do with Robin or someone else staying over at Barney's place. My predictions are pretty bad.
A very short promo here, but it contains one of my favourite quotes from the episode (the one about the ring).
A better episode this week in my opinion, and some nice Barney/Robin time too. I was a bit mixed on Barney lying to Robin about the Playbook - yes, lying is a part of Barney, and yes the Playbook was one of his most, if not the most, treasured possessions. I had thought that if Barney was really committed to Robin and cared about her during The Robin play he would've destroyed the Playbook the first time. But this episode showed that Barney isn't the perfect guy about honesty, even to the person he loves, and never will be, but I hope this a step for him and Robin to trust each other more as a couple (after all, the lack of trust was the reason why Barney and Quinn didn't work).
Some good did come out of the Playbook's second appearance and actual destruction, audience-wise. We were tricked, but something about this reappearance made the actual destruction of the Playbook more... satisfactory and right. The first destruction made my head shake. The second time made me go, "Whoa, look at that!". At the time of the first destruction, I thought it was unjustified and was a little sad to see it go. Spending this episode on the Playbook's continued existence and what it caused lead up to its destruction very well - it proved that Barney wouldn't destroy it just to get Robin back: he would destroy it to be with her, so both of them are happy together. Plus, who wanted to see the Playbook destroyed in a little bin with some tame flames? If the Playbook had to be destroyed for real, it has be by fireworks, exploding and raining fireballs onto the street!!!
I was sadder that Ted's red boots had to go. What? I actually kinda liked those red boots...
Also, did anyone else notice that the fallen accessories of Ted's apartment happened to form a semi-circle in front of the gang in the final shot? Jeanette must have good aim.
Pre-episode prediction: Since I have never seen the film 'Weekend at Bernie's', I didn't get the reference of the title so my guess was do with Robin or someone else staying over at Barney's place. My predictions are pretty bad.
A very short promo here, but it contains one of my favourite quotes from the episode (the one about the ring).
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