tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post7631076418517235936..comments2024-03-25T19:18:14.047-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: How I Met Your Mother, "The Rough Patch": Fat suits meAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-63384809759412000202009-11-16T22:33:46.175-05:002009-11-16T22:33:46.175-05:00The scene in the station wagon was probably one of...The scene in the station wagon was probably one of the funniest in the series, and there were some other good parts to the episode. The fat suit joke was unnecessary, though, they could have just had them look ungroomed or something. <br /><br />Overall, still the best episode of the season.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13557309916831859531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-89715576088732499942009-11-13T02:48:57.855-05:002009-11-13T02:48:57.855-05:00I'm reaching way back into my memory, so it...I'm reaching way back into my memory, so it's possible I'm completely making this up... but wasn't there an episode where there was a guy Ted went to high school with who became a porn star called Ted Mosby, and did architecture-themed porn?<br /><br />Things I thought were funny: The Stormtrooper debate, "Release the Kraken!", and...<br /><br />Hm. I think that's it.electriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265084293417817923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-28227645680811681662009-11-12T19:38:58.811-05:002009-11-12T19:38:58.811-05:00Finally! I don't know what the writers were th...Finally! I don't know what the writers were thinking! If B & R were to be together it was not to turn this show into a pathetic guide to a relationship. Every episode so far this season has been on B & R's relationship. I was getting tired of it. I missed Episode's focusing on Ted, he's got great sarcasm - and him and Barney are way more fun when both are single.<br />If B & R were to be together their relationship could not have been the most generic, sticky and sickening couple, but instead a free relationship, lot's of other ppl involved, and Ted a bit jealous for never it this way. I could not see it working any other wayslakbashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723925518551958975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-58447208381051961472009-11-12T06:57:22.106-05:002009-11-12T06:57:22.106-05:00Looking forward to the Robin/Alan variety show cli...Looking forward to the Robin/Alan variety show clip. Barney's on to something, and I hope he's gonna share his coming, extensive researches with us ;-)TheWholeShebang83noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-30113575536205177512009-11-11T15:46:17.044-05:002009-11-11T15:46:17.044-05:00Ok the letting themselves go thing? Didn't an...Ok the letting themselves go thing? Didn't anyone think about how Robin never let herself go with Ted? Also, they had only been fighting in one episode prior to this.<br />I have felt for a while that Robin has felt empty. My theory is they will get back together. Maybe there will be some issues with Robin dealing with Barney going back to his old ways as the last clip implied.<br /><br />Add me to the list of people bothered by the fat jokes. I know a lot of fat people who are clean.<br /><br />Also - how come he can tell his kids about The Naked Man, but not let them know he'd willingly watch porn?<br /><br />~EvaEvamarienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-75174019661559518492009-11-11T13:25:06.251-05:002009-11-11T13:25:06.251-05:00Has anyone else noticed that this is the second ti...Has anyone else noticed that this is the second time in maybe three weeks that "Badger" showed up as a pizza delivery guy? He popped in on the gang from "Community" for the same reason. Poor fella just wasn't cut out for the meth game.<br /><br />I thought this episode was pretty great, especially the calamitous pizza/Thicke/robot/crazy Meg/Death Star Genocide sequence.ZeppJetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173037727479142959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-2362943577518520582009-11-11T10:00:50.258-05:002009-11-11T10:00:50.258-05:00Wow. Just awful. Blech.Wow. Just awful. Blech.KrisMrsBBradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14988742743150495260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-91234624186535452642009-11-10T23:00:36.364-05:002009-11-10T23:00:36.364-05:00Awful, unfunny episode.
Until the separation.
Fr...Awful, unfunny episode.<br /><br />Until the separation.<br /><br />From the very next scene, HIMYM suddenly felt natural and funny again.Dan Barretthttp://www.televisedrevolution.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-61684027726050856842009-11-10T22:34:57.862-05:002009-11-10T22:34:57.862-05:00General comment on the comment section- Carter/Bay...General comment on the comment section- Carter/Bays is actually one guy, Carter Bays. It's Carter/Craig, Carter Bays and Craig Thomas.<br /><br />I hated the fat suit and thought it was cheap and beneath the show, but I also hated Barney/Robin <i>so much</i> and am so glad to have them broken up that I'll just cringe and bear it. This time.Jessicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-7515982576606461942009-11-10T22:10:15.413-05:002009-11-10T22:10:15.413-05:00Three funny jokes (all mentioned by the commentato...Three funny jokes (all mentioned by the commentators here) does not a funny episode make.<br /><br />Yuck.Tyrocnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-25943283643191471772009-11-10T21:29:58.271-05:002009-11-10T21:29:58.271-05:00I'm confused by all the "hated the fat su...I'm confused by all the "hated the fat suit" comments. I get hating it for triteness sake. But hating it as an insult to fat people just seems hypocritical to me. So everyone else is fodder -- Canadians, New Jersey, hot chicks (presumed to be dumb) -- but fat people are off limits? It's comedy. Everyone's a target, as far as I'm concerned. Besides, it's not like "relationship depreciation" doesn't happen in real life. When you're happy and committed, you tend to let yourself go (happened to me, twice even! but I've since corrected things). That's how I saw it, anyway. Quite frankly I'm more insulted by BOTH Lily's and Robin's contempt for Star Wars : ) You've got a gun-toting, hockey-loving, scotch-swilling chick on one hand and a porn-crazed, t_tty bar-fanatic on the other hand. All things men tend to like/love. And NEITHER of those dames likes Star Wars?! C'mon! <br /><br />Oh, and add me to the glad-they-broke-up camp. I think writing Robin and Barney as a couple has to be a difficult task. These are two people who, individually, don't act "couple-y" when they're dating other people. Robin's not a Lily. Barney's not a Marshall, or a Ted for that matter. To change them for the sake of making their relationship <i>look</i> like a relationship would come at the sacrifice of their individual personalities, in my opinion. And as far as breakups go, theirs was rather nice.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07044777333299296768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-3212245986221161532009-11-10T18:38:37.802-05:002009-11-10T18:38:37.802-05:00The episode lost me when Robin made Barney give up...The episode lost me when Robin made Barney give up his porn. The Robin we know would never do that!heatseekernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1450458018892052782009-11-10T16:59:08.785-05:002009-11-10T16:59:08.785-05:00when it was over, Husband and I looked at one anot...when it was over, Husband and I looked at one another and declared it a waste of an episode. I agree with most of your review *except* for the part where you said it managed to be funny. I think the only time I laughed was when either Robin or Lily made comments about the Stormtrooper. And I agree with those who pointed out that NPH's face is so brilliantly expressive that it's wasteful to hide it under a fatsuit. Blech! Oh, and whoever pointed out that they're turning Marshall into Ross from Friends and this is a really bad thing. I'm hoping the rest of the season course-corrects because HIMYM has been THE most reliably funny half-hour show I was watching for a while now.Whiskeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-56484560711108425932009-11-10T16:30:36.298-05:002009-11-10T16:30:36.298-05:00I thought it was a little lame HIMYM, but still a ...I thought it was a little lame HIMYM, but still a pretty entertaining half-hour.<br /><br />I didn't mind the fatsuit as it made me think of "Slapsgiving," when Ted can't help but imagine Robin's current boyfriend as an 80 year-old man, despite the fact that he was only 40. Made sense in show logic, so I could let it go.<br /><br />And honestly, the Barney/Robin relationship really didn't work for me. They were cancelling each other out, and it seemed as though they rarely were around the rest of the characters. The Ted/Marshall/Lily plotline was excellent!<br /><br />And with the promise of more Robin Sparkles on the horizon, I think we'll have a major development in Robin's love life to go along with it. "Let's Go To The Mall" was the beginning of the end for Ted/Robin, and "Sandcastles In the Sand" led into the Barney/Robin hookup. They may use this new video, whatever it is, to bring back Barnman and Robin. Who knows.Tina Marinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938470725227897948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-75864858748859306542009-11-10T15:38:40.015-05:002009-11-10T15:38:40.015-05:00When Robin and Ted were together, people seemed to...When Robin and Ted were together, people seemed to hate it because they knew the couple was doomed and it seemed like the show was just killing time until the break-up. But then the writers break up Robin and Barney quickly and without warning, and people are upset about that. It seems like Carter/Bays can't win with the Tuesday morning quarterbacks.<br /><br />And not to defend the fat suit, but it's worth noting that it was seen through Future Ted's memory (as he said in one of the first voiceovers), so most of the "continuity" problems stemmed from that.alex s.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-67901274383424307692009-11-10T14:00:15.589-05:002009-11-10T14:00:15.589-05:00Not my favorite episode (the fat suit was a little...Not my favorite episode (the fat suit was a little ridiculous) but the promise of the variety show kinda makes up for it.Heathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-57563119444123341462009-11-10T11:57:19.863-05:002009-11-10T11:57:19.863-05:00I hated this episode less than most, probably beca...I hated this episode less than most, probably because I'm close to shedding the last few pounds of relationship-induced weight gain. In general, I find HIMYM more relevant to my personal life than funny.<br /><br />The only time this episode really lost me was Barney walking into McLaren's at the end. But it won me back with the promise of the clips from a Robin Sparkles/Alan Thicke variety show in the future.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206260167586222129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-70922587807645975912009-11-10T11:06:49.964-05:002009-11-10T11:06:49.964-05:00There were some funny parts like the stakeout scen...There were some funny parts like the stakeout scene. But, fat suits are never funny to me. Monica in the fat suit was my least favorite part of watching Friends. They did the classic fat person joke- constantly eating and being a total slob. Wiping his hands on his shirt, etc. It's not fun to watch stereotyped "fat person" comedy. And this show is too smart for that.<br /><br />And if that was the end of the Robin/Barney relationship, then they wasted a lot of good storylines that could have been written. I love HIMYM and have watched every episode. This episode was a disappointment.Three Cats and a Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757969648902689785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-83297004110545473392009-11-10T11:05:32.506-05:002009-11-10T11:05:32.506-05:00I agree with mostly everything the other commenter...I agree with mostly everything the other commenters before me I said, but I paused and LOLed for about five minutes after this exchange:<br /><br />T: "They're playing relationship chicken."<br />M: "I think Barney ate the relationship chicken."Laura R.http://ohonestly.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-9251357922802533162009-11-10T10:26:24.922-05:002009-11-10T10:26:24.922-05:00NPH is the best actor on the show so to suit him u...NPH is the best actor on the show so to suit him up so that he can't show expressions is really just a poor choice. <br /><br />Also the fat and old jokes? They just are low comedy.<br /><br />The stakeout scene was funny. The call back to the crazy ex and Alan Thicke plus an indication that we're in for another video? Those were good.<br /><br />But this was a sweeps episode and it was so broad and unfunny.<br /><br />I love the idea of Barney and Robin but they haven't been Barney and Robin in this relationship. so the relationship is doomed. The breakup from that standpoint didn't bother me. But I know loads of couples who are self... independent that have great relationships where they do things they want to do together as a couple but each do things separately. It works It feels good and healthy and adult and I think they could have a lot of fun with Barney and Robin having a relationship that is odd to the rest of the group not because they've changed but because they haven't. <br /><br />I'd like to think they'll figure that out by the end of the series.<br /><br />But my love of the show does not end with Barney and Robin's being together.Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760396392766842671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-59865660601173729642009-11-10T10:14:38.662-05:002009-11-10T10:14:38.662-05:00I for one prefer single Barney and glad they broke...I for one prefer single Barney and glad they broke him & Robin up. <br /><br />While I am surprised they didn't ride this relationship out through the rest of the season and say had them break up in April or May, I'd rather have single Barney back. <br /><br />And while it's always funny to focus on the group, single Barney, single Robin, and single Ted now allow for more funny guest stars and terrible dates, stuff I like. <br /><br />But Barney hasn't been Barney and I am happy to have him back.Zodin2008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-25940108260206682052009-11-10T09:29:19.504-05:002009-11-10T09:29:19.504-05:00Jumped the shark.Jumped the shark.JThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02756759334031896854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-26091734850889402332009-11-10T09:27:00.623-05:002009-11-10T09:27:00.623-05:00"Rough Patch" for me seems like it was t..."Rough Patch" for me seems like it was talking about the show rather than Barney and Robin's relationship. I don't like when sitcoms do this to character relationships- build them up only to have the couple act wildly out of character and then fall apart so that they can continue the trope of "will they or won't they?" It feels cheap. And in this case it felt incredibly rushed. We just had the episode that introduced Barney and Robin fighting and it seems like the writers never showed us what happened in the interim.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432007267363208929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-43246908760114400552009-11-10T09:23:54.873-05:002009-11-10T09:23:54.873-05:00See, I'm with @Jason: I just don't ever fi...See, I'm with @Jason: I just don't ever find fat suits funny. And masking the comic flexibility of NPH's face for almost an entire episode just seemed a tragic waste.<br /><br />There were a couple of funny lines--and the stake-out station wagon scene was golden--but mostly I just found it all unpleasant.<br /><br />(I also second @Isaac Lin's salute to the presence of the inimitable Constable Benton Fraser in your previous All-Canada banner lineup.)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288100796201737845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-60815056973223456322009-11-10T08:21:37.846-05:002009-11-10T08:21:37.846-05:00Back in "Definitions", Barney and Robin ...Back in "Definitions", Barney and Robin decide to lie and say they are boyfriend and girlfriend. Couldn't they have spotted the stakeout station wagon and decided to lie about breaking up to get everyone else off their backs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com