How I Met Your Mother, S08E02
Barney, pressured by a coworker, decided to draw up a prenup and have Quinn sign it. However, his ridiculous terms for their future marriage not only had Quinn questioning their relationship in general, but also the ones of the previously happy couples of Ted and Victoria, Lily and Marshall, and Robin and Nick.
This episode was very much a girls versus boys story where both sides thought the other was being unreasonable when they were both pretty much at fault. It wasn't much of a surprise that it turned out this way since all the couples (minus Lily and Marshall who have just been together too long not to have something to squabble about) are pretty much doomed. I was expecting that Robin and Nick would be the first doomed couple to fall because they had the least amount of time together, but it ended up being Barney and Quinn. That wasn't too unreasonable since the prenup spinning out of control was a wonderful sign that they weren't meant to be. I'm just glad their breakup didn't end up having to do with Robin. And I'm just glad that we don't have to see Barney sinking any deeper into a relationship that he isn't entirely into.
Besides, finally seeing one of the 3 stupid couples fall, I was glad to see that Thomas Lennon was back on the show as Klaus. I've liked him since I watched Reno 911!, and he's just a man of multiple comedic talents. Particularly, as we saw in the episode, he is really good at just making people feel awkward in a funny way. The best example was when he was walking around naked with nothing to censor himself but a bowl of popcorn. It's crazy that Ted, wanting to show off that he can be generous (what a moron), offered to let Klaus stay and then instantly regretted it. However, at least Klaus will be able to speed up the clock before the Victora and Ted breakup time bomb goes off. So I'll be happy to see more of him for as long as it takes for the end of those two to happen.
I suppose I did like this episode because it showed that things were going to get moving a little bit, as far as not stringing along these frivolous relationships on until the end of the season. It would be nice if one of the other couples fell as well (since October was the month of breakups), and we could finally get to see how Barney and Robin got back together. Hopefully after this big run around with failed relationships, that story is going to be interesting enough to really get me invested in this show again.
Besides, finally seeing one of the 3 stupid couples fall, I was glad to see that Thomas Lennon was back on the show as Klaus. I've liked him since I watched Reno 911!, and he's just a man of multiple comedic talents. Particularly, as we saw in the episode, he is really good at just making people feel awkward in a funny way. The best example was when he was walking around naked with nothing to censor himself but a bowl of popcorn. It's crazy that Ted, wanting to show off that he can be generous (what a moron), offered to let Klaus stay and then instantly regretted it. However, at least Klaus will be able to speed up the clock before the Victora and Ted breakup time bomb goes off. So I'll be happy to see more of him for as long as it takes for the end of those two to happen.
I suppose I did like this episode because it showed that things were going to get moving a little bit, as far as not stringing along these frivolous relationships on until the end of the season. It would be nice if one of the other couples fell as well (since October was the month of breakups), and we could finally get to see how Barney and Robin got back together. Hopefully after this big run around with failed relationships, that story is going to be interesting enough to really get me invested in this show again.
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