This episode was a B-side that only embarrassed the cast and any who kept watching for more than ten minutes.
It should never have passed first-draft status, let alone a rehearsal. I've looked forward to every episode of HIMYM, and was happy to accommodate the occasional slow or forced script. But this was an insult. The conceit was worthy for two or four lines, but for an entire episode? I would love to have heard the opinions of the cast when they were back in their trailers after having to regurgitate this script. The fact that it was made and not shredded afterwards makes it clear that everyone concerned was too busy updating their resumes and phoning their agents to worry about doing the right thing by their faithful viewers.
It should never have passed first-draft status, let alone a rehearsal. I've looked forward to every episode of HIMYM, and was happy to accommodate the occasional slow or forced script. But this was an insult. The conceit was worthy for two or four lines, but for an entire episode? I would love to have heard the opinions of the cast when they were back in their trailers after having to regurgitate this script. The fact that it was made and not shredded afterwards makes it clear that everyone concerned was too busy updating their resumes and phoning their agents to worry about doing the right thing by their faithful viewers.