I personally enjoyed this episode when I re-watched it.
It was nicely written and it was fun to watch the actors hit their marks and the different sub-plots play out in the three rooms. As the episode progressed a number of mini-mysteries cropped up: How could such a well planned party fall apart in just 5 minutes? Who is in the bee- suit if it isn't Lily's father? Who screamed in the other room and why? What is bothering Ted and why is he so aggressive toward Cootes? Why did Lily drop the wheel of cheese and stomp on it after being so enthusiastic about it only a few minutes earlier?
In closing, I didn't think there was a need for every episode in a 9 season sitcom to complete the story of meeting the mother and as far as useless situation comedy distractions go, this was a pretty good one. I only wish Martin Short had been in more episodes of the show.
This episode gets a 9/10 from me.
It was nicely written and it was fun to watch the actors hit their marks and the different sub-plots play out in the three rooms. As the episode progressed a number of mini-mysteries cropped up: How could such a well planned party fall apart in just 5 minutes? Who is in the bee- suit if it isn't Lily's father? Who screamed in the other room and why? What is bothering Ted and why is he so aggressive toward Cootes? Why did Lily drop the wheel of cheese and stomp on it after being so enthusiastic about it only a few minutes earlier?
In closing, I didn't think there was a need for every episode in a 9 season sitcom to complete the story of meeting the mother and as far as useless situation comedy distractions go, this was a pretty good one. I only wish Martin Short had been in more episodes of the show.
This episode gets a 9/10 from me.