"To alcohol…the cause and solution to all of life’s problems.”
Who was it that said this? Homer Simpson, right? Smart man, I tell you, smart man.
Last night’s episode of How I Met Your Mother mostly dealt with Lily and Robin’s search for the perfect cocktail to get Barney and Marshall through their fight as Marshall joined sides with Zoey to save The Arcadian against GNB.
Switching sides came after Marshall’s boss decided to give him a bad reference telling the environmental firm he interview with that they “fired him when we saw him clubbing a seal with an even cuter seal.”
The rest of the storyline was dedicated to the couple I forgot existed, Ted and Zoey. Did anyone else forget that she was around? For someone we know is not the mother, it was aggravating to hear her and Ted fight and then make up with “I love you.”
I know I was all for them in the beginning but I think their time is up. When it comes to their relationship; I just want it over. Give me more of Barney and his dad or Barney and Robin or finally give us the mother; Anyone else with me?
So back to the girls…
After being kicked out of MacLarren’s due to the boys antics, they girls decide they need “to get these bitches drunk” and attempt to figure out the perfect cocktail for the job. Different strokes for different folks I guess as everyone in the gang has an interesting reaction to various libations. Here are just a few:
- Gin – Marshall likes to fight himself
- Martini – Lily wants to make out with Robin
- Absinthe – Robin hallucinates
- Daiquiris – Marshall thinks he’s beautiful
- Peppermint Schnapps – Barney becomes Richard Dawson, the host of Family Feud
- Bourbon – Ted is awesome at beat boxing (to himself)
Cross referencing them all to work Marshall and Barney through their fight, they worry after a tequila shot (Future Ted warns the kids to stay away from Tequila) and make up after a beer from the bartender at MacLarrens but are at it again after a glass of champagne.
By episode’s end everything is back where it started except Ted is now on Zoey’s side too. We’ll have to wait and see how that works out. I’m thinking and secretly hoping it will be the big blowout that breaks them up as we head towards the wedding where Ted will FINALLY meet the mother.
Will we meet her? Well no but for more information on that, read EW's article here.
Some additional thoughts:
- The cockamouse came back!
- Why did Marshall get the bad recommendation? For story’s sake?
Quips of the nights:
- “I’m sorry your crabs have super herpes.” – Marshall
- “I hope this drink isn’t teething because it’s about to get nursed.” – Robin re: the girls who want their booth
- "Can you get STDs from the ghost of a prostitute?" - Ted
So what did everyone else think? Where would you rank 'The Perfect Cocktail' in this season of HIMYM? Are you sick of Ted and Zoey too? Let us know in the comments below
I thought it was one of the funnier episodes this season, but I'm ready for Zoey to be gone!
o god yes.. zoey episode shud have ended long tym bk