Funny from start till end. Amazing writing .... Literally.
8 Reviews
One of the best eps ever
bumberbee9 November 2018
Excellent episode and probably Jason Segel's best performance so far
simbrab6 March 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Ted is dating a girl with a very annoying habit, which leads to everyone in the group pointing out each other's flaws. Meanwhile, Marshall is desperate to find out if he has officially become a lawyer, as the results of the final law school exam are online, but he has forgotten his password. Barney goes to great lengths to cheer him up, which Marshall does not appreciate at first.
I really like how this episode balances the fun and the more serious storyline about Marshall's future. There are lots of laughs about all these little annoying habits and character flaws, but they don't matter when it comes to your friends and the really important things in life. The end of the episode reflects that well. Overall, a fantastic performance by Jason Segel, who handles the more emotional parts well and on top of that probably gets even more laughs than Neil Patrick Harris this time.
Now let's take a look at the flaws to our main characters that are introduced in this episode. As it turns out, most of them are true to the respective character and the continuity of the show.
Lilly's loud chewing: That one is newly introduced, at least I didn't notice it in previous episodes. Of course it is exaggerated here for the laughs. Marshall's facial expressions when he has to confront Lily about it for the first time are just hilarious. Hopefully he gets used to it by the end of the episode.
Ted, the Corrector: This habit fits Ted's character very well, and we've seen it before. We already know it from his pretentious college days ("My parents live in Ohio. I live in the moment."), and obviously he couldn't quite shake it off. Good continuity on that one.
Robin: We have seen her use the word "literally" before (possibly even misuse it, but I'm not sure about that since English isn't my first language), it just didn't strike me as an annoying habit. But Ted dated her for a year and he is rather thin-skinned when it comes to misuse of the English language. So his annoyance is justified. Interestingly, in this case the most affected person is the one to point it out, while in the case of Lily's, Marshall's and Ted's habits, the most affected person (Marshall, Lily and Robin, respectively) has previously been completely oblivious to it. But if someone would point out such a habit of his own long-time girlfriend, it's Ted, the Corretor.
Marshall singing about everything he does: Another big continuity bonus point. This was introduced as early as season 1 episode 3. A great callback to Marshall's greatest hits "Driving to Philly", "Being a lawyer better be awesome" and of course "Our relationship's built on mutual trust". I just don't see how this would be annoying. It was hilarious back then, and it still is.
Barney: Poor Barney gets called on three offenses. The high-pitched voice is new and probably just exaggerated for this one episode, like Lilly's chewing. The catchphrases have always been part of his character, though. Again, it was in season 1 episode 3 that Ted (who else?) first pointed out that Barney was "too liberal with the word legendary". Barney spacing out has been a recurring theme as well. A particularly funny example is in this very episode, when Barney starts to lecture Ted about how you can get blind to a person's flaws when you're attracted to her, and as his story unfolds, he ends up simply bragging about his qualities as a lover. "And what does this have to do with Cathy?" - "Who's Cathy?"
I really like how this episode balances the fun and the more serious storyline about Marshall's future. There are lots of laughs about all these little annoying habits and character flaws, but they don't matter when it comes to your friends and the really important things in life. The end of the episode reflects that well. Overall, a fantastic performance by Jason Segel, who handles the more emotional parts well and on top of that probably gets even more laughs than Neil Patrick Harris this time.
Now let's take a look at the flaws to our main characters that are introduced in this episode. As it turns out, most of them are true to the respective character and the continuity of the show.
Lilly's loud chewing: That one is newly introduced, at least I didn't notice it in previous episodes. Of course it is exaggerated here for the laughs. Marshall's facial expressions when he has to confront Lily about it for the first time are just hilarious. Hopefully he gets used to it by the end of the episode.
Ted, the Corrector: This habit fits Ted's character very well, and we've seen it before. We already know it from his pretentious college days ("My parents live in Ohio. I live in the moment."), and obviously he couldn't quite shake it off. Good continuity on that one.
Robin: We have seen her use the word "literally" before (possibly even misuse it, but I'm not sure about that since English isn't my first language), it just didn't strike me as an annoying habit. But Ted dated her for a year and he is rather thin-skinned when it comes to misuse of the English language. So his annoyance is justified. Interestingly, in this case the most affected person is the one to point it out, while in the case of Lily's, Marshall's and Ted's habits, the most affected person (Marshall, Lily and Robin, respectively) has previously been completely oblivious to it. But if someone would point out such a habit of his own long-time girlfriend, it's Ted, the Corretor.
Marshall singing about everything he does: Another big continuity bonus point. This was introduced as early as season 1 episode 3. A great callback to Marshall's greatest hits "Driving to Philly", "Being a lawyer better be awesome" and of course "Our relationship's built on mutual trust". I just don't see how this would be annoying. It was hilarious back then, and it still is.
Barney: Poor Barney gets called on three offenses. The high-pitched voice is new and probably just exaggerated for this one episode, like Lilly's chewing. The catchphrases have always been part of his character, though. Again, it was in season 1 episode 3 that Ted (who else?) first pointed out that Barney was "too liberal with the word legendary". Barney spacing out has been a recurring theme as well. A particularly funny example is in this very episode, when Barney starts to lecture Ted about how you can get blind to a person's flaws when you're attracted to her, and as his story unfolds, he ends up simply bragging about his qualities as a lover. "And what does this have to do with Cathy?" - "Who's Cathy?"
Spoiler Alert (#3.8)
ComedyFan201014 July 2015
Warning: Spoilers
This is a pretty entertaining episode on little annoying habits people have and the moment when one realizes it.
Ted is all confused that his friends don't like his girlfriend and turns out that they think that she talks too much. So this is also when they all start telling the habits of each other. Lily's loud chewing was just extremely funny. It seems that she has the ability to make even non crunchy food crunch. And the most adorable habit was that off Marshall, I can't even imagine this being annoying.
At the end we all agree that if we love our friends their annoying characteristics are not such a big deal.
But I also loved how Marshall's singing helped him to remember his password as everyone of his friends remembered it. And he passed the bar exam, good for Marshall!
Ted is all confused that his friends don't like his girlfriend and turns out that they think that she talks too much. So this is also when they all start telling the habits of each other. Lily's loud chewing was just extremely funny. It seems that she has the ability to make even non crunchy food crunch. And the most adorable habit was that off Marshall, I can't even imagine this being annoying.
At the end we all agree that if we love our friends their annoying characteristics are not such a big deal.
But I also loved how Marshall's singing helped him to remember his password as everyone of his friends remembered it. And he passed the bar exam, good for Marshall!
Crash
bevo-1367814 June 2020
Man this episode just blew my mind.
williamgarrity-314017 December 2022
Holy crap! I'm currently watching this series for my second time ever. My first was when I was a junior in highschool and still very much a child. I also binged through it HARD which has led to me not remembering hardly anything about the show.
I'm 26 now and am gaining a brand new mega appreciation for this show! It's insane how great the writing is!! I had to hop on here and drop a review because wow, this episode did a lot for me. It mad me laugh so hard, but it also has such a consice and excellenty executed message.
I'm really glad this show exists. It is so refreshing to watch in this new age of television we have found ourselves in. HIMYM for life!!!
I'm 26 now and am gaining a brand new mega appreciation for this show! It's insane how great the writing is!! I had to hop on here and drop a review because wow, this episode did a lot for me. It mad me laugh so hard, but it also has such a consice and excellenty executed message.
I'm really glad this show exists. It is so refreshing to watch in this new age of television we have found ourselves in. HIMYM for life!!!
"Figurativly" one of the funniest episodes with a great message
hishand-1622123 December 2019
Warning: Spoilers
An OK Episode
slightlymad2211 December 2014
Plot In A Paragraph: Ted is once again thinking he has found "the one". When she meets the gang for a meal, it's obvious they all so not like her. To protect him, the guys refuse to tell him what it is, when he finally finds out what it is. Ted responds by turning the tables on his friends, and points out their flaws, and they react by pointing out Ted's worst flaw.
Every show seems to have one of these flaws episodes. "Friends" did it too, where everyone's flaws and faults (that have never been there before, and never will be seen again) are pointed out and highlighted.
All in all it's an OK episode, nothing more nothing less. It has some OK moments, but overall it's pretty forgettable.
Every show seems to have one of these flaws episodes. "Friends" did it too, where everyone's flaws and faults (that have never been there before, and never will be seen again) are pointed out and highlighted.
All in all it's an OK episode, nothing more nothing less. It has some OK moments, but overall it's pretty forgettable.
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