How I Met Your Mother
'Unpause' Review
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After last weeks truly outlandish entry, which unfortunately was also was accused of racism over the last week, How I Met Your Mother returned with a slightly more grounded episode.
Although there were some silly plot devices in order to get the story going, the tales which developed around them were very well done.
Interestingly this episode almost felt somewhat of an homage to the first season, with so many references made back to it, particularly that "nothing good happens after 2am."
Although there were some silly plot devices in order to get the story going, the tales which developed around them were very well done.
Interestingly this episode almost felt somewhat of an homage to the first season, with so many references made back to it, particularly that "nothing good happens after 2am."
Fans of the show have been waiting for the inevitable feud between Marshall and Lily and it finally arrived, but it wasn't without delay.
During the mid-season finale the couple "paused" on the argument. Considering the size of this argument and fearing the worst, Marshall was trying his best for it to remain that way until after the wedding.
This amounted to him attempting to get the group to stay at the bar and intoxicate themselves, but it only ended up being the case for Barney as Lily refused to join in and went to her room.
The next setup with Marshall's plan to give his wife the ultimate satisfaction whilst trying to go for as long as possible to kill more time was somewhat funny but a little bit strange,. This was particularly the case with a scene of him imagining things that would not make him aroused during the process.
But after his supposed "success" his accidental awakening of Lily caused the situation to become unpaused.
This was by far the more interesting part as they both argued about each others selfishness. It was hard to side with Lily as she almost created an ultimatum that they were going to Italy, no questions asked. But it was great that Marshall brought up the situation of San Francisco back into the plot. His theory of what could have been was definitely a great insight into the unknown and definitely a sound reason for Marshall to have taken the judgeship.
As for Ted, Robin and Barney, they were left with a plot that was rather silly at first, as previously mentioned, with Barney being so drunk that he began to tell the truth about everything.
The initial series of questions weren't all that interesting, nor added much to Barney's character But it was when Ted finally asked the question everyone has been waiting for; "what does Barney Stinson do for a living?", which opened the gates to a more cohesive understanding of Barney's suited up lifestyle.
It was a nice touch at first to find out that all along he had told the group his job, simply saying 'Please' which they only assumed to be a non answer when in fact it was actually an acronym for his job title.
What was more interesting though was the motive he had created himself to work for GNB. It was great how the story traveled all the way back in time to the moment Barney stopped being a hippy after his break up with Shannon with the audience ultimately finding out that it was a massive revenge play against the manager who stole Shannon away from him.
A small debate between Ted and Robin about their wealth came into play, and how Ted felt cheated by this, but it did not amount to anything. Unless in the unlikely event it somehow develops into a form of sexual tension between Ted and Robin later on, this tiny side element felt incredibly pointless.
Overall 'Unpaused' returned the show to better form. The exciting intro and ending with Ted and the mother was a fantastic flash-forward into their lives. A nice little flip on Ted's "nothing good happens after 2am" theory.
Barney and Robin were left with a cheesy moment with him revealing that there will be in fact a ring "bearer", not a bear (although the final clip at the end begged to differ). This was followed by a fairly touching moment with Barney telling Ted that he is completely ready to marry Robin, which you would hope so with only 15 hours left to go!
A little surprisingly, the argument between Marshall and Lily was in no way resolved, finishing with Lily leaving the Farhampton Inn with someone (let's presume it was Ranjit) driving her to someplace unknown.
Gladly the show has brought back a lot of the excitement, culminating in a series of questions.
What's going to happen between Marshall and Lily? Will we see more future flashes of Ted and the mother? Is there actually going to be a bear at the ceremony?
It's nice to finally be looking forward to the next episode.
This was by far the more interesting part as they both argued about each others selfishness. It was hard to side with Lily as she almost created an ultimatum that they were going to Italy, no questions asked. But it was great that Marshall brought up the situation of San Francisco back into the plot. His theory of what could have been was definitely a great insight into the unknown and definitely a sound reason for Marshall to have taken the judgeship.
As for Ted, Robin and Barney, they were left with a plot that was rather silly at first, as previously mentioned, with Barney being so drunk that he began to tell the truth about everything.
The initial series of questions weren't all that interesting, nor added much to Barney's character But it was when Ted finally asked the question everyone has been waiting for; "what does Barney Stinson do for a living?", which opened the gates to a more cohesive understanding of Barney's suited up lifestyle.
It was a nice touch at first to find out that all along he had told the group his job, simply saying 'Please' which they only assumed to be a non answer when in fact it was actually an acronym for his job title.
What was more interesting though was the motive he had created himself to work for GNB. It was great how the story traveled all the way back in time to the moment Barney stopped being a hippy after his break up with Shannon with the audience ultimately finding out that it was a massive revenge play against the manager who stole Shannon away from him.
A small debate between Ted and Robin about their wealth came into play, and how Ted felt cheated by this, but it did not amount to anything. Unless in the unlikely event it somehow develops into a form of sexual tension between Ted and Robin later on, this tiny side element felt incredibly pointless.
Overall 'Unpaused' returned the show to better form. The exciting intro and ending with Ted and the mother was a fantastic flash-forward into their lives. A nice little flip on Ted's "nothing good happens after 2am" theory.
Barney and Robin were left with a cheesy moment with him revealing that there will be in fact a ring "bearer", not a bear (although the final clip at the end begged to differ). This was followed by a fairly touching moment with Barney telling Ted that he is completely ready to marry Robin, which you would hope so with only 15 hours left to go!
A little surprisingly, the argument between Marshall and Lily was in no way resolved, finishing with Lily leaving the Farhampton Inn with someone (let's presume it was Ranjit) driving her to someplace unknown.
Gladly the show has brought back a lot of the excitement, culminating in a series of questions.
What's going to happen between Marshall and Lily? Will we see more future flashes of Ted and the mother? Is there actually going to be a bear at the ceremony?
It's nice to finally be looking forward to the next episode.
8/10
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