Directed by Pam Fryman
Written by Carter Bays & Craig Thomas
One Paragraph Synopsis: As it's getting closer to her birth, Marshall is becoming increasingly demanding about the future of his and Lily's child, to the point that it drives Lily crazy. After a crazy fight, she tricks Marshall into having a wild weekend at Atlantic City with Barney, who himself is hoping to blow off steam while he and Quinn still argue about her profession. They're doing great, especially after the two get wasted and decide to turn their phones off briefly- just before Lily goes into labor. Meanwhile, Ted is doing his best to get over Robin by taking a few dates up, but each one of them resembles her in some way to him, to the point of insanity.
This really does kind of feel like a part one to the upcoming double-header finale, which isn't a bad thing at all. Especially when you consider how one too many elements here aren't wrapped up.
Well, Ted and Robin seem to be getting close to an end. I'm not too hot on this storyline, not only since I don't feel much of anything for their relationship anymore, but this feels a little too similar to Ted and Barney's split near the end of season 3. With less funny results, such as the flat dating bits he has here. I do like Ted and Robin's friendship, though, which is why I can at least understand their grief here. The two work well as friends, but Ted needs to stop pursuing Robin as a lover.
Lily and Marshall are going to have more important material to manage in the season finale, but I do really enjoy their abbreviated fight. Lily's spaghetti obsession in particular is a touch of the show's playful, but well-used sense of humor in motion. It keeps the rest of the episode in motion, as it leads to the welcome turn at Atlantic City.
And Barney... his stuff isn't really any different than before. I'm already ghastly tired of Barney's resistance towards dating a stripper, but here we are.
This is a silly episode, but it does a good job of portraying the characters at their most drastic to avoid their inevitable change. Lily and Marshall are struggling to find the right method for them to raise their child; Barney is finding anything he can to invalidate his relationship, especially since he seems to have a hard time finding out if she really is worth it; Ted is trying his best to get over Robin, but is realizing how pointless it is to drop her when everything is changing so much; and Robin... doesn't have a whole lot to do here outside of Ted's psyche. Next time, though!
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