How I Met Your Mother: The World’s Best Burger (S04E02)
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Great episode tonight. Barney introduced the Chinese-Indian-Mexican race and Lilly had her first Burgasm. Classic. Four seasons in, and HIMYM continues to top my list of favourite shows.
Also, did anyone else notice how short Regis is?
Tonight’s episode left behind the wimpy Robin-obsessed Barney and we got classic Barneyisms including, “I love this burger so much, I wanna sew my ass shut.” It was also good to see the entire gang doing something together. Recently, story arcs have revolved around pairings (eg. Robin & Ted, Stella & Ted) and endings of pairings (Ted & Barney). I was a little disappointed not to see Ranjiv driving their cab, but otherwise, the search for Marshall’s burger went down as one of the top HIMYM adventures of the series.
Okay, maybe this is a complete stretch, but did anyone else notice Robin was the only one not drinking alcohol at the bar? Is she possilby pregnant? Or was that still part of her cleanse? Just a thought I’m throwing out there.
The carousel of burger joints produced some of the best one liners around. The previously mentioned, “I think I just has my first Burgasm” from Lilly and Ted never brushing his teeth unless it was made from the burger. Robin licking the ATM evnelopes out of hunger just topped everything off perfectly.
I didn’t love Regis’ guest appearance. He’s a little over-the-top, but they did a good job of incorporating him into the episode pretty well. It’s been a while, probably since Seinfeld since a show used their guest stars as well as HIMYM does. Will & Grace used to use them perfectly until they decided to have a guest star every week.
How do you feel about Marshall taking another corporate job? And isn’t it a little strange that Barney is essentially going to work for Barney’s company again? At least he’ll have a job to pay for his new apartment that they don’t ever seem to move into.
It was nice to see a stand-alone episode with no real tie-ins. I think these episodes tend to wear their age better and upon reflection I have a feeling this will be among the best HIMYM yet.
Spoonfuls (Thoughts in Smaller Portions):
1. Signed Regis Everywhere
Regis Philbin’s signed picture was in every burger place including Veggie Haven which served their “burgers” without
a bun. Bonus points for having Regis in the Italian Restaurant.
2. 9:30pm in the afternoon
It seems the timing was a bit off since Marshall entered the burger joint in the afternoon and came out when it was
dark. It could be that he took a long time to get back to the apartment, but it seems to be an error.
3. Dr. Horrible Sang
Barney singing was a little throwback to this summer’s Dr. Horrible. Or at least that’s what it reminded me of.
4. Underpants Radius
I remember watching the Simpsons DVD commentary and hearing how they always choose to use the word
underpants instead of underwear or boxers because underpants is inherintly a funnier way of saying it. Also, it’s so
true, everyone does have their own radius.
So, what are your thoughts? Do anyone notice Robin drinking water only? Could she be pregnant? How would you rank the episode? Post your thoughts in the comments.
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