Zoo or False: How I Met Your Mother

I’ve been suffering from HIMYM withdrawal. I can’t remember the last time it was new or last time I even saw an episode of it. The closest I’ve come this month I think was watching Forgetting Sarah Marshall this weekend with Jason Segel.

At least I’ll be interruption free tonight as everyone is working on papers tonight.

So wait, Ted, are you saying you’ve been lying to us? This could make figuring out who the mother so difficult.

I loved Barney’s voice as he said, “We made sweet love! I got pictures!”

Why does Ted reanact scenes from Sleepless in Seattle? He’s very strange at some points.

Poor Marshall. But how does someone as tall as him get mugged? Oh, obviously if it’s at good point. Of course Barney will use his story to get chicks. It was funny that he copied Marshall’s every line.

Okay, it makes more sense if a monkey mugged Marshall, surprisingly. Not going to lie, Marshall isn’t the type of person I’d pick to mug given his height and his build.

Aww, Marshall accidently injuring Lily reminds me of how my boyfriend always accidently injures me.

Eww, what was the monkey doing with the wallet that Marshall didn’t want it back? I don’t think I want to know.

Is this whole episode just going to be different versions of this event? I’m not digging it all that much.

Okay, woah some guy is screaming at his dolls while he’s interviewed on Robin’s talk show. That’s weird. I’m glad Marshall gets to be on her show, better than Ted, Ted, Ted, Ted, Ted. I’m sick of Ted.

When the girl was screaming at Barney “Neil!” (because Barney told her earlier he was Neil Armstrong—who is stupid enough to believe that a 20-something is Neil Armstrong?) I could only think of NPH.

I knew that he wasn’t going to end up being mugged by a monkey. I repeat my previous statement. I don’t like that this is all only one re-imagined event. I’m not digging this storyline for Marshall, even though I normally love him.

I love Ted’s weird creepy stare with Marshall to tell if he’s telling the truth.
Barney, while some journalists lie. But I don’t consider them journalists. GOOD journalists don’t lie. But yes, Barney, lots of people do lie.

“Now, I want to buy a gun.” Best line by Barney.

Of course they brought the monkey and the monkey has a sad story and that is going to make Marshall not say the monkey mugged him. He’s such a softy.

WHAT?! Your not going to tell me what happened? Not liking how this is going.

They slightly redeemed themselves with having Bobo the monkey climb Ted’s model of the empire state building at the end, making a mini King Kong. But, overall, this episode didn’t really do it for me.

I hope the HIMYM writers can redeem themselves in the last couple of episodes in the season, or otherwise I’m worried HIMYM has jumped the shark.

I'm hoping Glee tomorrow isn't disappointing like tonight was.

My Project for this Summer

...Is hosting a Veronica Mars Rewatch community over at Livejournal. I know not many people have livejournals anymore, but I highly encourage you to get one, even if it's just to participate in the rewatch community, because it's going to be awesome. We'll be having weekly discussions of every episode starting with the pilot of Season 1 with the goal of making it through every season!

I'll probably be posting my episode reviews over here as well since there's not really that much television going on during the summer.

Hope to see you guys there!

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