HIMYM - "The Goat"

From my TVFan blog,

Breaking the Bro Code really does have its consequences.

In Monday's episode,we learn of the fall out of Barbin (yep, that's the best I could come up for the coupling name of Robin + Barney).

So, I guess they are not going to become a couple and she just became yet another notch in Barney's bedpost.

The news of Barney and Robin is slowly unveiled and everyone reacts pretty much the way you would expect them to. Marshall, unemployed, becomes Barney's lawyer and tried to find a loophole so Barney can stop feeling bad about breaking the Bro Code of sleeping with his best friend's ex (which is a true Bro Code, but I would add with the amendment: One bro can only sleep with another bro's ex only with prior permission and if said bro pays back the other bro for all the money he spend during the relationship).

I would think that Ted broke the Bro Code by punching Barney in the groin after Barney told him he bumped uglies with Robin. Totally against the Bro Code.

Concerning the Bro Code of not making eye contact with another bro during a devil's threeway - is it just me or should real bros not even be in that situation? Ok, back to the episode . . .

We almost learn about the infamous goat at Ted's 30th birthday, which was brought up during the "Milk" episode of season one. We now learn that the goat actually comes into play at Ted's 31st birthday. We also get a hint that Robin later on ends up living at Ted/Marshall/Lilly's place because the the goat, again apparently at Ted's 30th 31st birthday, was eating one of her washcloths and Future Ted says: "Wait, hold on, Robin wasn't living there on my 30th birthday." Hmmmmm....

This brings up brings up two questions: first, why is she living there? Did she and Ted decide to give it another go round (and after Barney's been there? Here's another personal Bro Code: Thy shall go where another bro as gone)? And second, do they keep the goat at the apartment for a full year?

Personally, I thought the whole goat plot was contrived. It didn't go anywhere or provide any real LOL moments but it took up so much of the episode's time with the writers explaining how Lilly brought it home after her class found out it was heading for the slaughterhouse after a show-and-tell with an out-of-place farmer.

Concerning the Barbin fallout, we all know Barney isn't leaving the show so we will have to see how he and Ted reconcile after Ted told Barney he didn't want to be friends with him anymore because of the Robin thing. I personally think Robin kinda got off the hook a little too easily there but again her and Ted are not bros.

And when are we actually going to get to see Stella, Ted's new g/f. It's not like the show not to include Ted's new beau. Apparently they couldn't get Sarah Chalke to reappear in her guest role from "Ten Sessions." I doubt that relationship lasts much longer.

Overall, it was a strong episode with some good LOL moments with two exceptions, the already mentioned goat plot and the founding fathers flashback. It was just too cheesy and lame.

Though the whole goat storyline was played out disappointedly, it further illustrates how this show rewards loyal viewers with its ongoing gags and jokes, e.g. Slapbet, and that is one of the reasons why this show as quickly become my favorite show on TV - sorry "Scrubs."

We also learn that apparently, Iphones are shredable.

PS - Marshall, get a haircut.

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