Girls Vs. Suits

Season 5, Episode 12, Aired
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Barney chooses between wearing suits and sleeping with a sexy bartender. Meanwhile, Ted dates a student from Columbia and reveals she's the roommate of his future wife.
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  • The show has officially lost it..

    1.0
    "Abysmal"
    By koyettsu, Oct 31, 2011
    I don't even need to make this a long review because there is not a lot to say about How I Met Your Mother anymore. I am not sure what happened to the show, but the last few episodes especially this one I found my eyes diverting elsewhere for something interesting to do. The plot was boring, once again they decided to tease at his future wife but again failed to deliver. The joke is old and stale now, just show the damn mother already. The parts with Ted once again were ridiculous and bored the hell out of me. I seriously could do with a lot less Ted and a lot more everyone else. Well except for Robin, she has lost all purpose on the show now. They simply have her there just because she has been there since the beginning and find excuses to keep squeezing her in.

    The musical was very cheesy and I did not find it remotely entertaining at all. Sure Neil did great in Dr. Evil but there is no heart what so ever put into this. All in all I found this episode to be one of the worst in the entire series. I no longer wait to see the show every week, I usually catch them whenever I have nothing better to do and then I usually wish I had cleaned or something.moreless

  • It just keeps getting worse.

    3.0
    "Bad"
    By sanniescott, Oct 20, 2011
    This episode had everything going for it. It had a catchy title 'Girls vs Suits'. It had two hotties as guest stars (Rachel Bilson and Stacy Keibler). And there were rumors that we'd get glimpses of the Mother. But yet, it all fell apart the moment it was revealed that Rachel was the mother's roommate (who didn't see that coming?). Seriously, I'm tired of this repeated formula. I don't understand why they can't introduce the mother and have her join the gang. Robin seems completely wasted and I wouldn't miss her if she were replaced by the mother. And what was with the musical ending? It just shows the laziness of the writers. This episode will surely reduce the fanbase of HIMYM.moreless

  • Barney has to choose between a girl or his suits.

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    By Jon_MW_14, Aug 30, 2011
    "Girls Versus Suits" is an awesome How I Met Your Mother episode. I love how Ted gets closer to the mother and we get even more clues as to who she is. I love how the mother is the roommate of Ted's student Cindy. I love how Ted loves all the stuff he thiinks belong to Cindy, but they actually belong to the mother. I love how Ted gets a glimpse of the mother's feet. IN this episode, there's a new bartender who Lily and Marshall find attractive and Robin says she's only attractive because she's serving beer. I love how she goes behind the counter and she too looks attractive to everyone. In this episode, Barney has to choose between his suits and a girl. And I love how he chooses suits. I love the musical number at the end. I give this episode a 9.5/10.moreless

  • Horrible.

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    By thefanof, May 10, 2011
    Well, that music sequence was certainly no SNL Digital Short. I'll just say that, and that is what they were hyping this entire episode with? Thankfully it was just a few minutes and not an entire half hour devoted to singing, dancing and whatnot.

    This is the first episode I have seen in two months, and I probably will not watch any more frequently than that. The show is just not funny and probably rivals Accidentally on Purpose and The New Adventures of Old Christine as CBS' weakest comedies on their lineup.

    And Stacy Keibler probably won't be getting any Emmy nominations for her "performance" here either.moreless

  • Without a doubt, one of, if not the greatest HIMYM episode of all time.

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    By Xavygravy, May 10, 2011
    HUGE mother-story progression. Check.
    Big musical number. Check.
    High standard of comedy and writing. Check.

    Unlike the disaster last episode that was 'Last Cigarette Ever', this episode is on the other end of the spectrum. I can forgive them for that episode though, as I knew it was just a filler for a brilliant 100th episode the following week which they were putting more effort towards.

    Barney pursues a hot bartender, forcing him to choose between his beloved suits and the girl, thus the title.
    Meanwhile, Ted visits the mother's APARTMENT. The yellow umbrella is there along with many new clues that are also given.

    Now stop reading this and watch it.moreless
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