How I Met Your Mother

This was a unique episode, but a little crazy and unrealistic. But it shows how there ARE some people that Barney doesn't ever want to upset which is nice, even if it is his mother who admitted to being a whore when she was younger. When she thinks she is dying, Barney realizes she told him she didn't want him ending up alone, so he casts a fake wife and then when she requests grandchildren, his "wife" lies and says she's pregnant, with their fake son. The other subplots were even less enjoyable as Ted all of a sudden wants to become an actor and then Lily admits she doesn't like Marshall's mother. I thought we knew this?

"The Stinsons" in my opinion is an entertaining episode How I met Your Mother episode. I love how the gang is suspicious the Barney has a secret lover and they follow him and it turns out he has a wife and a son. I love how he reveals that they are actors and he hired them because he thought his mom was dying and he thought it would make her happy if she died knowing he was married. But then she recovered, so Barney has a fake family. I love how Barney writes scripts for his friends. I love how Barney reveals to his mother that Betty and Tyler are just actors and I love how she's relieved because she doesn't like them. I give this episode a 8/10.

I laughed when I looked at the episode page picture, it's like everybody is saying, "Why am I even in this show? This episode was pretty bad." This is the lowest I've given a HIMYM episode, it seems as though the writers have just given up, and there has been no mention of the mother in weeks. Barney casts a fake family? The only good thing about this episode is that we finally meet Barney's mom, but that's just about it. Ted was incredibly annoying in this episode, with Barney's "wife". Didn't we know that Lilly & Marshall's mom had issues since 109? The first season Thanksgiving episode. The fact that they had to bring this random plot out of nowhere made no sense. Robin bonding with the little boy was laughable. It's like I was watching a different show. It's like someone won a contest, and won the rights to write an episode of HIMYM. All the characters were out of place and unlikable in this episode. The only worthy scene is the bonding between Barney & his mom by the end, and when he looked at Robin which shows the viewers he's still in love with her. A poor episode, with pretty much nothing "great" about it. Just one eventful scene, nothing funny or anything. Not up to par.

This was undoubtedly the worst episode of the series. We're all willing to suspend reality, but this one was just too much. This was too much. I hope this episode was an aberration. This show is basically a soap opera, and this plot twist has absolutely no redeeming qualities regarding character development or plotline, and wasn't very entertaining. Hopefully it's an aberration and not a trend, because this is in general a well-written show. This review has to be at least one hundred words long or tv.com won't let me post it. This review will end in just a second.

After noticing some bizarre and elusive behavior from Barney, the gang starts to suspects that he may have found a girlfriend. When he mysteriously leaves MacLaren's during drinks they decide to follow him, and they discover that he's actually been secretly visiting his mother. However, they also discover that Barney has convinced his mother that he's married and has a son, and that he'd hired actors to portray them. After barging in on Barney with his "family," the gang has no option but to play along, until Ted gets caught cheating with Barney's "wife." Meanwhile, Lily admits to Marshall that she hates his mother, while Robin commiserates with the old soul portraying Barney's "son."

the gang thinks barney's in a relationship but actually hes a big mamas boy.so much that he hired ppl to be his fake family!

we meet barney's mother for the 1st time and find out why he's the way he is....

i didnt get how grant got the part.hes horrible!has anyone realise the kid who plays grant/tyler was in season 2 as ted's nephew in how lily stole christmas?

barney routes for the villians in movies. also he still feels for robin!i love those two together!hop they last!



we learn alot about the characters like ted likes acting and lily dislikes marshall's mom.



so it was an okay episode in my opinion thats why i gave it a 5 score.

Sorry, I had to give this one a low score!

This episode was unoriginal, extremely silly, and way too unreal.



I even sensed a decline in the quality of writing; this and the fact that some scenes were so predictable.

They need to get back to the HIMYM spirit I know.

What kind of mother can be fooled with her son's fake marriage? What son is capable of doing this for years?

No, No, they went too far with this.

On a side note, they should do something to lily's character; She's no longer funny!

I thought that after waiting for almost a month, we would get real comedy!



*sigh

HIMYM may very well be the worst one of all CBS comedies. Once a hilarious show, this season has made it take the crapper. I wont be venting out this time, as honestly, it wasn't like I dint see this coming.



I initially wanted to give a rating of 1, but the dinner table scene was a little funny, so I decided to up the meter by 3 points. I gather the fact that the writers are trying to come up with funny stuff; hell yeah that's their job. But, the whole show now seems weird with the cameras focusing hip up for Lily and Robin, and not to forget some untypical character depiction. Marshall going all mellow in a couple of scenes looks sick.



Well, this has indeed become the Office of CBS.

This turned out to be another good episode, not a heavy hitter but good all the same. Out of all the characters of the show Barney I've always felt was the most enigmatic because we've never really known much about his past. This episode gives us a little taste of it.



Barney's scam for his mom kinda reminded me of that foregn film "Goodbye Lenin" like in that film Barney doesn't want to put his mom in shock nor decrease the time she has left. But mainly he is afraid that he has disapointed her that he hasn't lived up to what expectations she holds for him. So like in that film he creates an illusion for her, yeah I know like in that film it's pritty far fetched almost out there but seems plasable which is why it's fun.



Barney in this episode is once again at his comical and humane best. From conducting the scam, I'll admit I'm a bit supprised Barney didn't think about directing, I loved that comment he made, that most of the good child actors came from the 80's which was an ironicly funny comment since he was one of them. I think it's easy to emphisize with that anxity he's carring in the episode, it's a common subconcious fear of failing our parients it is always the last thing we want to do, we feel if we don't meet their expectations then were unworthy in their eyes.



We also supprising find out where he got his womanizing trait which was from his mom whom was sweet but not innocent (what parent is.).

One of the best moments for me was when we saw Ted trying the acting techniques he learned from the girl and has created sort of a soap opera scenario. Another favorite moment was seeing Marchall's outburst at Lily's comment aobut his mom.



The only bad things about the episode was That little subplot with Robin and the child actor I felt was useless and wasn't really that funny. But the main flaw for me was we never really got to explore enough depth into Barney's life at his old home, I couldn't help but feel that a bit more could of been built on that angle, but oh well. But we see through the lies Barney has concocted he has found the truth mainly about himself. It was a sweet moment when we see as the mom Loretta hears the truth, she says she'll always love her son for who he is. But then she gives good advice to Barney about finding love. Loretta like Barney is a non comitment person but the difference is Lorettta failed, time ran out she had certain habits or fears she couldn't kick off. But for Barney it's not too late, there is still time there is Robin whom isn't lost yet. I also can't help but feel that scam he pulled might not just be the expectations he thinks his mom holds for him but it could be something he secretly desired deep down inside.

I thought this was a very interesting episode for the show, while it's premise a person keeping a secret family was a little off the book, the fact that it was Barney made it believable and hilarious.



So when Barney left the bar after getting a puzzling phone call without hitting on a trio of hot blondes the gang was worried, well confused. So as they tailed his cab out of Manhattan, I began to wonder what exactly is he doing? Here is where we meet The Stinsons, and in an attempt to model the forgotten sitcoms of the 80's and 90's hilarity ensues. We finally put a face to Loretta Stinson, in the past she voiced by the recognizable Megan Mullaly, but as she pointed out to Marshall and Lily she has changed her ways she was replaced in flesh by the talented Frances Conroy. The house was everything I thought it should be, the slightly tacky wallpaper and the funky mantle picture, it was everything I pictured. Loretta herself was great, Frances Conroy plays a sweet and demure woman with a desire to scream out her unhappiness for not being a wild woman better than anyone out there. The backstory was she almost died several years ago and wanted to see her children happy and settled down, but since those two things don't really compare for Barney he decided that his mom had been through enough, losing Bob Barker and all, so he hired an actress to play his wife. Unfortunately for the plan, and fortunately for the hilarity, Loretta pulled through and thus the charade continued, and eventually led to the casting of Tyler, as Barney's precocious son. The gang was completely taken aback by the Stinson family, mainly Ted who could not figure out where he had seen Mrs. Stinson before, but he soon would realize that they share a similar passion. Ted realized that he had once seen Barney's wife in a German play, which had pretentious written all over it, and the two shared acting tips. Robin bonded with Tyler, or Grant, as they vented on how their current jobs are beneath them. While Marshall and Lily learned a little too much about Loretta in the kitchen about her behavior in the gas station. Marshall and Lily felt that Barney needed to come clean with his mother, since she was so sweet and kind-hearted, and they did not feel comfortable lying to her. Marshall went so far as to compare her to his own mother, and Lily had to disagree as she felt Marshall's mother was mean. Lily quickly tried to cover her tracks by offering to have sex with Marshall in Barney's bed again, his race car bed, which according to Marshall handles great. Lily revealed that her mother-in-law told her on her wedding day that she would not be joining Marshall in heaven.



Then came the dinner scene, which Barney scripted, the meatloaf was on and the big scene was about to begin, but of coarse 'Tyler no likey meatloaf'. The dinner commenced and Barney and the Mrs told a quirky story of an almost forgotten anniversary. Barney laid on thick with the pet names and then turned to Ted and said "This is what your actually like in a relationship." Then Tyler told a story about his latest nightmare, the one where the dinosaur bones come to life, which scared the always superstitious Marshall. As the meatloaf was gone it was time for dessert, sundaes, how nice. Ted and Betty cleared the table and in the kitchen succumb to their passion for the theater. When Loretta walked in and witnessed the infidelity the campiness of this episode was brought to a whole new level. Ted took Betty's acting lessons to heart and created an elaborate story in which Ted kissed Betty as an act of revenge for Barney kissing his blind fiance and swindling some Algerians on a train to Monte Carlo a little over a decade ago, what made this moment better besides the slaps was Betty looking on in delight and awe of Ted's acting.



Barney had no choice but to pull his mother aside and explain he had been lying to her for years, and she was grateful since she hated Betty and Tyler, with his catchphrase, and not to mention his friends. Loretta offered Barney some motherly advice, all she wanted was for her son to be happy, and that would in turn make her happy, queue Robin entering and Barney melting.



Who would have thought that this episode was going to turn out to be another Barney's unrequited love for Robin episode? Other highlights were Betty pretending to be Marshall's mother on the cab rides home, and Grant putting the moves on Robin. While this episode shied away from the telling of how I met your mother, it was an interesting look into the life of Barney Stinson.

This episode was a strange one. Over the last few eps the writers seem to be able to come up with some strong concepts that never live up to what they are capable of being. But in this case we are given a blown out really poor concept for an episode but it is milked for all it is worth and it makes the episode really quite amusing.



This week the gang believe that Barney has committed to a girl as he sets off somewhere that they know nothing about. They soon discover that he has a wife and child and is having dinner at his mother's house. Well, not really, Barney has hired actor's to pretend for his mother's sake that he is happily married. But soon events transpire that force Barney to consider telling his mother the truth.



Meanwhile Marshall is shocked to find out that Lilly hates Marshall's mother. This ep is really quite funny for is a really stupid concept. Even for Barney this is very far out but to the credit of the writers theydo find a way to make it really very funny. My real problem lies an issue I have had with this season for sometime. The whole premise of the show has been lost since Ted was left at the alter and everything since have felt like filler episodes. Come on guys! get bac on track, Neil Patrick Harris can't carry this show for much longer.

You know How I Met Your Mother has been on a fine line for quite some time but there is absolutely no excuse for an episode this ridiculous. It is not that there weren't not any good jokes, as there were several really clever moments and lines, but the reality is absolutely absent.



How I Met Your Mother used to portray life in New York City almost to the extent that it was (for people who could afford to blow $100 a night on beer at least) but now Barney has a fake family?



No, this is too much and how anyone could justify this is outrageous. Elsewhere Jason Segel continues to be one of the most annoying faces on TV. I used to be such a big Marshall fan, but now I wonder why as he is terrible.