In this week’s episode of “How I Met Your Mother” (hereafter to be referred to as HIMYM because all the cool kids are using acronyms), Barney finds out what happens when you break the exalted Bro Code.
Last week he slept with Robin. The girl Ted was in love with and probably still is despite being apart for over a year. In typical Barney fashion, he recruits poor Marshall to go through the Bro Code bylaws with a lawyerly comb and find a loophole that will get him out of feeling guilty for sleeping with Robin. In explaning the origins of the Bro Code, we get an amusing flashback to the founding fathers of America who, along with the constitution, also set forth the rules of the Bro Code. Kind of silly I’ll admit, but seeing George Washington refer to D.C. as “Me D.C.” was enough to crack me up.
Marshall is unable to find a loophole and tells Barney the only way to assuage the guilt is to just come clean. meanwhile, Robin already came clean to Robin and he forgave her right away. When Barney came clean, Ted ended their friendship. I don’t quite think that was fair but eh, it’s a silly sitcom and I didn’t spend all night fretting over it.
I really enjoy this show. It’s currently the only sitcom I’ve been watching. I’ve decided to come right out and admit I pretty much check out new shows based on the actors and actresses in them. I tried to deny it, but I cannot do so any longer. I like Neil Patrick Harris (NPH for the cool kids) and so I netflixed HIMYM. I thought it was funny, thought NPH’s character was fantastic and became hooked on the show.
I love David Boreanaz. I checked out Bones via Netflix for that reason and that reason only. And was pleasantly surprised. That seems to be the way of it. So no more will I think that sampling a show or movie based on the hotness or coolness factor of a favoured actor/actress is wrong.
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