"Why would she be inconsolable? Lorenzo's balloon won't disappear over the Arctic for another week"
ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 16th November 2009
EPISODE NUMBER: Season 5, Episode 8
WRITTEN BY: Craig Thomas & Carter Bays
It's pretty undeniable that Neil Patrick Harris is the star of How I Met Your Mother. His hilariously shallow life philosophy makes every guy wish they were Barney Stinson. Usually relegated to a few choice words, this episode brings Barney's words of wisdom to the forefront as we are introduced to the playbook, a list of ways Barney picks up chicks.
The playbook segments are reminsicient of short sketches, and an episode full of them would be hilarious in its own right. The more ourageous the lie, the better. And seeing Barney dress up in various costumes, such as Scuba gear, will never get old. Lily plays the role of the voice of reason, scolding Barney about the wrongs of such manipulation.
The point of the episode was to demonstrate that Barney hides his insecurities about himself by constantly pretending to be somebody else. NPH even got to flex his acting muscles and explore a different side to Barney we hadn't seen before, when Barney open up in the finale and admits the break-up with Robin has been tougher on him than he's admitted. It doesn't even matter that it turned out to be a ruse, because the con was impressive and made a punchline.
In the end, Barney is so endearing we don't mind that he has the last laugh.
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