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Nov 25, 2013 · Although this season is definitely not the best one in a series so great, this episode stands out solely because it is 22 minutes of rhyming. Hats off to the writers for this episode because making the entire dialog nursery rhymes is not easy, and I believe that they pulled it off quite well.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Pamela Fryman
- 2013-11-25
On Saturday at 5pm, 25 hours before Barney and Robin's wedding, Marshall and his son, Marvin, are taking the bus in the final leg of their journey to Farhampton. In an effort to get Marvin to sleep, Marshall constantly uses rhymes (the entire episode is worded with rhymes), and begins telling stories of his friends.
Nov 26, 2013 · The final season of How I Met Your Mother is pulling out all the stops — which includes last night's all-rhyming episode. Starting with the premise that the sound of rhyming speech has the...
Nov 25, 2013 · Tonight’s How I Met Your Mother was an impressive feat to behold. Where three stories were told in rhyme, but were you all sold? It was an hour that seemed straight from a bucket list. And...
- Rhyming? Bad timing...
- Verdict
By Max Nicholson
Posted: Nov 26, 2013 3:21 am
Warning: Full spoilers from the episode to follow.
Hoo boy, and I thought last week's episode of How I Met Your Mother was a time-killer. Here, the wedding weekend came to a complete halt, as Marshall hopped on a bus and regaled baby Marvin with made-up nursery stories... told all in rhyme. For 22 minutes.
First, I have to admit, the rhyming structure was a bold move on the part of the creators, and I do commend them for actually going through with it. It takes some real cojones to even attempt an episode like this.
Having said that, the overall execution of the rhymes was only just okay, with most of the stanzas cramming in extra syllables and the actors often tripping up the rhythm (I'm looking at you, Alyson Hannigan.) As a result, this episode ended up being pretty darn weak, if only because the rhyming aspect of it kind of fell flat on its face. In fact, I think the only rhyme that I chuckled at was: "Forgive me, but before you got here, did you smoke a joint? You don't tell kids a tale that crass!" "I guess he had a point."
How I Met Your Mother's all-rhyming episode had a couple somewhat promising stories, but they were all but marred by a mediocre execution. That's not to mention the fact that it had next to nothing to do with the wedding weekend. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Max Nicholson is a writer for IGN, and he desperately seeks your approval. Show him som...
- Max Nicholson
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Marshall tries to get Marvin to sleep by reciting three rhyming bedtime tales about his friends as they wind down their epic cross-country journey. At Saturday, 5 p.m., 25 hours until the wedding, Marshall and his son are taking the bus to Farhampton on the LIE.
