The gang makes fun of the Marshall and Lily for being co-dependant, so the two decide to spend a week sleeping apart. Ted tries to work on a Best Man speech, but Marshall rejects all his ideas for not being appropriate. Meanwhile Lily has lost weight, and is too skinny for her wedding dress. Robin tries to get her to eat and put back on the weight
Ted ends up finding the perfect topic for his Best Man speech when he finds out that Marshall has been sneaking out to see Lily, and the two ate enough so she gained the weight.
Meanwhile Barney goes on the Price is Right, and tells the gang that he believes that Bob Barker is his father. He goes on and wins a ton of prizes for Marshall and Lily, but he ends up not telling Bob that he thinks they're related.
Notes
This begins the short Final Phase of Season 2. Ted and Robin break up in this episode, although we don't see it. Instead we simply see them enter the apartment covered in marinara sauce. They decide to hold out on talking about their breakup until after Marshall and Lily get married. We're also introduced to Barney's suspiscion that Bob Barker is his father, although its clear at the end of the episode that he secretly knows the truth. This humorous plot will open up to a much larger plot of Barney finding out who his real father is much later in the series. Finally we get a flashforward into the wedding from the next episode, showing that Marshall will be wearing a hat during the wedding for a reason that will be explained later.
Review
A very gimicky episode, with Barney going on the Price is Right. Yet they tied the gimmick in with an important aspect to Barney's character, the fact that he doesn't know who his real father is. I also like that Ted and Robin are secretly broken up, although obviously I didn't know they were at this point the first time I watched the episode. Lily having to eat is kind of funny, and I find it adorable to see how codependent Marshall and Lily are on each other. They're such a cute couple. Also, its hilarious to me that Barney gave most of his prizes to Lily and Marshall. He really is a good friend, at least at times, and its wonderful to see him doing something nice for a change.
Ranking
8.5 out of 10.
Season Comparison: Season 1 vs. Season 2: "Mary the Paralegal" vs. "Showdown"
How to judge this one? I'm writing this quite some time after my initial experience of watching these episodes, so its hard to really quantitavely judge the level of enjoyment I got out of these two episodes. I do remember thinking that Barney's believe that Bob Barker was his father was pretty funny, and Ted's possible Best Man speeches always make laugh. However, Mary the Paralegal had the first ever telepathic conversation on the show. And it had Ted telling a paralegal that she was a hooker. And it had Alexis Denisof. And it had Buffy references. Yeah, it had a lot of stuff. I think that quantity alone means I have to go with Mary. Barney would definitely agree! Haha, that's a reference to a future episode. I don't really know why I'm making it here.
Winner: Season 1 Episode 20: Marry the Paralegal
Scoreboard
Season 1: 9
Season 2: 12
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