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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

how i met your mother: The Anti-Barney

Monday's episode of How I Met Your Mother focused on Barney's case of "The Yips." He lost his ability to hit on women, a power he originally gained, we learn, after his first sexual encounter with an older woman. After running into this woman at the gym, he discovers that her praises of his sexual ability were fake; that she had been put up to it by his then "straight" brother.

His confidence broken, Barney loses control of his actions around women and embarrasses himself at the Victoria's Secret party with all of the models. Luckily, Hedi Klum lends a sympathetic ear. Barney eventually convinces his "Mrs. Robinson"to sleep with him again, and this time he really does "rock her world."

This episode was okay, but it really didn't rock my world. I find most episodes to be laugh out loud funny, but this one didn't connect with me at all. The rest of the gang spent their first and only week at the gym, which was humorous but not exceptionally so. I hope the next one's better!

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