Glitter (How I Met Your Mother)
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| "Glitter" | |
|---|---|
| How I Met Your Mother episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 9 |
| Directed by | Pamela Fryman |
| Written by | Kourtney Kang |
| Production code | 6ALH08 |
| Original air date | November 15, 2010 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Glitter" is the ninth episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, and the 121st episode overall. It aired on November 15, 2010.
Plot
When
When Lily continues to talk about having a baby, Robin becomes fed up with her and the two of them fall out, which upsets Marshall. Marshall takes Lily to see Jessica, who works as the organist for the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Jessica reveals that it was she who stopped being friends with Robin, not the other way around, because motherhood meant she no longer had the time to maintain their friendship. Jessica has considered getting back in touch with Robin, but never had the courage to try.
Lily finds Robin at The Hoser Hut and they reconcile; Robin reveals that she has been afraid that Lily will abandon her once she becomes pregnant like Jessica did, while Lily promises not to talk about babies so much. Jessica, who has come to the Hoser Hut as well, sings the Beaver Song from Space Teens and Robin joins her, rekindling their friendship.
Meanwhile, Robin and Jessica's estrangement prompts Ted to contact his old high school friend Punchy, who appears in New York. Punchy's male bonding with Ted irks Barney, who tells Ted that Punchy has to go. When Ted tells Punchy that he has to go back to
Critical response
Zach Oat of Television Without Pity gave the episode a B+ score, saying it added more material into Robin's origins but also upped viewer frustration to her being secretive on certain issues. He noted that Punchy's offer to Ted as best man fuels speculation that the wedding in "Big Days" is Punchy and Kelly's, and is set in Cleveland.[1]
The A.V. Club's Donna Bowman, on the other hand, graded the episode at A−, citing "season six-style" fan service to previous episodes and further detail on the characters' friendship, but noted excessiveness on Barney's reality-show catchphrases.[2]
Robert Canning of IGN gave the episode a rating of 8.5 out of 10.[3]
Chris O'Hara of TVFanatic.com gave the episode a rating of 4 out of 5.[4]
Brian Ford Sullivan of The Futon Critic rated this episode as 27th on their list of the 50 Best Television Episodes of 2010.[5]
References
- NBC Universal. Archived from the originalon 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ^ Donna Bowman (2010-11-15). "How I Met Your Mother "Glitter"". The A.V. Club. The Onion.
- News Corporation. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ Chris O'Hara (2010-11-16). "How I Met Your Mother Review: Two Great Beavers..." TV Fanatic. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "Rants & Reviews – The 50 Best Episodes of 2010: #30–21". Retrieved 7 January 2012.
External links
- "Glitter" at IMDb
