The Pre-Nup
- Episode aired Oct 1, 2012
- TV-14
- 22m
Barney's ridiculous pre-nup that he asks Quinn to sign gives the other guys ideas of their own, but the girls find a way to retaliate.Barney's ridiculous pre-nup that he asks Quinn to sign gives the other guys ideas of their own, but the girls find a way to retaliate.Barney's ridiculous pre-nup that he asks Quinn to sign gives the other guys ideas of their own, but the girls find a way to retaliate.
- Quinn's Friend
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThomas Lennon's character, Klaus, suggests that they watch the German version of The Odd Couple in this episode. Lennon was in the remake of The Odd Couple that aired shortly afterward.
- Quotes
Arthur: [Arthur has had enough of the couples' squabbling over Barney and Quinn's pre-nups] Enough, ENOOUGH!
[couples stop]
Arthur: You all have someone who loves you and you're screwing it up over what, who has the most power? That's not love. Love is trusting someone enough to tell them what's really bothering you - and you know what? That's what we're gonna do.
[to Marshall]
Arthur: You, start!
Marshall Eriksen: [to Lily] When you got scared about Marvin, it felt like you were saying that I'm not as good a parent as you. You're an amazing mom, and I will look up to that.
Lily Aldrin: I probably have trust issues because my dad wasn't there for me, but I know that you'll always be there to catch Marvin.
Arthur: [to Ted and Victoria] You, next!
Ted Mosby: Having Klaus back in our lives made me scared we're never gonna escape the past.
Victoria: I only wanted to help Klaus because I feel guilty of how happy I am with you.
Arthur: [to Robin and Nick] Next!
Nick: I find you so sexy, it just hurt that you don't feel the same way about me.
Robin Scherbatsky: I get turned on watching myself do the news during sex.
Nick: Oh... That's cool.
Unfortunately too many people take TV far too seriously and can't seem to accept that after 162 episodes it's very hard to keep the show up to the standard that it once was at.
Indeed this episode was a little bit of a wake up call from the last, however people seem to forget that HIMYM has a serious, clearly story and character driven side as seen in season 8's premiere as well as a fun, relaxed and much more unconventional side as in this episode. This allows the show to take a break from the main story to be a bit more 'out there' and purposely uncharacteristic for some varied comedy.
Once more, I'll gladly admit that these types of episodes used to happen less when the writers obviously had more meaningful material. But as I've said, due to the lifespan of the show, it's no surprise to see more episodes like this and I'll gladly watch them taking into account all of the above.
As for the finale, I'm confident that the writers have it in them to make it exactly how we want it. After all, they've been planning it for 8 seasons now. The episode will not be subjected to the exhausted nature as some of the more recent episodes.
P.S. It's also clear to me that the feelings of reviewers above are not well shared, as 90% of episodes over the last two seasons have continued to be well received when looking at IMDb user scores.
Note to sexwizardmoustache <--- seriously? Anyway, I am expressing my opinion, and without trying to sound immature or arrogant, my opinion is that some other reviewers are not taking into account the full spectrum of circumstances surrounding the show as I have explained. This does not render such a review as invalid, just unbalanced.
Oh, so now you're promoting oppression? One minute you're saying that everybody is entitled to express their feelings in reviews, but now all of a sudden you're telling me that what I'm saying is irrelevant!?!? Stop contradicting yourself.
And that bracketed comment is once again clearly aimed at me. It seems as if you like attacking people for their views. Regardless of you saying your comment is ironic, in reality, you continue to oppress, trying to make others think the way you want in degrading my image in calling me a moron. That's simply childish.
- chris_r_jackson
- Oct 5, 2012
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- Runtime22 minutes
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- 16:9 HD