

If, like me, you can't get enough of NPH and Barney's ridiculous get-laid-quick schemes, then this week's episode was like a gift from the writers to make up for sitting through some rather subpar episodes this season. Your enjoyment of this episode depends heavily on how much you enjoy Neil Patrick Harris's Barney.

The rest of the cast took a backseat as the gang obsessed over Barney's latest creation: " The Playbook." Poor Ted barely had a role to play aside from deciphering MILTSWANCAs as "Mothers I'd Like to Sleep With And Never Call Again" and his confirmation that Barney's scam named after Ted does indeed work. This week's How I Met Your Mother makes no qualms about its focus: lovable lothario Barney Stinson.
