(S04E19) As a steadfast HIMYM watcher, the fan in me always struggles with the TV critic in me. The critic wants the show to go back to the continuing storyline goodness of the show's early seasons. But the fan in me doesn't want to be weighed down with all that semi-serious thinking and just wants to laugh his ass off at 8:30 every Monday evening.

This week, the fan won out. Like most of the episodes this year, the story was a standalone, not full of Mother searches or Ted/Robin/Barney triangular angst. It was goofy as hell, more full of gags than crafty jokes. But it was funny as hell. And considering this is a sitcom, funny should be good enough, right?

I mean, how can anyone hate an episode that has Barney wearing a pink wig and a fishnet tank top while sporting an earlobe that looks like a rotting cheesesteak?