"The Burning Bee Keeper" is a wonderful example of what makes HIMYM a special show, yet also showcases how far it's fallen. The story structure is both creative and clever. From day one HIMYM seemed to be a show that was willing to take risks and play with the audiences ideas of how a story could be told. This episode is certainly an example of that philosophy. And as far as telling a clever story goes, the episode was a success. It was well structured and it was cool to see all the pieces of the story coming together as the episode progressed.
What the episode was missing, like it seems many HIMYM episodes are missing these days, was jokes. There were a couple little chuckles but all in all I was left unamused. Once again Chris Elliot was spot on (I wouldn't mind seeing him become a regular) and Barney choosing to be stung by bees rather then stay on the bed room with a crazy lady was funny, but little else worked. Martin Short and his interactions with Ted were just to over the top. Marshal was given very little room to be funny, especially after we were told he had had a few drinks. Lilly was to busy being stressed to be humerus.
The episode also did very little to further any of the larger arching story lines. That being the case, this episode, although not offensive, is totally forgettable. This is going to be one of those episodes that pops up on TBS in reruns and you're going to exclaim, "I don't remember this one." Because of that, even though I enjoyed the structure, it goes down as a loss. 4-9-2.
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