Episode cast overview: | |||
Josh Radnor | ... | Ted Mosby | |
Jason Segel | ... | Marshall Eriksen | |
Cobie Smulders | ... | Robin Scherbatsky | |
Neil Patrick Harris | ... | Barney Stinson | |
Alyson Hannigan | ... | Lily Aldrin | |
Bob Odenkirk | ... | Arthur Hobbs | |
Bryan Callen | ... | Bilson | |
Taran Killam | ... | Blauman | |
Jordan Black | ... | Ferguson | |
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Avner Garbi | ... | Waiter |
Lyndsy Fonseca | ... | Daughter | |
David Henrie | ... | Son | |
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Evelyn Dubuc | ... | Megan |
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Charles Poynter | ... | Dylan |
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Kira Saks | ... | Erica |
Marshall's immediate superior, nicknamed Artillery Arthur, is so named because he often, out of nowhere, will launch into a screaming tirade on an unsuspecting person. He's only one of the reasons that Marshall hates his job. Having never been screamed at like Arthur has just done to him (in this case for not finishing a report by the deadline), Marshall reacts surprisingly. He asks for advice from his friends on how to handle his feelings associated with being screamed at. Barney thinks the only way for the universe to work is for Marshall to complete the chain of screaming: scream at someone else, they who in turn will scream at another person, and so on until someone eventually screams at the original screamer. Marshall instead decides to take Lily's advice and reason with Arthur. Marshall's reasoning doesn't come out quite the way he planned. Meanwhile, Ted buys a new car that he doesn't want anyone to get dirty or to move from its prime parking spot. Written by Huggo
After so many great episodes, it was inevitable that there would be a drop in quality somewhere and this was it.
Plot In A Paragraph: Marshall cries after being shouted at by his boss, so the other four all tell him how he should deal with it. Robin suggests he go in with a gun, Ted Suggests he gives a speech about how he will not tolerate being abused, Lily suggests using the same approach she takes with her kids at school and Barney suggests he just send the abuse further down the chain of screaming (or the circle of screaming, or the pyramid of screaming) and simply scream at someone beneath him.
Whilst this episodes has it's moments, there was not many laugh out loud moments to enjoy for me.