Lily has Robin try to befriend women at the hotel bar, and eventually hits it off with someone who shares her love for ice hockey.
She stated that the episode leaves "nothing fancy or inspired" and gave the writers some challenges in flexibility with the character pairings.
[2] Bill Kuchman of Popculturology gave the episode poor marks, saying that the idea of Barney using the Bro Code against Ted shows that "HIMYM has forgotten a key moment in its history," ignoring the events of 'The Goat'.
[3] Max Nicholson of IGN gave the episode a 7.0/10 rating saying it "made some interesting headway with Ted and Barney, but quickly wore thin with Lily and Robin.
"[4] Alan Sepinwall of HitFix said the episode showed the original cast in their usual ways, noting Milioti's absence.