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Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra: Directed by Pamela Fryman. With Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Cristin Milioti. In an attempt to deliver a devastating final slap to Barney, Marshall explains how he mastered the Slap of A Million Exploding Suns.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Pamela Fryman
- 2014-01-13
" Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra " is the fourteenth episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, and the 198th episode overall. The episode's name is a reference to "The Appointment in Samarra", a fable by W. Somerset Maugham based on an ancient Mesopotamian story about the inevitability of death. Plot.
- Recap
- Continuity
- Future References
- Notes and Trivia
- Guests
- Reception
On Sunday at 1:00 AM, 17 hours before the wedding, picking up immediately where the previous episode left off, Marshall is about to slap an impassive-faced Barney (seen in a slow-motion fashion) when Future Ted says that there is a particular back-story to this slap. The episode then flashes back to a few weeks earlier with the gang at MacLaren's. ...
The episode concludes the "Slapsgiving trilogy." The other parts being Slapsgiving and Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap.In order for Marshall to master the art of strength, he has to let himself be slapped by a bunch of gullible girls Barney had sex with. These include Crazy Meg, Shannon, Shelly, Karina, Mrs. Dougla...You can see a short moment in this episode which marks the continuity from Bass Player Wanted, which had "To be continued" title at the end.Boyz II Men sing "You Just Got Slapped", which was first sung by Marshall in Slapsgiving.The slap will be visible on Barney's cheek in Unpause.Marshall says 'One More' referencing the fact that there is one more slap remaining in the slap bet. He delivers this in The End of the Aisle.Goofs and Errors
1. When Marshall slaps Barney, he says "That's four!" In the context of the The Eight Slaps, it should have been "That's seven!" If the slap was part of the three extra slaps given in Disaster Averted and counted separately from the initial five slaps, he would have said "That's three"; if it was part of the original five slaps, it should have been "That's five." Saying "four" doesn't fit into any of the scenarios. 1.1. This line has been edited out in the international versions of the episod...
Allusions and Outside References
1. The title is a reference to the story Appointment in Samarra, in which a man tries to avoid the personification of Death by fleeing to Samarra only for it to be later revealed that he was destined to die in Samarra, much like how Barney flees the slap at the beginning of the episode but finds himself in the exact situation in which Marshall had told him he would be slapped. 2. Marshall is told by the young boy what he must do to learn the "slap of a million exploding suns". This may be a r...
Music
1. You Just Got Slapped - Boyz II Men 2. O Fortuna from Carmina Burana - Carl Orff 3. Adagio for Strings - Samuel Barber
Stacy Keibler - KarinaThe episode was viewed by 8.59 million people.Donna Bowman on the A.V. Clubgave this episode an A-.Max Nicholson of IGNgave the episode a 6.5 out of 10.Angel Cohn of Television Without Pitygave the episode a C.Jan 14, 2014 · By Max Nicholson. Posted: Jan 13, 2014 9:06 pm. Warning: Full spoilers from the episode to follow. Well, at long last, the Slap Bet Countdown Alarm has finally reached zero, and that meant it was...
- Max Nicholson
Jan 13, 2014 · The slap bet that began in the episode “Slap Bet” (aka “Robin Sparkles”) may be the most inspired overarching mythological construct this gleefully mythological show has ever deployed.
- Donna Bowman
Jan 14, 2014 · “Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra” reintroduces one of the most beloved plots of the show: Marshall and Barney’s Slap Bet!
Jan 13, 2014 · How I Met Your Mother. Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra. View in iTunes. Available on Prime Video, iTunes, Hulu. S9 E14: In an attempt to deliver a devastating final slap to Barney, Marshall explains how he mastered the Slap of A Million Exploding Suns. Comedy Jan 13, 2014 20 min. Starring Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman.
