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"Slapsgiving 3:Slappointment in Slapmarra" is the fourteenth episode of the ninth season of the CBSsitcomHow 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.
Picking up where "Bass Player Wanted" left off, at 1 a.m on Sunday, 17 hours before the wedding, Marshall is about to slap Barney when Future Ted says there is a back story to this slap. A few weeks earlier at MacLaren's Bar, Marshall tells Barney that he wants the next slap from the slap bet to be as painful as humanly possible. Barney counters that he is now immune to all of Marshall's torments.
Marshall proceeds to tell Barney that he went to seek "special training" for the next slap, which he describes as happening sometime in the future. First, he learned from a kid at a martial arts training center about the existence of the "Slap of a Million Exploding Suns", and that he needed to visit three masters to learn this skill. He traveled to Shanghai for a year to learn the speed component from "The Cruel Tutelage of Red Bird", to the Slap Mountain to learn the strength component from "The Punishing Scholarship of White Flower" and to Cleveland to learn the accuracy component from "The Schooling of the Calligrapher".
The training from Red Bird (in the likeness of Robin) included Marshall practicing with a fabled "slapping tree" in Gongqing Forest Park, a tree that slaps back with its branches. White Flower (in the likeness of Lily) instructed Marshall to get slapped by several of Barney's former conquests so he can harness their anger to give him the strength for his slap. When visiting the Calligrapher (in the likeness of Ted), Marshall tried to save him from choking by slapping his back, but without learning accuracy yet, he slapped the Calligrapher's heart right out of him. Marshall ends his story complaining that he never got to finish his training.
Flashing forward to the wedding weekend, Barney runs into woods in panic just before Marshall's hand makes contact with his face. The gang finally catches up to him, and Marshall tells Barney that the Calligrapher did in fact teach him the secret to accuracy while dying on the floor, and that his training is complete. Barney says that he is also ready, and Marshall slaps Barney. Marshall reminds Barney that there is one slap remaining in the slap bet.
Productionedit
What happens when you combine Boyz II Men and a favorite original song from our series? Magic, that's what. We had a lot of fun bringing [Boyz II Men] into the studio and onto our set to make the end of this episode so damn funny. What other show can pull off a whole Kill Bill-inspired episode, centered around one character slapping the other in the face as hard as he can?
Andy Gowan, How I Met Your Mother music supervisor[1]
Critical receptionedit
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Bill Kuchman of Popculturology said that despite the episode not advancing the show's story or featuring The Mother, "it was still a highlight of Season 9" thanks to "Marshall finally [being] reunited with Lily, Ted, Robin and Barney." Kuchman also noted that HIMYM may have created another timeline error, with Marshall yelling "That's four!" after slapping Barney in both this episode and in the Season 7 episode Disaster Averted.[2] Except there was no error as there were two slaps remaining and Marshall said "One more!" shortly after saying "That's four!"
Max Nicholson of IGN gave the episode 6.5/10, saying it delivered a fun and concise storyline that effectively set up future events.[4]
Controversyedit
The episode generated criticism that the actors were in "yellow face", and were depicting Asian stereotypes and accents. While the episode was airing, #HowIMetYourRacism became a trending topic on Twitter. In response, show co-creator Carter Bays posted on Twitter that they were trying to pay homage to the kung fu movies that they grew up on and apologized to people who were offended.[5]
Referencesedit
^"'How I Met Your Mother' Music Supervisor Reveals Show's Top 10 Music Moments". The Hollywood Reporter. March 29, 2014. from the original on June 22, 2014.
^Kuchman, Bill (January 13, 2014). "'How I Met Your Mother' 'Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra' Recap: 'You Just Got Slapped'". Popculturology.
^Bowman, Donna (January 13, 2014). "Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment At Slapmarra". The A.V. Club.
^Nicholson, Max (January 13, 2014). "How I Met Your Mother: "Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra" Review". IGN.
^"'How I Met Your Mother' Creators Respond to Kung Fu Controversy". Hollywood Reporter. January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
External linksedit
"Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra" at IMDb
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This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article December 2015 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 Slapsgiving 3 Slappointment in Slapmarra How I Met Your Mother episodeEpisode no Season 9Episode 14Directed byPamela FrymanWritten byCarter Bays Craig ThomasOriginal air dateJanuary 13 2014 2014 01 13 Guest appearancesBoyz II Men as themselves Nazanin Boniadi as Nora Stacy Keibler as Karina the Hot Bartender April Bowlby as Meg Katie Walder as Shannon Eva Amurri as Shelly Joe Nieves as CarlEpisode chronology Previous Bass Player Wanted Next Unpause How I Met Your Motherseason 9List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Critical reception 3 1 Controversy 4 References 5 External linksPlot editPicking up where Bass Player Wanted left off at 1 a m on Sunday 17 hours before the wedding Marshall is about to slap Barney when Future Ted says there is a back story to this slap A few weeks earlier at MacLaren s Bar Marshall tells Barney that he wants the next slap from the slap bet to be as painful as humanly possible Barney counters that he is now immune to all of Marshall s torments Marshall proceeds to tell Barney that he went to seek special training for the next slap which he describes as happening sometime in the future First he learned from a kid at a martial arts training center about the existence of the Slap of a Million Exploding Suns and that he needed to visit three masters to learn this skill He traveled to Shanghai for a year to learn the speed component from The Cruel Tutelage of Red Bird to the Slap Mountain to learn the strength component from The Punishing Scholarship of White Flower and to Cleveland to learn the accuracy component from The Schooling of the Calligrapher The training from Red Bird in the likeness of Robin included Marshall practicing with a fabled slapping tree in Gongqing Forest Park a tree that slaps back with its branches White Flower in the likeness of Lily instructed Marshall to get slapped by several of Barney s former conquests so he can harness their anger to give him the strength for his slap When visiting the Calligrapher in the likeness of Ted Marshall tried to save him from choking by slapping his back but without learning accuracy yet he slapped the Calligrapher s heart right out of him Marshall ends his story complaining that he never got to finish his training Flashing forward to the wedding weekend Barney runs into woods in panic just before Marshall s hand makes contact with his face The gang finally catches up to him and Marshall tells Barney that the Calligrapher did in fact teach him the secret to accuracy while dying on the floor and that his training is complete Barney says that he is also ready and Marshall slaps Barney Marshall reminds Barney that there is one slap remaining in the slap bet Production editWhat happens when you combine Boyz II Men and a favorite original song from our series Magic that s what We had a lot of fun bringing Boyz II Men into the studio and onto our set to make the end of this episode so damn funny What other show can pull off a whole Kill Bill inspired episode centered around one character slapping the other in the face as hard as he can Andy Gowan How I Met Your Mother music supervisor 1 Critical reception editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2015 Bill Kuchman of Popculturology said that despite the episode not advancing the show s story or featuring The Mother it was still a highlight of Season 9 thanks to Marshall finally being reunited with Lily Ted Robin and Barney Kuchman also noted that HIMYM may have created another timeline error with Marshall yelling That s four after slapping Barney in both this episode and in the Season 7 episode Disaster Averted 2 Except there was no error as there were two slaps remaining and Marshall said One more shortly after saying That s four The A V Club s Donna Bowman graded the episode an A 3 Max Nicholson of IGN gave the episode 6 5 10 saying it delivered a fun and concise storyline that effectively set up future events 4 Controversy edit The episode generated criticism that the actors were in yellow face and were depicting Asian stereotypes and accents While the episode was airing HowIMetYourRacism became a trending topic on Twitter In response show co creator Carter Bays posted on Twitter that they were trying to pay homage to the kung fu movies that they grew up on and apologized to people who were offended 5 References edit How I Met Your Mother Music Supervisor Reveals Show s Top 10 Music Moments The Hollywood Reporter March 29 2014 Archived from the original on June 22 2014 Kuchman Bill January 13 2014 How I Met Your Mother Slapsgiving 3 Slappointment in Slapmarra Recap You Just Got Slapped Popculturology Bowman Donna January 13 2014 Slapsgiving 3 Slappointment At Slapmarra The A V Club Nicholson Max January 13 2014 How I Met Your Mother Slapsgiving 3 Slappointment in Slapmarra Review IGN How I Met Your Mother Creators Respond to Kung Fu Controversy Hollywood Reporter January 15 2013 Retrieved January 15 2013 External links edit Slapsgiving 3 Slappointment in Slapmarra at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Slapsgiving 3 Slappointment in Slapmarra amp oldid 1217383429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
