While this episode might not be comparable to the classic Slapsgiving episodes of past seasons, Blitzgiving sounds like a pretty good new tradition to start. Okay, maybe it doesn’t have the classic appeal of watching Barney getting slapped and singing perfect harmonies as he moans in pain, but Blitzgiving offers some pretty funny moments and some vital plot development.

Hits:

-“Turturkeykey”

-“Aw, man.”

-Robin’s attraction to “wangman.” We called this before it even happened.

-Zoey becoming more three-dimensional. We saw this coming ever since her and Ted became “enemies,” but we hope Zoey doesn’t become a member of the gang like the ending seemed to allude to. She’s good, and we like her, but not enough to see her full-time just yet.

-The Blitz. All three of them.

-“The Gentleman!”

-A break from focusing on Lily and Marshall’s attempts to have a baby. 

Misses:

-The absence of a slap-related episode. Any allusion to it would’ve been nice.