I love the Duck vs Rabbit scene. But there is no way duck is the good one. Marshall was right from the beginning, all the arguments for duck require wearing or eating duck. While rabbits are better alive. Except for the rabbits foot ofc. But again, they bring luck.
I think the reason they needed to make the duck the good one is for the Donald Duck joke, which works great, so I'll allow it
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2016-05-19T01:58:06Z
8.5/10. Three enjoyable stories that intersected in just the right ways.
Barney's Super Bowl phone scheme is, as usual, disgusting as all get out. But using his chip-tune "Turkey in the Straw" ringtone to do the Telltale Heart routine with him was great. It's cartoony, and the lightest portion of a pretty light episode, but NPH's manic commitment to the gag and physical comedy at his distress over the ringing phone (with an assist from a delightfully deadpan Ranjit) sold it well.
Robin's bit with Don worked well too. The idea that she wanted to see Don as a duck despite his bad behavior, realized he was a rabbit after his attempt at The Naked Man, and then found herself seeing him a little more duckbilled after he admitted his life wasn't in the best place at the moment but that he was committing to be better worked both for the not-so-subtle changes in Robin's view, and by showing a little growth with a side character.
And the main event, was Marshall, Lily, and Ted's "arranged marriage" bit, and the attendant Duck/Rabbit rubric that started it all. The table's argument over whether ducks or rabbits are better is another instance of HIMYM perfectly capturing the silly, lived-in debates and games that friend groups play. Plus, the trick being that despite all the discussion about how too much choice is paralyzing, Ted got sucked into the same phone-spiral Barney did was a nice way to tie it all together.
Overall, it's a nice episode with something for everyone in the group to do.