Month of Mahem: 2x13 Mini episode review!
Hellooooo. Anyone remember me? No? Well, I don't blame you. Anyway, since I totally failed to bring you all picspam reviews last season, I figured now was a good time to bring you the Mary/Marshall moments from Let's Get it Ahn! Because I loved this ep, and it was angsty in a good way.
Mary's flirting again. And Marshall is determined not to tell her the name of the first person he slept with.
"Why? Are you a virgin?"
I am not even going to attempt to type out the name that he said, but it was a foreign exchange student.
Mary is way too giddy about this information. Also, they flirted with each other through an argument about grammar.
I don't know, dudes, I just love the way they keep looking at each other giddily throughout this conversation. Pure adorableness, yes?
Ahahahaha, once again Marshall is mistaken for a gay dude, and Mary kind of sees why. Also, Mary thinks Ahn is smoking hot. I don't think anyone disagrees with her there.
DUN DUN DUUUUUUN!
Marshall being perplexed by Mary's knowing everything.
Mary being perplexed by Marshall's use of the word "whence." And later he uses whilst.
"Whence, whilst, what the hell have you been reading?"
"How to Speak Like an Elizabethan."
Mary's pet name for him is Special Ed. Oh yes.
"Do you have any craisons?"
Mary is not pleased with Waitress Lady disrespecting Marshall, so Mary disrespects her. I know this scene is a point of contention for a lot of folks, and believe me, I definitely have sympathy for people in the food service industry (I was there once myself and I hated it), but I don't really see Mary here as being rude just for the sake of being rude. This is kind of her version of defending Marshall's honor, and I love her for it.
"Try to keep the spitting in my food to a minimum."
"What?"
"Is that a tan line?"
"Like, from a ring?"
"I'm engaged to Raph, are you happy?"
"Are you?"
Pfft, clearly she is, Marshall, ISN'T THAT THE FACE OF TRUE HAPPINESS? "Of course I'm happy, why wouldn't I be?"
"Because you almost never are?"
"So, how come you didn't tell me?"
"Because I didn't want to have a moment like this?"
"Makes sense."
Marshall puts on the ring. Marshall puts on Mary's ring, and it gets stuck on his finger. Ring = commitment. Mary treats it like a disease, Marshall gets stuck to it (and is kind of happy about it, because the longer Mary doesn't wear it, the longer she stays not committed to Raph).
The congratulations hug. Complete heartbreak on Marshall's face, trepidation on Mary's. Clearly everything about this scene is saying, "Hey! Guess what? The dude that you're actually committed to is right there in front of you in plain sight. The dude you're marrying is not the dude that you want to spend the rest of your life with, so uh... just break it off. Just do it."
I love that Eleanor's first assumption after seeing Marshall with an engagement ring is that Mary and Marshall are getting married. I love Marshall's panicked protestations even more. Oh, Marshall, you poor thing. Also, when Eleanor offered to help him get the ring off his finger (after Stan and Eleanor were all excited for Mary), he grumpily stated that he could take care of it himself. Because he's not ready to give the ring back yet.
Marshall is overly eager to go to the lesbian bar.
"You know there's nothing there for you."
Marshall is giddy about Mary flirting with other women.
CLOSE PROXIMITY. Come on, you knew I couldn't get through a picspam without at least one of these.
Mary experimented with musicals instead of drugs in high school. Marshall is shocked. And possibly turned on? How much you wanna bet that he was a theater geek? Oh, also, I loved the line, "Save that number, it makes you happy."
THEY ARE ALL HARMONIZING TOGETHER! But then Marshall figures out they're talking to the same person.
INTRIGUE!
Marshall can't keep a secret. At all.
SYNCHRONIZED BADGE FLASHING.
Women's prison is not all pillow fights and lingerie. "But some of it is, right?"
"So many thoughts, it boggles the mind."
So, the ring doesn't come off until it's forced off. Metaphor for Marshall being forced to give up on Mary? Maybe?
One day, dudes, one day this will be for real.
And when the commitment is to Marshall, she totally won't shove the ring into her pocket. I love the awkwardness here with Eleanor. I'm pretty sure Eleanor has suspected all along that Marshall has been carrying a torch for Mary, and then she sees Mary shove Raph's ring into her pocket and you know she wants to get involved, but she doesn't, because she's smart enough to know when to not interfere, but seriously, Eleanor knows (she really knew after Marshall's toast).
Cue totally cheesy 80s ballad that never fails to make me laugh. Also, Marshall's toast:
"Here's to the best friend I've ever had. Could ever hope to have. The girl for whom no man will ever be good enough. I hope you know that... I love you. And I wish for you nothing but a lifetime of happiness."
I will toooooorch on for yoooooou. I will carry my torch for you.
So, as cheesy as this song is, it's good for us, because it means that Marshall's feelings will never really go away. ♥
In conclusion, I loved this episode.
A lot.
Mary's flirting again. And Marshall is determined not to tell her the name of the first person he slept with.
"Why? Are you a virgin?"
I am not even going to attempt to type out the name that he said, but it was a foreign exchange student.
Mary is way too giddy about this information. Also, they flirted with each other through an argument about grammar.
I don't know, dudes, I just love the way they keep looking at each other giddily throughout this conversation. Pure adorableness, yes?
Ahahahaha, once again Marshall is mistaken for a gay dude, and Mary kind of sees why. Also, Mary thinks Ahn is smoking hot. I don't think anyone disagrees with her there.
DUN DUN DUUUUUUN!
Marshall being perplexed by Mary's knowing everything.
Mary being perplexed by Marshall's use of the word "whence." And later he uses whilst.
"Whence, whilst, what the hell have you been reading?"
"How to Speak Like an Elizabethan."
Mary's pet name for him is Special Ed. Oh yes.
"Do you have any craisons?"
Mary is not pleased with Waitress Lady disrespecting Marshall, so Mary disrespects her. I know this scene is a point of contention for a lot of folks, and believe me, I definitely have sympathy for people in the food service industry (I was there once myself and I hated it), but I don't really see Mary here as being rude just for the sake of being rude. This is kind of her version of defending Marshall's honor, and I love her for it.
"Try to keep the spitting in my food to a minimum."
"What?"
"Is that a tan line?"
"Like, from a ring?"
"I'm engaged to Raph, are you happy?"
"Are you?"
Pfft, clearly she is, Marshall, ISN'T THAT THE FACE OF TRUE HAPPINESS? "Of course I'm happy, why wouldn't I be?"
"Because you almost never are?"
"So, how come you didn't tell me?"
"Because I didn't want to have a moment like this?"
"Makes sense."
Marshall puts on the ring. Marshall puts on Mary's ring, and it gets stuck on his finger. Ring = commitment. Mary treats it like a disease, Marshall gets stuck to it (and is kind of happy about it, because the longer Mary doesn't wear it, the longer she stays not committed to Raph).
The congratulations hug. Complete heartbreak on Marshall's face, trepidation on Mary's. Clearly everything about this scene is saying, "Hey! Guess what? The dude that you're actually committed to is right there in front of you in plain sight. The dude you're marrying is not the dude that you want to spend the rest of your life with, so uh... just break it off. Just do it."
I love that Eleanor's first assumption after seeing Marshall with an engagement ring is that Mary and Marshall are getting married. I love Marshall's panicked protestations even more. Oh, Marshall, you poor thing. Also, when Eleanor offered to help him get the ring off his finger (after Stan and Eleanor were all excited for Mary), he grumpily stated that he could take care of it himself. Because he's not ready to give the ring back yet.
Marshall is overly eager to go to the lesbian bar.
"You know there's nothing there for you."
Marshall is giddy about Mary flirting with other women.
CLOSE PROXIMITY. Come on, you knew I couldn't get through a picspam without at least one of these.
Mary experimented with musicals instead of drugs in high school. Marshall is shocked. And possibly turned on? How much you wanna bet that he was a theater geek? Oh, also, I loved the line, "Save that number, it makes you happy."
THEY ARE ALL HARMONIZING TOGETHER! But then Marshall figures out they're talking to the same person.
INTRIGUE!
Marshall can't keep a secret. At all.
SYNCHRONIZED BADGE FLASHING.
Women's prison is not all pillow fights and lingerie. "But some of it is, right?"
"So many thoughts, it boggles the mind."
So, the ring doesn't come off until it's forced off. Metaphor for Marshall being forced to give up on Mary? Maybe?
One day, dudes, one day this will be for real.
And when the commitment is to Marshall, she totally won't shove the ring into her pocket. I love the awkwardness here with Eleanor. I'm pretty sure Eleanor has suspected all along that Marshall has been carrying a torch for Mary, and then she sees Mary shove Raph's ring into her pocket and you know she wants to get involved, but she doesn't, because she's smart enough to know when to not interfere, but seriously, Eleanor knows (she really knew after Marshall's toast).
Cue totally cheesy 80s ballad that never fails to make me laugh. Also, Marshall's toast:
"Here's to the best friend I've ever had. Could ever hope to have. The girl for whom no man will ever be good enough. I hope you know that... I love you. And I wish for you nothing but a lifetime of happiness."
I will toooooorch on for yoooooou. I will carry my torch for you.
So, as cheesy as this song is, it's good for us, because it means that Marshall's feelings will never really go away. ♥
In conclusion, I loved this episode.
A lot.