<P> Michael Arbeiter of Hollywood.com writes that "this week's' big twist' that Barney was actually using his relationship with Patrice as a cover for his plan to propose to Robin is a far cry from surprising, and as such not as effective as the show might have hoped it would be ." Overall, he calls the episode "one of the stronger of the season's outputs" but notes that "the show has lost a ton of its luster ." He also comments that "an appearance by Ranjit can always be celebrated ." </P> <P> Max Nicholson of IGN gave the episode a score of 7.8 / 10 (Good). He writes that Seth Green's "pathetic obsession with Lily and Marshall offered a few chuckles, as did Barney's sustained silence throughout the proceedings ." He says that "in the second half...Marshall and Lily's story took a notable downturn" but that it ends "with a satisfying reunion for Barney and Robin ." </P> <P> Sandra Gonzalez of EW.com said that the first part was "a great episode in and of itself ." About the second part she commented that "the proposal...was great because it was 100 percent from Barney's heart ." </P>

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