<P> Donna Bowman from The A.V. Club graded the episode a B+, stating that Barney trying to accept the reality that he still pines for Robin is one of the episode's defining moments, even if the price was losing Nora . </P> <P> IGN rated the episode with an 8 / 10 . </P> <P> Paste's Adam Vitcavage gave the episode a 9.2 and praised the final moments of the episode, saying that Neil Patrick Harris' acting was taken to a higher level, and applauding the writers . Of the writing, he said: "We've had the chance to laugh out loud and choke back tears throughout the six and a half seasons and with' Tick, Tick, Tick ...' it seems like we're on the track back to balancing the two emotions extremely well ." </P>

How i met your mother episode where marshall and ted get high