from the bar, have begun dating so he gloats to Barney about winning the bet. However, Barney makes Ted uncomfortable with thoughts that Barney has already been with Stacey and Ted breaks up with Stacey, admitting to Barney and Marshall that he was unable to get past the thought of her and Barney together. Barney reveals that he had not slept with Stacey at all; on the night of the bet, he asked Stacey to slap him to make it appear as though she hated him to set up the entire ruse that they had slept together. As Ted gloated his dates with Stacey, Barney learned various details about Stacey's life so that he could be there for her when she broke up with Ted. However, one month later, he finds himself bored and frustrated for agreeing to Stacey's request to take things slowly since her experience with Ted. Critical response Donna Bowman of The A.V. Club rated the episode C−. She complained the episode had a Friends-esque pair of premise and is "executed with a tin ear and slack discipline" a criticism she even reiterated the following week. Staci Krause of IGN gave the episode 8.5 out of 10. Omar G of Television Without Pity gave an episode a B rating. References External links How I Met Your Mother (season 3) episodes 2007 American television episodes