Barney shows up and tells Ted that GNB has fired Sven, and after almost reversing himself as he remembers Sven's cool ideas, he adds that Ted got the job. Ted says, "Really?" and here's that acting nit. I usually love Josh Radnor (and his Ted), but every once in a while, his take on an emotion or reaction will make me wonder if he's done any acting since his sixth-grade play. There's something artificial about his expression here. I can see the wheels turning in his brain: Act a little surprised, a little dense, and a little drunk. He's usually the perfect Ted, but in this accomplished cast, he's the only one I ever think of as acting. The other actors completely inhabit their characters. I feel badly saying that, because Josh is more or less Ted, and Ted's been having a hard time lately, so I don't want to hurt his feelings by proxy. Oh fandom, why you so crazy? Anyhow, Barney nearly confesses he was responsible for choosing Sven, but Marshall takes pity on Barney, and covers for him, blaming it on Bilson, and saying that Barney finally convinced them to go with Ted. Ted is over the moon. "I just got our firm the biggest account they've ever had. Woooo!" His caption reads: "Now only my love life's a disaster." Ha. He runs off to buy the next round, and Barney asks Marshall why he covered for him. Marshall figures since Barney ended up doing the right thing, he deserved it. Besides, Ted's been so low, it's great to see him happy like he is right now. Barney says, "Wow, you really are Ted's best friend." They clink their test tubes together, and Barney adds, "And so am I. It's a tie." That's our boy.