I disagree re the segment with the mom. It may work as an isolated segment but watching this show feel more and more like an opportunity for Neil Patrick Harris to celebrate himself, this came across as another self-indulgent, narcissistic move. I mean, he has been a multi-millionaire for a while now so it's hard for me to feel that excited about him giving his mom a very expensive birthday present and recording it on live television. And there's just something so artificial about him and his husband.
Consistently the pranks have been my favorites and the main reason I keep watching. This week's was hilarious, not as good as the Britney Spears one, mostly because Britney kept a straight face throughout the whole bit whereas Jesse Tyler Ferguson kept cracking up. It was still great and I cherish every time Jane Krakowski is on screen.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"