[S3E15] The Chain Of Screaming

"Marshall's immediate superior, nicknamed Artillery Arthur, is so named because he often, out of nowhere, will launch into a screaming tirade on an unsuspecting person. He's only one of the reasons that Marshall hates his job. Having never been screamed at like Arthur has just done to him (in this case for not finishing a report by the deadline), Marshall reacts surprisingly. He asks for advice from his friends on how to handle his feelings associated with being screamed at. Barney thinks the only way for the universe to work is for Marshall to complete the chain of screaming: scream at someone else, they who in turn will scream at another person, and so on until someone eventually screams at the original screamer. Marshall instead decides to take Lily's advice and reason with Arthur. Marshall's reasoning doesn't come out quite the way he planned. Meanwhile, Ted buys a new car that he doesn't want anyone to get dirty or to move from its prime parking spot. "

[S3E15] The Chain Of Screaming

Marshall doesn't think that any of these ideas would work, but Barney gives him an example of Gary Blauman and what happened to him during a meeting. Bilson yells at him in front of other people, but he interrupts him and tells him to "Kiss my ass!" since his cousin just had a website start up and was making money. He then stands on top of the conference table and tries to pee, but he gets performance anxiety and then eventually gives up. Barney tells him that the cousin's website eventually ended, Gary started working as a janitor, and eventually died. Barney tells Marshall that the moral of the story is to not yell at your boss because there is something called the "chain of screaming" and that it starts at the top. He gives an example of Artillery Arthur and tells everyone that Arthur's boss's boss screams at Arthur's boss, then on down the chain it goes until it gets to Lily who screams at a student who then screams at her father who turns out to be Arthur's boss' boss. Barney explains that Marshall shouldn't deal with it - the way that the chain (or circle) of screaming works is that one person screams at someone "below" him, then that person screams at another person, and so on. The next night, Lily and Ted are in the apartment looking at carpet samples for the new apartment and Marshall calls Ted and tells him to come downstairs without letting Lily know that it is him. Ted walks outside and finds Marshall stuffing his face. He explains that he and Barney went to a diner and was urged by Barney to scream at the waiter, but couldn't do it - the waiter screamed at Marshall instead. The next day, Marshall finally lets out his feelings towards Arthur and, in the end, quits his job at Nicholson, Hewitt, and West.

Barney Stinson: Yes. The chain of screaming starts at the top. Arthur's boss's boss screams at Arthur's boss. Arthur's boss screams at Arthur. Arthur screams at you. You go home and scream at Lily. Lily screams at one of the kids in her kindergarten class. Then that kid screams at her dad: Arthur's boss's boss. And the whole thing starts all over again; thus completing the circle of screaming

Barney Stinson: [Angry] Fine! You want it to be a chain of screaming? A chain of screaming. I come up with the circle idea halfway through because I thought it was a more elegant metaphor, but fine, RUIN it. You guys always undermine me when I'm trying to make a point and I'm sick of it. Argh! I'm surrounded by idiots. IDIOTS.

A new study suggests that bullying bosses affect more than just their victim. Researchers polled 233 people from various fields and found that, much like the chain of screaming, victims of a bullying boss often turn into bullies themselves, spreading their discontent through the office like a nasty virus.

Barney: The lesson of Blauman is that when your boss screams at you, you never scream back. That's why there's a little thing in corporate America I like to call the chain of screaming.Marshall: Chain of screaming?Barney: Yes. The chain of screaming starts at the top. Arthur's boss's boss screams at Arthur's boss. Arthur's boss screams at Arthur. Arthur screams at you. You go home and scream at Lily. Lily screams at one of the kids in her kindergarten class. Then that kid screams at her dad, Arthur's boss's boss. And the whole thing starts all over again, Thus completing the circle of screaming.Ted: I thought it was a chain of screaming.Barney: It's a circle, Ted. I called it a circle.

Marshall: I don't scream at Lily.Lily: And I don't scream at my kids, none of whom have parents who work at Marshall's firm.Robin: So it's not a circle.Barney: Fine! You want it to be a chain of screaming, it's a chain of screaming. I came up with the circle idea halfway through, 'cause I thought it was a more elegant metaphor, but fine, ruin it! You guys always undermine me when I'm trying to make a point, and I'm sick of it! God, I'm surrounded by idiots! Idiots! See, doesn't everyone feel better now?

Barney: Don't blame this on me, Marshall. I told you to yell at someone beneath you. The circle of screaming is... The chain of scr... Pyramid... The pyramid of screaming! The pyramid of screaming.

Back in the mine, Gwen begins to hyperventilate as her flashlight doesn't work. Chef Hatchet hears Gwen's screaming. Zoey manages to find Gwen, and the latter is both glad to see Zoey and also afraid, telling Zoey to never scare her like that. Zoey comforts Gwen, helping her calm down. As they try to escape, Gwen takes note of every little sound, getting more afraid with every step. She becomes mortified when Zoey is captured by Ezekiel, shaking in the confessional while curled up. Later, Cameron falls into the stream near Gwen, and Gwen saves him from drowning. Cameron immediately seizes the opportunity and apologizes to Gwen for how he acted. Cameron and Gwen arrive at Ezekiel's lair and Ezekiel attacks Cameron. Gwen seizes this opportunity to take Chef's spaghetti cannon, and shoots Ezekiel, trapping him, saying "This...is for Cameron", as the captured contestants cheer for her. Gwen saves Chris and helps Cameron out of the rocks he gets trapped in. Back at the bonfire, Chris declares Gwen the winner for defeating Ezekiel and rescuing him. Chris honors Chef's deal, and Gwen decides to send Alejandro to Boney Island. Gwen is upset to see an injured Cameron go, telling him to get well soon.

And for a few weeks he worries about Eddie constantly rubbing and curling his fingers into the center of his chest. That is until Eddie is leaning sideways over a patient and his St. Christopher medal falls out of his shirt. The patient reaches up in a panic and the chain breaks easily. Eddie quickly shoves it in his pocket before trying to calm the patient. 041b061a72