So first off, I love Frank Lloyd Write, but I also wanted to be an architect. Much like Marshall however, I compromised on some things and now. Not an architect…I digress.
What did you think of tonight? A lot was funny, a lot was true and it seems we did get quite a few future questions that need answers. We do see that Lily will eventually get pregnant, though it’s way off in the future. All we know for sure is that there is another “The Goat” sort of episode coming where Ted wears a green dress to the bar after she gets pregnant.
Secondly, and probably more importantly. In much the same fashion as the Goat (see ep 3.17:The Goat & 4.24: The Leap), Ted as a storyteller really lost it tonight. Does this mean anything, or is it just for fun. While, some stories, and names (bla bla) will obviously get confused, one would think that major details will be kept straight, right? I only say this becasue I seem to see more and more with this “Is Zoey the mother thing…and she isn’t. Unless of course Old Ted says did I say she was in the class and I saw her foot in that room? Did I say I met her at that wedding when actually I’ve known her for a while?… Just saying, does it mean anything?
Again I digress. I like where this season is going so far. So check my favorites below and let me know what you think too!
Legendary Lines
Ted: Well if I can’t share her lipstick there’s really no point in going
Robin: Right, Marsh Madness
Marshall: You got it, Robocop
Marshall: Did we bet on this?
Barney: Let’s say yes.
Old Ted: I’ll never remember this story. I’m sorry for wasting your time.
Marshall: I mean right now you’re bald and leathery and covered in a thick layer of blubber…
Robin: Am I blushing?
Marshall: But at some point my stupid male brain will transform you into a foxy fish babe singing Part of your world to my pants..
Moments of Awesomeness
- The Captain Poster Game. I want a poster of the Captain
- The Mermaid Theory. I know it’s the premise of the episode but it’s completely true. Beer can definitely b a quicker route though.
- Pirate/Sailor Barney is awesome. Seriously, how funny was that.
The Re-Return
Sailor/pirate Barney & Marshall still wait to find land. Then fopirate-Barney begins to look like a mermaid to Capt. Marshall.
Barney: What are you lookin at?
Marshall: Dude, we need to find land.
Lingering Questions
- What do you think comes first: Death of Corporate Marshall (see Natural History) or Ted in the green dress?
- We know they are setting up Zoey & Ted for the Mermaid moment, thanks to the ticking at the episode end, however when will people realize that Zoey may be a fling or a step but not the mother! Discuss.
- It’s been discussed before but does Old Ted playing the forgetful storyteller have any significance?
It’s just a thought, but maybe the whole Ted being a bad storyteller motif is going to show up in the final episodes where he links things that he has “forgotten” from different episodes together to form the final picture of the mother and everything else. But I really hope not, because that would be *really* cheesy.
The mermaid theory is true!!! Where do they come up with these awesome theories!!! i need to know more!!
Am i the only one who is hating that pathetic Zoey character? She is killing the show for me.
@NOno You are definitely not alone..I really HATE Zoey….even if we already see that Ted and her are gonna end up hooking up, I just hope she’s just another fling.
It would be awesome if Zoey went on an ill-fated trip around the world and left The Captain as part of the gang.
Zoey is not such a bad character after all. I initially disliked her but since Zoey has stopped torturing Ted, what’s to hate about Zoey? Even the whole gang likes her, remember this? “The Gentleman!!!”
I heard about the next episode called
“False Positive”
After hearing startling news, everyone must reflect on their lives. Robin becomes newly employed and Ted must do a few things because he is Punchy’s Best Man.
I feel like the next episode will be a cliffhanger because of the Christmas break. Season 6, one of the funniest and most entertaining so far. 🙂
not only cheesy… I feel like it would cause many to consider hiring hitmen…lol, I doubt that but it would piss quite a few off.
I’m looking forward to it, and I’m torn on Zoey. I like her, but mainly because she is cute and I like the actress. The show character does seem to get on my nerves though, even then though it’s more the fact that people keep on screaming “She’s the mother!” over and over uncontrollably.
I just re-watched this episode and did anyone else notice Barney in the beginning? When they’re all eating Chinese and Marshall goes on about The Captain’s creepiness and then Lily and Ted “argue” about whether Ted and Zoe alone will be awkward, watch Barney “eat”. I put that in quotes, bc he never actually eats anything. He always loses the piece of food with his chopsticks then looks down at the dropped food and looks disappointed.
It’s just another piece of great acting by NPH!
i couldn’t agree more!
BUT, she maybe a setup to another girl, who could either be
a) THE mother,
OR
b) someone who knows THE mother….
because otherwise, she’s a phenomenal waste of Ted’s time….
i couldn’t agree more! BUT, she maybe a setup to another girl, who could either be a) THE mother, OR b) someone who knows THE mother…. because otherwise, she’s a phenomenal waste of Ted’s time….
i think there was a hint in this episode that in the future Barney will be married. Lily was upset because Barney didnt see her as a “mermaid” , why would she soppuse he would see her as a mermaid if he wasn’t married?? so i think that the wedding in the 1st epsidoe will be Barney’s with Ted as the best man
I watched this episode again and I noticed a big problem. Did anyone notice in this episode that Barney is NOT wearing the Ducky tie?! Lily got pregnant before the ducky tie bet happened. So, Barney wearing the ducky tie would last for a year after that, which would be the whole rest of her pregnancy. I have a few theories about how it might work, though. 1. Ted is telling the story wrong (which was the whole point of that scene), 2. This is a different pregnancy (Ted did say it was years later), or 3. Somehow, Barney didn’t have to wear the ducky tie for the whole thing.
I watched this episode again and I noticed a big problem. Did anyone
notice in this episode that Barney is NOT wearing the Ducky tie?! Lily
got pregnant before the ducky tie bet happened. So, Barney wearing the
ducky tie would last for a year after that, which would be the whole
rest of her pregnancy. I have a few theories about how it might work,
though. 1. Ted is telling the story wrong (which was the whole point of
that scene), 2. This is a different pregnancy (Ted did say it was years
later), or 3. Somehow, Barney didn’t have to wear the ducky tie for the
whole thing. Just pointing that out.