Well, Life is ridiculous Lily! ~Marshall
How I Met YOur Mother Music
- Hey by the Pixies (closing song during the cab ride and that “thing” that almost and then did happen)
A Barney Adventure movie needs to happen. True Story. In fact, I wish all of his "stories" were animated like that. Definitely a great opening. And it didn’t stop there! This was definitely one of the strongest episodes of the year, and definitely in a while. But that’s not what you all care about… you came to talk about the final scenes, am I right? Don’t worry, we’ll get to that, but there was a little more to this episode before we dive in to the end.
First off, I feel the need to push the argument that Lily and Marshall cheated… it’s funny, but I’m still not sure why Barney is wearing it! And we did know the slap was coming thanks to twitter and slapbetcountdown.com. The amazing thing to me is that just when you think that we actually know something about the show, HIMYM writers come up with a crafty way to take it further! 4 more slaps! No wait, 3! No wait 2! Just when you think a piece is wrapping up…gotta love it though! Now if we could just find a way to find out about the damn pineapple!
The perfect storm…how do you feel about using a real life even to solidify the timeline? I’m kind of a fan of made up reality personally, but I’ll play along. It does make it fit in I suppose. Just seemed kind of strange. I digress.
Robin’s daddy issues. It’s definitely a point of development for Robin. I mean we’ve seen Barney change who he is a lot all ready. You’ve got toe believe that Robin is going to go through some stuff this year too. We’ve already seen a lot of her emotion come out. Now if we could just see Ted develop a set of male testicles and stop being a douche.
Kevin & Nora. I know a lot of people have a love/hate relationship with these two. I get it. But you’ve got to admin, Kevin is a pretty stinking good psychologist to diagnose Berney’s motives so quickly… either that or a detective. Not a lot of Nora to see tonight, but we definitely see some implications coming soon. Will she find out? Will Kevin? Which bring us too…
Now to the main event. Barney & Robin. What did you think? Do you find it believable? Does just this change anything? It definitely doesn’t prove anything…I mean we’ve known since The Best Man that Barney was struggling with his marriage decision. And the “ties” in question have always been thought to be Nora & Robin. This still doesn’t give us the answer to who is in what place. Just that we haven’t seen Robin, or Nora in reference to the wedding yet. Don’t get me wrong. I love the thought of Barney & Robin together a lot, however if I think end game, do I really want Robin to be the bride or Nora. I say that because I don’t feel the wedding will be event free, if you catch my drift.
Legendary Lines
Barney: True Story
Robin: You’re a tropical Depression
Lily: So for two weeks he was basically a really clingy Edgar Allen Poe
Everyone: So boogie boarding
Barney: Two cheeks, no waiting
Barney: Your training is complete! I’m so proud of this kid!
Barney: I think I need to go back home and re-evaluate how I make life decisions…
Moments of Awesomeness
- Barney’s giant TV is back! Finally!
- Marshall tempting fate. classic.
- Pink boots are easier to spot from a rescue chopper. Though, not pulling them off.
- Slap! ( s )!
- The bear attack became priceless after awhile…. and plausible. The Bear could totally happen. Right? Be afraid!
- Kevin is a damn good therapist. "Therapisted" should not be a thing.
- "that other thing that almost happened" and did … laying the groundwork I tell ya
Lingering Questions
- Would you watch a show of just Barney’s “adventures”? I would…True Story. Speaking of which I’d pay money for a CSI parody moment. (much like the old HIMYM commercial)
- Considering the slaps that have been added, do we really know anything concrete about How I Met Your Mother?
- We love the significance of the color yellow…Any significance to Robin’s yellow coat? Was it a “hint” to tonight’s event?
- Will Kevin & Nora find out? Did more happen off camera? What do you think this means long term?
- Love it? Hate it? What did you think of tonight? Sound off in the comments below!
So awesome! I love the end of it! Barney & Robin makin’ things intresting!
Really liked it. Though I think Lily seems more than 2 months pregnant. 🙂 Loved the slaps and the end.
Good episode for sure! Lots of laughs, TWO slaps, romance, baby making, therapisted-ing, and a bear!
At first I was skeptical about Barney and Robin, mainly because of their last relationship. But the more I’ve had to think about it, the more it makes sense. I think it could work, if the writers do a good job with it. Which they can. Though I’m saying this now:
If Barney gets fat again, so will I!
Anyone know that the song at the end was?
the pixies – Hey… was the ending song
YES! YES! YES! THE LAST 30.SEC OF THIS EP. IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR BARNEY AND ROBIN IN THE CAB. ITS PERFECT. AM A HUGE ROBIN BARNEY FAN. WHAT BARNEY SAID TO HER OUT-SIDE THE BAR ABOUT HOW HE CANT GO A DAY WITH OUT TALKING TO HER. HE DOESNOT FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT NORA I THINK I HAVE SEEN HIM ONE TIME ON THE PHONE AND 4 TIMES AT THE BAR WITH HER. ROBIN S HIS “THE-ONE” NOW ITS TIME TO GET BACK TO TED AND GIVE HIM “THE-ONE” THAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR. THIS EP. WAS A LOT BETTER AND I CAN REALLY SEE EVERYHTING STARTING TO COME TOGETHER. AND ANYONE ELSE JUST LOVE HOW CUITE TED WAS IN THE EP. WITH HIS BOOTS. SORRY AM A HUGE TED FAN MORE THAN ANYTHING!
so awesome! That was a great episode. It was funny (Marshall freaking out about death – the edgar allen poe was awesome), there were slaps (always good), and BARNEY AND ROBIN! I feel like there had been a LOT of lead up to the Barney and Robin thing – so many little things like Robin and Barney always making jokes together, or the random views of Barney when Robin cracks a joke. Something about his smile just says it all. So pumped – great episode!
WOW…I’ve wanted Robin and Barney together since season 1, but still…WOW. I’m in shock. Happy shock, but shock nonetheless. And now I’m supposed to finish writing a 5 page research paper on a kiwi bird…dunno if thats gonna happen.
Anyhoo, this blew my expectations away. Even before the kiss, I loved this episode. My favorite of the season. Possibly my third favorite of all time, pushing “Stuff” to fourth place.
Man, this was a good episode. And yes, Kevin will find out because he has only signed for six episodes and next week will be the sixth.
LOL thats exactly what I thought when it ended haha
Ted may have been cute… but he is still douchy. Especially compared to Season 1 Ted. 😉
gentlemen’s agreement then?
I thought Barney made his case for he and Robin best back in Season 1. Who even knew then it was coming? I mean back then we were rooting for Ted & Robin, even though we knew the wasn’t “the mother”…
Do you think Robin & Barney have always been the plan or did it just evolve into that?
that’s saying a lot…Stuff was a great Ep!… same question as above Sam, Do you think Robin & Barney have always been the plan or did it just evolve into that?
yep… excellent song…so well placed too. The HIMYM Music team does a kick ass job.
it’s listed above Marykate
YES! I’ll even post pictures. haha “A gentlemen’s agreement! HUZZAH!”
I remember when that episode aired, thinking “Wow, that does make sense” almost simultaneously while Robin said it. haha But I didn’t think they’d ever go through with it. I think they’d work well together for sure. My thoughts though are, we still have shirt guy to deal with somewhere down the line, and I know Barney isn’t just going to throw Nora to the curb, and I don’t think the rest of the gang wants Barney and Robin back together despite the fact that a good chunk of the fans do. Either way, we’re not even half way through the season yet, so I think this is just the beginning of the craziness that will lead up to the Stinson wedding.
No matter what happens though, I’m excited to see where it goes. I’m quite pleased with the season thus far. 😀
Right?! I thought we were done with that! I’m hoping before the end of the series the bring back the Ted we all fell in love with on the first date.
I hated the ending. I feel all shows have their main cast as an incestuous bunch. I thought HIMYM was more creative. I am disappointed! I believed in Nora & Barney. Huge let down!
Anyone else a little Curious to how Barney gets stuck with the Ducky Tie again. I can only assume he does due to the fact of the end of the second episode, The Naked Truth you see him with it on and Marshall winning at Xíng háishì bùxínglike. Anybody have any ideas?
The episode had it all just like James Terfone mentioned. It was awesome, one of the best episodes ever I think and since I’m a huuuuuge Robin/Barney fan and waiting for any hint on them getting back together I actually cried tears of joy when they kissed in the cab.
It was perfect 😀
How do you know Kal Penn only signed up for 6 episodes?
LOVED this episode. Even before the ending, it had already cemented itself as brilliant.
Ted – although he’s being a douche, I’m always a bit of a Ted fan and cut him some slack. He’s cute. I do agree with you that it would be nice to see the Ted of the Pilot again though.
Kevin – I just don’t see him & Robin, there’s no chemistry. However, I do really enjoy him interacting with the group. A few weeks ago it felt awkward, but he seems to have relaxed into it. Loved him working out Barney’s anxiety “Therapisted! Shrinked? Shrunk?” Haha!
Marshall & Lily – so cute. Really enjoyed Marshall’s craziness, particularly reciting Poe which was just brilliant, and gave Jason a bit of a chance to show off. The bear-anxiety was hilarious. And then Marshall being all adorable.
Robin – are there hints we’re going to see more Dad-related stuff come up? So pleased he did actually ring her, though.
Barney – how brilliant was that opening sequence?! I was sat there thinking “I’ve no idea why this is happening, but I know I like it!” Pure classic Barney.
How cute were they all jumping around in the puddles? Looked like so much fun, I wanted to join in.
The slap – brilliant. We knew it was coming, but I love how they’ve given us an extra one now, and how they gave us two slaps so that we weren’t entirely expecting what would happen. Brilliant.
“Why do I have to be Barney right now?!”
“I think I need to go home and re-evaluate how I make life decisions.”
And finally, “that thing”…I’m really in two minds about this. I’ll start with when the thing nearly happened…loved this part, adorable scene, lovely to see Barney being sincere and showing how much she really means to him. And then their joking around about it was adorable too, showed how comfortable they are together. And then suddenly they’re actually kissing! This is where I’m in two minds. I’ve very much come round to the idea of Barney and Robin, and really want them together. However I don’t like the idea of Barney cheating on Nora, particularly not with Robin. He’s meant to be changing, and growing, and I know this is different than one of his many random women, but it still doesn’t sit quite right. So that makes me sad, that being unfaithful is a scene that we’re to get excited about…but I’m also squeeeeeing at how awesome they are. I totally wasn’t expecting anything Barney/Robin from this episode, love how they just brought it in out the blue. And if this episode wasn’t already amazing, it was firmly cemented as legendary.
Yes an AWESOME episode again. Just fun and some serious kissing at the end. Now it’s getting interesting again folks!!
In this episode it’s shown Lily got pregnant on 26th August,2011. But, dint she get pregnant on last episode of season 6(sometime in May 2011)?
The last episode of S6 had flashed forward to September. So Lily conceived in August and found out she was pregnant in the S6 finale which was September. 🙂
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I’m surprised to see people jump the gun on the ending! I would consider how it ended as an even bigger disaster than the rest of the episode.
Barney and Robin feel like bro-sis to me. Besides, I felt there was always more between Robin Ted than Barney Robin. So now news says they are casting a blonde kid and brunette kid as Robin’s future kids. Is that a complete giveaway?
Barney’s being his old self here: he has to meet with Nora’s parents, he’s scared and looks for a way out. Robin’s been into him for a while now – dunno how Kevin hasn’t noticed it yet. Or maybe he has and thinks he can change her.
Not sure this means Robin & Barney will end up together. It could be a wake-up call for him: trying to change is not easy, you might even make mistakes along the way, but you have to learn from them. It’ll be interesting to see how he handles it (telling the truth to Nora and seek forgiveness…). It’s clear Cobie Smulders and NPH have chemistry onscreen, but on the other hand I like it when the show goes forward – not backwards, reviving past failed relationships.
The writers have been clear with this: going back with old girlfriends doesn’t work (Look at Ted’s past, Karen for example, or even Robin). Why should they suddenly change their mind for the sake of pleasing the fans?
i bet nobody would have said “best episode in months” without the closing scene. 🙂
I was honestly loving it before the closing scene – full of laughs, it had slaps, and I love when they have a story going on whilst telling another in flashbacks. Everyone was on top form, it was a spot-on episode. The final scene just confirmed how awesome it was.
Honestly, I don’t know…the first episode I ever saw was “Zip, Zip, Zip” so I guess that explains my extreme pro Robin-Barney status. But, of course, at the end of the episode she said she liked Ted, but I always wanted her with Barney. So, yeah, I guess I thought that was always the plan. I did LOVE “Stuff” though. But this episode just blew my expectations away. And, ya, I really love myself some Robin-Barney moments 🙂
A classic episode, so funny, so great Barney story, great opening. I really enjoyed it. And of course, as one of the Barney & Robin fans, the ending was what I had been waiting for. I’m just afraid that this is not going to last. But I’m still contra Nora. More episodes like that one please.
not true. huge B&R fan but i didn’t see that coming, honestly. loved the episode from the great opening and it is one of my favourite.
I was also wondering about the ducky tie…maybe he makes another silly bet with Marshall and is forced to wear it again? Or perhaps it was only a one time deal just so he could look good in front of Nora’s parents?
Yeah, I definitely thought it was great before that. The closing scene was just icing on the cake.
I love this episode a lot!!! especially the last few seconds!! HIMYM will never disappoint us!!!!!!!
So why is Lily drinking beer? Good choice for her baby and all.
how i met your mother rocks 😉 and Happy New Year to Everyone
its totally obvious that robin is the bride, because a long time ago she and ted made an agreement that he would be her best man and after the best man help for barney at the end of the episode lily says the bride wants to see you with like the same wording she used to say that barney wanted to see him
That’s exactly what I was thinking! why would lily be drinking?
Oh wait, nevermind, I just realized that most of the episode was a flashback. it was ted telling the story to robin’s boyfriend, she wasn’t pregnant yet.