Friday, June 24, 2011
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Season 3, Episode 17: The Goat
Barney, you want my Xbox?
She has a name!
Future Ted explains we’ve finally come to his 30th birthday, the story of “The Goat.” That week started like any other, Barney woke up in some girl’s bed, only this time it’s Robin’s. They have some awkward conversation, and Robin says that when her feet hit the floor it never happened. So Robin gets up, and Barney jokes about “Nailing the chick from Metro News One last night.” Unfortunately, Barney can’t seem to forget about it though, and is horrifically awkward with Ted, but Robin seems to have to problem with it.
Later that day Barney hires Marshall as a lawyer. Barney tells him he slept with Robin and because he “broke the ‘Bro Code’ so he needs Marshall to find a loophole in it. Future Ted explains a little about the “list of do’s and don’ts for all bros.”
Article 1: Bros before hoes.
Article 89: The mom of a bro is always off limits, but the stepmom of a bro is fair game if she initiates it, and/or is wearing at least one article of leopard print clothing.
Article 34: Bros cannot make eye contact during a devil’s three-way (two dudes).
Marshall says its not a legal document and Barney explains that George Washington and Benjamin Franklin thought there should be a “Bro Code” and had Barnabus Stinson draft it.
Meanwhile, Farmer Frank brought Missy the Goat to Lily’s kindergarten class and told the kids where meat comes from. So Lily brings her home and animal rescue will be coming on Monday. Ted’s pissed because he doesn’t want the goat there (I can’t blame him).
Marshall shows up just behind Robin and it blushing, coughing, and shaking when he sees her, so she corners him in the kitchen and says that Barney told him. Marshall denies knowledge, but Robin says that Ted is never finding out about it.
Marshall shows back up in Barney’s office and says that the Bro Code is ironclad. Barney brings up that if Ted’s broken the Bro Code then he’s off the hook. But Marshall says that Ted’s upheld it time and time again.
Article 87: A bro shall at all times say yes. (Barney saved Ted from an avalanche, carried him to safety on his broken leg, and is a pre-surgery transsexual nightclub singer who used to be in the Russian mob.)
Article 29: A bro will, in a timely manner, alert his bro to the existence of a girl fight.
Article 53: A bro will, whenever possible, provide his bro with protection. (Little foil wrappers through the window, and then went to get them wine.)
Barney’s upset and Marshall says that the only way he’s going to feel better is to tell Ted what he did.
April 25, 2008 Ted’s 30th birthday (aka The Day of the Goat) Barney’s waiting outside Ted’s office in a limo to take him to the apartment for his “surprise” party on the roof. Barney is taking Ted to Vegas though. Barney is finally going to tell Ted, but Ted reveals that earlier Robin had blurted it out. Ted says he’s not mad, and Barney’s relieved. Then Ted starts yelling at him. Barney says that Ted can hit him anywhere but the face and Ted punches him in the groin. Ted tells him that he’s seen Barney do bad stuff but he always thought he was the line. Finally, Ted tells Barney that week he’d started putting stuff in a box labeled “Stuff I Have No Use For Anymore” and maybe Barney belongs in that box. Ted doesn’t want to be friends anymore. Ted gets out of the limo and gets a cab home.
When he gets home he goes up on the roof and everybody’s there to surprise him. Future Ted starts to tell the story of how the goat locked itself in the bathroom and was eating one of Robin’s washcloths when he realizes that Robin wasn’t living there on his 30th birthday. The goat story is from his 31st birthday.
The Mother- It kills me to see Barney so hurt. But it is kinda cute with him relaxing in Robin’s bed that morning, like he belongs there.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Season 3, Episode 16: Sandcastles in the Sand
Tell me more, tell me more…like, did he have a car?
Future Ted explains that Robin has come a long way from when she was “Robin Sparkles” as a teenager. She looks super hot and explains that Simon, her first boyfriend, is in town and she’s going to see him that night. The group questions her about her and then ends up doing a bunch of Canada jokes. Robin ends up explaining that after his band’s gig one night while she was loading the van he broke up with her. He was getting back together with Louise Marsh who’s “parents just put in a pool.” They can’t believe she’s going to see this guy, but then they realize Robin’s trying to “win.” They add up the points and Robin’s a clear winner (5-0), because Simon’s a loser. Unfortunately, when he shows up, Robin turns back into a total love-struck teenager (complete with Canadian accent).
Later, Robin’s embarrassed, but she explains that Simon’s still got it. The group tried to talk her up to Simon, but Simon’s such a douche that he doesn’t see what a loser he is. Additionally, it was revealed that they met on Robin’s other music video. Barney just asks Robin for the tape, but she refuses, so he dedicates himself to finding the video.
Back to Simon, Ted and Marshall explain that when you’re around someone from your past you revert back to the way you were when you knew them, Marshall has dubbed it “Revertigo.” They explain Lily has it bad when she meets up with her high school friend Michelle. So they suggest to Lily that she call Michelle.
The next day (or something) Simon showed up at Robin’s apartmen t and told her that breaking up with her was the biggest mistake of his life and he asked out. To the group’s dismay, Robin said yes.
Lily’s friend Michelle shows up and Lily becomes, frankly, black. It’s hilarious!
Robin’s back with Simon, and he’s just using her to promote his band. (She ends up playing one of their songs on the air, “Murder Train” during a segment about adopting dogs.)
The group tries to express their concerns to Robin, but she’s still acting like a 16-year-old. After Simon’s gig that night, while Robin’s loading the van Simon breaks up with her to get back together with Louise Marsh.
The group’s consoling Robin at the bar, and eventually, the everybody goes home and Robin’s trying not to cry. But, Barney shows up and says he’s spent 3 days trying to find the video and can’t find it. He notices something’s wrong and first laughs when she tells him and then ends up consoling her. She tells him she just wanted to be 16 again, and Barney tells her she was lame back then is so the second most awesome person he knows (the first being this person in the mirror). She invites him back to her place. They’re awkwardly on the couch and he “puts it in.” It being the video for “Sandcastles in the Sand” or artistic follow-up to “Let’s go to the Mall.” It contained both Tiffany and Alan Thicke. It’s so 80’s and awful. But kinda funny. Barney cheers her up by showing her how lame she was back then. They watch it over and over again, until they stop watching.
Wooooooo!
The Mother- Hands down favorite episode! Mainly, because if you haven’t noticed it by now, I’m totally in love with Barney and NPH. And watching Barney be so nice to her…kills me every time. As a side note, when you watch them watching the video, notice that every time it cuts back to them on the couch they’re slowly sitting closer together. Eeee!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
March 17, 2011- “Non-Suited Up” Barney
“Suits are full of joy. They’re the sartorial equivalent of a baby’s smile.”
Note: A little flashback to season 2 for us today!
Season 3, Episode 15: The Chain of Screaming
Your report is the crap that crap craps!
Marshall comes home from work and is completely freak out. He tells everybody about his boss “Artillery” Arthur Hobbs. The guy yells at people. Marshall is scarred by the experience, and then the day before Marshall missed turning in a report. Then that morning Arthur came in and screamed at him. Barney says it just a part of the business world. Robin says Arthur probably respects Marshall more for just taking it. And then Marshall explains that Arthur is screaming at him and he’s humiliated and all of the sudden he felt everything, all the anger and responsibility. And then he burst into tears. Marshall explains that he doesn’t know how he’s going to hand in the report to Arthur the next day. Robin tells him she would go into Arthur’s office with a gun and vaguely threaten him with it. Ted says he would give Arthur a big speech about human dignity. Barney tells about how this guy was getting reamed out at a meeting in their office and the guy ended up telling off the boss and quitting (the story ends badly with the guy’s death). Barney explains that in corporate America there is a chain of screaming:
Arthur’s boss’s boss screams at Arthur’s boss.
Arthur’s boss screams at Arthur.
Arthur screams at Marshall.
Marshal screams at Lily.
Lily screams at one of her kindergarteners.
The Kindergartener screams at Arthur’s boss’s boss.
They point out that it’s a chain not a circle and Barney ends up screaming at all of them.
Lily explains that she would give Arthur a little talking to about respecting someone to get their best work.
The next night Lily is asking Ted his opinion about carpet for the new apartment when Marshall calls him and asks him to come downstairs without Lily. When Ted comes down Marshall has a box of his stuff. They get in Ted’s car and Marshall explains that he was going to give the speech to Arthur. Barney shows up at the diner and tells Marshall to scream at the waiter because the waiter will bring him the wrong food (because Barney ordered it wrong). Marshall tries to tell the guy off a little and the guy ends up yelling at him. They’re walking home and Barney tells Marshall to yell at him. Marshall tries and after some prompting from Barney, Marshall ends up screaming at Barney about how he doesn’t want to become Barney. And the next day Marshall ends up screaming at Arthur and quitting. Marshall has to tell Lily and tells her he’s going to beg for his job back. She tells him that their future is not money or the apartment, if he’s happy they’ll figure it out. Ted sells his new car and loans them the money.
The Mother- Nothing about The Mother this week, but some interesting plot twists for Marshall and Lily!