How I Met Your Mother - Season One, Episode Four

Return of the Shirt

Hmm, what shirt? I don't remember there being a shirt in any of the previous three episodes. Not one that was especially important anyway. Maybe I'll find out through flashback.

Ted says that only one relationship can end in happily ever after, and the rest just result in people getting hurt. This involves someone getting hurt. So it's obviously not about the mother, then, is it?! Why are his children not ragin'

The shirt.

Ted wears the shirt to Mclaren's, where Lily and Robin think it looks good.

Barney wants Robin to say 'nipple' on TV. She's not keen.

"Step into my web."

I have a feeling that this isn't just a throwaway line though. Probably it will happen right at the end of the episode.

Ted's 'genius' plan to re-date one of his old exes is FILLED WITH DANGER, TED. Don't do it!

Danger, Ted Mosby!

Even though Ted's wearing a new shirt and everything, I think this is just another way for him to stay inside his comfort zone. He knows his exes, and they liked him once, so it's much easier to try an old girlfriend than it is to try and chat someone new up. But I can tell that this won't be the mother anyway, because of Ted's comments to his children.

"Hold on. There are only two reasons to ever date a girl you've already dated. Breast. Implants."

Oh, Barney, you are so great.

We are then treated to a quick run-through of Ted's old flames: Steph, who made 175 porn films in one month; Jackie, a hit-and-run driver; and Natalie, who is obviously 'the one'.

Robin has been called to her boss's office to receive a story at City Hall!

Robin is emotionally overwhelmed.

It would be pretty lol if it turned out that the story was about a boy stuck in a toy machine at City Hall

It's about a 50-year old hot dog stand AND ROBIN SAID NIPPLE!!!

How exciting!

How does Barney have so much money to give away all the time?!

And now Barney has whispered something in Robin's ear! I bet that will come up at the end of the episode.

Has Natalie seriously not changed her number in three years? Ted should just fb her

Oh man I'm not certain but I'm pretty sure Natalie is Amber from House!!!! I just Wiki'd it and I was right! It also said she was in two episodes so maybe she's in this one and the next one? Or maybe she comes back in like season 6 or something. Anyway I'm guessing Ted was a dick to her since she hung up on him.

LOL he dumped her on her birthday. Wait didn't the same lady play a character in Friends who was dumped on her birthday??

Yes, she did!!!!

Friends parallels are infnite

Turns out, Ted just left her a message. Whatta dick.

Wait, did Barney just say he's 35? That's quite a lot older than the others. But he has a younger sister?? Bet she turns up sometime to complicate things for Ted

"An occasion that was supposed to be joyous suddenly turned tragic when Ethel and Sadie Margolis, New York's oldest twins, suddenly passed away on this, the eve of their 100th birthday. [Pause] I'm a dirty, dirty girl."

I can't put the noise he is making into words

Robin's boss needs some dogly advice. And he's not mad at her for saying these things! So I reckon she will get even more extreme with them (although my predictions up until now have been a bit rubbish).

Ted goes over to Natalie's (with a giant stuffed animal??) to say sorry. She's not very keen. And now Ted has tricked his way in oh lol

Natalie was not expecting this!

Oh man. This show. Its crazy camera angles are always tricking me. Ted left his message while the room was full of all of Natalie's friends at her surprise party! I suppose Natalie has nursed this hurt for 3 years and, to be fair, Ted was kinda an idiot. Couldn't he have waited just one day?

Everyone looks happy...

Now Ted and Natalie are back together again. But I sense trouble. Surely Natalie can't be the mother?

Oh no Ted 'has to break up with her'. No you don't, Ted! BAD TED! BAD! TED!

I don't think you always fall in love with people straight away, Ted. Give it a chance, man!

"Wanna talk mature? I just wrapped up a live newscast by honking my own boobs."

You go, Robyn!

Barney wants Robyn to do some chant/dance about a sports player... something something. Idk, I imagine Robin will get caught/fired after this

It's Natalie's birthday again!!!!!!

Ted is the most hopeless love person, EVER.

"You've already given me the best present of all: I can trust again."

Staying single is looking pretty good right about now

Robin and Henry.

Robin's not going to do the dance, is she? Poor Barney.
Robyn just fell over lololol

Oh man, Ted just broke up with Natalie. But how will she react? It could go either way I reckon but she'll probably be mad

I am occasionally psychic

Yeah, she's really mad.

Oh god she knows karate

Tu meke pictures? Sorry but they're tu good

So one thing I do like about this show is they do drop little hints throughout the episode to things that are gonna happen in about 10 minutes. Maybe I should start paying more attention to everything, because I did not expect this.

Oh man Natalie must come back in like Season 5 or something probably with her new husband. Or something.

Phew, I'm 2.94% through! Only 132 eps to catch up to America! If I watch one episode a day, I should be caught up around the 27th of October. Which means I won't be caught up since Season 7 will have already started screening. But oh well.

How I Met Your Mother - Season One, Episode Two

Purple Giraffe

I'm certain that there was no opening sequence last time! And here is my info that Robyn is a main character:

You don't get in the opening credits unless you're important!

I know Ted said that he was too close to the puzzle to see all the pieces (or something), but I still don't see how Robyn could become part of their friend group. OH MAN is this show the Friends of the 00's?? If it is I will never cry again

~Random Thought~ Has it been confirmed that Ted is the father of these 2030 children? Because otherwise maybe the father is Barney?!?!?!

New York is pretty

OMG Lily ran into Robyn somehow!! This plot is picking up to the max

Ted is still in love with her. I wonder if this plot will take several seasons to resolve?

How many glasses is Barney carrying in one hand!?!

Lily: making women look good at keeping secrets since 2005

Ted is casual

How come attractive woman who want casual don't hang around anywhere I go??

"I can't ask her out because if I ask her out I'm asking her out."

 Did you guys get high? 

This is so great.

I wanna have a party now! Why are exams so silly

Lily is horny.

Since I suppose deception is the whole premise of this show, all these sneaky camera angles kinda make sense. Did not expect Ted to be sitting on that couch.

Now Ted has run off to find Robyn after stalking her via the news. He's still creepy.

But little boy was looking for a purple giraffe!!!! Dare I say, 'Episode Title Drop'?

Urgh, Ted, there is a 10000% chance that you will stuff this up somehow. Just, don't be yourself.

LOLOL Ted is the hopelessest of all

"It's tonight. The party's tonight. This Friday. Did I say next Friday?"

Party Time!
Also, this is not HD those words are a lie

"Solid plan, my little friend."

"We're the same height."

Apparently the roof is the place to be? I am definitely getting a Friends vibe here.

I probably should stop taking screengrabs. But they're all so good!

Aww Robyn didn't show up :-(
FFS, Ted, answer your fucking phone

LOLOL i am literally snorting right now. I think Ted's lies will soon catch up with him. Maybe Marshall should go to the library to write his paper?

even more LOLOLOL Barney's girl has found him again. that's not supposed to happen.
i should stop saying lol but LOLOLOLOL


What's the quickest way to get rid of a girl you've just met?

"I think I'm in love with you."

Robyn didn't show up again. I don't like where this is going...
predictable yet somehow still hilarious

I need to think of a new word for 'lolol' but I was laughing so much that only squeaks came out. Robyn heard everything what will the consequences be omj

Oh no, Robyn is with Carlos. This does remind me of Friends, I have to say. Ted + Robyn the new Ross + Rachel? Lily can be Phoebe, Barney Joey, Marshall Chandler? That seems to work.

A mysterious flashback montage scene involving the aforementioned purple giraffe

Why is Robyn not blowing her rape whistle, even I'm not as creepy as Ted's being right now

Aww, at least she let him down gently

WELL FINAL-FUCKING-LY

If he'd done this at the beginning, none of this would have happened.

WAIT

TED

YOU DICK

WHAT THE FUCK

THIS SHOW MY MIND I CAN'T HANDLE

he is so a jackass, Robyn. don't make excuses for him.

"Hey, Robyn, you only have to be lonely and have no friends for a few more months, okay?!?!"

Friends.

YAY Robyn is hilarious and I'm enjoying this story now. But will there be an end-of episode plot twist like last time?

Urgh, I don't think he's over Robyn yet. Still, only 62 episodes until the season 3 finale! In which Barney is hit by a bus, apparently. (highlight to reveal spoiler. if you dare.)