http://www.cbs.com/primetime/how_i_met_your_mother/video/video.php?cid=544192181&pid=gJtQzIBynYEzX6TxedvDfP__nCMQ_jhf&play=true&cc=3

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/how_i_met_your_mother/video/video.php?cid=544192181&pid=JvFlZvWRpoUhA5_7mUnE343WEtHfCBSh&play=true&cc=3

DEFINATELY shows Barney and Robin in bed together with Barney saying “I can’t believe I slept with my best friend’s ex girlfriend!”

So excited for tonight!

http://www.legen-waitforit.com is reporting that the second to last episode of the season has a Barney/Abby(Britney Spears) coupling.

Which is weird…

I want to see if Ted is actually over Robin, because I could see that being the reason it dosen’t work out with Stella…

And I dont think Stella is the mother because they would have paid more attention to their relationship…

@JD I agree with your needing to “grow up” theory/idea.

http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/23/spoilers-anonymous/

In episode 3.18, Stella will introduce Ted to her daughter Lucy. [Source: TV Squad]

http://www.spoilerfix.com/himym.php

04/23 – When a guilt-ridden Barney breaks the “Bro Code,” he struggles with the ramifications of his misstep. Guest cast: Ben Franklin: TBD, George Washington: TBD, Farmer Frank: Alan Fudge, Little Girl: Destiny Whitlock, Cindy: Megan McNulty, Carol: Alexis Krause, Ranjit: Marshall Manesh. Source: CBS

Indeed Barney, looking for a new wingman points then to him being single and available as we love him, Barney suiting up and just being awesome. Barney and Robin are good together but I don’t see them in a relationship, just Bros.

Maybe Ted’s and Barney sort of “break-up” is that Ted understands and finally gets that hanging around Barney and trying to follow/copy on his advice and theories can’t help him land “the one”. Now he’s with Stella and can’t follow that brohood anymore. Future Ted refers to Uncle Barney and Uncle Robin, so whatever problem they might have obviously they move on and are friends. Where’s Stella going to fit on Ted Bday? She’s not going to break up with him is she? Jajaja that would be terrible!

I think that Ted’s “break up” with Barney will be less out of anger over the Robin hook-up and more out of a feeling of needing to “grow up”. Now that he’s 30 Ted will see going out and trolling for girls as immature and wrong, and since he has Stella he doesn’t need to.

Also, if you’d told me the premise of The Yips in a spoiler I’d have swore it was going to bomb, but NPH pulled it off. Time will tell.

Also I noticed the show follows a seasonal arc. The early episodes set up the season’s plotline, then there is some individual filler stories in the middle, and towards the end of the season, we see everything presented with emotional twists before some grand finale. I think we should prepare for some Nothing Good Happens After 2a.m. and Something Blue style drama. It looks as if they are setting up this season to be Barney’s turn.

P.S. When is Barney’s brother getting married? Surely they can’t miss that plotline.

And I really do like the “Ted turns 30 and can get married now”- theorie. I can literally (*cough*) see Ted telling Barney “I´ve done what you told me to. Am I free to get married now? Please?”

Still, Ted “breaking up” with Barney will be very sad. I somehow see Barney´s hippie persona coming back (well, feelings- wise I mean). We all know what the last break- up did to Barney, and it clearly was a major life change. Let´s just hope he won´t send Ted a video where he beggs him to be his bro again

But, Barney looking for a new wingman also means, happy single Barney how we know him. I´m getting really excited now about what will happen between him and Robin. Sadly there are no spoilers about that *sigh*

Oh, and I just mentally blocked the possibility of HIMYM not being picked up for another season. That keeps me from planing evil things I would to to the people responsible at CBS if the show got cancelled.

Ted hasn’t been Barney’s “bro” for a long time. Actually, more like never, not counting Season Three Ted. Maybe Barney will finally accept it?

On the upcoming episodes, “The Goat” I think it’s has a Slapsgiving potential to it, so it’ll probably be awesome and put the series right back on track, mainly because the goat theme has been in the works since season 1 they must something planned all along. By the way, Ted’s turning 30 next episode, didn’t Barney in the first episode tell Ted not to even think about getting married until he’s like 30?, am I wrong on that one???

And in Rebound Bro, if the making of his padawan/bro is at least half as funny as how we got to see Barney’s transformation from hippie to suiting up vader-style, then it’ll be a great episode. Wonder what Bro theories await us.

Oh, and saw Forgetting Sarah Marshall this weekend, and thought it was great movie, Jason Segel kind of reminded me of Ted for a couple of moments in there. Mila Kunis was great too, can’t she come on over the show and be the mother?

@Neil I read somewhere, that it’s probably going to be picked up for a fourth season for reasons A) even if it doesn’t break high number like other cbs shows it still does a good above and consistent number in the ratings on Mondays and/or B) CBS won’t take a chance that it gets on another network, but nothing is on writing yet, so who knows…

Nothing is confirmed yet but the general consensus is that CBS will pick it up at up-fronts in May due to the increase in ratings from the Britney appearance.

That’s the nice thing about the timeline shifting on the show, just because we missed something as it happened doesn’t mean we’ll never see it again.

And in regards to Barney and Robin, or Marshall’s job, that’s all the type of stuff that doesn’t seem big at the time but looking back later you see how important it was. Like the wedding last year when Robin couldn’t go with Ted, eventually that had a big impact. It happens in real life too, something random you don’t think is important turns out to be a huge factor later on.

Do you think maybe they are rushing things and putting pieces together, just in case they are not renewed? God, I Hope they announced the fourth season soon!!!