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Tonight’s epsiode allegedly follows Barney as he completes all the tasks from a list Ted created to prove the gang isn’t too old to do them. If that isn’t enough, tonight is the appearance of Danny Glover that Carter Bays confirmed some time ago. Although he noted that Glover would not appear in a traditional way. What does that mean? tune in tonight to find out.

Episode stream and recap are now posted. And it’s a good one.

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I have just received word that yet another show-related web site will accompany tonight’s episode.

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Tonight we get a full hour of HIMYM. Check your tivos kids, the new episode airs at 8pm followed by a repeat of The Bracket (timely) at 8:30. As for the new episode, tonight we see:

Marshall and Barney lie to keep Ted from finding out the headquarters he’d been hired to design for GNB has been cancelled.

Come back here after the episode to discuss. I’ll be back tomorrow with the episode stream and my recap. Cheers.

The episode stream is now available and the recap is posted below.

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First, let me apologize for the lateness. This recap has been written, but due to a plugin on the fritz I couldn’t log into the blog admin for a couple days. All is well now.

Spinning plates. That’s what these kind of episodes are like. They make you wonder why any of the five are ever left out, why any of the B-plot lines ever suffer. Episodes like this confirm the fans’ claims that How I Met Your Mother is the best-written comedy on TV. Yeah, I said it. 30 Rock is funny, don’t get me wrong, but the humor crafted on HIMYM is of a different cloth. Theirs is a rich tapestry woven from characterization, history, emotion, and depth. It’s history the characters share with the audience along with a future they don’t yet know though we the viewers do. All that combines to a pinnacle never more evident in episodes like this.

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Missed tonight’s episode since I’m away. Bet you did not. Discuss here till I write my recap. Cheers.