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• Trying to recapture the glory days of their wild bachelorhood, Ted proposes that he and Marshall take a road trip to their favorite Chicago pizza parlor, but his trip down memory lane hits a huge snag when Lily tags along.
• Barney’s needling Robin to become a U.S. citizen, but she can’t seem to overcome her innate Canadian-ness…

Discuss!

Carl MacLaren, mastermind of all HIMYM’s online presence, contacted me today wanting to reach out to y’all. Here’s Carl:

Hey HIMYM Peeps!

An extended version of the song “Best Night Ever” featuring Nuno Bettencourt is now exclusively available on iTunes! Check it out – it’s sweeter than creme brulee!!!

Carl

Thanks Carl! Everyone, say hi to Carl and thank him for the awesome accompanying web sites that go along with the show.

Also, my coworker Erin pointed out to me that the 90s hit “More than Words” by Extreme was the motivation for Marshall’s video on http://www.itwasthebestnightever.com/. Unfortunately embedding has been disabled on the video but you can see it here.

Welcome! Gouda? No thanks, no Gouda for me.

One of my favorite episode setups is the morning after recap. When two groups out of the five go out, have their own adventures, then recap in the morning. It’s authentic, it’s easy to connect with, and it offers a perfect pace for story progression mixed with jokes. “Where Were We” is setup like this, as is “Pineapple Incident” and “Drumroll, Please”. All great episodes, no? This one had that, and it worked, for the short time we saw it. In general, I’m pretty conflicted.

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The reports have started for the gueststars set to appear in season 5. The show has become almost meta with its casting, and the newest guest star won’t disappoint. TV Guide reports Kenny Rogers will join the cast for the October 19th episode:

in which [Rogers] will perform a “Marley & Me-type” song, entitled “Goodbye, Sparky.” The Oct. 19^th episode, “Dual Citizenship,” sees Ted and Marshall hit the road for Chicago to try and recreate a special college memory. Lily tags along at the last minute and the trio’s journey leads to Rogers’ performance

It is unsure if Rogers will play himself.

TV Guide also reveals that the 100th episode will feature not only Rachel Bilson but Tim Gunn will make an appearance as Barney’s tailor. How perfect is that?

Editor’s note: sure we already knew about Bilson but wouldn’t you rather look at her than either of these dudes?

[source: TVGuide]

“I’ve seen Barney work very hard to get women, I’ve seen him work very hard to get rid of women. I’ve never seen him work so hard to keep one around.” Ted wasn’t just comforting Robin with this observation, Barney confirmed it: he’s in it to win it.

Here we have another very heartfelt episode. Between this and Double Date I feel like I’m in season one again. I’m curious what all the old-time season one lovers think about these last two. High Hoper, where are you?

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