Please Stand By
By JD
I know I’m now three weeks behind. I’ll catch up, soon. Just a few more days. It’s not you, it’s me. Promise.
So, new episode, what’d you guys think? I’ve been avoiding comments so as not to get spoilers, I hope you’ve been nice to each other.
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In Site News | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 12:01 am GMT -4 | By JD
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High Hoper | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 12:17 am GMT -4
No problem as long as you are ok!
We are really waiting for your amazing recaps! But take it easy, JD!
Maybe next week I can send you “something” talked on mail
sydb | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 12:29 am GMT -4
the fat suit was the worst thing that has ever happened in himym! ever ever ever!
az4lifenotr | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 01:02 am GMT -4
JD I have been a big fan of your site for a couple years now and if you’ve got other priorities, your loyal fans will obviously understand. I think we all enjoy the discussions on the website, and while we value your input, it’s not 100% necessary to enjoy what you have created.
That being said I have like most of the episodes this season, but it’s been very frustrating that in a sense of the episodes have been self-contained, in that we are making VERY little headway on Ted’s search for his betrothed. Hopefully with the developments of the last few episodes that will change.
Self-contained episodes used to be one of the strengths of HIMYM. rEpisodes like “The Bracket” “Slap Bet” and “Pineapple Incident” are all fairly self-contained, and they rank among the best. But if you stray from the main plot for too long you’re going to lose the focus of the show, and I believe that’s what happened. That being said, I am completely prepared to be blown away by the next three episodes. I feel like they’ll be awesome!!
Jenn | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 02:12 am GMT -4
I thought this episode was sad. I had originally liked the idea of Robarn, but I don’t think it’s really realistic to think that Barney or Robin would be all “coupley” or then that they’d suck the awesome out of each other, and let themselves go. But, oh, well. Hopefully things will be back to normal soon.
Alyssa | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 02:33 am GMT -4
I HATED the end of RoBarn. What happened?? And I agree, the fat suit IS the worst thing to ever happen HIMYM.
Though I feel like Lily was great in this most recent episode. In fact her hilarity as the retired break-up master was the only saving grace, her reluctance to “come back” and her desire to come up with a “masterpiece” were soo ridiculous but believable within her character. Barney knowing that Ted would pick “Archi-Sex-Ture”was a nice touch too.
Pietz | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 04:32 am GMT -4
im not gonna say too much since this isnt the original thread for 0507 but it was my favorite episode. in terms of funny probably in the top 3 but it was so well thought through and i loved every character in this one.
daddys home.
sydb | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 05:15 am GMT -4
jd, i hope you’ll excuse me, but i’ll write a little rant:
fat suit aside, i dont get the direction they went with barney and robin.
what happened?
its hard to tell.
- they build it up for 1 and 1/2 seasons, and then it happened, and then what?
1- we missed the chance and the fun of seeing these two build a relationship together, instead we get them already in a relationship and lily forcing them to admit they love each other. cute, but they could have explored this in so many ways, and made it so much fun…
2- instead of acting like the two awesome characters that they are, they start acting OOC, and robin is suddenly the most uptight girlfriend ever. the best scenes are the montages in which they show them being totally on character, and fighting, and doing weird things, but we never REALLY get to see that…
3- because instead of showing us them acting crazy together, and fighting and being intense, basically being the people that they were before, they showed them as a regular boring couple, and poor robin doesnt have much to do. and i, who always wanted to see them together, start wishing that they would break up…
but then, there’s the break up…
how stupid was this break up? he’s fat and she’s acting like an old woman? it doesnt make any sense, it also doesnt add up to what we’ve seen them do so far. and they break up why? because they love each other so much that they are not themselves anymore? it doesnt make any sense!
why come up with a storyline and then treat it like that? it felt so rushed and unrealistic, the thing i love the most about himym is how similar to our own lives it can be, and then there’s this…. and a fat suit, this is not the show that i fell in love with, when they cut to the scene where robin says no to ted proposing… wow, it felt so different to what we were watching. barney in a fat suit, how horrible was that? it took away any feeling, any emotion that was present in that scene.
im not on the hate train, i did laugh and liked quite a few of the previous episodes, but the way they handled this storyline left a bad taste in my mouth. and i had to let this out of my system, i did it here, because i love this website, and i love how you love this show as much (probably more) than i do… and i wanted to know how you feel about this.
anyway, in the end, i was glad they broke up, i missed my robin, and now i can wait to see that robin sparkles thing, and barney did look awesome in the end, its a pity that they had to make him look so awful before, i dont think that was necessary. lets see what comes up next.
Jenn- GCWOK Approved | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 05:29 am GMT -4
Sydb, I totally agree. I usually am so positive about the show, but that whole story line was weird! That’s a really good point about the contrast between the flashback of Robin and Ted. I noticed that it felt out of place!
Lance Hardwood | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 06:32 am GMT -4
I have to agree – I thought this episode was weak. Robarn collapsing came basically out of nowhere, and despite the fact that I’m excited to see what Barney does with his new found singledom I don’t like the way it came about.
Nevertheless, I think shows always have their ups and downs – Friends, for example, looks so dated and unfunny in the very early seasons, so I can forgive HIMYM for having a few ‘off’ episodes. But they’ve had enough of them now, haha.
p.s. long time reader first time poster, i love the site – always curious to see what JD and the rest of you guys have to say
Joe Picelli | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 08:14 am GMT -4
Miss your posts, JD
Little Barney | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 10:15 am GMT -4
hahahaha suck it robarn fans.
I told you this would happen if robarn got together. Turning barney into something he realy isn’t just ruins the show and I have to agree that the episodes so far have just been about robarn, even though i like ted now that he is relaxed and enjoying the single life, good news for him, he has his wingman back.
Let the good episodes begin now.
Oh and btw barney’s fat suit was funny, I actuzlly couldnt recognise at times it was nph in the suit. Lily was hilarious at last and marshall and lily stealing from ted was funny.
CourtneyE | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 10:25 am GMT -4
I think everyone needs to calm down a bit. Slow your roll, Lilypads. I still have enough trust in the writers to think that they’ll do something with all this, that the story went this way for a reason. We just have to let it take its course, which I firmly believe was Bays and Thomas saying “CHILL FOOLS, we got this.”
Little Barney | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 10:25 am GMT -4
To Lance Hardwood, on the subject of Friends, I actually find the early seasons the funniest, I felt that they were fresh and original, kinda like HIMYM.
The past few episode have not been the best, but I believe that the episodes from now on will pick up. Season 5 was all about robarn and so was the last few episodes, now that we have got this out of the way, we can enjoy the real HIMYM.
HIMYM is all about the gang as well as ted’s story. LAME were the spotlight of season 2 but they never stole the show and made it just about them, through them ted had learnt lessons crucial in growing up and find his wife to be.
when robarn came up the show just was about them and thats where I think the writers went wrong.
CourtneyE | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 10:28 am GMT -4
Oh, and I’m Team Fatsuit. Once Ted said this isn’t how they actually looked, just how they looked to each other, I was sold.
Toby | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 10:57 am GMT -4
I am in complete agreement about the fatsuit!
Sydb and Jenn, I am so glad to have read your comments. I was beginning to feel like one of the lone B&R supporters on this site! Although I have to admit I was excited at the Daddy’s home because NPH just looked so hot (I can’t help it I am in love with the man!)
I feel the same way about the Robin and Barney relationship. I feel like what was the point of doing what they did. I had such high hopes after the first episode this season, but they came crashing down when Robin got jealous at the strip club. I feel like because the whole breakup seemed fake and forced that there has to be more to it, but I can’t get that nagging thought out of my head that the we are so awesome we cancel each other out thing means this is permanent.
Toby | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 10:58 am GMT -4
p.s. J.D I am glad you are okay, and looking forward to hearing your thoughts! I really enjoy your site
Starney Binson | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 11:13 am GMT -4
Look, anyone here who has ever been in a bad relationship understands Monday’s episode. For the 85% of you who have never been in one, you won’t understand the comparison I’m going to make…
What happened is the writers built up Robin and Barney for so long and that tension was interesting and fun. It’s like the hot chick you had a crush on, but never quite got to ask her out.
Finally, it happens and it sounded like a good idea, but when it happens, things are completely different. You realise you don’t like them, the girl is crazy, etc.
At this point, you’ve built it up for so long, you can’t get out. So it’s just unfun for a while while you figure out how you’re going to get out of this. Then, finally, the breakup happens, and even if the relationsihp was bad, the breakup is never fun — it’s always a little awkward, but gives you hope for the future. And that breakup was last episode.
Things should be much better from here on out.
luce | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 11:17 am GMT -4
they put Barney in a fatsuit to make that last moment of him coming back have an extra oomph. itwas really smart, I thought. I know I felt relieved to see skinny legs during the pan up. Between the diner and bar must’ve been only like an hour, but it’s like the magic of feeling alive after your life went the wrong direction.
luce | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 11:21 am GMT -4
Also, the writers did Robarn completely completely wrong.
But given that it was their (Barney’s) first relationship. So Barney’s practically like a child, he doesn’t know how to behave except what he knows (which is lily and marshall). Robin was out of character though.
And Ted’s comment makes me believe that they get married in 9 years.
katie90 | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 11:30 am GMT -4
ok while i also think the robin/barney break-up was kind of weird, i wouldn’t say it came out of nowhere. last week they had the fighting, the before that (or was ite ven the one before that?) barney had that “what have i done?!”-revelation. so it wasn’t too much of a surprise. everything else on that topic i’ve said in the comments for “bagpipes”
LE | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 11:41 am GMT -4
Somebody mentioned that the collapse of Robarn came out of nowhere, but I think there were signs of them collapsing throughout several of the Season 5 episodes thus far. Even though we may not have liked some of the plot lines I’m about to mention, we have to remember that a.) Robin was pissed about Barney’s love of strip clubs, b.) Barney realized, if only momentarily, that commitment was a mistake upon seeing Ted sleeping around, and c.) they argued too much to be completely satisfied with their relationship.
With hints like that, it seems like Carter/Bays were trying to show the audience that these two people weren’t right for each other (at least not at this point in time), much like they did with Ted and Robin in Season 2. But, just like they’ve explored post-breakup romantic endeavors between Ted and Robin, I’m sure they will revisit the Robarn relationship in the future.
Tash | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 11:51 am GMT -4
To sydb, I couldn’t have said ANYTHING better. That being said…I do think Starney Binson does have a point. I actually went through a very similar thing in my life fairly recently. However, I still didn’t seem to have the chemistry that Robin and Barney had. When they weren’t being fake in front of their friends and were actually alone they did seem to be working out, and even the fighting just seemed like them.
I think the writers know where they’re going with this, and as I said in my previous post I really don’t think this is the end of Robin and Barney. They had agreed to marry each other! Even if it was for the purpose of making things easier…to not have them both freaked out at the suggestion has to mean something.
Toby | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 11:53 am GMT -4
I totally respect what everyone is saying, BUT I feel like the writers didn’t give them a chance to see if they belonged together or not. Like they highlighted the worst possible scenario of them and played it out. There was little of the fun Barney and Robin that we love (or that I do)
katie90 | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 12:11 pm GMT -4
yes and the things that were left of old robin and old barney, they handled in a totally suck-y way. like, ok, they both love sex, but in my opinion they went too far with that one (as i mentioned earlier, i hated the “i’m gonna need you in some kind of crouched position..”) and neglected other fun parts of their personalities
Toby | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 12:21 pm GMT -4
I don’t remember if I mentioned this on this particular board, but I loved the two of them in dual citizenship because they were just having fun together, and Barney was being Barney with his whole “im gonna drill you and than we are going to study” and Robin was being Robin with the “i got in a few pokes myself” I want more of that Barney and Robin!
CaseyR | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 12:39 pm GMT -4
sydb, instead of saying you’re not “on the hate train” OBVIOUSLY you should have said you weren’t “on the murder train”. lolol
Best part of the episode. MURRRRDERRR TRAAAINN!!!
Tash | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 01:14 pm GMT -4
LOL @ CaseyR….MURDERRRRR! Climb aboard the murder traaaAAAin!
czingkitee | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 02:14 pm GMT -4
as much as i love robin and barney together… i have to admit that the break up was necessary, otherwise the show would become bland. it’s a great thing that those two being together was given a chance, (to satisfy Robarn fans as well) but then again i also think that the commitment thing has affected their characters too much to the point that they lost what we originally have come to love about them—as the episode pointed out. they’ve become limited. unlike lily and marshall who were from the very start were established to be a couple, barney and robin weren’t. lily is always meant to be associated with marshall (and vice versa). it’s their relationship that characterizes them. the same isn’t true about barney and robin.
the break up was sad… but well, sometimes, good things have to end to give way for something better. i’m still a fan of Robarn, and i’d love it if by the end of the series, they’d get back together. you know, like happy endings. but as of the moment, i concede that they’re better off as just friends.
Purple Giraffe | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 02:23 pm GMT -4
For people who claim to be fans of the show a lot of the people who post on here don’t seem to have very much love for this show. Some of you guys are very whiny. I agree that there needs to be more focus on Ted’s story at this point but this episode set it up for that to happen with the return of Awesome Barney to be Ted’s wingman. But seriously, none of the episodes this season have been even half as bad as some people try to make them out to be. The glass is half full people! HIMYM always manages to pull off an awesome season even if every episode is totally amazing. There are sure to be great things to come!
SophiaStinson | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 02:50 pm GMT -4
OH my god this was even more i would have ever expected…genius…pure genius…was loving every second of it, callbacks, flashbacks, old guest stars,a new secret of robin for barney to find out, barneys comeback as a womanizer, dirty lily, nerd marshmellow
it was AWESOMEEEEEEEE
Neil Young Fan | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 03:09 pm GMT -4
Posted on here once or twice before, Just had to add my two cents.
First of all, in JD’s absence, there have been a LOT of people commenting on the lack of quality that has been evident in season 5. I would like to point out that I think that it has been perfectly fine, and i would guess that once JD puts up his opinion’s, it’ll turn a lot of people around. He has a great way of appreciating the episode for the grand scheme of it all.
If anyone watched the extra features on the season four DVD, you’ll see Bays and Carter admit the Barney and Robin were their “break in case of emergency” storyline, which they had to use due to the writer’s strike. So we get hints at it in S3, the pursuit in S4, and now a 3rd of a season for it’s final(?) arc. Whether people loved the idea or hated it, I think it was great for what it was, but it ultimately turned the show into a story about 2 couples and Ted. You can’t relegate the protagonist to the role of the 5th wheel for a whole season. Think about the positives that we’ve gotten out of this season
1) a TON of awesome Canadian references/jokes. The Tim Horton’s scene was immaculate. and the coffee really is addictive. anyone visiting Canada just go up to the counter and get a double double and a maple dip. Heaven.
2) How has NO ONE commented on the poke at Neil Young! it was Hilarious
3) Tantrum!
4)Failed Canadian Variety Show? OMG I’m wetting my pants thinking about this. Maybe a cross between SCTV and Royal Canadian Air Farce?! Trust me, this plot line has legs.
5) The Fading performance of Trevor Linden….The Hockey/Canuck References are just spot on, and I’ll tell you that the fans in the Pacific Northwest are most likely eating them up.
So Stay cool people, I know the writer’s have a great season planned, and if you re-watch all of season 5, you can see a lot of groundwork being laid. As I like to say, the Great Wall wasn’t built in a day…
Cheers from Canada!
Starney Binson | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 03:13 pm GMT -4
I’m sorry, when did Canada become relevant?
Toby | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 03:15 pm GMT -4
Maybe that’s true that Robin and Barney started as an emergency storyline, but they could have left it alone after they slept together, but they spent an entire season having him pine for her, and just ended it so abruptly and so (in my opinion poorly). Plus it had been hyped so much by the writers over the summer.
I read somewhere that they had been planning a B&R pairing since season 1, but maybe they decided to have it come to fruition a lot faster due to the writers strike which would make sense of the fast breakup.
I wish they had waited to put them together closer to the end of the series, and had them last longer, but who knows if this was final or not. Only time will tell.
As far as the rest of the season I can only speak for myself, and though I haven’t loved every episode I don’t think it was a horrible waste of a season at all. This show is a lot stronger than most shows out there, and in season five the fact that it is still funny speaks volumes. Most shows are stale by season 4 or 5.
You left out the Sexless innkeeper, and the poem!!! I mean that was awesome!!
Neil Young Fan | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 03:27 pm GMT -4
Sorry, I just returned to being pointless too soon I guess
R2 Sweet Tooth | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 04:13 pm GMT -4
Funfact of the week:
The Stormtrooper which Robin and Lily fighted about wasn’t the same as the one we saw in the episode “World’s greatest couple”:
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2241/stormtrooperu.jpg
I’ve decided to try finding and post one funfact every week from now on, if you see one feel free to message me
.
Fabio | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 04:50 pm GMT -4
@sydb
i agree with you that the robarn couple was pretty lame and they were not acting like Robin and Barney….
as for lily forcing them to admit they loved each other… i can totally relate that to life… can you imagine a group of very close friends and two of them start hooking up or dating? i’d feel excited too…and try to make them work…
I think the writers created such high expectations about this couple that they could never live up to it…so they broke it up…..though that was probably the plan all along. I was just hoping a more real break-up (like you sydb),,,,but i think it would take too long to build a real relationship to break…
Overall, I thought this was an awesome episode. I laughed a lot and i’m now really looking forward to seeing old barney back and the return of Robin Sparkles.
I’m still missing stories about TED -who is btw the main character hehehehe- and, of course, the mother….
GET BACK SOON JD!!!
Fabio
Jazzer | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 04:53 pm GMT -4
^ Well I’ll be a monkey’s uncle! Did not see that coming, good work!
Anyway, after watching the episode for the third time, I saw lots of things I didn’t see before. This episode was so awesome!
Rachel | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 05:52 pm GMT -4
So I never really comment on these things – I just read and have enjoyed this site for as long as I’ve been into HIMYM (truth be told, it’s only been since the hype the network created around Sarah Chalke being on the show – first episode I watched was “ten sessions” but I’ve more than caught up since then).
I am among those who do not get the whole Barney/Robin thing. I feel like I’ve been cheated. They string me along for a year and a half, only to say, “oh well, didn’t work out, daddy’s home”? I mean, come on! It wouldn’t have been such a big deal if, say, this all happened after the original Barney/Robin hook up back in season 3. But with this much build-up, I gotta say, if this is the end game, so not awesome. And so not representative of what this show (and these writers and actors) can do!
Although I wonder if perhaps the whole Robin Sparkles flare up at the end will somehow bring Barney and Robin together again near the end of the season? I can only hope. But I wonder if part of the problem was that the writers felt like they were spending too much time on the new couple – to which I say, yes, yes you were. But that could have been fixed without just throwing in the towel.
Toby | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 06:01 pm GMT -4
Rachel, I was wondering the same thing about the Robin Sparkles thing as well. It was Barney’s first night on the prowl and he is wasting it by searching for Robin Sparkle’s variety show? I wondered if that was a secret message from Craig and Carter saying “don’t worry, its not over” or that is just wishful thinking on my part
katie90 | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 06:23 pm GMT -4
again with the “any true himym fan..”/”people who CLAIM to love himym..”
leeet’s just all calm down. we do love the show. that’s why we want it at its best. yes, i still love it, yes, i still laugh every week even though i complain a lot and YES – it can seriously still do better than that
Toby | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 06:25 pm GMT -4
LOL Katie, as soon as I saw that post I thought about you
pietz | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 06:51 pm GMT -4
so many people kept leaving comments about the past episodes how they hate robarn and everything around them. now that theyre broken up the negative comments continue…
ok i wanna say this:
-lily, marshall, ted doing something together
-guest star: alan thicke
-new robin sparkles video
-barney’s back
-new legendary joke
-lots of flashbacks
-new cesoring joke for the kids (porn is bad)
-funny lily back
these are not only the things i LOVED about that episode but also the majority of things YOU ALL were missing so much in the past episodes. and now that its here youre still complaining.
i have to admit that the writers built up WAY too much for this short robarn relationship and that i personally wanted to see some more of the two getting along better (like triple couple fun, theres so much to do with that i think). but i mean theres always something to talk bad about, simply because you cant put so much in a 20 min episode to make everybody happy…
i loved how it changed from “theyre in love” to “they broke up” because NOBODY expected it and the entire thing was so well thought through with the window reflecting incident.
im pretty sure that the writers are actually reading this blog, so:
“THANKS for everything i missed in the last episodes and please dont listen to people who only see the negative parts of everything.
PS: i felt the chill
Jazzer | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 07:07 pm GMT -4
Especially LOVED the Peter Gunn theme from The Blues Brothers at the end of the episode. Show how much the show is awesome…
ev. mosby | Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 09:03 pm GMT -4
I think the breakup was inevitable. To be honest I’m one of those people who likes the chase more than the actual relationship, so I totally understand how someone you don’t have can seem so hot and attractive but when you get together it’s a whole different thing altogether. The spell has been broken. But at least RoBarn had a shot and we managed to squeeze a few good laughs from them though I’m ready to move on and just see them as great, awesome crazy buddies with sexual tension in the air constantly. That’s what made it so fun.
p.s: Got a little tingly towards the end. It was a rush and I almost didn’t catch it but Oh! My! God! Another Robin Sparkles catastrophe. =D Plus how hot was Barney when he stepped into the bar???
Jenn | Thursday, November 12th, 2009 02:01 am GMT -4
Toby- I’m glad you liked my comment. I pretty much agree with everything you say! I like it when you comment because there aren’t very many vocal Robarn supporters.
Rachel- perfect way of saying it- “They string me along for a year and a half, only to say…”
R2SweetTooth- Good catch on the storm trooper!
I love how Alan Thicke is the classic Canadian actor in every HIMYM episode.
Also I read in an article once that the writers were going to find a way to bring back Robin Sparkles and I thought, “there’s no way to do that now!” But there was. This should be good because they can have however many episodes of the variety show as they want. And seriously, Alan Thicke could use the work.
katie90 | Thursday, November 12th, 2009 05:21 am GMT -4
ok, picking up on the discussion in the bagpipes somments — i’d LOVE if (in case robin and barney do fall into kind of an on-and-off-pattern) they referenced ross and rachel themselves
it’s not that unrealistic, really, given that they’ve referenced ‘cheers’ and ‘who’s the boss’ and probably many other shows on how i met your mother (and friends ended well before himym started). that’d be cool and totally himym style, making fun of themselves 
Bruna | Thursday, November 12th, 2009 05:33 am GMT -4
I really liked this episode! Not that i didn´t like RoBarn, but it was funnier when they were not together! I loved the telling story about how the tape got in the VCR… I loved Lily´s plan and her comments about Star Wars (those were things i would say…) … I don´t know… Just really liked it and i don´t understand why you guys hated it so much… Just becauseof the end o f RoBarn? I guess we could see it coming….
Fabio | Thursday, November 12th, 2009 09:17 am GMT -4
don’t know about you all…but i just love chubby Barney hahahahaha cracks me up!!!
Fabio
Toby | Thursday, November 12th, 2009 09:37 am GMT -4
Thanks Jenn!!! I agree there aren’t a lot of RobinBarney supporters here (sorry, I hate when people call them Robarn).
After reading everyone’s comments I concede there were some funny parts of the episode that maybe I missed because I as so upset about how they were portraying B&R and their relationship. If you took that out of the equation I did like the throwbacks to the old episodes. Plus as I previously stated I LOVED Daddy’s home, and I have to say I feel a little guilty about it.
I also wonder if barney run out to look for the Robin Sparkle’s thing that Craig and Carter were telling te fans “don’t worry its not over yet”
Katie, I like your Ross/Rachel idea. They did that on scrubs once and it was really funny.
katie90 | Thursday, November 12th, 2009 09:51 am GMT -4
they did? shame, then they wouldn’t steal that, i guess. never really watched scrubs except for season 1 and 2 or something
katie90 | Thursday, November 12th, 2009 09:53 am GMT -4
PS i don’t like robarn either. not really abig fan of these shortened couple names anyway (like LAME, ugh, i hate that). though i must admit i did kind of like swarkles
Toby | Thursday, November 12th, 2009 10:08 am GMT -4
Yeah it was early on in the series. Janitor said to J.D who do you think you are Ross and Rachel? J.D replied what? and Janitor said Dr. Ross and Rachel from accounting and they cut to a couple making out. It was cute!
You should totally watch Scrubs, after HIMYM it is my favorite comedy show
Yeah, I hate coupley names. IT started with Benifer and just took on a life of its own.
katie90 | Thursday, November 12th, 2009 10:21 am GMT -4
right, bennifer. that was, like, what, 2003? for six years now we’ve been bugged with these stupid names? wow. now there’s the new bennifer, the brangelina, the robsten, the robarn, the lame, the loVe (veronica mars), … someone really ought to put an end to that
Fabio | Thursday, November 12th, 2009 01:34 pm GMT -4
@katie90
email the idea of SWARKLES to the writers…PLEASE… lol
katie90 | Thursday, November 12th, 2009 02:07 pm GMT -4
hehe, sadly, not my invention
Clyde | Thursday, November 12th, 2009 04:52 pm GMT -4
I’ve said all I have to say regarding Robin and Barney and I feel that if I present any new comments or re-hash prior comments I will be banned from posting comments here. Congrats JD and all who feel like I’m the worst person in the world. I no longer have any fight in me. I liked reading the summaries and comments from fellow HIMYM fans and maybe I’ll just resume to doing that. I’m regrettably doing the PC thing and apologizing if I have offending anyone with my comments and/or language. I look forward to continuing reading comments on future episodes whether you loved or hated them.
One love,
Clyde
Trevormac98 | Thursday, November 12th, 2009 05:35 pm GMT -4
Wow, Swarkles is hilarious. Great Stuff Katie.
I really loved this episode and Robin and Barney were great couple. I know so many people like that.
Jazzer | Thursday, November 12th, 2009 06:34 pm GMT -4
Who else saw the mini-preview of the 16th episode? =D It’s up on YouTube, but you can only watch it if your from the US. I downloaded the video via http://keepit.com and watched it offline.
EPIC! Barney uses every trick, scam, con and gambit he ever used from The Playbook! like the Mrs. Stinsfire, The SNASA (secret NASA, he never went to the moon, but he has been to the Smoon), The Cheap Trick or My Penis Grants Wishes (it grants wishes? RE: only if you rub it hard enough).
It will be AMAZING!
Toby | Thursday, November 12th, 2009 06:54 pm GMT -4
thats so funny that no one else has heard them refered to as Swarkles. I agree its a great name
Ranelle | Thursday, November 12th, 2009 07:05 pm GMT -4
I watched The Rough Patch again today… and liked it much more on a 2nd viewing. It had a lot of classic HIMYM (the kids, callbacks, gimmicks, Canadian jokes…) however, I agree, it didn’t jell perfectly. And the stake-out scene was over the top. I don’t really like how they dealt with Robin and Barney in Season 5 (I, like many of you, was expecting more)… but they had their moments. *Loved* “Bagpipes.” As for the break up… in a way, it was sweet… especially Barney being sad about it and wondering if it would be awkward being friends again. And I liked the “getting back together as friends” part.
I never believed Barney could be single forever… but I do miss the old Robin. I think her character has changed a lot …I liked her as she was with Ted, honestly. Hopefully she will get back to being Robin
Looking forward to the next one!
Daddy’s Home. ha! (love it)
BGeo | Thursday, November 12th, 2009 09:48 pm GMT -4
I liked barney and robin, but I am excited to see where we go from here.
Does Robin go on a vacation like when she and Ted broke up?
Obviously Barney is going to be awesome, and ted is still looking for mrs. right, so will his wingman help him out?
LAME baby?
All of the current story lines have come to an end so lets see what the writers can come up with
Toby | Thursday, November 12th, 2009 11:14 pm GMT -4
I checked out the promo on you tube for next weeks episode and as much as it pains me to admit it i think it looks like it will be funny. That DOES NOT mean I condone how the writers handled the robin and barney breakup! It just means that I think NPH is hilarious
Starney Binson | Friday, November 13th, 2009 10:50 am GMT -4
Well, this show is about to be funny again.
natasha | Friday, November 13th, 2009 11:39 am GMT -4
hei
i think its awesome that robin and barney broke up. i mean we finally got back the old awesome barney and robin is herself again too. i was just nervous and missed the old barney but finally it happened…the just werent themselves together and I THINK CBS made the greates move in himym history for braking them up bacause if they werent we would slowly loose the awesome barney an robin so im really glad that that happened…!
peace i love you himym
Jenn | Friday, November 13th, 2009 08:21 pm GMT -4
Oh my gosh! I hate when people call them Robarn, too! I just wanted people to know what I was talking about! Swarkles is hilarious, though.
Does anyone have that link to the preview for next week’s episode? I couldn’t see it.
Jazzer | Friday, November 13th, 2009 09:53 pm GMT -4
Jenn, I posted on how in my comment. =] Just download the clip via the site, and then watch it using your media player. Note: the file will probably be in .flv format, so you need either the FLV Player, or Media Player Classic, which is free, and is the best and simplest media player, ever, with tons of supporting formats, including .flv
Cheers
Tash | Friday, November 13th, 2009 11:20 pm GMT -4
It should be on youtube too…:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I3F-BAVShM&feature=related
Jenn | Saturday, November 14th, 2009 01:51 am GMT -4
Mrs. Stinsfire?!?! That was worth it! Thanks, guys!
Rainy | Saturday, November 14th, 2009 02:23 am GMT -4
i really love that both of them were couples, but it’s unexpectedly fine for me to see them break up! still, it would be really cool if they get back!
lmat | Saturday, November 14th, 2009 09:02 am GMT -4
why is it taking so long for new episodes to be posted? it’s horrible!!!
katie90 | Saturday, November 14th, 2009 09:28 am GMT -4
rewatched bagpipes..liked it better than the first time. i think, as much as i like the old episodes better than season 5, they are getting better again
well, i really hated robin 101, so anyything after that is an improvement
Gring | Saturday, November 14th, 2009 11:41 am GMT -4
Hey!
In my Spanish blog we’re making a competition. We want to elect the best TV serial.
Please, feed back us and vote for your favorite show!
JT | Saturday, November 14th, 2009 02:19 pm GMT -4
Speaking about voting….
THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS!!! I’m shocked nobody’s mentioned it yet! WE HAVE TO GET HIMYM TO GET THESE AWARDS:
Best Comedy
Best Comedy Actor (NPH)
Best Comedy Actress (Alyson Hannigan)
I think I read HIMYM was nominated for the most for any comedy this season. Who’s in for the WIN!?
Direct Vote Link: http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/vote/.
SK | Saturday, November 14th, 2009 04:26 pm GMT -4
IMDB lists BigBangTheory’s Kaley Cuoco for this episode (playing Julia Reynolds), but I don’t remember seeing her?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1536724/
Jazzer | Sunday, November 15th, 2009 06:14 pm GMT -4
C’mon JD. I know you’re taking a break, and I know you have things to do, and a job to maintain, but we all no matter how busy being at the time can sit a do something. How hard can it be to write a few recaps.
Plus here’s a weekend, you should have hade time there. I know it can get boring, but that’s the price to pay when you run a site like this. =] C’mon, get on your feet. You must do this weeks ep! It will be legendary! I mean, this is the first and probably the last time Barney get’s back in the singles scene!
Take care, and happy birthday to me. =]
High Hoper | Sunday, November 15th, 2009 08:57 pm GMT -4
Happy birthday Jazzer!
I think that, if JD has not done it yet, we are not the ones to ask him why. We are only readers of what he writes, and if he really cannot do this now, (or he does not want for whatever the reasons are, I don’t mind), we have to respect his decision.
I am the first one who wants to read from him again, awesome details that I have not catched… You know, what makes a JD’s recap worthy. But we don’t have to push him. Maybe he is getting a bit outta the internet (I did it several times) and, I think once he comes back, he’ll come stronger
Until then, I at least will continue telling about the episodes, commenting the new ones…
And, of course.. JD, if you read this… if you need any help with the site, I can help you.
Or maybe JD has a surprise for us?
Emily | Sunday, November 15th, 2009 10:51 pm GMT -4
I have never been a fan of R&B (robin & barney) together..it was cute to see Barney yearn for her and see him struglle with his feelings but the moment they hooked up, i couldnt wait for them to break up!
And as much as Im happy with their break-up, i feel that the “relationship” was too short, i mean Barney’s feelings for Robin lasted a whole season, and POOF, hes over it?! Though who could get mad at him after the “Daddy’s Home” ?
Well cant wait for the Playbook! and can’t wait for the recap
Toby | Monday, November 16th, 2009 12:14 am GMT -4
Happy Birthday Jazzer!!!
What did u mean when you said the first and last time Barney will be single again?
Rainy | Monday, November 16th, 2009 04:54 am GMT -4
i agree with emily, their relationship was too short! they were into each other for about a year, and ending this fast is TOO FAST! although i might expect this happening, but i still hope they would get back after sometime!
Jazzer | Monday, November 16th, 2009 05:47 am GMT -4
@High Hopper: Thanks. =]
@Toby: Thanks! I think it’s obvious that Barney will be single for a period of time, before getting into another relationship. If he was ment to be single till the end of the show, the writers would have never put him in a relationship in the first place.But that’s just my opinion.
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