2 weeks before my wedding, the wife wanted me to take a break from mma so my face didn't get all ruined for the pictures. I suppose robin was ok with barney taking a slap of a thousand suns to the face so soon before the wedding.

Robin is Canadian, she'd probably find a black eye to be hot...

please,,

Marshall finally grew a pair.

bold Marshal - liked it. Lilly acting selfish and leaving her husband and child at a hotel the night before the wedding - seems exactly right.

And Lily still being an idiot b_tch


What was the scene at the end with the big guy dragging the chain?

I think the final scene was the "bear."

I enjoyed the episode. You can tell they are really beginning to wrap things up now.

Just my guess, but I think it's the mother who came and got Lily.

Why would Lily get in the backseat? More likely ranjeej or whatever

"Barney's Awesome!" Song made me laugh pretty hard.

Marshall did what he should have done 7 seasons ago, and he played his trump card like a champ.

...and Lily runs away because that's what she does best. Seriously, that maybe my favorite part about her, when she leaves the room.

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Yeah... Marshall dropping a nuke followed by "Barney's Awesome" was a pretty epic portion of the show.

Marshall whippin it out. He still has more to add to the pile. Lily got off easy. Art is a hobby. Get over it.

She:
- left him to go to San Francisco
- racked up a ton of credit card debt
- CC debt makes Marshall pass on his enviro job to work for GNB
- quits her steady job as a teacher to work for the captain buying art

Yeah, I'm pretty certain Marshall could sleep with Lily's sister and still be in the green.

Oh, and it's probably The Captain that picked her up. Hence getting in the back seat. He's rich, and has a driver.

I thought it was the captain as well.

I let out a yell of joy when Marshall did that. And she ran away... Typical.

I let out a yell of joy when Marshall did that. And she ran away... Typical.

To be honest, he should have kept on with just how it's ALWAYS about her. One, even major, issue that he supposedly has forgiven her for shouldn't be brought up. However, if it's a constant, never changing issue that he can (and most definitely is able) to back up with facts, I'd say "Game On!"

While Marshall is in the right overall, his argument was kind of stupid to me. I think I get his point, but it basically came off as him bringing up something from 7 years ago.

The reality is, he accepted a job over the phone that even at that level, are generally life time appointments.

And I see Lilly's side. Her art career is actually taking off. But, its not like Marshall is taking a judge position is BFE Kansas. She's in New York.

He should have told her as soon as he got accepted the position and said that changes things. This is a long term position and still would let her continue her art career, albeit, in New York.

Lilly should recognize Marshall has made a ton of sacrifices for her. He went through hell so she could pounce around San Fran; he took a bank job to pay off her CC debt; he was willing to move even further away from his family so she could go to Italy (Lilly, who has no real family connections, moving across the globe has less impact).

Also why doesn't Marshall just say "Hey, they need to know if I wanted the job right then so I took it. Now let's talk about it. I can always tell them it's not going to work out, it's not a contract signed in blood. I just needed to lock it down before it slipped away."

Solid episode. It was good to see them tie up some loose ends and answer some questions.

Lilly is the worst.

I loved Barney's saying he got thrown out trying to stretch a single into a double with Ted's mom.

Good episode!

Better than last week.
I hate how they have wussified Ted. Pet balloon? Talking frog doll? What's sports? Calligraphy?

Marshall trying not to "finish" by thinking of bugs was funny.

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While Marshall is in the right overall, his argument was kind of stupid to me. I think I get his point, but it basically came off as him bringing up something from 7 years ago.

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She said she was NEVER* that selfish. He called her out on it. 7 years be damned.

*"you were more selfish than I have ever been to you"

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Fair point, I forgot her saying that.

Lilly calling Marshal selfish: Also, wasn't the job in Italy just for a year? What's more selfish than moving your family to live out a dream for a year when you need to be trying to figure out how to provide for 20 years of having a kid? How is a choice between a year in Italy, then unknown, and a judgeship even a discussion?
Edit: LAWYERED!

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Quad Dog just dropped the mic, yo!

Much better episode, and I loved seeing Marshall say that. It's about time.

Glad he finally stood up for himself. I just wish he would have hit her with more examples

I would be enternally grateful to the writers if they got divorced.

Hey, if they wanted to be realistic by killing off Marshall's dad, why not write in a divorce too? 1 divorce out of 3 couples is actually a good ratio.

Oh yeah, it was good to see Marshall finally sack up.

That would be pretty wild for sure, but I was having the same thought. Haven't they shown scenes from the future that would disprove a divorce though?

^^^ I believe so

Monday's episode was a breath of fresh air, an episode that actually moves the plot, has a flair of drama, and is heavy on characterization trumps all of these gimmicky episodes with family guest stars or whatever that slap episode was all about.

It was nice to see Lily get verbally beat down by Marshall for once, though I wish he had played a few more cards...though dropping that "consolation prize" nuclear warhead was devastating and incredible to watch. That had to be the ballsiest and unexpected moment by Marshall since knocking out the bouncer.

I have to say though, learning Barney's actual job reveals so much about his character. We know a ton about Marshall, Lily, and Robin. We kind of know Ted (they are too wishy washy on him...is he the average guy or is he a wuss?) but our idea of Barney has always been skewed by his awesomeness. For instance how can a kid from a messed up low income family who can barely pay attention in a one-on-one class taught by his friend (the Robin 101 episode) get into and graduate from MIT and then parlay that degree into a coffee shop job which he then trades in for the easiest corporate job in the world where he makes an insane amount of money...that makes no sense but we bought into it because Barney is awesome and he does what he wants. Learning that Barney is not an academic or business genius but rather the complete and utter master of deception and strategy and that his job was a highly paid fall guy that he played perfectly reveals an incredible amount about his character. I also think it shows an incredible amount about how good of a guy he really is. He was working to bring down GNB the entire time but not before he hooked up all of his friends along the way (Marshall and Ted making their careers off of GNB, Lily surviving due to Marshall's income and then landing her job with the Captain who she met at the GNB ball, and Robin whose job he saved by using his connections and resume skills), probably rewarding four of the six people who never abandoned him. It would also explain why for a guy who thrived off one-night stands and worked for an evil business why he was so upset that he slept with Robin. He's a genuinely good guy who loves his friends and also happens to be awesome. Makes sense, he loves his brother and his mom and apparently does in fact work for the good guys and the Earth. The abandonment he felt from 1) his dad and 2) his girlfriend has motivated every move he's made for years. Hopefully Robin gives him peace but judging by the fact that we never see a ring on Barney's finger in the future, I'm not 100% certain that Barney's story is "wrapped up" by this point.

Didn't one of the first episodes about this wedding (I think last season) start with Robin trying to climb out the window?

I can't remember if that is still looming or resolved.