Show Notes
At his father's gravesite, Marshall recaps adventures of NYE, where Lily informs Mickey about being pregnant, Ted and Barney open Puzzles in Ted's apartment and Robin gets an on-air position thanks to another Sandy mishap.
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The story centers around an event that happened 3 years ago involving the Captain and 3 versions of a story that leads to a new career for Lily.
This is a two-hander where Ted deals with Janine's escalating craziness while Robin keeps having to reveal more details of a her time alone with Marvin to Lily over the years.
It's Robin Sparkles IV Yallllll! HIMYM does a great send-up of VH1's Behind the Music featuring Robin Sparkles turned Robin Daggers. Barney uses this relic to figure out who Robin was obsessing over in the song. Ted tries to figure out if his new date is a Dobler or a Dahmer. Jen laughs harder at an email contributor than she's laughed since Murder Train.
Barney lives vicariously through Ted's relationship with a 20 y/o. Robin is stung by the effects of wearing her engagement ring. Lily and Marshall find romance in a leather wrist cuff and mom jeans.
Barney and Robin contend with Robin Sr., Ted and Lily contend with mixed feelings about the upcoming wedding and motherhood respectively....Marshall contends with confetti.