The friends try to quit smoking; Robin is bothered by a coworker. Harvey Fierstein provides Lily's smoking voice.
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In this week's episode, Ted valiantly tries to get a date with a girl who's been perpetually coupled for as long as he's known her — we're talking 12 years here. Meanwhile, Marshall has an existential crisis when he finds a letter he wrote to himself when he was 15, and Barney tries to prove that he can get laid even while wearing really terrible mid-'90s-style denim overalls.
Marshall enters Ted and Robin's apartment with a gigantic box full of stuff. Apparently, his mother sends him his old things every once in a while, as mothers do. It's mostly useless clutter, like He-Man's left arm or an old Mad Libs book. As Marshall starts digging through the box, Ted's phone rings. On the other end is an older woman, who gives Ted what sounds like a secret code phrase: "The window is open." Ted takes off running. Is anyone else as confused as I am?
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We've got so much going on in this week's episode! First, Marshall bequeaths the fourth slap (!) to Ted and Robin. They're psyched about it...until it's time to decide who actually gets to do the slapping. Meanwhile, Lily has daddy issues and Marshall acts completely inappropriately, which leads to Lily's estranged father (Chris Elliott) to show up at their door on Thanksgiving Day. There's a lot to talk about here, so let's get to it!
First of all, my apologies for the lack of a recap last week. I was in sunny Florida all week and didn't get a chance to watch the episode until Saturday. (Which also meant that I missed all of the Internet craziness sparked by "Lorenzo von Matterhorn." Wikipedia, you're no fun anymore.) It was a great episode, though, and I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did.
Moving on to this week...
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Barney and Robin break up, and Barney gets serious about dating again by consulting his "playbook" containing all of his greatest techniques.
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This week, Barney and Robin's relationship hits a snag. He gains weight, she stops caring about her looks and they basically lose their awesomeness — both as individuals and as a couple. Concerned for their friends, Marshall, Ted and Lily devise a foolproof plan to break up the unhappy couple. But will it work?
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In this week's episode, super-couple Marshall and Lily face competition for Best Couple Ever...from Barney and Robin! Is it possible that Marshall and Lily may need to take lessons from the former commitment-phobes?
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This week, Robin has to decide whether or not to make the ultimate commitment. No, it doesn't involve her relationship with Barney...it's all about making the leap and becoming an American citizen. But can the ultimate Canadian leave the Great White North behind? Meanwhile, Ted and Marshall find out if they can still do an old-fashioned road trip now that they're long out of college.
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This week, Lily and Marshall experience relationship woes — not with each other, but with Robin and Barney, who are the latest couple in a string of potential double dates. Meanwhile, Ted tries to prove to Barney that the "college professor" look works on girls.
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In this week's episode, a clueless Barney taps into Ted's vast array of knowledge about all things Robin in order to be a better boyfriend. But how will Robin feel when she finds out about this arrangement?
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In this week's episode, Ted goes on a blind date only to realize he already met the same girl on a blind date seven years earlier. Things didn't go so well last time, but Ted's supposedly a different guy now. Will he have better luck the second time around?
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In the Season 5 premiere, Ted starts his new teaching job at Columbia University. But the big story is Barney and Robin. In last season's finale, they kissed... but then what? Can two commitment-phobes make it work in a serious relationship — if that's what they're even calling it?
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