This past Monday night marked the return of our favorite show with a laugh-track, How I Met Your Mother. And boy, what a return it made! So what's new? LOTS OF STUFF! Robin started her new research job at World Wide News and it's not going as well as she'd like. Turns out, the anchor she works for was once a co-anchor of hers. He was also a real sleazy sleaze, which didn't help her case. The minute he recognized her he made sure to do his part in humiliating Robin in front of her new co-workers. Robin Sparkles. News anchor in Japan. And more Robin Sparkles. Despite all this, the episode ended in Robin's favor. Taking Ted's advice, she played along with her jerk of an anchor and laughed at herself, causing her co-workers to laugh with her., As a viewer, I'm looking forward to seeing where Robin's new research gig takes her.
While we got a glimpse into Robin's new career move at WWN, this episode was all about Lily and Marshall. Bold statement? Perhaps. But Ted did little more than read architecture book, and Barney spent most of the episode pushing Marshall to go laser-tagging (yeah, I made it a verb, shut up) with him. Barney's counter-part, Neil Patrick Harris took on a bit more, but I'll go into that later. Lily and Marshall. Sigh, I may be alone in saying this, but I think they are my favorite couple in primetime comedy. They genuinely love eachother and aren't afraid of showing it (spontaneous high-five for having sex a record amount of times). We all know that this lovely pair has been trying for a baby and despite all the sex, it seems the two of them have had no luck. And as most couples do, they decided to get themselves checked out--AND BY BARNEY! Fine, that's not completely true. Lily's doctor was the last of the gang's doppelgangers. Her doctor was Barney's doppelganger. And it was actually a doppelganger and not Barney. Lily wasn't even convinced until Barney himself was in the exam room with his ears and eyes covered. And as far as the results of Lily's visit, well, in the end this episode provide us viewers with healthy doses of good and bad news.
Good news: Lily's fine, a perfect baby-making machine!
Bad news: Marshall immediately thinks he's the problem and ignores his dad's calls.
Good news: Marshall's parents show up for a surprise visit.
Bad news: At the very same time, Marshall needs to get it on in a cup so his sperm can be tested.
Good news: Even if Marshall is the "problem," his parents assure he and Lily that there are other options and they'd be happy no matter what.
Bad news: Barney's been the doctor the entire time!
Good news: Hahah, just kidding! The real doctor throws Barney out and assures Marshall is sperm is heavy-duty baby makers!
Bad news: Marshall tries calling his dad to let him know about his amazing sperm but no one's picking up.
Bad news: Marshall's father had a heart attack AND DIED.
Yeah. Marshall's dad is dead. I and my emotions were definitely not ready for that. I don't think anyone--save for the team of writers--was ready for that.
What a way to start the new year, huh? HIMYM throws some pretty crazy stuff at you but that one came out of no where. Post-mortem (I know, too soon, but I had to) you begin to put the pieces together: the pattern of phone calls, the countdown, and you realize that while it came out of nowhere, it was to be expected...if that makes any sense.
Next week, I'll have a box of tissues with me, just to be safe.
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