Part of what makes HIMYM so great is that Ted tells the story as he remembers it which means whatever distortions time has on his recollections, we see it all. Ted remembers Robin as a hag and Barney as fat which means nothing good will come of it.
I'm confused what the writers have in store for Barney and Robin. They've been hinting at them for seasons and then finally put them together. Seven episodes later and they've broken up. If they stay broken up, I won't really like the decision, but if they get back together later on, that's at least better.
Ted, Marshall, and Lily were off trying to break up Barney and Robin, bringing in a Stormtrooper (yes, that's a Stormtrooper!), Alan Thicke, and other weird things in an attempt to make them recall everything that makes them unhappy. It proved unnecessary in the end, but it was fun to see Lily relishing her role as the Kraken.
Ted probably shouldn't have been talking about porn in front of his kids, and definitely not about the specific stories, but I was highly amused whenever one of the characters brought up one of the videos.
Barney has to dig up the Alan Thicke and Robin Sparkles show. I was disappointed we couldn't see it at the end of the episode, but maybe we'll be able to see the footage later.
Score: 9.2/10
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