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Saturday 3 PM. 27 hours before the wedding

Barney has entrusted Ted with his surprise gift for Robin, an autographed photo of Wayne Gretzsky. Unfortunately Billy Zapka (the villain in the karate kid films that Barney thinks is the hero) has other plans for the photo. He sneaks in to Ted’s room and poured ink on the photo. 

Ted informs Lily what happen and tells her that Detective Mosby is going to investigate who is responsible for the act. Lily immediately replies that Detective Mosby sucks and that he still haven’t solved the Pineapple incident. He has three suspects: Zabka, the Bellhop and Robin’s cousin Claude. Ted suspected that Zabka was responsible because he wants to reclaim the best man role. Ted suspected that the bellhop ruined the photo because he complained about him. But bellhop didn’t know that he was being complained until Ted has informed him. Ted deduced that Claude is a huge Montreal Canadiens fan and hates the Gretsky and the Edmonton Oilers. After seeing ink on his hand he thought that Claude is guilty of the inking the photo. Claude’s Alibi did not help. According to him he was helping an Elderly when the hand glider that he was riding crash in to the beach and hit a squid. The ink squirted as he was about to help the Elderly. Ridiculous as his alibi may seem, it is true.There was indeed a giant squid in the beach. In the end Zabka was caught and he confessed that he did it to become Barney’s best man again. He apologizes to Ted and instead Ted took the blame for the photo. 

Daphne and Marshall are still on their road trip and trying to beat the time to reach Daphne’s daughter Model UN speech. They eventually did get there. The speech started like any speech a kid would write until she said that “Oil is the Future! Don’t listen to those gutless environmental sissies. Drill Baby Drill!” Daphne was so proud. Marshall was shocking having listened to a kid denounce environmentalism. He immediately bids farewell to Daphne and left for Farhampton.

Barney is playing Cupid and trying to reunite her mom Loreta with her dad Jerome (John Lithgow). Unfortunately James has the same plans as well. Barney came up with a plan to get rid of Jerome’s wife with the help of Ranjit. He hijacked the elevator while Jerome and Loreta and pours water on them hoping that they disrobe. James’ dad Sam while be Barney and Robin’s officiating minister for their wedding. Barney and James soon learned that Sam and Loreta are already hooking up but were not told about it. Robin explained to Barney that James needs Sam and Loreta to be together more than Barney because of James’ recent break up. Eventually Barney gives his blessing and trapped Sam and Loreta inside. Unfortunately James was with his parents when they started making out. 

It seems like Marshall will be with the gang next episode since it wouldn’t be much of a road trip without Daphne.I do hope that Daphne returns because she was great! I guess we have to brace ourselves for the Marshall-Lily fight. It is something that we have been waiting for a while now. With only a few episodes left with still have to learn about the truth about the Pineapple incident. Also there is the final slap from Marshall that we still haven’t seen. We still have to see how the mother will met Robin and Marshall. That is if they have met before the wedding. In the episode Barney drop the Glen Mckenna that he and James were about to drink. That’s Mckenna number 2. In episode three of this season, Ted dropped a Mckenna when Barney told him about seeing him with Robin trying to look for the locket. SO is that the last Mckenna or would there be more?

More mother please! But it seems we won’t see her in the next episode based on the preview. What do you think of Mom and Dad?

Friday 11:30PM. 42.5 Hours before the wedding

Last episode Daphne has sent Lily a message regarding Marshall’s acceptance of the Judgeship. Marshall is relieved that Lily is complaining about the room that they got which room number 13 instead of learning about Marshall’s Judgeship. The room is rumored to be haunted by the supposed serial killer Captain Dearduff the Hooker. Rumor also has it that Dearduff died in room in 1843 when he froze to death next to the window when his hook got stuck in the wall.

Moments later Marshall asked Ted to do a “No questions asked” for helping Ted get out of a mailbox in New York City. Ted is to delete the last text message that Lily received. He instructed Ted to use the door since the lock is broken. But instead he climbed down the drain pipe and tried to use a hanger to unlock the window. He was discovered by Lily but he was able to put her back to sleep using a version of Marvin’s Lullaby. 

As he was searching for Lily’s phone he heard voices from the ventilation shaft. Barney was inside it and was searching for Lily’s phone as well. Barney also owes Marshall a no questions asked when he signed Barney out of the hospital for swallowing Lucky charms. Lily was awaken and was asking Barney what he was doing but shortly after room service arrived. Lily stormed off to complain about the room service and was refusing to pay it. Later Robin came out of the food cart and revealed that he owes Marshall a “No questions asked”. Marshall was asked by Robin to meet her in an alley. He caught her and escaped from weird people wearing spandex. Robin was wearing spandex as well. They all could not find found and then they realize that she has it with her. 

On the reception area, Lily was complaining about the room service. She was about to call Marshall when Ted asked her to destroy her phone for the “No questions ask” that she owes him. Apparently he helped Lily when her students tied her up in a chair.

Ted told Marshall that he succeeded and asked him why he didn’t ask him for a “No question asked”. Marshall told him that he never kept anything from Lily which prompted him to tell her the truth. Lily didn’t take it easily and said that he never believed that anyone died in room 13 but somebody will die there soon.

I was wondering about the whole concept of the “No question asked”. In real life would you do anything without asking questions? I am sure that I would if anybody asked me but I would sure make sure to make fun of that person. I don’t think anyone ask me that kind of request before? Has anyone asked you to do that? Now the concept did not appear in the whole show until this episode.  I wonder why they didn’t make any hints about that. It could have been a recurring plot like the Slaps which reminds me that Marshall still has one slap to give. What are your thoughts on No questions asked?

Saturday  9 AM. 33 Hours before the wedding

Robin has won Loretta’s favorite blouse in the poker game. Robin refused to mellow down and wore the blouse during a breakfast between Lily, Barney and Loretta. Robin flaunts her winning which Loretta didn’t take easily. Robin claims that her mother makes better scrambled eggs than Loretta. However after tasting Loretta’s egg, everyone seems to agree that it is the best eggs that they have tested. Barney even said that some famous songs were based on Loretta’s eggs.

Loretta soon learns that Robin does not know how to cook which made her wonder what her grandchildren would eat. Robin told her that she could not have kids. Barney told Loretta that he knew that Robin could not have kids and despite that he is willing to marry her. Soon Robin learns that her mother won’t be able to come to the wedding because of her fear in flying. Loretta then comforted Robin and told her that she should not call her anything but Mom. She and Robin then reconciled. 

Marshall and Daphne were forced to stay with Mrs. Mosby in Cleveland to wait for a storm to pass. Ted’s stepfather Clint notices that the two are having some issues and tried to resolve it. Clint joins them on their roadtrip determine to resolve their issues. But instead Marshall and Daphne teamed up to make fun of Clint. Clint upset asked Marshall to pull over to meditate. After a talk with Daphne where she pointed out that he won’t get any respect until he takes charge, he left Clint on side of the road to meditate. When Daphne asked Marshall if he is really going to leave Clint behind, he snapped due to Daphne’s decision to tell Lily about the Judgeship. He then put on his and Ted’s favorite road trip music, “I’m gonna be (500 Miles)”.  Daphne could not make any objections.

Back in Farhampton Lily is still upset about learning the truth and has been breaking glasses when he hears words that are related to Law or Judgeship.  Ted is still trying to get the map to the lighthouse. Unfortunately the clerk would not allow him to get there since he is single and lonely. Lily then suggested for Ted to settle and take Cassie, the girl he been consoling the previous night, to the lighthouse. Ted reluctantly took her there. Unfortunately she sprained her ankle and Ted had to carry her all the way to the top of the lighthouse. Unfortunately Ted throws up with they got to the top ruining whatever romantic chance he could have. He then realizes that he is glad that he did not settle for Cassie. A future scene shows Ted with the mother on top of the lighthouse. He then proposes and the mother enthusiastically accepts.

Saturday 11 AM.  31 hours before the wedding

Robin is still upset after learning that her mother would not be able to attend her wedding. Barney then accepts the challenge of cheering her and claimed that once a challenge is accepted it can not be unaccepted and has to be seen though. Lily argues that Barney failed to finish one challenge to pick diapers and Samosas while picking up a woman. 

Flashback a couple months back. Lily, Robin and Barney are on Mclaren’s bar and Lily has argued that Barney only accepts challenges that he create. She then gave him his first challenge. Picking up a girl while speaking like a dolphin. Eventually he succeeded. Second is pickup a girl without using the letter E.

The third challenge is picking up a girl who Robin has chosen. Before explaining the challenge to Barney, she talked to a girl on bar telling her that she is an assistant of Ryan Gosling and that Gosling would not speak to her if she talks to any guy.

When Barney arrives in Mclaren she refused to talk to him. Barney had to trick her that he was Ryan Gosling and that he had facial surgery to play a role of a guy who is much more handsome than Gosling.  She gave in and gave him her number.

Robin and Lily made one more challenge getting diapers and Samosas while trying to get a girl. While trying to complete the challenge, Barney met the mother and asked him if he wants to keep on playing or if he wants to win. He decided to stop the challenge and started creating a plan on how he would propose to Robin.

Also in the Episode, Marshall is trying to push Ted in making his move on Robin. He explained that Ted still had feelings for Robin and should not let the opportunity pass. Ted has argued that the end result would still be the same and it would end the same way as before.

Ted gets a phone from Hammond Druthers (Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad) offering him a job in Chicago. Ted has declined and Druthers has promised to make him miserable if he refused by calling him non-stop, tweeting and even flooding Ted’s Facebook page with messages in which Ted replies that they are not Facebook friends. In the end Ted declines the Job as he is still not yet ready to leave New York and not yet ready to give up on Robin.

There are two things great about this episode. First Barney meeting the mother and second is Bryan Cranston as Hammond Druthers. Barney’s meeting with the mother has set things on perspective for Barney. It was a turning point and if they did not meet, Barney would still not consider settling down. Cranston played his role perfectly. It is funny seeing him like this in comparison on how he acts on Breaking Bad. The episode explains why Ted is going to Chicago. This is one of the best episodes of the season so Far. What are your thoughts on Platonish?

From the creators of how I met your mother comes a spinoff of sort, How I met your dad. Carter Bays and Craig Thomas will write the Pilot episode. There were rumors that the cast of the spinoff while be introduced in the final season of How I met your mother but later it is revealed that the story would be entirely unrelated to the show. Story would be on a woman’s point view and how she would meet the man that he will marry.
I have been a fan of the show since it first air. I love the show and how it has been written. But could I invest my time to this spinoff? Who knows how much Bays and Thomas have left for this new show. I wouldn’t mind giving it a try. I just hope that they don’t make the same mistake of what Scrubs did. If they are going to make a spinoff, it should be totally unrelated. In Scrubs they tried start the spinoff series where they left off with the original series. I personally had a hard time adjusting to the idea of the main character being changed to a new actor. That was the flaw in my opinion. I hope this would not be the case for How I met your dad. What are your thoughts?