Blast From The Past!

So this has to be one of my favorite episodes of HIMYM (season 2). The Slap Bet. One day the gang wanted to go to the mall but Robin was reluctant to go. She refused to tell them why and asked them to respect her privacy. The group came to two conclusions that Robin didn't want to go to the mall because either: a) she got married at the mall; or b) she did porn. As each person in the slap bet got more information to prove their opponent wrong, the "loser" would have to endure the sting of other person's hand.



The best part was...neither of them were right. Robin's deepest darkest secret is...



she was once a teenage pop star back in Canada. Also known as Robin Sparkles! I've always had a thing for 80's style and culture. It's so cheesy and it's so much fun and that's why I enjoyed this episode so much. But also, this was just the beginning of the many slaps Barney will have to face...good times...

Random thought...

...due to a combination of insomnia and procrastination.

So for those who has seen every episode of HIMYM, you know that the story is told through the narration of Ted in the year... 2030, I believe? But Ted in 2030 is Bob Saget, not Josh Radnor. Strange, huh? Well at least Peter Griffin agrees with me...(click on the link below).

http://pictures.sprintpcs.com/share.do?invite=nEprPe2FPma0CUTo8LBQ&shareName=MMS&messageState=RETRIEVED

Yeah, I know, who cares. Obviously, it's time for me to sleep. G'nite!

Barney says: "Wait for iiiiiit..."

Patience is a virtue and good things happen for those who wait. What does this have to do with HIMYM? Wait... and you will see...

I got an interesting comment from one of my blog followers recently. "You really like this show huh?" he says. I really do like this show...but there isn't that spark like there once was. *Sigh* So when I first started this blog, it was right before the season started and I wasn't lying when I said how excited I was about it. But now that we're four episodes into the season, I can't get myself to love it as much as I used to.

Last week's episode, "The Sexless Innkeeper," was hard to watch. With an episode title like that, you would think that it was going to be entertaining. But really it was just annoying. To make a long story short Lily and Marshall were the annoying couple that nobody wants to go on a double date with. They go out with Robin and Barney and even scare THEM away... well who wouldn't be scared away? They were trying way too hard, especially with the people who are pretty much their best friends. Blah blah blah, nothing was really interesting. Until.. the end! Dun dun dun... Throughout the episode, Barney and Robin make fun of Ted for being "The Sexless Innkeeper": one who takes home a girl but doesn't bang her because she was only looking for a place to crash. But at the end Ted tells Barney about a girl he had brought home and scored with the night before and says "God I love being single!" That's when Barney realized...what is he doing in a relationship???



I've heard a lot of different opinions about the new season. Some, like me, feel like it's not the same as the oldies. Some say they love it. I can't seem to understand what they love about it? Eh. Oh well. We'll just have to see what happens next...

"Double Date"

So we all know that there a lot of things that happen on TV that usually do not happen in real life. So usually, I would not think much of these unrealistic plots on TV and just let them be. But for the sake of this class and making an interesting blog, I am going to analyze and bitch about this episode...

In the second episode of Season 5, "Double Date", Ted goes on a blind date... halfway through the date, they both realize that they've already been on this blind date before!...7 years ago! He picked her up at the same time (not sure if it was the same place), they went to the same restaurant, ordered the same food, made the same corny joke, talked about the same things... HOW do you not notice something like that? You have to have had amnesia or something to not remember that you've already went out with that person the minute you see them! Obviously, things didn't click the first time if they never saw each other again.

If this were to ever happen to you in real life, how would you handle the situation once you've realized that you've been on this date before? Pretend that you don't notice at all? Point it out and try to have a friendly dinner? Or point it out and have an awkward dinner?

Ted and his date, Jen, realized that since their last date, they've already made a full lap around all the potential singles in New York and ended up back to each other. So what did they decide to do? Retrace the whole date from 7 years ago and give each other constructive criticism on what they did that was a turn-off. Apparently, Ted was a little snooty, especially when he points out spelling errors on a menu. And according to Ted, Jen talked about her cats way too much. They go more into detail but I'll leave it at that in case you want to see the episode for yourself.

Question: would you remember a blind date from 7 years ago in that much detail?

Click here for episode: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/how_i_met_your_mother/video/?pid=x6AvmU6FhjIzkKOfop3rOYJwEgQwf7v4&play=true&vs=Default