This is the second thing the writers did really well: the writers gave us a really, really powerful distraction.

Ted can’t tell a short version of a story to save his life, so this is the principle we’re learning: postponing a reveal.

Your characters’ false beliefs might affect their behavior like Barney’s.

This week, we are talking about Red Herrings and the awesome payoff you get when you execute them well, so we need to start talking about...