Which all begs the question: Why are they selling themselves to this one specific lawyer so hard?

The episode starts with Ted telling his kids that this is all leading up to meeting their mother (it is - dating Robin is actually an...

First scene in this episode is Ted talking about how much he loves Victoria, then it smash-cuts to Marshall talking about how much he’s...

This "Yes, but... No, and..." trick is a good way to check your Try/Fail cycles and keep tension in your story.