A good romance author will tell you that kissing and even sex are not markers of intimacy.

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

They all prevaricate about her, but they all do it in different ways. This is more about the other characters than it is about Robin.

This is the reality of the Manic Pixie characters: they can't really function.

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.

Lily and Marshall’s wedding is finally here, and since this is a sitcom, you know absolutely everything is going to go wrong.

7 steps to redeeming a villain or antagonist in your writing.

This week, we’re talking about closeness and how these storylines demonstrate that these characters are now closer than ever.

The episode opens with the guys hanging out in a coffee shop where two main things happen. 1. The barista has a crush on Marshall and he...

There are three couples in this episode competing for the title. Robin and Ted - things are going great for them. So great, in fact, that...

At the opening of this episode, Ted is telling the guys and Robin is telling Lily that they’ve had their first big fight as a couple. Ted...

This week, we “plop” you right into the episode without giving you any backstory. This is a concept that writers refer to as “in media...

The episode begins with Marshall casually looking at Robin’s butt as she walks away, and while Marshall is super embarrassed about it,...

Once again, Ted opens this episode with an ominous teaser. “Life was good. But everything was about to change.” He’s telling us the...

This episode opens at the bar, where we learn that Ted is turning 28. He gets some food and Lily feels the need to touch the plate to...

Tonight, we’re talking about unlikeable characters. Barney has been a jerk from the beginning, his behavior is almost entirely...