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...

This episode opens up with Lily and Marshall eating pancakes and Lily assumes that she and Marshall are gonna get married. Marshall...

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,...

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...

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 up with Lily and Marshall rushing to book their dream wedding venue. They have this really funny scene where they are...

This is the only episode in the entire series to start with “previously”s. It shows some background info: Ted is in a long-distance...

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