S1E4: Holy Cow

June 24th, 2013

Season 1: Episode 4: Return of the Shirt

Starting by telling your kids that not every story can end happily-ever-after, and that people get hurt, is a good way to explain an episode, and since this hasn't been the main point of a previous story, I'm cool with that. As far as the idea of changing tastes, it's pretty interesting. Whether or not the idea should be applied to people as well things however, seems a lil less likely, especially in the sense of with Natalie, since the whole issue that happened was Ted being completely oblivious. Going back to a girl whose heart he broke by breaking up with her on her answering machine on her birthday, seems pretty doomed from the start. Wanting to apologize however, definitely necessary. As far as Marshal's argument that answering machine is okay, that's not okay. I most definitely agree with Lily that Ted needed to say it to her face. It's just an all around bad situation.
Also a lil sketchy that they slept together right after getting back together as far as the time seems to go. Especially considering how Ted broke up with her. :l Also the idea that cliches is fine is dumb, that's why they're cliche. Plus Ted's complete inability to repeat what the gang talked about to Natalie screwed him over too. Really he shouldn't have tried to repeat so much as say what he was thinking. :l It seems like he should have remembered her birthday or something so this whole mess couldn't have happened again, but eh, such is.
As for Barney trying to get Robin to say weird things on TV is actually pretty funny, especially considering the first time she says something, it seems to have been an accident. At the same time, it's kind of sad to think that Robin feels that her job is so useless. That is until the end. I think the carriage driver saying that he's so happy to have his story told is really sweet, and it does give some purpose for Robin. It makes what has been a joke the whole episode kind of deep in a sweet way, that is nice, despite, you know, Robin falling in horse crap to end it off. I also like that his kids have their own comments at the end of the episode.
I mean really though, internet on his phone, and Ted can't find out the birthday of his girlfriend?

~spinedjellyfish