Wait for It (24 Sep. 2007)

Ted's still not ready to date months after his breakup with Robin. But when Robin returns to New York with an exotic new boyfriend, he decides it's time to finally do something adventurous.

Director:

Pamela Fryman

Writers:

Carter Bays (creator), Craig Thomas (creator),

Stars:

Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Josh Radnor	...	Ted Mosby
Jason Segel	...	Marshall Eriksen
Cobie Smulders	...	Robin Scherbatsky
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Barney Stinson
Alyson Hannigan	...	Lily Aldrin
Mandy Moore	...	Amy
Enrique Iglesias	...	Gael
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	Daughter
David Henrie	...	Son
Amanda Loncar	...	Lydia
Frank Alvarez	...	Steve
Donovan Dustin	...	Tyler

Storyline

Ted is going through his usual mourning process after his break-up with Robin. Barney encourages Ted to get out of mourning and become his "wing man" once again, but Ted isn't sure when he'll be ready to date. He decides the time has come when Robin, who went away to Argentina for her mourning phase, comes back to New York with a new boyfriend, an exotic Argentinean masseur named Gael. Ted wants to show Robin that she is not winning the break-up. So while going out with Barney to pick up women, Ted hooks up with Amy, a woman not generally Ted's type as she's a bit wild and lives on the edge. Meanwhile, Marshall and Lily have a double date with Robin and Gael, but Marshall and Lily, as Ted's best friends, vow it's only so they can learn to hate Gael, which ends up being a difficult thing for them to do. As Gael may become a permanent fixture in their lives, Ted comes to the realization that he needs to have some closure to his and Robin's break-up.

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Plot Keywords:

boyfriend | ex girlfriend | single

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

24 September 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Bays Thomas Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mandy Moore and Enrique Iglesias, who guest star, both have their songs featured in this episode. Iglesias sings "Alguien Soy Yo" (Spanish version of "Somebody's Me), and Moore's "Ladies' Choice" and "Nothing That You Are" can be heard in the background.

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Goofs

During the hot tub scene, Barney takes a drink from the liquor bottle. Mandy Moore's character then reaches for the bottle and the cap is back on the bottle.

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Quotes

Barney Stinson: [yelling] This is so going in my blog!

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Connections

References Field of Dreams (1989)

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