Field Trip (10 Oct. 2011)

Robin tries to date her therapist, Marshall thinks his boss has gone soft on environmentalism, Barney suspects that Nora may be lying about her age, and Ted takes his Intro to Architecture class on the worst field trip ever.

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
Martin Short	...	Garrison Cootes
Kal Penn	...	Kevin
Nazanin Boniadi	...	Nora
Jamie Denbo	...	Sheila
Jay Acovone	...	Vance
Elaine Bartolone	...	Waitress
Nick Pasqual	...	Will
Jamie Lea Willett	...	Gina

Storyline

Despite their therapy going well, Kevin announces to Robin that he is quitting being her therapist since he is moving to Alaska. Robin soon learns that that story is a lie. He quit being her therapist since he was attracted to her. Learning that information, she admits her feelings for him in a roundabout way, and they eventually begin to date. They have to decide whether they can get over the issues that they spoke of in therapy, and get over the unethical nature of their relationship, especially as everyone reminds them of how unethical it is. Marshall, now in his dream job of working for famed environmental lawyer Garrison Cootes, may now believe that the job is not as much of a dream as he imagined it would be. Cootes seems to be letting major polluters off the hook by accepting less than sizable settlements. Cootes and the rest of the staff seem elated by these meager settlements. When Marshall learns the reason why, he has to decide what to do with the information. Ted is taking...

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

10 October 2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bays Thomas Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Quotes

Marshall Eriksen: Listen, I've been thinking a lot about what you said yesterday on how we all are going to die.
Garrison Cootes: Oh, I'm not gonna die. I've bought a mine shaft in Colorado. I spent the past six months stocking it with canned goods, assault rifles, and all five seasons of Friday Night Lights.
Marshall Eriksen: First of all, you can skip season 2. Second of all, after our talk, I came pretty close to giving up myself, but then I went to the doctor with my wife, and I saw this.
[shows Garrison ultrasound footage on laptop]
Garrison Cootes: Boy or ...
[...]

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Connections

References Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

User Reviews

Please turn it up soon

I myself as a HIMYM fan really enjoyed the start of the new season, 3 very decent episodes that got me interested again after a lame 6th season. However these last 2 episodes with the therapist got me off track again. It's not innovating, the writers seem to have lost inspiration and frankly the therapist guy is a bad actor. Barney's jokes can't save the episode anymore and Robin's acting has gone downhill as well. The storyline of Lily's and Marshalls baby isn't interesting either. I hope they can turn things around because I can see my favorite show being canceled if they continue on this level and we may never find out who their mother is.