Things were going so well for Ted & Robin
Until Ted told Robin he loved her. Ted finds out he has a chance to remedy his mistake when he finds out from Lilly that Robin digs him. The problem is that Ted comes on too strong, whereas Robin wants something casual. When he sees Robin on T.V, while she's covering a story about a kid being stuck in the crane machine, Ted casually races over, and acts like he was there all along. Ted decides to throw Robin a party. After Robin doesn't show up, he tries again with a second party. A demoralized Ted tries one final time for a third party, and Robin finally shows. Meanwhile, Lilly has become sex crazed after getting engaged with Marshall. Marshall gets flustered, because he has a paper due for law school. The things we do to impress women. It's clearly amazing the lengths we will go to, so we can get their attention. This episode puts that on display, rather adroitly. This is essentially the real introductory with Robin. I realize she had lots of screen time in the pilot, but this is where she meets the gang, so I consider it to be her real debut for the show. I never understood Ted wanting to get married so badly, but he is easy to like due to his charming demeanor, and his strong morals. Everything was clicking instantly with this show, and I thought it furthered everything perfectly. If the finale on the roof between Robin & Ted doesn't make you smile, you have issues. The characters are used very well. Marshall & Lilly's hunger for one another sexually was amusing, and Barney is epic as always. It's a fantastic episode
9.5/10
9.5/10