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How I Met Your Mother
S7.E20
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  • Episode aired Apr 9, 2012
  • TV-PG
  • 21m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
4K
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Jason Segel and Josh Radnor in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
ComedyDramaRomance

As Ted, Marshall, and Barney get together for their triennial viewing of the original Star Wars trilogy, Ted begins to question if he will ever end up where he wants to be - especially now t... Read allAs Ted, Marshall, and Barney get together for their triennial viewing of the original Star Wars trilogy, Ted begins to question if he will ever end up where he wants to be - especially now that Barney and Quinn are getting serious.As Ted, Marshall, and Barney get together for their triennial viewing of the original Star Wars trilogy, Ted begins to question if he will ever end up where he wants to be - especially now that Barney and Quinn are getting serious.

  • Director
    • Pamela Fryman
  • Writers
    • Carter Bays
    • Craig Thomas
    • Kourtney Kang
  • Stars
    • Josh Radnor
    • Jason Segel
    • Cobie Smulders
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    8.5/10
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    • Director
      • Pamela Fryman
    • Writers
      • Carter Bays
      • Craig Thomas
      • Kourtney Kang
    • Stars
      • Josh Radnor
      • Jason Segel
      • Cobie Smulders
    • 6User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Josh Radnor
    Josh Radnor
    • Ted Mosby
    Jason Segel
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    • Marshall Eriksen
    Cobie Smulders
    Cobie Smulders
    • Robin Scherbatsky
    Neil Patrick Harris
    Neil Patrick Harris
    • Barney Stinson
    Alyson Hannigan
    Alyson Hannigan
    • Lily Aldrin
    Becki Newton
    Becki Newton
    • Quinn
    Michael Gladis
    Michael Gladis
    • Chester
    Meghan Maureen McDonough
    Meghan Maureen McDonough
    • Veronica
    Gregory Michael
    Gregory Michael
    • Trey
    Lauren Brown
    Lauren Brown
    • Lisa
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    Michelle LaRue
    Michelle LaRue
    • Melanie
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Saget
    Bob Saget
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    • Director
      • Pamela Fryman
    • Writers
      • Carter Bays
      • Craig Thomas
      • Kourtney Kang
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    9slightlymad22

    The Show Is Back On Track

    Any episode of "How I Met Your Mother" with this many "Star Wars" references is bound to get two big thumbs up from this reviewer.

    Plot In A Paragraph: The guys are hanging out at Ted's new apartment. Ted suggests that they make the evening their boys only viewing of the Star Wars trilogy, this triennial event which began in 2000 when Ted and Marshall were at University. Meanwhile Barney doesn't feel comfortable enough around Quinn to do certain things in front of her, and a neighbour starts spying on him!

    Any episode that features the brilliant Neil Patrick Harris's character Barney Stinson in the main storyline is always excellent. I could go on and on about the brilliance of this episode, and in particular Neil Patrick Harris but I won't bore you with it.

    We also see the year Ted's daughter is born, so we know he'll meet the mother and have a baby with her before too long.
    7box_it_all

    Haters gonna hate

    I haven't even finished watching this episode. But I saw that someone posted a one star review and I felt the need to rebuff them (I didn't even read their review). Anyways, the point of the matter is that yes, this show is far longer than it ever should have been, but nevertheless, it continues to take us to the places we all have been....

    What does that mean you say (it means I've been drinking), but on top of that, it means that it takes us to all those great moments in our lives. The ones where we were friends with nerds in highschool and thought our nerdom would keep us together forever. It takes us to those moments where we thought our girl (or boy) would always be the one. And it takes us to that place where we wish we would always be with our friends.

    While I will be the first to admit that my nerd friends from highschool are not as awesome as they used to be, that my exes all seem insane, and that my friends are not those that I thought they would be... How I Met Your Mother always manages to bring me back to those days where I believed in all the dreams and lies... and, more importantly, it does so in a way that is sincere and honest. While other shows may be funnier or better written, HIMYM continues to touch my heart long after its best before date.

    This is why I rate this episode a 7 before I have even finished watching it - I just know that I'm going to come out feeling better than I did going in. So enjoy. And don't worry about the trolls. They rate everything a 3 because they believe in nothing.
    10bevo-13678

    Yes

    I like how this show has lots of Star Wars references
    10chirag_cool2006

    How I met your mother is Back !!

    With the disappointing start to Season 7 and the Ratings of the show going down, This episode will help things fall into place. So finally an episode this season which was extremely entertaining and filled with fun! This episode gives hope for much more to come! A part of the story still continues with the past and future being shown in bits. Barney Stinson fans - This episode will go right there on the top of the charts with some good comedy sequences involving Barney are shown! So finally we have an overall great episode which announces the comeback of How I met your mother and lets hope we get episodes like more of these! Cheers.

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    • Trivia
      When Marshall enters the apartment in the imaginary version of 2006 he is wearing a medal identical to the ones received by Luke Skywalker and Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and Chewbacca in Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019); Star Wars being a big part of this episode.
    • Goofs
      Robin says that she never threw anything out for any relationship ever. However she did get rid of her dogs when she was dating Ted.
    • Quotes

      Barney Stinson: Back boobs... the visual stimulation of missionary meets the emotional detachment of doggy style, patent pending.

    • Connections
      References Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      Hey Beautiful
      Written by The Solids

      Performed by The Solids

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    • Release date
      • April 9, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Bays Thomas Productions
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • Runtime
      21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 16:9 HD

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