How I Met Your Podcast: A How I Met Your Mother Recap

It's Robin Sparkles IV Yallllll! HIMYM does a great send-up of VH1's Behind the Music featuring Robin Sparkles turned Robin Daggers. Barney uses this relic to figure out who Robin was obsessing over in the song. Ted tries to figure out if his new date is a Dobler or a Dahmer. Jen laughs harder at an email contributor than she's laughed since Murder Train.

Barney lives vicariously through Ted's relationship with a 20 y/o. Robin is stung by the effects of wearing her engagement ring. Lily and Marshall find romance in a leather wrist cuff and mom jeans.

Barney and Robin contend with Robin Sr., Ted and Lily contend with mixed feelings about the upcoming wedding and motherhood respectively....Marshall contends with confetti.

The big conclusion to Barney's final play is a proposal to Robin. The new GNB building is open and Ted is the toast of the party, but none of his friends make it because Barney is with Robin and Marshall and Lily finally get an overnight without Marvin.

The episode leans heavy into Silence of the Lambs metaphors whereby all characters interact with their Pit Person....except Barney who is silenced by a jinx.

Three intertwined stories meet around Robin's suspicions about Barney's relationship with Patrice, Ted's annoyance at his friends for borrowing and never returning his things and a tryst between parents.

Ted keeps stealing all of Marvins first moments from Marshall and Lily. Robin tries to seduce Barney.

Marshall recaps the most ridiculous (but thanks to Brad, hilarious) court case to the Judicial Panel that's evaluating him to be a Judge. The gang argues over who was the biggest bad-ass in high school. Barney closes the door on the possibility of romance with Robin.

Ted is called out as having no original Stamp of Approval takes. Robin helps Barney hunt for a new strip club, agent style. Brad is back and needs a job, Marshall mistakenly gives his stamp.

We reach the last breakup in the Autumn of...Barney pushes Robin along in dissolving the Nick relationship. Ted and Marshal are on seperate basketball teams in with distinct challenges. Lily's living in a vicarious sexual fantasy world after having the baby.