Ted: Ted is the center of this episode and expresses the difficulty of engaging not only with women, but just with people in the high intensity meet markets of night clubs. A well executed point with the sub titles and music, except for the fact that every woman he meets has the exact same sensibility and sense of humor as him so he can flirt effortlessly (I need to live in a TV show) so Ted gets no fake sympathy from me. The Ted highlight was fighting to buy a beer and then the sticker shock of paying 34 bucks for 2 beers.
Marshall: Jason Segal's unabridged joy when dancing is so god damn contagious I am almost tempted to buy 7 or 8 beers and then maybe possibly think about going out in the middle of a dance floor and moving in a weird spastic manner, so that rocks. He also had to jump out of a third story window to escape the 'adult' party that he didn't quite fit in. 'Come on guys, it will only be awkward if we let it be awkward'. Also he had a conversation with Barney outside the beat of the music that lead to him inadvertently dropping some Ecstasy with no other notable side effects.
Lilly: Lilly tried to act older except for the fact that she had no desire to be older. She still likes downing beer and mixing it up with adults even though she works with kids. This is a contrast to the much more matronly Lilly that has been developing over the years who is trying to guide all her friends into relationships and maturity in the future. She did make the same 3 story drop that Marshall did to escape the dull.
Robin: Robin's false bravado is starting to bloom, but we still haven't seen the best of Cobie Smulders except for the fact that she did pull her shirt up briefly in this ep.
Barney: Women are like fish, they are attracted to shiny objects. "It's more like when do my strategies NOT work... either way the answer is 'about half the time'" quite possibly my favorite math/scoring joke of all time. Finally Barney grinded on his never to be seen again cousin for the entire night. "THAT PLACE HAS GREAT SALADS"
MVP: Marshall dancing versus Barney's 1 liners.... dancing wins
Season count:
Marshall- 2
Ranjeet- 1
Barney - 1
Lilly - 1
Continuity:
- Once again, Barney never mentioned his cousin ever again
Wait for it: 0 (2)
Have you met....: 0 (5)
Barney: No mentions of any girls for Barney so 5 episodes in it is still, 1 confirmed, 1 possible
Up next: Ted is attracted to strategically placed holes.
