dex14

dex14

These guys are idiots for not having the mother in more episodes.

Always love Lily's lesbionic love for Robin.

movieking

OK episode. Good that Marshall finally is back with the group.

Raul3

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And I can't wait until Ted finally meets the mother. I'm so excited about that.

Oh wait, Robin still needs to meet her, right?

Coral

Refreshing episode.

We see a lot of the mother and we see her at the Inn... and Marshall is done his stupid road trip.

I agree, she should've been in more episodes. I actually like the character.

Robin will be next to meet her I'm assuming... and I'm guessing she'll be somehow responsible for Ted meeting her - not that it'd be hard to meet her at the wedding on his own anyway.

We still don't know her name. Any guesses?

Decker

First non-filler episode in a while. I liked it. Yeah, the mother is pretty awesome -- casting Home Run. Wonder what TV lead she lands next year, because she getting cast in a lead roll in something

Kdogg

Unless they change it, don't we already know when and where Ted meets the mother?

Michael Corvin

You guys are idiots. The mother shouldn't be in this. Ted should meet her in the final 30 seconds. ~DVDtalk before this season

She is awesome and what a great way for Marshall to meet her. The lead singer dude fell flat for me until Ted went all George McFly on him.

My only real issue though was Ted is bought a very expensive drink (and by someone with similar taste as his) and he doesn't ask who it was from? Plot device.

madcougar

They should throw Lily a figurative bone and have her hook up with Robin the night before the wedding.

Coral

Right, I keep forgetting about that.

Near misses is probably right, although I figure at some point during the evening Ted would at least see her since she's in the band.

grenier

I'd be fine if they never reveal the name, keep some mystery to the show.

Goat3001

Ted WILL meet her in the final few minutes of the show.

The previous ideas of the 'idiots' was that the mother be a full fledged character on the show. That idea was stupid to me and others because I felt that adding a main character to a show late in the game doesn't work out well.

The way they're doing it now is perfect and the best of both worlds. Ted doesn't get to the meet the mother till the end but we get to know the mother through her interactions with the other characters.

They're also not bogging us down with the character. I'm in the minority that think she's in the perfect amount of episodes. More mother would mean that you would need to show some of her flaws and then we'd dislike her the way we did with Zoe and Stella. This amount of mother allows them to show her as perfect, and that's what she's supposed to be.

aktick

It is going to be a bit lame that he won't meet her for the next what, ten episodes or so? Since she's at the same inn as he is now.

Raul3

Yep, this is correct. Ted being Ted, he would be crazy looking for that person.

malichai

Ted: "Hey, who bought me this crazy expensive drink?"
Bartender: "Some girl."
Ted: "OH MY GOD SOME GIRL MUST BE MY DREAM GIRL BECAUSE OF THIS DRINK! I MUST STALK HER AND WEAR HER LIKE A SKIN SUIT"

Raul3

Michael Corvin

You joke but that perfectly describes Ted. Also, "some girl" could easily be pointed out by the bartender. They tend to remember the pretty ones.

Coral

Not only does Ted not ask who the drink was from (other than asking the gang), the bartender hears him asking the gang and doesn't even bother to say anything. Fucking cock-blocking Linus.

EDIT: when you think about it, all Linus had to say was that the girl bought him the drink when he found out he punched Darren. Marshall would've known who the girl was and introduced Ted to her.
So I guess this whole weekend Lilly, Marshall and Robin (when she meets the mother) won't even make any mention of the mother to Ted even in passing conversation? I don't expect Barney to as he met her a few months back, but the others?

Ok, I'm overthinking it.

Coral

BTW, nice touch on having the mother wear driving gloves (a reference to the season premiere).

Paff

Actually, I can totally see Ted being completely oblivious to someone who's actually attracted to him (re: not asking the bartender who bought the drink)

edited to add: And by that, I mean Ted tends to see these crazy little details that turn him into stalker mode (like, say, finding out she's into Weird Al), but would totally ignore such an obvious, classic flirting method like someone buying him a drink.

dex14

Raul3

Awesome!

mikehunt

especially if they bought a high end scotch like that