Now We Are Even

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Ah man this week's episode was great.  The writers this season have done a great job of making it unpredictable to guess what each episode will entail.  Even though, I do not like giving overviews or synopses of any episodes, I will break my rule.  This is for good reason though.  I want to give a very important life lesson that cannot be taken away from this episode.  So in this episode, Barney tries to convince Ted that every night should be a "legendary."  This is because Barney is insecure that his girlfriend is a stripper. (Barney is unable to get past what his girlfriend is doing for her "customers."  So to not think about it, Barney attempts to do things every night to get his mind off of it. 

Meanwhile, Marshall tries to figure out whom Lily has a sex dream about.  He knows it is someone that the gang knows.  At the same time Robin wants to get some more recognition for what she does as news anchor because the security guard ID's her every time she walks into the building when there is a giant poster of her next to his desk.  Robin is then forced to land a helicopter on her own because her pilot has a stroke and then everyone in New York figures out whom she is.  That brings me to my point of the important life lesson....  Ted has not spoken to Robin in a long time, but he still sends her a text to say that he hopes she is ok (Ted said to her that he loved her, but she did not feel the same way).  The life lesson is that insecurities mean nothing in this life.  Once people realize this, the only thing that matters is the people in their lives.

http://www.cbs.com/shows/how_i_met_your_mother/video/2223023298/how-i-met-your-mother-now-we-are-even