The Stinson Missile Crisis
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"The Stinson Missile Crisis" is the fourth episode of the seventh season
of the CBS
sitcom How I Met Your Mother
and the 140th episode overall. It aired on October 3, 2011.
relationship with Nora, Robin
must attend a court-mandated therapy session. While she relates to the therapist the events behind the eventual assault, Robin keeps digressing into the story of how Ted
became too involved with Lily's
pregnancy.
During the session, she reveals to her therapist that she has been growing jealous of the attention that Barney showers on Nora, reinforcing the fact that Robin still has feelings for Barney
. When she succeeds in getting Nora sent to France to cover a G-8 summit, Robin secretly hopes to use the time to win Barney back. Robin helps Barney pack up all of the items he uses for running plays on women, and when they go back to MacLaren's, Robin suggests that they dress up and go out on the town drunk and wasted for one last time. Before Barney can respond, Nora walks in, having returned early. They leave and Robin ends up getting drunk under the table of their booth. When a 'victim' of one of Barney's plays shows up at the bar, Robin sends her after Barney and Nora, hoping to break them up.
Meanwhile, Ted becomes concerned that Lily is consuming wine and cheetos while pregnant, especially after learning her doctor allows Lily to have "just a little bit" of everything that Lily asks for. Ted lauds the fact that they have always been a trio, but Lily pushes back, saying that Ted never gives them privacy. Marshall
takes Ted's side, sympathizing with how Ted has always been the third wheel
in their relationship.
Marshall and Ted find themselves at a birthing class
that Ted had signed the group up for. However, Lily refuses to participate and at the birthing class, Ted reveals that he is afraid of losing his friends. He feels his life is lagging behind everyone else's, thinking he should've been married and having kids by now. They leave the class and return to Marshall and Lily's apartment. Marshall apologizes to Lily, but finds that Ted has left the building, leaving one of his socks on the handle of their apartment door.
When Robin and Ted talk at their apartment, Robin realizes that she was selfish in trying to break up Barney and Nora. She rushes to the restaurant and attacks the girl to stop her from getting to Barney, with both women getting arrested.
Also, the two commercials of Barney as a doctor and as a lawyer have a website address with them.
These websites were actually built:
Angel Cohn of Television Without Pity graded the episode at B+, stating that the subplot on Lily and Marshall "dragged down the few funny moments of Barney and Robin scheme-busting."
How I Met Your Mother (season 7)
The seventh season of the American television comedy series How I Met Your Mother was announced in March 2011, along with confirmation of an eighth season, and premiered on September 19, 2011 with two episodes airing back-to-back.-Main cast:...
of the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
sitcom How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
and the 140th episode overall. It aired on October 3, 2011.
Plot
After assaulting a woman aiming to break up Barney'sBarney Stinson
Barnabas "Barney" Stinson is a fictional character created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother, portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris. The character has been extremely well received by critics and has been credited for much of the show's success...
relationship with Nora, Robin
Robin Scherbatsky
Robin Charles Scherbatsky, Jr. is a fictional character created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother, portrayed by Canadian actress Cobie Smulders.- Early life :...
must attend a court-mandated therapy session. While she relates to the therapist the events behind the eventual assault, Robin keeps digressing into the story of how Ted
Ted Mosby
Theodore Evelyn "Ted" Mosby is the titular fictional character of the U.S. television sitcom How I Met Your Mother, portrayed by Josh Radnor...
became too involved with Lily's
Lily Aldrin
Lillian "Lily" Aldrin is a fictional character created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother, portrayed by American actress Alyson Hannigan. She is the wife of Marshall Eriksen and the best friend of Robin Scherbatsky...
pregnancy.
During the session, she reveals to her therapist that she has been growing jealous of the attention that Barney showers on Nora, reinforcing the fact that Robin still has feelings for Barney
Barney Stinson
Barnabas "Barney" Stinson is a fictional character created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother, portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris. The character has been extremely well received by critics and has been credited for much of the show's success...
. When she succeeds in getting Nora sent to France to cover a G-8 summit, Robin secretly hopes to use the time to win Barney back. Robin helps Barney pack up all of the items he uses for running plays on women, and when they go back to MacLaren's, Robin suggests that they dress up and go out on the town drunk and wasted for one last time. Before Barney can respond, Nora walks in, having returned early. They leave and Robin ends up getting drunk under the table of their booth. When a 'victim' of one of Barney's plays shows up at the bar, Robin sends her after Barney and Nora, hoping to break them up.
Meanwhile, Ted becomes concerned that Lily is consuming wine and cheetos while pregnant, especially after learning her doctor allows Lily to have "just a little bit" of everything that Lily asks for. Ted lauds the fact that they have always been a trio, but Lily pushes back, saying that Ted never gives them privacy. Marshall
Marshall Eriksen
Marshall Eriksen is a fictional character in the American sitcom How I Met Your Mother, created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas and portrayed by Jason Segel.-Character profile:Marshall is an easy-going, naive optimist from St. Cloud, Minnesota...
takes Ted's side, sympathizing with how Ted has always been the third wheel
Third wheel
The term third wheel refers to someone who deters the socialization of a couple, perhaps when being invited out of pity or through a feeling of duty.It may also refer to may refer to:* The Third Wheel , a 2002 American romantic comedy...
in their relationship.
Marshall and Ted find themselves at a birthing class
Lamaze
The Lamaze Technique, often referred to as Lamaze, is a prepared childbirth technique developed in the 1940s by French obstetrician Dr. Fernand Lamaze as an alternative to the use of medical intervention during childbirth...
that Ted had signed the group up for. However, Lily refuses to participate and at the birthing class, Ted reveals that he is afraid of losing his friends. He feels his life is lagging behind everyone else's, thinking he should've been married and having kids by now. They leave the class and return to Marshall and Lily's apartment. Marshall apologizes to Lily, but finds that Ted has left the building, leaving one of his socks on the handle of their apartment door.
When Robin and Ted talk at their apartment, Robin realizes that she was selfish in trying to break up Barney and Nora. She rushes to the restaurant and attacks the girl to stop her from getting to Barney, with both women getting arrested.
Continuity
- Barney continues to wear Marshall's ducky tie after losing to his challenge to Marshall and Lily in "Ducky TieDucky Tie"Ducky Tie" is the third episode of the seventh season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother and the 139th episode overall. It aired on September 26, 2011.-Plot:...
". - Barney and Nora have dinner at Cafe L'Amour. This restaurant has been mentioned numerous times throughout the series.
- The jar of ashes Barney throws out is his former suit from "Girls Versus SuitsGirls Versus Suits"Girls Versus Suits" is the twelfth episode of the fifth season of the CBS situation comedy How I Met Your Mother and 100th episode overall. It originally aired on January 11, 2010....
". - Sandy Rivers wants to have sex with Nora. He repeatedly propositioned Robin about sex in the first season.
- Marshall's idea of 'two bros rocking birthing class' is similar to his ideas in "World's Greatest CoupleWorld's Greatest Couple"World's Greatest Couple" is the 5th episode in the second season of the television series How I Met Your Mother. It originally aired on October 16, 2006.- Plot :...
". - Barney first referred Robin as Bro in Zip, Zip, ZipZip, Zip, Zip"Zip, Zip, Zip" is the 14th episode in the first season of the television series How I Met Your Mother. It originally aired on February 6, 2006.-Plot:...
. - The picture of Ted, Marshall, and Lily as Star WarsStar WarsStar Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
characters shows the guys' love of Star Wars, first mentioned in "Slutty PumpkinSlutty Pumpkin"Slutty Pumpkin" is the 6th episode in the first season of the television series How I Met Your Mother. It originally aired on October 24, 2005.- Plot :...
". Lily already has a lack of knowledge of the franchise, as seen in "The Rough PatchThe Rough Patch"The Rough Patch" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of the CBS situation comedy How I Met Your Mother and 95th episode overall. It originally aired on November 9, 2009.- Plot :...
." - When shown by his "gay twin brother", Barney presents the same photo as in "Say CheeseSay cheeseSay "cheese" is an instruction used by photographers who want their subject to smile. By saying "cheese", most people form their mouths into what appears to be a smile-like shape...
".
Barney's blog
Barney posts an advertisement of one of his plays.Also, the two commercials of Barney as a doctor and as a lawyer have a website address with them.
These websites were actually built:
Cultural references
- To insist that Team Baby is viable, Ted tries to claim that other trios like Batman and RobinBatman and RobinBatman and Robin refers to the partnership between Batman and Robin, two superhero characters originally appearing in DC Comics.It is also the title of a number of fictional works starring the duo:...
and Alfred, plus Romeo and JulietRomeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
and the apothecaryApothecaryApothecary is a historical name for a medical professional who formulates and dispenses materia medica to physicians, surgeons and patients — a role now served by a pharmacist and some caregivers....
worked as well. A display of previous trio pictures at the end of the episode include Marshall and Lily as C-3POC-3POC-3PO is a robot character from the Star Wars universe who appears in both the original Star Wars films and the prequel trilogy. He is also a major character in the television show Droids, and appears frequently in the series' "Expanded Universe" of novels, comic books, and video games...
and R2-D2R2-D2R2-D2 , is a character in the Star Wars universe. An astromech droid, R2-D2 is a major character throughout all six Star Wars films. Along with his droid companion C-3PO, he joins or supports Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Obi-Wan Kenobi in various points in the saga...
respectively and Ted as "the droid Luke's uncle almost bought from the Jawas," referring to R5D4. - One of Barney's plays, a fake breast reduction consultation service, was promoted on an episode of Survivor: South PacificSurvivor: South PacificSurvivor: South Pacific is the twenty-third season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor, which premiered on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. The season was filmed in the vicinity of Upolu, Samoa, which is the same filming location as season 19 and season 20, and it will...
. Both the show and How I Met Your Mother are aired over CBS. - One of Barney's plays is telling people that he had won WimbledonWimbledonWimbledon may refer to:* Wimbledon, London, a suburb in south-west London where the tennis championships are held** Municipal Borough of Wimbledon, a former borough** Wimbledon...
. - The name of the Episode is a reference to the Cuban Missile Crisis
Reception
Donna Bowman of the AV Club gave the episode a B, whereas Chris O'Hara of TV Fanatic gave the episode 4 out of 5 stars.Angel Cohn of Television Without Pity graded the episode at B+, stating that the subplot on Lily and Marshall "dragged down the few funny moments of Barney and Robin scheme-busting."