Marshall vs The Machine

Marshall finally returns to the wedding party in the most amazing way possible! Darren the Devil tries breaking up friendships right and left—arguably intentionally—and destroying wedding bands. And one more person gets to meet The Mother.

So, who was most responsible for Ted and The Mother meeting? Marshall? Lily? Barney and Robin? Will the whole cast end up playing a key role?

Determined to walk from his five-mile bus stop, The Mother picks up Marshall and Marvin for the last, final, leg of their long journey. They both inspire one another to stand up to their problems and face confrontation.

(For the record, Marvin’s first word was “mommy.”)

Today in paradise, Ted, Barney, Robin, and Lily bemoan their missing Scotch (and Marshall) and Lily’s Italy dilemma. Then, along comes a spider. A mysterious invitee arrives hell-bent on destroying friendships via the Disney method, luring you in and conniving your problems.  The devil of which I speak is named Darren: lead singer of the wedding band. Yes, the Mother’s wedding band.

I have to say, this episode made my wintertime cold just a bit more bearable. Yes, Darren almost wrecked Lily and Robin’s friendship—and ousted Ted’s move to Chicago to Barney—yet all he accomplished happened to be making their friendships (and broships) stronger, more resolved. I mean, these are the friends they would go to jail for. That’s the dream. Lily even paused her anger toward Marshall; if there’s any theme for this season, it happens to be to trust in your marriages.

We didn’t get a sneak peek this premiere, but it doesn’t take a Darren to remind us our beloved series is swiftly coming to a close. Now, everyone is in place for the finale. The question is: what will it entail? And how can we ever say goodbye?

My Wife And Kids

I just created a major pitfall with my creative blog entry title: we know everything there is to know about the “wives,” or lack thereof, in our three (soon to be four) sitcoms!
Best stick to the kids, then.

Between the sitcoms, the cast member’s children get relatively little limelight (with the exception of cutie-pie Marvin), either being too young to do much or episode pilot featurettes sitting on a leather couch. I’m thinking we need to know more about the children behind the scenes: Ted’s unnamed progenies, little Marvin--and what became of Ross and Rachel’s Emma?

Luke and Leia:

Okay, I jest; we don’t know if they’re actually named Luke and Leia. They’re certainly far from fraternal twins—according to the episode Trilogy Time, the daughter precedes the son at around 15, 16 years of age.
Lyndsy Fonseca portrays Ted’s daughter, an actress with a lifelong portfolio of TV appearances, including The Young and the Restless, CSI, House M.D. and Nikita.
David Henrie, the son, flexed his acting muscles on shows geared toward kids themselves initially, like Wizards of Waverly Place and That’s So Raven, before breaking into shows including House, Cold Case and Judging Amy.

Marvin:

How I Met Your Mother told Marvin W. Eriksen’s tale from near start-present, including, um, when he happened, all the way up through other major milestones: Lily discovering she was pregnant, the cast discovering Marvin was a boy, his birth, naming, assigning of awesome godparents.

Marvin may have entertained a host of interesting nannies and caregivers, but up until Ted finds his Mother, he’s going to be the cast’s favorite—and cutest—baby.
Wonder if Robin and Barney ever have kids.

Emma:

The baby that got back—got Rachel and Ross back, that is, come the F.R.I.E.N.D.S series finale. Rachel discovered her pregnancy during the season 7 finale, and since, the last three seasons features a bright and beaming baby on Rachel’s hip. Or in the stroller, or on the swing-set.

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