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We’re a little late with this week’s recap. We’d promise to do better next time, but since this is the season finale, the next time will be in a few months. And we’ll have forgotten about that promise by then. The good news, though, is that there will be a next season — which never really should have been in question, but it was. On with the recap …

At the open, we’re promised the story of a cab ride that changed Ted’s life. We get the first few seconds of the ride, during which the Radiohead song “(Nice Dream)” plays — which is only life-changing in a Natalie Portman/Shins/Garden State way. And then we get an abrupt flashback to Ted and Stella having breakfast, where Stella invites Ted to her sister’s wedding — in six months. And with that Ted breaks up with her. Flash-forward and the Radiohead cab is involved in a car accident. Marshall, Lily and Robin rush to the hospital to find Ted … eating JELL-O. [Read more →]

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Britney’s back, bitch. (Sorry, we couldn’t resist.) Britney Spears returns to her role as Stella’s receptionist Abby this week. Abby, it turns out, was the former flame who was causing Barney to get slapped (at least, a little more often than normal) during “The Bracket” episode a few weeks ago.

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When we last left the HIMYM gang, Ted had just told Barney that not only does he not want to be bros anymore, he doesn’t want to be friends, either. Barney doesn’t give up without a fight though, and he calls Ted 15 times — and Ted’s parents twice — to get him to reconsider. Ted’s not interested. It’s not that he’s mad at Barney, he’s simply outgrown him. Plus, Ted is very busy spending time with Stella. They’ve been dating for two months, though they haven’t had sex yet. Not even on Martin Luther King Day, when Marshall and Lily did their best to “honor that dude big time.”

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Before we get started, it’s worth mentioning that the “Sandcastles in the Sand” music video from last week is currently available as a free download at the iTunes Store. So go get it before they start charging for it. We’ll wait till to get back.

OK, so, it’s Ted’s 30th birthday and he’s got a big story to tell about a goat. Wait till you hear it. It’s incredible. But first, there’s another story that needs to be told. One that started at the end of last week’s episode, when Barney and Robin made out. Well, they slept together. Big shock. But here’s where it gets interesting. When the wake up in bed together the next morning — both in a state of shock — they agree to pretend that nothing happened and go back to normal. But not before Barney lifts up the covers to check out naked Robin one last time. “Right click, save as, into the BPEG folder, and OK.” Could it really be that easy? Well, it takes Barney all of a few seconds to brag about scoring with Robin — to Robin. “So, Robin, guess who nailed the chick from Metro News 1 last night.” Classy.

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The Beek is back! But more on that in a minute. This week’s episode begins with the gang admiring Robin’s breasts, which, we find out, have been reinforced with tape, cotton balls and half of a Nerf football because an old friend from Canada is coming to visit. “Ooh, someone you went to DeGrassi with?” asks Barney. No, it’s Robin’s first boyfriend, Simon, (played by, you guessed it, James Van Der Beek of Dawson’s Creek fame) whom she dated for a whole summer (which, in Canada, is basically the last week in July). He smelled liked Drakkar, he could ollie on a skateboard, and he had an amazing collection of Hard Rock Cafe t-shirts.

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