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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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This week’s recap is going to be kind of short because … well, this week’s episode kind of sucked. OK, that might be a little harsh; it wasn’t entirely without merit. Barney was awesome, as usual, and Bob Odenkirk guest-starred as Marshall’s boss Arthur Hobbs (a.k.a. Artillery Arthur). But the tired subplots about Lily being horny and Ted being concerned about the cleanliness of his new car? Come on, HIMYM — you’re better than that. The good news is that next week we’ll see the return of Robin Sparkles in an episode titled “Sandcastles in the Sand,” so all is forgiven. On with the recap.

The episode begins with Ted revealing that he has purchased a new car. (But, Ted, it’s New York — you have no use for a new car. It’s like Aquaman trying to date a woman without gills.) Marshall walks up to the gang, and can only mutter the word “beer” as he heads down the steps to McLaren’s. Turns out he got yelled at by his boss at work, and cried like a little boy in response. (Wait, is “boy” the right word? Nice one, Robin.) Apparently he was late in turning in the Ninja Report (the code name for some super boring project) and Artillery Arthur ripped him a new one.

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We’re a little late this week, so let’s get on with the recap.

Ted and Marshall have stolen a large chalkboard from Lily’s classroom to aid them in their quest to win their NCAA Tournament pool. Why? Because “big board equals big luck.” Unfortunately, in their case, the big luck is bad luck, because — despite their plan to turn March Madness into “March Meticulously-thought-out-ness” — they’re out of the money almost instantly.

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Hey, did you hear? Britney Spears is on this week’s episode of How I Met Your Mother. And, yeah, she’s OK in her limited role — but the real star of the episode is this week’s other guest, Sarah Chalke of Scrubs. Chalke plays Dr. Stella Zinman, a character we first heard about (but didn’t see) in the pre-strike finale “The Platinum Rule.” If you recall, Dr. Stella is the woman who is removing Ted’s butterfly tramp stamp over the course of 10 painful sessions. Ted is instantly smitten with her, and only becomes more so after debating with her which movie is the worst of all time, Plan 9 From Outer Space (her choice) or Manos: The Hands of Fate (his). Since ethics dictate that Dr. Stella can not date a patient, Ted decides that he will simply ask her out after his 10 sessions are over. The only hitch is, Dr. Stella tells him that she will say no. And so begins the difficult process of turning that “no” into a “yes.” No big deal. After all, Ted is not a Top 40 song you instantly like. He’s “Stairway to Heaven” — which we assume means he’s not allowed in guitar stores.

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How I Met Your Mother is back — that’s so Raven! It’s St. Patrick’s Day and Ted, Lily and Marshall are going to spend it holding a board game night at Lily and Marshall’s new apartment instead of drinking green beer with a green-suited-up Barney — that’s so not Raven. Neither is Ted’s assertion that Barney’s Blarney suit makes him look like an NBA player rehabbing an injury. But Barney seems to accept it and goes on his way. That is, until he calls Ted’s cell mere milliseconds later, having already procured a cab and two megahot dates. He convinces Ted to join him and live like there’s no tomorrow because the world is about to end (something about Nostradamus, Notre Dame, the Fighting Irish and St. Patrick’s Day — it’s a lame argument and everyone, except Barney, knows it.) And it’s a good thing Ted goes, since his future kids’ mother will be there.

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Over the past few seasons of How I Met Your Mother, Barney has taught us a lot of things about dating — the Lemon Law, the Crazy/Hot Scale, etc. But now we find out that one lesson stands above all others: that of the Platinum Rule. The Platinum Rule takes the Golden Rule — which Barney incorrectly thinks is “Love thy neighbor” — and extends it to the next level: “Never ever, ever, ever love thy neighbor.”

Ted’s decision to date Dr. Stella Zinman, the woman who has been removing his butterfly tramp stamp, is the catalyst for Barney’s explanation of the rule, which is aided by testimonials from Robin, Lily and Marshall — who, like Barney, have all broken the Platinum Rule in the past. Robin, when she dated her station’s sports guy, Kurt “The Iron Man” Irons; Marshall and Lily, when they made friends with their charades-loving neighbors, the Gerards; and Barney, when he dated Wendy the waitress from McLaren’s.

Ted is busy fixing his hair for his date, which gives Barney time to run down the eight steps that occur when one breaks the Platinum Rule. They are as follows:

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