The epic adventures of Barn-man & Robin, part 1:
Well, it's a new season. So it's time for a new weekly picspam project. Sadly, ASkars is not involved this time. Woe.
(Although his prettyness definitely won't be absent from this journal, no worries there! :p)
Danny Tanner: After a year of wrestling with their feelings, Barney and Robin finally well...
A year? Really, Ted?
I'd say more like 4 years. But I do realize it would be super ~awkward~ for Ted to ever think that it wasn't just completely random and out of the blue when they slept together in "Sandcastles in the Sand".
It wasn't though. Random, I mean. At all.
I'm almost done with this whole other picspam that proves that (or at least proves that IMO) from Robin's POV.
Barney's a big sap so it's much easier to tell what he's feeling, but what she's thinking & feeling is just as interesting if you pay attention to it.
Lily: WOOOOO!
Marshall: Lily, volume! Use your indoor 'woo!'
Lily: Sorry, but it's just they kissed! They're finally a couple! oh my god, you guys! This is our first double date! First of millions! What if our kids get married?! Oh I love this!
Barney: Yea...Lily, listen...
Robin: Barney's awesome...
Barney: Robin's more than just awesome, she's awwwe-quite a bit, she's awwwe-whole darn lot
Lily: Wait! What are you saying?
Robin: We're just not feeling it right now, but we'll totally still be friends!
Barney: Oh yea!
Lily: Is it something I did?
Robin: Oh no! Oh god no, Lily it's not you, it's us.
Barney: Yea, it's us.
Robin: It's us.
Barney: You understand, right?
Lily: Sure, of course. As long as you're happy, I'm happy.
lol, Lily ♥
And Marshall too! You know they've spent hours watching Barney/Robin fanvids on YouTube.
And ah, B/R. They think they're so good. In the third row and the very last cap in the sixth Robin is totally obvious though. She was practically glowing when he was complimenting her. And at the end it looks like she's about to break out giggling.
...WHICH IS PROBABLY TRUE BTW SINCE SHE IS SUPPOSED TO GIGGLE WHEN SHE LIES!
Although to be fair, no matter how obvious Robin is...she has always looked at him like that.
Four years! I'm telling you!
Robin: Ok, I should get going I've got a date.
Barney: Oh, you're still seeing that guy?
Robin: Uh, even better, seeing him naked!
(They do the exploding fist bump, heh)
Barney: I should go too. I hooked up with this Chinese girl last night and I don't know, it's weird. I already feel like seconds.
(They do the exploding fist bump again)
I love her smiling at what he's said in the second cap in the first row.
And in the second row when she starts talking about her "date" he gets all not-so-secretly smiley. aw.
Have they been this ridiculous and obvious all summer long? LOL I HOPE SO
They could have just said "rhinoceros" a la Lily/Marshall and have been done with it, I mean really.
Lily: WOOOOOO!
OH TED AND YOUR FEDORA ♥
Lily: So, how long has this been going on?
Barney: All summer.
Lily: I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! You guys are boyfriend and girlfriend!
Barney: Woah! Woah! Girlfriend? Chill! Yea!
Robin: Hey! hey! wow! Lily! Woah, slow your roll there, Lilypad!
Lily: You've been together all summer, I don't get it!
Robin: Ok, it's like this...after we kissed, we sat down to have the talk....
Lily is adorable in the first cap!
LOL "SLOW YOUR ROLL, LILYPAD!"
I thought Ted's reaction was kind of interesting. He just kind of widened his eyes a bit when Barney said "all summer". I think he probably already knew, at least to some extent.
I mean, it seems kind of crazy to imagine that Barney's been sneaking into the apartment and Robin's been sneaking out for almost 3 months and Ted had NO IDEA. No matter how good they think they are, they're not that good. And Ted's not that clueless. It's not like they're Chandler and Monica and lived across the hall from each other either, it was more difficult than that.
Maybe I could buy them pulling it off for one month, but Ted had to at least suspect something. And then he probably just let them do their thing.
I think he's happy for them, but I also think there's a tiny level of weirdness that's still there considering that Robin's his ex (and Barney's one of his good friends his best friend).
So, I think for the most part he just doesn't want to be that involved.
Also, Neil fake!sleeping in the middle cap in the last row is so adorable I can't take it.
Robin: We should figure out what this is.
Barney: Yes, we should. Or! Or...
Let's not talk about what their kissing does to me. There were no gaspy/squeaky noises, HONESTLY! *giggles*
Robin: Ok, now we have to figure this out.
Barney: Yes, we do. Or! Or...
This section was deleted and I had to re-upload it! Can someone tell me why having Anna Paquin's boobs all over my 2.09 Eric picspam is A-OK, but THIS was deleted?
Apparently Neil and Cobie are just so sexy that it's ~scandalous~. And everyone has seen Anna's boobs so often that no one really cares.
The way she caresses his chest here totally KILLS me.
And lol, they're so aggressive they fell off the bed. That's to be expected. heh.
Robin: We kept trying to have the talk, and then we realized we hate the talk!
Barney: Yea, the talk sucks! You have to like...talk! And be all, "I don't know, it's not that I don't like you, it's just that I haven't had a girlfriend in a really long time. I hope that doesn't make you mad!" Bleh! Who needs it?!
Lily: You needs it! Guys, you can't just keep hooking up and not at least try to figure out what you mean to each other!
Oh Barney, Barney, Barney. ♥
He's doing his usual "LOLOLOL I'M SO KIDDING, I'M TOTALLY AWESOME" thing when really...he's telling the truth and it's terrifying.
Poor guy, it makes me so sad that he would even think that. Why would anyone ever be mad? Maybe a little worried/scared about starting something more than just casual with him, but definitely not mad.
Robin: Yea, we knew you would say that. That's why we kept it a secret.
Barney: Well, that and the fact that elaborate lies really turn us on....(Barney and Robin move in to kiss)
Lily: (pulling them away) No! No! No! You need to define the relationship. You need to have the talk.
Barney: Or! Or...
I don't even know how I'm going to handle the next handful of episodes with them doing this ALL THE TIME!
Ted: Oh god! Barney, it was awful! I was teaching and...
Barney: Ted, now is not a good time. Where do you keep your condoms?
LMAO @ Ted's face in the first cap in the second row. He's like mid-shriek!
Of course Barney/Robin would go through condoms more quickly than expected. heh.
Lily: Definitions are important. You're their teacher, not their friend.
Barney: Exactly.
Lily: If people don't know their place, nobody's happy.
Barney: Amen!
Lily: You have to make things clear.
Barney: Run and tell that!
Lily: Define the relationship!
Barney: Yes! No! Lily, PRIVATE CONVO TIME!
I love Robin being so amused by her boyfriend awesome sex-friend in the second row.
I love the Barney/Lily friendship so much. They're so polar opposites, it's hilarious.
Barney: Lily, can't you just let us be happy?!
Lily: You're not happy! You just think you're happy because you feel happy!
Barney: And that's not happy?
Lily: Of course not! You and Robin need to have the talk.
Barney: Why? Give me one good reason!
Lily: I'll give you twenty...
Barney: (cutting her off) Wow, you can't even think of one! Headlights! Deer! Lily, for the last time, things with me and Robin are as good as they can possibly be! Oh hey look, Brad's here!
As soon as Barney/Lily get up, Marshall goes to say something to Robin on the subject.
I really liked what we saw of Marshall/Robin last season, I wish we could have seen that convo.
Brad: I've got two tickets to the Rangers/Canucks game tomorrow night. I know you're a hockey fan, so I was thinking...
Robin: Ah, oh, um...uh...
Brad: What do I have to do? Put a gun to your head? Buy you a six pack?
Robin: Oh wow, there's really six of them! Uh, but, uh....I can't.
Brad: Why not? You have a boyfriend?
Robin: Nope. No boyfriend.
Brad: Great! It's a date! Hey Barn!
Barney: Hey....
Lily: I just thought of a reason!
Brad! ♥
I love Marshall gazing up at his ex-boyfriend adoringly in the first cap and then waving goodbye in the first cap in the last row.
REMEMBER WHEN THEY TOOK BACK BROADWAY AND IT WAS WONDERFUL?!
BRAD'S ABS ARE RIDONKULUS!
Robin: Dammit, Hordichuk! You miss another gimme like that, I'm gonna come down there and put a slapper right up your beerhole! Come on!
I LOVE IT WHEN ROBIN TOTALLY CANADIAN'S OUT!
Robin: No, Brad. This is about me and Barney.
Brad: You and Bar...oh! So you guys are...?
Robin: Well, we don't know what we are. I mean, my heart says leap into it and my brain says it's a bad idea.
Brad: Sounds like you guys need to have the talk.
Barney: We're not going to have the talk!
Marshall: Would you just have the talk, ok?! It's a five minute conversation and then you get to have sex afterward! It's great! Back me up, Ted.
Ted: I don't think the talk is necessary.
Marshall: Whaaaat?!
Barney: Thank you, Ted.
Ted: Because Robin is already his girlfriend!
Barney: Whaaaat?!
Ted: Mcclaren's bar! Four years ago...
I love how Ted has to specify that it was at Mcclaren's bar.
Because if he had just said "the bar" Barney surely would have been like "WHICH ALCOHOLIC ESTABLISHMENT ARE YOU REFERRING TO, THEODORE?! WE ALWAYS FREQUENT SO MANY!"
Barney: How do you keep a girl from being your girlfriend? Simple! The rules for girls are the same as the rules for gremlins.
Ted: Gremlins?
Barney: Gremlins. Rule number one, never get them wet. In other words, don't let them take a shower at your place. Number two, keep them away from sunlight. I.E. don't ever see them during the day. And rule number three, never feed them after midnight. Meaning she doesn't sleep over, and you don't have breakfast with her. Ever.
Ted: What about brunch? Is brunch cool?
Barney: No, Ted. Brunch is not cool.
Ted: Ok, new topic. How do I pick a tie?
Barney: Simple! Remember in the movie Predator...
OK YOU KNOW WHAT, BARNEY? BRUNCH HAS PANCAKES! AND PANCAKES ARE ALWAYS COOL!
I haven't seen Gremlins or Gremlins 2 in like 15 years and I need to fix that ASAP! GIZMO! ♥
I wish Barney would update his blog about how picking a tie is related to Predator!
Also, TUXEDO NIGHT IS THE MOST FABULOUS IDEA IN THE HISTORY OF EVER!
Barney: I've done all three of those things with Robin. Is she my girlfriend?
Marshall: Just once I wish you guys would call me on tuxedo night.
It's interesting that Ted seems pretty confident about this. I think it's just more proof that he's known what's been going on for awhile now. I mean, obviously Barney/Robin always see each other during the day, but I suppose it could have been possible that they've never fully slept over, had breakfast, or taken showers at each other's places. It would be kind of crazy if they didn't, but who knows how far Barney/Robin could have taken this sneaking around game! They are both pretty damn competitive. ha.
Also lol Marshall, ILU.
Brad: Ok, how about this? You kiss me and you feel bad about it, you're meant to be with Barney.
Robin: Why not? Lay it on me.
Barney: Hey Brad!
(Barney punches him in the face)
Barney: Brad! We can't fight like this all night! We both got some good shots in! Let's call a truce!
Brad: It's ok, dude. I shouldn't go kissing some other guy's girlfriend.
Barney: Woah, woah, woah! Girlfriend? Come on!
Robin: (laughing) No, no, no. That's putting it a bit strongly!
Barney: A bit strongly! She's not my girlfriend!
Robin: Yea, girlfriend's a bit much, Brad! Ok?
Barney: A bit much!
BARNEY STEALING THAT GUY'S POPCORN IS SO AMAZING I CAN'T EVEN HANDLE IT!
And aw, poor Brad. He just wants a girlfriend. He loves being in a relationship just as much as Ted and Marshall do. He just want to go to brunch, and musicals, and Alanis Morrisette concerts, and see the foliage this time of year in Vermont!
Lily: Seriously! We are now at the point of physical violence! Now will you please have the talk?
Barney: Because of that? Come on! That's my thing! I'm always punching guys!
Robin: Mmmhmm
Barney: Girls! I'll punch a baby, I don't care!
You know that Robin is probably....you know what? I can't even comment anything else without mentioning Cobie's boobs. LOL JESUS!
But really, you know Robin totally got off on Barney punching Brad. That's like not even a question. Oh her face!
Barney: Hey, sorry I went a little too far last night.
Robin: Oh hey, look, we've been over this. Unless I say flugelhorn, you haven't gone too far.
Barney: No, I meant punching Brad.
Robin: Oh, right. Look, don't even worry about it, it's....god, doorknobs broken off! We're locked in here. Did you do this?
Barney: No.
Robin: Flugelhorn! Did you do this?
Barney: No!
Robin: Ted? Ted, are you out there?
Lily: Ted's not here, Robin.
Robin: Lily, let us out of here.
Lily: I'd be glad to...just as soon as you and Barney have the talk.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, David Burtka(♥) is the luckiest son of a bitch in history.
In the center cap in the 3rd row he looks like he's 12 years old. It's adorable.
Seriously though, he looks so young I'm expecting Vinnie to crawl through the window at any minute.
Also, flugelhorn is now a regular part of my vocabulary. ha.
Robin: Lily, come on! Let us out!
Lily: No. Sit down, define the relationship, write down that definition on a piece of paper, slip it under the door, and if I like what I read you can go.
Barney: We are not having the talk!
Lily: Then you'll die in there!
Robin: You're going to lock us in here? Well, guess what?! Maybe we'll spend the whole day having sex!
Lily: Well, guess what? I brought Marshall with me so maybe we'll do the same.
Marshall: Hey guys.
HOLY CRAP, HIM RIPPING HIS SHIRT OFF LIKE THAT IS SO HOT! UNF
Lily seriously needs to step back though. I honestly don't think they really need to know where this relationship is going.
Every relationship is different, and people can be happy in their own way.
I do think they both need to be on the same page though. Like clearly, having an open relationship is not going to work for them (regardless of what they say). But after deciding to be exclusive (to avoid confusion and hurt feelings such as displayed with the whole Brad scenario) they don't really have to decide anything more than that.
If you're Ted (or Brad, lol) then you would need "the talk" because they want to get married and have families and picket fences and the whole nine yards. But Barney and Robin don't want that. They just want to have fun and have hot sex and be awesome. So, why can't that just be enough? They can call it whatever they want to call it as long as they're on the same page.
Marshall: "We're just hanging out"
Lily: Just hanging out? Not good enough.
Marshall: Not good enough! (He cracks the whip)
I was really weak earlier in the summer and read a couple of sides for this episode. I remember them slipping "We're just bro-mancing" under the door. I wish that made it into the episode. I definitely would have replaced that with either "hanging out" or "seeing where things are going".
Marshall: "We're seeing where things are going"
Lily: I'll tell you where things aren't going! Out of that bedroom! Not good enough.
Marshall: NOT GOOD ENOUGH! (He cracks the whip)
Marshall: "We're Barn-man and Robin" (He laughs) Oh come on! You got to admit that's kind of funny, Lily!
Lily: Not good enough!
Marshall: NOT GOOD ENOUGH! (He cracks the whip)
Robin: Nice job, Ted!
Barney: Hey Ted, door five! (Barney high-fives the door) Were you there?
Ted: Yea, I gotcha, buddy! Still haven't had the talk, huh?
Marshall: I think I know how to speed things up.
Robin: Oh, not cool!
Marshall: Pancakes, fresh bacon, it is so yummy!
I HAVE BEEN CRAVING PANCAKES ALL WEEK LONG BECAUSE OF THIS!
MY FRIEND AND I ARE HAVING BRUNCH TOMORROW SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THIS SCENE! TRUE STORY!
Robin: Dude! I'm starving! Let's just have the stupid talk! C'mon!
Barney: Fine. How do these things even work? What do we say?
(Lily slips a note under the door)
Robin: "Where do you see this relationship going?" Oh my god, that sounds so cheesy!
Barney: haha, I know, right?
Robin: Totally! But um...where do you see this relationship going?
Barney: I don't know. I mean, it's not that I don't like you...I just haven't had a girlfriend for a long time. I hope that doesn't make you mad.
Robin: Mad? I feel the same way. I suck at relationships. I mean, except for Ted! Man, he really got it right! I know it's a cliche but he really ruined me for other men!
Danny Tanner: Of course I wasn't in the room for this conversation...but I have to imagine Robin said something like that!
And again, why would that make anyone mad? Especially Robin. If anything I'd think his limited experience would make her happy. With Ted it always felt like he was dragging her along in a way. I mean, not to say that she didn't love him, she definitely did, but he had all these expectations of what what he wanted their relationship to be. And Robin just...didn't.
With Barney, she could probably relax a little more and not worry about him expecting anything or wanting their relationships to turn into anything that it's not. When Robin started dating Ted she basically went in thinking, "Well, since I like him so much maybe I can change." That's not the greatest way to begin in a relationship.
At least with Barney she can just be herself.
LOL and I love those moments when old!Ted just comes in and reminds us all that he is the one telling this story and that he is actually an unreliable narrator.
And I think it also shows his slight discomfort with the situation. Again, it's not that he's not happy for them, it's just that there's no way it's not a tiny bit awkward.
Barney: Maybe we should go back to being just friends.
Robin: Maybe. But um...I don't want to stop having sex.
Barney: Oh good! Me neither!
Robin: Yea, friends isn't going to work.
Barney: Nope! Man, we're not good at being friends, we're not good at being in a relationship, what are we good at?
Robin: ...I know something we're good at!
Barney: I don't know, if we're going to do it again I'm going to need some Gatorade or something....
Robin: No! Not that. Lying. Think about it, we spent the whole summer lying about being just friends, why not just...keep lying.
Why can't they just be whatever it is they are. Sure, most people would say this is a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship, there's no doubt about that. But if they don't want to call themselves that, then that's fine.
(B+R slip "boyfriend and girlfriend" under the door)
Lily: Really?!
Robin: Yea, really. We sat down, we had the talk. Barney's my boyfriend now!
Barney: And Robin's my girlfriend! I know it sounds nuts, but it feels good to say!
Robin: We're both afraid of commitment, but the fact is we can't live without each other!
I love that during this time Marshall has just been practicing his whip twirling.
Robin is so cute in the 3rd cap in the 2nd row.
And I love how in the center 3rd row Barney is just totally invading her personal space.
Barney: If the alternative is not being together then it's worth taking this risk because....(and it turns real) ....she's...awesome.
Robin: And he's awesome. He looks nice in a suit.
Barney: She can handle her scotch.
Robin: He's my boyfriend.
Barney: And she's my girlfriend.
(Lily opens the door and gives Barney and Robin a hug)
Marshall: GOOD ENOUGH!!! (he cracks the whip)
The "She's awesome/he's awesome" part was seriously one of the most romantic things I've seen on TV in a long time. Because it's so real and honest. I know whenever I'm crushing on someone I just think, "He's just...awesome!"
And I think that's so in character for them because they're not overly sappy people. I mean, Ted might buy a girl a book of sonnets and that works for him because that's who he is.
But filling Robin's apt with roses and hiring a string quartet like he did in the s1 finale was so wrong for her. She would have thought it was more romantic if he just said "You're awesome", handed her glass of scotch, and watched a hockey game with her over cigars (LOL WHICH BARNEY AND ROBIN HAVE TOTALLY DONE BEFORE)
Point being, everyone finds happiness differently. And I'd love for this show to really explore that because I think it's one of the best things about Barney/Robin. It's what makes them different than most other couples on tv. It's why they could never really become "boring".
It's not that they won't have their problems (I'm sure they'll end up temporarily breaking up soon enough), but even when they are "together" they definitely won't just be "cute and boring".
(Just the "she's awesome/he's awesome" part here.
And just the "boyfriend/girlfriend" part is at the top of this entry)
Robin: haha, she bought it!
Barney: Hook, line, and sinker! We are good!
(They double high five)
Robin: Totally!
Barney: Mmm!
Robin: So, you want to get some breakfast?
Barney: You know, brunch actually does sound kind of good.
Robin: Well, lead the way sweetie-pie!
Barney: Woah, flugelhorn!
Robin: Yea, that felt wrong!
SEE BARNEY, BRUNCH IS AWESOME! BECAUSE THERE ARE PANCAKES INVOLVED!
I always knew they would go to brunch together. But not because they were being coupley, but just because IT IS SO YUMMY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO RESIST!
I seriously love the little kick that Neil added at the end.
Ted: You do realize they were lying, right?
Lily: No, Ted. They don't realize they weren't lying
AWWW MARSHALL IS SO FILLED WITH GLEE
So, Barney and Robin do want to be boyfriend & girlfriend, and they pretty much are without even realizing it. lol that is terribly amusing and SO in character.
However, I think it's a bit more complicated than that. They're scared, which is why they don't want to admit to being boyfriend/girlfriend. One of the biggest things they both have in common is pushing people away because they don't want to be vulnerable to anyone. Ever.
But also, even if they were totally honest and open about everything I don't think they would want to be the kind of boyfriend & girlfriend that Marshall/Lily/Ted are expecting.
I mean, they're both pretty non-sappy and kind of self-involved (I MEAN THAT IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY THOUGH!)
In fact, I'm sure there will be lots of times when Lily will say "NO! NO! NO! YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG! YOU CAN'T BE HAPPY LIKE THAT!" (much like she did in this episode)
But maybe they can. It just won't fit Lily's mold of what a relationship is.
Robin: ...because I'm crazy!
Barney: So is this hand.
(They hold hands)
Robin: Oh thanks!
Barney: Knucklehead!
Robin: Geez!
Ok, I am not 100% on that dialogue because they were blasting Vampire Weekend too loudly. (LOL VAMPIRE WEEKEND ACTUALLY WENT TO COLUMBIA, HOW PERFECT!)
But I definitely heard "because I'm crazy" "hand" "thanks" "knucklehead" and "geez".
♥
And I'll see you guys next week...
(Or really in the next 2 days for the Robin POV thing)
Believe me, even if for some sad reason Barney/Robin have no scenes together and this storyline isn't touched upon at all I'll make it seem like the episode is ALL about them! I've done it before. ha.
(Although his prettyness definitely won't be absent from this journal, no worries there! :p)
Danny Tanner: After a year of wrestling with their feelings, Barney and Robin finally well...
A year? Really, Ted?
I'd say more like 4 years. But I do realize it would be super ~awkward~ for Ted to ever think that it wasn't just completely random and out of the blue when they slept together in "Sandcastles in the Sand".
It wasn't though. Random, I mean. At all.
I'm almost done with this whole other picspam that proves that (or at least proves that IMO) from Robin's POV.
Barney's a big sap so it's much easier to tell what he's feeling, but what she's thinking & feeling is just as interesting if you pay attention to it.
Lily: WOOOOO!
Marshall: Lily, volume! Use your indoor 'woo!'
Lily: Sorry, but it's just they kissed! They're finally a couple! oh my god, you guys! This is our first double date! First of millions! What if our kids get married?! Oh I love this!
Barney: Yea...Lily, listen...
Robin: Barney's awesome...
Barney: Robin's more than just awesome, she's awwwe-quite a bit, she's awwwe-whole darn lot
Lily: Wait! What are you saying?
Robin: We're just not feeling it right now, but we'll totally still be friends!
Barney: Oh yea!
Lily: Is it something I did?
Robin: Oh no! Oh god no, Lily it's not you, it's us.
Barney: Yea, it's us.
Robin: It's us.
Barney: You understand, right?
Lily: Sure, of course. As long as you're happy, I'm happy.
lol, Lily ♥
And Marshall too! You know they've spent hours watching Barney/Robin fanvids on YouTube.
And ah, B/R. They think they're so good. In the third row and the very last cap in the sixth Robin is totally obvious though. She was practically glowing when he was complimenting her. And at the end it looks like she's about to break out giggling.
...WHICH IS PROBABLY TRUE BTW SINCE SHE IS SUPPOSED TO GIGGLE WHEN SHE LIES!
Although to be fair, no matter how obvious Robin is...she has always looked at him like that.
Four years! I'm telling you!
Robin: Ok, I should get going I've got a date.
Barney: Oh, you're still seeing that guy?
Robin: Uh, even better, seeing him naked!
(They do the exploding fist bump, heh)
Barney: I should go too. I hooked up with this Chinese girl last night and I don't know, it's weird. I already feel like seconds.
(They do the exploding fist bump again)
I love her smiling at what he's said in the second cap in the first row.
And in the second row when she starts talking about her "date" he gets all not-so-secretly smiley. aw.
Have they been this ridiculous and obvious all summer long? LOL I HOPE SO
They could have just said "rhinoceros" a la Lily/Marshall and have been done with it, I mean really.
Lily: WOOOOOO!
OH TED AND YOUR FEDORA ♥
Lily: So, how long has this been going on?
Barney: All summer.
Lily: I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! You guys are boyfriend and girlfriend!
Barney: Woah! Woah! Girlfriend? Chill! Yea!
Robin: Hey! hey! wow! Lily! Woah, slow your roll there, Lilypad!
Lily: You've been together all summer, I don't get it!
Robin: Ok, it's like this...after we kissed, we sat down to have the talk....
Lily is adorable in the first cap!
LOL "SLOW YOUR ROLL, LILYPAD!"
I thought Ted's reaction was kind of interesting. He just kind of widened his eyes a bit when Barney said "all summer". I think he probably already knew, at least to some extent.
I mean, it seems kind of crazy to imagine that Barney's been sneaking into the apartment and Robin's been sneaking out for almost 3 months and Ted had NO IDEA. No matter how good they think they are, they're not that good. And Ted's not that clueless. It's not like they're Chandler and Monica and lived across the hall from each other either, it was more difficult than that.
Maybe I could buy them pulling it off for one month, but Ted had to at least suspect something. And then he probably just let them do their thing.
I think he's happy for them, but I also think there's a tiny level of weirdness that's still there considering that Robin's his ex (and Barney's one of his good friends his best friend).
So, I think for the most part he just doesn't want to be that involved.
Also, Neil fake!sleeping in the middle cap in the last row is so adorable I can't take it.
Robin: We should figure out what this is.
Barney: Yes, we should. Or! Or...
Let's not talk about what their kissing does to me. There were no gaspy/squeaky noises, HONESTLY! *giggles*
Robin: Ok, now we have to figure this out.
Barney: Yes, we do. Or! Or...
This section was deleted and I had to re-upload it! Can someone tell me why having Anna Paquin's boobs all over my 2.09 Eric picspam is A-OK, but THIS was deleted?
Apparently Neil and Cobie are just so sexy that it's ~scandalous~. And everyone has seen Anna's boobs so often that no one really cares.
The way she caresses his chest here totally KILLS me.
And lol, they're so aggressive they fell off the bed. That's to be expected. heh.
Robin: We kept trying to have the talk, and then we realized we hate the talk!
Barney: Yea, the talk sucks! You have to like...talk! And be all, "I don't know, it's not that I don't like you, it's just that I haven't had a girlfriend in a really long time. I hope that doesn't make you mad!" Bleh! Who needs it?!
Lily: You needs it! Guys, you can't just keep hooking up and not at least try to figure out what you mean to each other!
Oh Barney, Barney, Barney. ♥
He's doing his usual "LOLOLOL I'M SO KIDDING, I'M TOTALLY AWESOME" thing when really...he's telling the truth and it's terrifying.
Poor guy, it makes me so sad that he would even think that. Why would anyone ever be mad? Maybe a little worried/scared about starting something more than just casual with him, but definitely not mad.
Robin: Yea, we knew you would say that. That's why we kept it a secret.
Barney: Well, that and the fact that elaborate lies really turn us on....(Barney and Robin move in to kiss)
Lily: (pulling them away) No! No! No! You need to define the relationship. You need to have the talk.
Barney: Or! Or...
I don't even know how I'm going to handle the next handful of episodes with them doing this ALL THE TIME!
Ted: Oh god! Barney, it was awful! I was teaching and...
Barney: Ted, now is not a good time. Where do you keep your condoms?
LMAO @ Ted's face in the first cap in the second row. He's like mid-shriek!
Of course Barney/Robin would go through condoms more quickly than expected. heh.
Lily: Definitions are important. You're their teacher, not their friend.
Barney: Exactly.
Lily: If people don't know their place, nobody's happy.
Barney: Amen!
Lily: You have to make things clear.
Barney: Run and tell that!
Lily: Define the relationship!
Barney: Yes! No! Lily, PRIVATE CONVO TIME!
I love Robin being so amused by her boyfriend awesome sex-friend in the second row.
I love the Barney/Lily friendship so much. They're so polar opposites, it's hilarious.
Barney: Lily, can't you just let us be happy?!
Lily: You're not happy! You just think you're happy because you feel happy!
Barney: And that's not happy?
Lily: Of course not! You and Robin need to have the talk.
Barney: Why? Give me one good reason!
Lily: I'll give you twenty...
Barney: (cutting her off) Wow, you can't even think of one! Headlights! Deer! Lily, for the last time, things with me and Robin are as good as they can possibly be! Oh hey look, Brad's here!
As soon as Barney/Lily get up, Marshall goes to say something to Robin on the subject.
I really liked what we saw of Marshall/Robin last season, I wish we could have seen that convo.
Brad: I've got two tickets to the Rangers/Canucks game tomorrow night. I know you're a hockey fan, so I was thinking...
Robin: Ah, oh, um...uh...
Brad: What do I have to do? Put a gun to your head? Buy you a six pack?
Robin: Oh wow, there's really six of them! Uh, but, uh....I can't.
Brad: Why not? You have a boyfriend?
Robin: Nope. No boyfriend.
Brad: Great! It's a date! Hey Barn!
Barney: Hey....
Lily: I just thought of a reason!
Brad! ♥
I love Marshall gazing up at his ex-boyfriend adoringly in the first cap and then waving goodbye in the first cap in the last row.
REMEMBER WHEN THEY TOOK BACK BROADWAY AND IT WAS WONDERFUL?!
BRAD'S ABS ARE RIDONKULUS!
Robin: Dammit, Hordichuk! You miss another gimme like that, I'm gonna come down there and put a slapper right up your beerhole! Come on!
I LOVE IT WHEN ROBIN TOTALLY CANADIAN'S OUT!
Robin: No, Brad. This is about me and Barney.
Brad: You and Bar...oh! So you guys are...?
Robin: Well, we don't know what we are. I mean, my heart says leap into it and my brain says it's a bad idea.
Brad: Sounds like you guys need to have the talk.
Barney: We're not going to have the talk!
Marshall: Would you just have the talk, ok?! It's a five minute conversation and then you get to have sex afterward! It's great! Back me up, Ted.
Ted: I don't think the talk is necessary.
Marshall: Whaaaat?!
Barney: Thank you, Ted.
Ted: Because Robin is already his girlfriend!
Barney: Whaaaat?!
Ted: Mcclaren's bar! Four years ago...
I love how Ted has to specify that it was at Mcclaren's bar.
Because if he had just said "the bar" Barney surely would have been like "WHICH ALCOHOLIC ESTABLISHMENT ARE YOU REFERRING TO, THEODORE?! WE ALWAYS FREQUENT SO MANY!"
Barney: How do you keep a girl from being your girlfriend? Simple! The rules for girls are the same as the rules for gremlins.
Ted: Gremlins?
Barney: Gremlins. Rule number one, never get them wet. In other words, don't let them take a shower at your place. Number two, keep them away from sunlight. I.E. don't ever see them during the day. And rule number three, never feed them after midnight. Meaning she doesn't sleep over, and you don't have breakfast with her. Ever.
Ted: What about brunch? Is brunch cool?
Barney: No, Ted. Brunch is not cool.
Ted: Ok, new topic. How do I pick a tie?
Barney: Simple! Remember in the movie Predator...
OK YOU KNOW WHAT, BARNEY? BRUNCH HAS PANCAKES! AND PANCAKES ARE ALWAYS COOL!
I haven't seen Gremlins or Gremlins 2 in like 15 years and I need to fix that ASAP! GIZMO! ♥
I wish Barney would update his blog about how picking a tie is related to Predator!
Also, TUXEDO NIGHT IS THE MOST FABULOUS IDEA IN THE HISTORY OF EVER!
Barney: I've done all three of those things with Robin. Is she my girlfriend?
Marshall: Just once I wish you guys would call me on tuxedo night.
It's interesting that Ted seems pretty confident about this. I think it's just more proof that he's known what's been going on for awhile now. I mean, obviously Barney/Robin always see each other during the day, but I suppose it could have been possible that they've never fully slept over, had breakfast, or taken showers at each other's places. It would be kind of crazy if they didn't, but who knows how far Barney/Robin could have taken this sneaking around game! They are both pretty damn competitive. ha.
Also lol Marshall, ILU.
Brad: Ok, how about this? You kiss me and you feel bad about it, you're meant to be with Barney.
Robin: Why not? Lay it on me.
Barney: Hey Brad!
(Barney punches him in the face)
Barney: Brad! We can't fight like this all night! We both got some good shots in! Let's call a truce!
Brad: It's ok, dude. I shouldn't go kissing some other guy's girlfriend.
Barney: Woah, woah, woah! Girlfriend? Come on!
Robin: (laughing) No, no, no. That's putting it a bit strongly!
Barney: A bit strongly! She's not my girlfriend!
Robin: Yea, girlfriend's a bit much, Brad! Ok?
Barney: A bit much!
BARNEY STEALING THAT GUY'S POPCORN IS SO AMAZING I CAN'T EVEN HANDLE IT!
And aw, poor Brad. He just wants a girlfriend. He loves being in a relationship just as much as Ted and Marshall do. He just want to go to brunch, and musicals, and Alanis Morrisette concerts, and see the foliage this time of year in Vermont!
Lily: Seriously! We are now at the point of physical violence! Now will you please have the talk?
Barney: Because of that? Come on! That's my thing! I'm always punching guys!
Robin: Mmmhmm
Barney: Girls! I'll punch a baby, I don't care!
You know that Robin is probably....you know what? I can't even comment anything else without mentioning Cobie's boobs. LOL JESUS!
But really, you know Robin totally got off on Barney punching Brad. That's like not even a question. Oh her face!
Barney: Hey, sorry I went a little too far last night.
Robin: Oh hey, look, we've been over this. Unless I say flugelhorn, you haven't gone too far.
Barney: No, I meant punching Brad.
Robin: Oh, right. Look, don't even worry about it, it's....god, doorknobs broken off! We're locked in here. Did you do this?
Barney: No.
Robin: Flugelhorn! Did you do this?
Barney: No!
Robin: Ted? Ted, are you out there?
Lily: Ted's not here, Robin.
Robin: Lily, let us out of here.
Lily: I'd be glad to...just as soon as you and Barney have the talk.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, David Burtka(♥) is the luckiest son of a bitch in history.
In the center cap in the 3rd row he looks like he's 12 years old. It's adorable.
Seriously though, he looks so young I'm expecting Vinnie to crawl through the window at any minute.
Also, flugelhorn is now a regular part of my vocabulary. ha.
Robin: Lily, come on! Let us out!
Lily: No. Sit down, define the relationship, write down that definition on a piece of paper, slip it under the door, and if I like what I read you can go.
Barney: We are not having the talk!
Lily: Then you'll die in there!
Robin: You're going to lock us in here? Well, guess what?! Maybe we'll spend the whole day having sex!
Lily: Well, guess what? I brought Marshall with me so maybe we'll do the same.
Marshall: Hey guys.
HOLY CRAP, HIM RIPPING HIS SHIRT OFF LIKE THAT IS SO HOT! UNF
Lily seriously needs to step back though. I honestly don't think they really need to know where this relationship is going.
Every relationship is different, and people can be happy in their own way.
I do think they both need to be on the same page though. Like clearly, having an open relationship is not going to work for them (regardless of what they say). But after deciding to be exclusive (to avoid confusion and hurt feelings such as displayed with the whole Brad scenario) they don't really have to decide anything more than that.
If you're Ted (or Brad, lol) then you would need "the talk" because they want to get married and have families and picket fences and the whole nine yards. But Barney and Robin don't want that. They just want to have fun and have hot sex and be awesome. So, why can't that just be enough? They can call it whatever they want to call it as long as they're on the same page.
Marshall: "We're just hanging out"
Lily: Just hanging out? Not good enough.
Marshall: Not good enough! (He cracks the whip)
I was really weak earlier in the summer and read a couple of sides for this episode. I remember them slipping "We're just bro-mancing" under the door. I wish that made it into the episode. I definitely would have replaced that with either "hanging out" or "seeing where things are going".
Marshall: "We're seeing where things are going"
Lily: I'll tell you where things aren't going! Out of that bedroom! Not good enough.
Marshall: NOT GOOD ENOUGH! (He cracks the whip)
Marshall: "We're Barn-man and Robin" (He laughs) Oh come on! You got to admit that's kind of funny, Lily!
Lily: Not good enough!
Marshall: NOT GOOD ENOUGH! (He cracks the whip)
Robin: Nice job, Ted!
Barney: Hey Ted, door five! (Barney high-fives the door) Were you there?
Ted: Yea, I gotcha, buddy! Still haven't had the talk, huh?
Marshall: I think I know how to speed things up.
Robin: Oh, not cool!
Marshall: Pancakes, fresh bacon, it is so yummy!
I HAVE BEEN CRAVING PANCAKES ALL WEEK LONG BECAUSE OF THIS!
MY FRIEND AND I ARE HAVING BRUNCH TOMORROW SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THIS SCENE! TRUE STORY!
Robin: Dude! I'm starving! Let's just have the stupid talk! C'mon!
Barney: Fine. How do these things even work? What do we say?
(Lily slips a note under the door)
Robin: "Where do you see this relationship going?" Oh my god, that sounds so cheesy!
Barney: haha, I know, right?
Robin: Totally! But um...where do you see this relationship going?
Barney: I don't know. I mean, it's not that I don't like you...I just haven't had a girlfriend for a long time. I hope that doesn't make you mad.
Robin: Mad? I feel the same way. I suck at relationships. I mean, except for Ted! Man, he really got it right! I know it's a cliche but he really ruined me for other men!
Danny Tanner: Of course I wasn't in the room for this conversation...but I have to imagine Robin said something like that!
And again, why would that make anyone mad? Especially Robin. If anything I'd think his limited experience would make her happy. With Ted it always felt like he was dragging her along in a way. I mean, not to say that she didn't love him, she definitely did, but he had all these expectations of what what he wanted their relationship to be. And Robin just...didn't.
With Barney, she could probably relax a little more and not worry about him expecting anything or wanting their relationships to turn into anything that it's not. When Robin started dating Ted she basically went in thinking, "Well, since I like him so much maybe I can change." That's not the greatest way to begin in a relationship.
At least with Barney she can just be herself.
LOL and I love those moments when old!Ted just comes in and reminds us all that he is the one telling this story and that he is actually an unreliable narrator.
And I think it also shows his slight discomfort with the situation. Again, it's not that he's not happy for them, it's just that there's no way it's not a tiny bit awkward.
Barney: Maybe we should go back to being just friends.
Robin: Maybe. But um...I don't want to stop having sex.
Barney: Oh good! Me neither!
Robin: Yea, friends isn't going to work.
Barney: Nope! Man, we're not good at being friends, we're not good at being in a relationship, what are we good at?
Robin: ...I know something we're good at!
Barney: I don't know, if we're going to do it again I'm going to need some Gatorade or something....
Robin: No! Not that. Lying. Think about it, we spent the whole summer lying about being just friends, why not just...keep lying.
Why can't they just be whatever it is they are. Sure, most people would say this is a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship, there's no doubt about that. But if they don't want to call themselves that, then that's fine.
(B+R slip "boyfriend and girlfriend" under the door)
Lily: Really?!
Robin: Yea, really. We sat down, we had the talk. Barney's my boyfriend now!
Barney: And Robin's my girlfriend! I know it sounds nuts, but it feels good to say!
Robin: We're both afraid of commitment, but the fact is we can't live without each other!
I love that during this time Marshall has just been practicing his whip twirling.
Robin is so cute in the 3rd cap in the 2nd row.
And I love how in the center 3rd row Barney is just totally invading her personal space.
Barney: If the alternative is not being together then it's worth taking this risk because....(and it turns real) ....she's...awesome.
Robin: And he's awesome. He looks nice in a suit.
Barney: She can handle her scotch.
Robin: He's my boyfriend.
Barney: And she's my girlfriend.
(Lily opens the door and gives Barney and Robin a hug)
Marshall: GOOD ENOUGH!!! (he cracks the whip)
The "She's awesome/he's awesome" part was seriously one of the most romantic things I've seen on TV in a long time. Because it's so real and honest. I know whenever I'm crushing on someone I just think, "He's just...awesome!"
And I think that's so in character for them because they're not overly sappy people. I mean, Ted might buy a girl a book of sonnets and that works for him because that's who he is.
But filling Robin's apt with roses and hiring a string quartet like he did in the s1 finale was so wrong for her. She would have thought it was more romantic if he just said "You're awesome", handed her glass of scotch, and watched a hockey game with her over cigars (LOL WHICH BARNEY AND ROBIN HAVE TOTALLY DONE BEFORE)
Point being, everyone finds happiness differently. And I'd love for this show to really explore that because I think it's one of the best things about Barney/Robin. It's what makes them different than most other couples on tv. It's why they could never really become "boring".
It's not that they won't have their problems (I'm sure they'll end up temporarily breaking up soon enough), but even when they are "together" they definitely won't just be "cute and boring".
(Just the "she's awesome/he's awesome" part here.
And just the "boyfriend/girlfriend" part is at the top of this entry)
Robin: haha, she bought it!
Barney: Hook, line, and sinker! We are good!
(They double high five)
Robin: Totally!
Barney: Mmm!
Robin: So, you want to get some breakfast?
Barney: You know, brunch actually does sound kind of good.
Robin: Well, lead the way sweetie-pie!
Barney: Woah, flugelhorn!
Robin: Yea, that felt wrong!
SEE BARNEY, BRUNCH IS AWESOME! BECAUSE THERE ARE PANCAKES INVOLVED!
I always knew they would go to brunch together. But not because they were being coupley, but just because IT IS SO YUMMY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO RESIST!
I seriously love the little kick that Neil added at the end.
Ted: You do realize they were lying, right?
Lily: No, Ted. They don't realize they weren't lying
AWWW MARSHALL IS SO FILLED WITH GLEE
So, Barney and Robin do want to be boyfriend & girlfriend, and they pretty much are without even realizing it. lol that is terribly amusing and SO in character.
However, I think it's a bit more complicated than that. They're scared, which is why they don't want to admit to being boyfriend/girlfriend. One of the biggest things they both have in common is pushing people away because they don't want to be vulnerable to anyone. Ever.
But also, even if they were totally honest and open about everything I don't think they would want to be the kind of boyfriend & girlfriend that Marshall/Lily/Ted are expecting.
I mean, they're both pretty non-sappy and kind of self-involved (I MEAN THAT IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY THOUGH!)
In fact, I'm sure there will be lots of times when Lily will say "NO! NO! NO! YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG! YOU CAN'T BE HAPPY LIKE THAT!" (much like she did in this episode)
But maybe they can. It just won't fit Lily's mold of what a relationship is.
Robin: ...because I'm crazy!
Barney: So is this hand.
(They hold hands)
Robin: Oh thanks!
Barney: Knucklehead!
Robin: Geez!
Ok, I am not 100% on that dialogue because they were blasting Vampire Weekend too loudly. (LOL VAMPIRE WEEKEND ACTUALLY WENT TO COLUMBIA, HOW PERFECT!)
But I definitely heard "because I'm crazy" "hand" "thanks" "knucklehead" and "geez".
♥
And I'll see you guys next week...
(Or really in the next 2 days for the Robin POV thing)
Believe me, even if for some sad reason Barney/Robin have no scenes together and this storyline isn't touched upon at all I'll make it seem like the episode is ALL about them! I've done it before. ha.