This is the worst hiatus in the history of hiatus. I can't help it!
Barney: Hey Ted, what you doing?
Ted: Designing a building shaped like a hat.
Barney: Now a good time to chat?
Ted: No.
Barney: So, what do you think of Robin?
Ted: Barney, I really need to get to work, so...
Barney: Great. Say you and I went suit shopping. And you happened upon a beautiful suit. A beautiful Canadian suit. Double-breasted. Mmmmm.
His little groan when he says "double breasted" kills me.
Barney: You try it on, but it's not exactly the right fit for you, so you put it back. Then I try it on. I don't really want to take the same suit that you had your eye on, but at the same time.. I really like that suit.
Ted: Buy the suit, Barney. You clearly care about it. Tell the suit how you feel.
Aw, Ted. I love the suit metaphor, ha.
Barney: Okay. But Ted.. remember that that was your answer, because... the suit is Robin. I know. (explodey hand gesture) Right?
Ted: I'm with you, buddy.
Barney: You are now. Because I explained it to you.
Ted: What are you- no, don't-
I love Ted/Barney so much sometimes.
Barney: Listen, Robin. There's something I have to tell you.
Robin: Wait. Before you do, I have to tell you something first.
Barney: What is it?
Robin: I think I'm in love with you.
Barney: Lily, something amazing has happened. I was talking to Robin, I was all set to tell her how I feel, but before I could, you'll never believe what she said.
Robin: I think I'm in love with you.
Lily: Aww, what did you say?
Barney: What do you think I said? What would anyone say to something like that?
Barney: Yeeeah, Robin, listen... You're great. I mean, you're really awesome, but I mean, we're friends. It's probably a bad idea.
Robin: I guess you're right. Have a good party.
Barney: Haha, you too kiddo.
Hair ruffling! It's not just me though right, Robin actually looks kinda disappointed that it worked? I like to think she was hoping he wouldn't fall for it quite so easily.
Lily: What?
Barney: It's like as soon as she said that, no more feelings. I'm not in love with her anymore!
Lily: So you've been in love with this girl for the past year, and the second she reciprocates those feelings, just like that, you're over her.
Barney: How great is that?!
Alyson's facial expressions in these scenes are hilarious, I love her.
Lily: Damnit.
Barney: What?
Lily: Everybody always says, don't tell Lily, Lily can't keep a secret, and usually they're right, but this time, I kept the secret. And you come along with this crap, and you force me to pull an old classic Lily, and spill the beans.
Barney: What beans? There's beans?!
Lily: There's beans.
Faaaces.
Robin: Oh crap.
Did Ted not know she was in her room and could hear them? Heh, her face is so cute though.
Lily: He said that?! Oh my god! What a tremendous groundbreaking surprise.
Robin: How long have you known?
Lily: Eight months.
Robin: And you've kept a secret since then, good for you!
Marshall: Yeah, wow, good for you Lily, I mean, what a bombshell, who saw that coming..
Robin: How long have you known?
Marshall: Seven months twentynine days.
Robin: Ugh, god, what am I gonna do.
Lily: I don't know.. what are you gonna do?
Robin: I'm gonna marry Barney, in a big church wedding. And we're gonna move to some sleepy New Hampshire town and open a bed & breakfast.
Lily & Marshall: Awww, really?!
Robin: No!
I LOVE THOSE TWO. They are so fangirly and hilarious, their faces while she's talking. Epic.
Robin: It's Barney! I mean.. it's Barney. But it's Barney. I've gotta tell him no.
Aw, I love the second "It's Barney.." when she gets bit wistful while thinking about him, then snaps herself out of it.
Lily: Aw man, you're gonna break his.. whatever it is that pumps that black sludge through his veins.
Robin: Crap, you're right, the first time Barney expresses feelings for a girl, and she rejects him? Ugh, and not just any girl, I mean.. (gestures to herself) it'll destroy him.
I love you Robin.
Marshall: Ok, well first of all... (gestures at her) Eh. Second of all, there is a maneuver you can try, it's high risk but it's also high reward. For lack of a better term, I'm gonna call it.. the Mosby.
Robin: The Mosby?
Lily: Noo, she couldn't Mosby him!
Marshall: She could Mosby the crap out of him.
Robin: What's the Mosby?
Marshall, I love you too. Lily's smug little face when he disses Robin, heh.
Marshall: Well, you remember your first date with Ted, you wanted to hope on the T-Train, take a little ride down town.
Robin: I was ready to jump that turnstile.
Marshall: Well, what changed all that?
Ted: I think I'm in love with you.
Robin: What?
Robin: Ohh, the Mosby! That is genius. And um, excuse me.. eh?
Marshall: Oh, I mean, you're very pretty but you're freakishly tall and you don't believe in ghosts.
I'm just getting repetitive now because all I can think of during this entire scene is how ridiculously cute Lily and Marshall are. However, I'm kinda disappointed in Marshall for suggesting that she Mosby him, aw. They should have tried harder to convince her to fall madly in love with him.
Barney: So, when she said she thinks she's in love with me, she meant the opposite.
Lily: Exactly. And look how well it worked, you're back to normal.
Barney: Yes, yes I am.. and it is great. It's awesome. So, Robin's not in love with me?
Lily: Nope.
Barney: Why noooot?
Poor whiny Barney ♥
Barney: So, you're in love with me?
Robin: What? Oh, yeah, very much.
Barney: Ok, you can knock it off, Lily told me.
Robin: Oh, damnit Lily.
Barney: I can't believe you would do that!
Robin: It's just - look, I care about you, Barney. And this kind of stuff, the emotional stuff.. It's not your thing. I thought I'd save you the trouble.
Barney: Maybe I don't want to be saved the trouble. Maybe I want the trouble. I haven't wanted the trouble in a long time, but with you, the trouble doesn't seem so... troubling. I don't know, I thought.. I guess I thought you felt the same way.
Aw, his whole "trouble" speech is pretty much the sweetest thing ever. But I get why Robin is doing this, who would be able to 100% trust that Barney Stinson was in love with you and actually wanted to give up his womanising ways and be with you? It's not like she has any real insight into how he's been feeling like we have.
Robin: Maybe I do. I don't know. I'm not exactly the biggest confronter of feelings. I mean, clearly there's something between us. Maybe my head was saying nip it in the bud, 'cause my heart was... saying something else.
I like to read these lines and pretend that she isn't Mosbying him. The love confessions I can't even pretend she's serious, but that line is doable ;)
Robin: Look, I have feelings for you, Barney. Maybe I even love you.
Barney: Woah, this is going pretty fast, don't you think?
Robin: What?
Barney: We have a really good friendship going. Why screw up a good thing? Friends?
Robin: Friends.
Barney: Oh my god, you just did it again; you just Mosby'd me!
Robin: I did not!
Barney: You did, you little minx!
Robin: Ugh, ok, you're right, I did just Mosby you.
Barney: Why are you so afraid of giving us a chance?
Robin: Because I'm scared of how much I like you!
Barney: Whoa, this is a bad idea.
Robin: You're right, this is a mistake!
Barney: Yes. No!
Robin: I love you.
Barney: Let's be friends.
Robin: Okay, friends then!
Barney: I love you.
Robin: Let's get married.
Barney: No, you're smothering me!
Robin: Okay, forget it!
Barney: Ahhh!
Robin: Ahhh!
I love this whole exchange. I know some people are pissed at Robin for just Mosbying him over and over again and messing with his head, heh, but.. well, I explained why I get her reasoning earlier, and I think by this point she was just refusing to accept defeat, lol.
Barney: You know what, we can sort this out later.
Robin: Yeah, that sounds good.
Barney: That sounds good, lets go.
HOLY HOTNESS. They're so pretty. And what I like about this whole thing, is that we really don't know what Robin's feeling. I kinda like that it's ambiguous. Obviously she feels something that led to the yummy kissing, but we don't know if it's just attraction or something more. I didn't want anything concrete on Robin's feelings, because we haven't seen anything develop from her side until this point, so I'm glad it's left open to develop next season.
THE LOOK ♥ he took the leap for her, aw. And they were totally holding hands for like, a split second as Ted jumped. So cuuute.
Season 5 nooow please.