V-Review: TV - How I Met Your Mother S03E07

Everybody Makes Mistakes!

It begins with Barney, down at the MacLaren's, meeting a girl who later made a mistake - a mistake known as Barney.

Barney describing to Ted about the girl's boobs

Here a certain scenarios that leads to Marshall making his biggest mistake...

1. Ted in the bathroom

As you can see in the picture, Ted is holding a shaver in his hands, was shaving... until Lily walked in and freaked out.

Q: Why did Lily freak out?
A: Ted was shaving his face...? *Wrong! Guess again*

2. Ted, Robin and Barney watching a sports match (boxing probably) at 3 a.m.

3. Ted did not put the lid back on the peanut butter jar (Marshall's assumption)


Finally, Marshall does it, he makes his decision... to his biggest mistake!

A mistake called DOWISETREPLA

What in the world is DOWISETREPLA? It's the up and coming _________ (big mistake).

On the other hand, Lily also had made a major mistake, which adds up to Marshall's mistake, thus leading to an ultimate massive mistake. Lily did not tell Marshall about her enormous credit card debts.

The next day, Marshall finds out about Lily's debt. Later, Ted, Barney, and Robin go home, where they follow the clues and discover that Lily and Marshall were having a huge fight.

Ted discovering one of the clues

Q: How did the fight end?
A: Lily and Marshall decided to file a divorce... ? *Close enough~*

With Marshall's touching and "you-will-go-awww..-words", they are once again a happy couple.

All of them celebrating to the fact that Marshall confirms his big mistake *Weird?*

V-Review: TV - How I Met Your Mother S03E06

Barney and Marshall walks into the living room of the apartment exclaiming that they have big news to tell Ted respectively:

Barney: "Ok, mine's pretty huge, but fine you go first."

Marshall: "Ok, I just fou...."

*Barney interrupts*
Barney: "I FOUND A PORNO STARRING TED MOSBY!"

Ted checking out the porno DVD starring Ted Mosby

Marshall then tries to tell his side of the story, but only to be interrupted several times. Out of frustration (throwing all suspense), he burst to saying he got the job at the NRDC (National Resources Defense Council).

*STOP* There are two main scenarios to this episode:

1. Real Ted in meeting the Porno Ted.
Down at the bar, Barney checks the Internet for Porno Ted, finding some interesting facts including an interview by AVW (Adult Video Weekly) with Real Ted who thought it was Architecture Vision Weekly. Finally, Real Ted decides to meet Porno Ted at the Adult Video Expo.

Real Ted and Barney meet Porno Ted (far left) at the Expo

The meeting leads to something even more interesting... ;)

2. Marshall's Dilemma
Marshall interviews with a notoriously evil corporate law firm, and ends up being flattered, wined and dined, and otherwise seduced into possibly accepting a lucrative job offer, thereby setting aside his dreams of working for the NRDC. Lily tries to give guidance to Marshall in the job selection, but he does not know about Lily's dark secret...

Lily reveals her dark secret to Robin

Which law firm is Marshall going for?

Marshall in his miserable dilemma

Catch HIMYM Season 3 Episode 6 - I'm Not That Guy...

V-Review: TV - How I Met Your Mother S03E05

Future Ted is retelling the story about him dating a girl which he forgot her name was, back in 2007. So, for the sake of the story, he names her ______ . (you can easily guess it - starts with 'b', ends with 'a' and 'l' in between; then, say it twice)

Ted and ______ met online, but being embarrassed, she exaggerates on how she met Ted. Describing it as though it is a fairy tale meet up. Barney claims that she is crazy, even positioning her in the HOT/CRAZY Scale.

There are specific names for the line and certain area

From then on, Ted, Marshall, Lily, Barney and Robin tell their story on how they met one another.

1. Marshall and Lily:

• Lily wanted help to fix her stereo, somehow she was drawn to Room 110 where Marshall stayed. It was love at first sight. Aww...~ (Perfected story over the years)
  

2. Ted and Marshall:

• Marshall was 'eating sandwich' (smoking weed actually) when Ted enters the room, but Marshall thought Ted was the Dean.

3. Ted and Barney:

• They met at the urinal.
  

4. Ted and Lily:

• There are two variations to this:
  a. Ted made out with Lily at the freshmen party.
  (Ted: Too-Much-Tongue-Guy; Lily: Reasonably-Small-Mouth-Opening Girl)
  b. Ted was on the phone, crying, when Lily and Marshall walked into Room 110.

5. Marshall and Barney:

• In the bar, Barney took Marshall as his student to teach him how to live.

*Plot Twist*

Marshall confirms the variations of how Ted met Lily. The girl Ted is dating gets even crazier, and tells Ted not to talk to her online anymore while playing World of Warcraft.

(Ted's character is the one on the right)

The episode ends with Ted, at his college reunion in 2020, knowing the real truth on how he actually met Lily.

V-Review: TV - How I Met Your Mother S03E04

This episode is mainly about the showdown between Ted and Barney on who has more 'GAME'.

Definition of 'GAME' : The ability to score with quality hot women with own effort. (well, more or less)

"...you can't spell GAME without ME, and ME has the best game..."

-Barney-

The Challenge: Pick up a girl and the first to sleep with her WINS! *Bad influence isn't it...LoL*

(Marshall, wanting not to be left out, tries to convince Ted and Barney that he has GAME too; even saying that he had won the GAME by marrying Lily. Also, also... Marshall runs the numbers of the numbers of times he and Lily have had sex) *this scene is really funny*

Barney approaches the girl, but only to be slapped on the face as he had slept with her about a year ago. So, this gives Ted the upper hand to win the GAME. Soon, Ted begins to date the girl (Stacy). Usual couple stuff - strolling, cooking, watching movie, etc...

The day to win the GAME finally comes. In the bar, Barney sarcastically supports Ted to win the GAME, claiming he knows from his 'experience' with Stacy.

"...kissing what I already kissed, nuzzling what I already nuzzled, going huhbubububuh on what I have going huhbubububuh on..."

-Barney again-

While with Stacy, Ted sees...



So, Ted fails, while Barney actually has a secret mission behind all these *watch to check it out*

Apart from the GAME, Robin dates with another hot guy, set up by Lily. The guy is one of Lily's kindergarten kid's father. Robin, being not a kid-person, finds it difficult to deal with the kid - Doug. Eventually, Robin thinks that Doug thinks that she is pretty cool, and leads to...

(Uh-oh~)

After a few dates, Robin wants to break up with Doug's father, in which she definitely needs to break up with Doug too. *There is a plot twist here* It ends up that Robin is the one being dumped.

V-Review: TV - How I Met Your Mother S03E03

There are some stories you tell... there are some stories you don't tell...

Ted calls Barney excitedly, proclaiming that he wants to go for the belt. What belt?

It's 'THE BELT'!

Yeap~ That's the Belt! The Championship Belt~

What's the Belt for? It's for First to "ride the tricycle". In other words, a threesome.

Ted, Marshall and Barney are supposed to go down to MacLaren's Bar. Ted suits up, does his hair, which takes him an hour and a half of waxing, tugging, and tweezing to achieve; while Barney and Marshall are on their Nintendo Wii playing the Wimbledon Open.

Ted gets blown off by Barney and Marshall, but meets two beautiful young women who were sorority sisters. Unable to decide who is the most interested, Ted gets Lily to help him figure it out, only to find out that both are equally attracted to him (playing with their hair, touching his hands, etc...)

Meanwhile, Robin is on a date with an awesome new guy who has a British accent, but she did not shave her legs (she wears a pair of boots) with the reason of not wanting to get too intimate in any of her first three dates. However, all that is just talk.. you'll see..

Robin shaving her legs in the restaurant's restroom
...but something happens to her and loses her date...

Back to Ted, he takes the two women to his apartment upstairs, text-ing Barney that they "will be coming upstairs". Barney, Lily and Marshall trapped in the apartment, hides in a place Ted least expects.

Initially, Barney disapproves Ted's conquest to "ride the tricycle", claiming the Belt is his birth right, but later realises that it is his duty to help Ted win it.

Ted's fear starts to build up

Barney tips Ted on how to score

Ted manages to retain his composure, and sets out to win the 'battle'... but... hhm... "Some stories you tell, some stories you don't..."

There are lots of awesome scenes to catch. Get to know Barney's chance of "riding the tricycle" too. Well, the episode ends with Barney being driven crazy by Ted.

V-Review: TV - Heroes (Intro)

(From left: Matt Parkman, Hiro Nakamura, Claire Bennet, Peter Petrelli, Nathan Petrelli,
Mohinder Suresh, Niki Sanders, Micah Sanders, D.L. Hawkins, Isaac Mendez, Simone Deveaux)

FYI: Some significant characters are not included & some are dead

Heroes is an American science fiction drama TV series created by Tim Kring, premiered on NBC on September 25, 2006. Heroes is pretty similar to Marvel's "X-Men" in that the characters have unique and special abilities, but "X-Men" is more action-and-plot-driven while Heroes is more character-driven.

Fast Fact:
14.3 million viewers of aged 18-49 were glued to their TV when Season 1 of Heroes premiered in the United States, receiving the highest rating for any NBC drama premiere in five years.

Season 1 Synopsis
The series pilots with a diverse group of people who discover their extraordinary powers, or special abilities. The discovery of their powers lead to several changes in their personal lives; some for better, some for worse (*spoiler alert* well, mostly worse :\ ). Also, ordinary people (who do not really have a real job to do) are investigating and finding for people with extraordinary abilities. Mohinder Suresh, a geneticist, continues his murdered father's research, while Noah Bennet represents a secret organization only known as "The Company".

Throughout the season, characters are either being killed by a serial killer - Sylar (to suck their brains out, literally) or being tracked down into The Company's conspiracy, and also the race to stop a nuclear explosion from destroying New York City.

Quote of the Season: "Save the cheerleader, save the world..."

Characters and their Abilities:

1. Peter Petrelli (Milo Ventimigla) - Power Mimicry
2. Nathan Petrelli (Adrian Pasdar) - Self-Propelled Flight
3. Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oka) - Space-Time Continuum Manipulator
4. Ando Masashashi (James Kyson Lee) - No Special Powers
   
5. Isaac Mendez (Santiago Cabrera) - Future-Telling Artist *dead*
   
6. Simone Deveaux (Tawny Cypress) - No Special Powers *dead*
7. Mohinder Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) - No Special Powers, but has antibody that cures an unknown Virus.
8. Matt Parkman (Greg Grunberg) - Telepathy
9. Claire Bennet (Hayden Panettiere) - Spontaneous Tissue Regeneration
10. Noah Bennet (Jack Coleman) - No Special Powers
11. Niki Sanders (Ali Larter) - Alternate Personality with Superhuman Strength
12. Micah Sanders (Noah Gray-Cabey) - Technopath, "Talk" to Electrical Devices
13. D.L. Hawkins (Leonard Roberts) - Alter Physical Tangibility (able to phase through solid objects) *dead*
    
14. "Sylar" (Zachary Quinto) - the Serial Killer with multiple acquired abilities
15. Others...just watch the show alright :)

Currently, Heroes is airing its Season 2.

V-Review: TV - How I Met Your Mother S03E02

*SPOILER ALERT*

Episode 2 begins with Ted (beside Barney) asking Lily and Marshall about the difference or indifference of being married. Marshall claims that it is not different except for the hand cramps he keeps having (Barney wonders WHY - because being married, you would not have to do 'that' anymore..*lol*).

It turns out that both Lily and Marshall have been writing thank you notes and busy preparing the "Death Folder" - contains statements, documents, info, and letters for either spouse when the other dies.

While Lily is away, Marshall admits that he forgot to write the 'Letter' which leads to...

(Barney dares God to smite Marshall before he could finish the letter)

(Marshall being all mushy while writing the letter)

(Marshall opens up Lily's letter only to find out...)

Meanwhile, at the bar, Robin shares her experience in Argentina with Ted, Barney and Lily, and resolves to be the person she was on vacation. Barney claims she never change and disapproves her relationship with the Argentinean Adonis (this scene is really awesome when they switch to big, complex words so that Robin's boyfriend could not understand).

Ted and Barney set to pose out as out-of-towners to pick up girls after being amazed by Robin's boyfriend on how easy he got girls' attention. So they visit the greatest city on Earth - New York! (Yea...NEW YORK - where they live)


However, their plan gets backfired, somehow.

Marshall and Lily have their FIRST fight as a married couple because of the letter - but they resolve it, somehow.

In the end, Robin breaks up with her boyfriend over certain issues. This episode ends with a scene in the future (Year 2029) - Older Lily and Marshall arguing over the 'Letter', again.

-Images courtesy of CBS.com-

V-Review: TV - How I Met Your Mother S03E01

*SPOILER ALERT*

HIMYM Season 3 begins with the scene from the finale of Season 2 where Barney completes his trademark phrase "...Dary!!" at Lily & Marshall's wedding.

Barney gets excited knowing Ted is single again, but Ted claims he's not ready for another relationship.

Ted grew his "break-up beard"

BUT...

When Robin shows up in the bar with an Argentinean Adonis boyfriend (Enrique Iglesias as guest star), Ted's pride as a man is challenged, thinking that Robin wants to "win" the break-up. In this scene, Ted, Marshall and Barney make fun of Robin's sexy, Argentinean lover's name, also putting him as a social outcast among them. (It's really funny!!)

To regain the so-called victory, Ted decides that he is ready - loses the beard and heads down to the bar, where Ted makes out with a 12 (Rating for Girls) - Mandy Moore as guest star.


Meanwhile, Marshall and Lily are having Robin and her boyfriend over at the apartment. Firstly, Marshall and Lily tries to hate him, but soon, both of them, and I really mean both of them, get attracted to the new guy.

Marshall unleashes his femininity
(this scene got me laughing till I fell off my chair...and it doesn't end here only)

The next morning, Ted wakes up with a tramp stamp on his lower back - shaped of a ...??...gosh~I was always bad in identifying animals...lol...

Knowing what really happened the last night between Marshall and Lily on their "double date", Ted gets pissed off, and heads to Robin's apartment to set things straight. Robin said something about Ted's "good quality" (It's a good, big quality alright~) and later at night, he celebrates with Barney and Marshall, claiming he has won the break-up. The episode ends with a hint of Ted's future wife and Barney freaking out over the slap bet countdown.

-Images courtesy of CBS.com-

V-Review: TV - How I Met Your Mother (Intro)

(From Left: Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson, Alyson Hannigan as Lily Aldrin,
Jason Segel as Marshall Eriksen, Cobie Smulders as Robin Scherbatsky, and
Josh Radnor as Ted Mosby)

-CBS.com-

How I Met Your Mother is the 'awesome-est' CBS Sitcom, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays, premiered on September 19, 2005. This show is plotted as the main character, Ted, in the year 2030 (voiced by Bob Saget), gathers his son and daughter to tell them about the events that led to his meeting with their mother, which begin in 2005.

How I Met Your Mother is unique in a way that it explores the concept of stories and storytelling usually with multiple flashbacks occurring each episode. Being in a non-chronological manner, viewers often see something happen first and then find out later the event that had caused it.

The story pilots in 2005 with Ted Mosby (Josh Radner) as a single, 27-year-old architect living with his two best friends from college, Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel), a law student, and Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan), a kindergarten teacher, who have been dating for almost NINE YEARS when Marshall proposes. Their engagement sparks Ted in the head to find his soul mate and get married, much to the disgust of his friend, Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris), a womanizer with a lucrative, yet unknown corporate job. Ted is introduced to an ambitious young reporter Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders) through a game Barney invented - "Hi, have you met Ted?" Ted quickly falls for Robin and became part of Ted's group of friends.


Elements to Take Note:

• Marshall is always portrayed to be very in touch with his feminine side.
• The word "awesome" appears in almost every episode.
• Barney's catch phrases: "It's gonna be Legen...wait for it...Dary!", "True Story", "Suit Up", "What Up?" and various uses of "awesome" and "awesomeness".
• Barney also invented various "high fives" - "air five", "freeze frame five", "hypothetical high five", and "phone five" (slapping the phone that imitates high five).
  
• Slap Bet: Wager between Marshall and Barney where the winner would slap the loser. Check out www.slapcountdown.com to know Barney's next get-slapped moment.
• Telepathic Conversation: If the character wants to have a private conversation in the presence of others, they will attempt to communicate with each other telephatically.

Currently, How I Met Your Mother is airing its Season 3. Catch up with Season 1 & 2 to enjoy the upcoming episodes.