When Barney loses his way with women, he hopes a trip to the Victoria’s Secret Fall Fashion Show will help him regain his form.
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As Marshall and Lily prepare to host their first Thanksgiving as husband and wife, Barney eyes Marshall’s Slap Bet Countdown Clock website with dread. Marshall has a gift for everyone.
Marshall awaits his bar exam results; Ted introduces his latest girlfriend to the gang, who all see the flaw that Ted has missed
Marshall and Lily’s plan to buy an apartment is hampered by mistakes and Lily’s hidden debt; Barney claims to love commitment to seduce a girl.
Marshall has to contemplate giving up his plan of using his law degree to help the planet when he’s courted by a major firm; Lily reveals a secret to Robin that not even Marshall knows; Ted discovers a porn actor is using his name.
Amid sharing stories with her about how members of the gang met each other, Ted’s hot new girlfriend has a reaction to the meeting that gets her a high ranking on Barney’s crazy scale.
Barney and Ted fight over getting the same girl; Robin pretends to like her new boyfriend’s son.
Ted’s new attitude attracts women in the present and one from his past. The rest of the gang pulls together to help him make the most of the situation.
Ted and Barney pretend to be visitors to New York City to pick up women. Robin is still dating Gael. Marshall and Lily prepare letters to each other to be read after their death.
We pick up from last year. Robin shows up with a date and this motivates Ted to ‘get back out there’. We also learn/learned something major about ‘the Mother’.