How I Met Your Mother S09E02 – Coming Back
When James reveals that he is getting divorced, Robin worries about how
Barney will take the news. Meanwhile, Marshall races to find a way to
get to New York in time for the wedding, and Ted deals with being alone
at a romantic hotel.
On Friday noon, (54 hours before the wedding), Ted and Lily try to check in at the Farhampton Inn. When the frontdesk clerk, Curtis learns that Ted is there alone, he becomes condescendingly sympathetic. He suggests Ted to stay at a motel as the inn is really romantic, but Ted refuses. He then tells them that their rooms won't be ready for a while. Lily then gets a call from Marshall who tells her that he missed his flight and he might not make it to the wedding. Stressed, Lily arranges with the bartender, Linus, so that she has a drink in her hand at all times, so she can make it till Marshall arrives.
Marshall calls Barney from the airport, telling him about the situation, and Barney suggests that he play it dirty to get a ticket because he is not going to be able to make it to New York by being nice, but Marshall tells him that he will get to New York without being a jerk. Marshall and Daphne are then informed that nobody is going to be able to make it to New York as all the airports are closing down due to a big storm. They are advised to rent a car and drive, but they should hurry up as they cars are going to run out soon. Marshall suggests to Daphne that they should share a car as they are both going to New York, but Daphne runs off before him. At the car rental place, Daphne is way ahead of him in the other queue to get a car. Worried he might not get a car, he prays for a miracle and the miracle comes in the form of the elderly Herm, who (much to Marshall and Daphne's surprise) stands handing out car keys rapidly to everyone and Marshall gets the last one. He then finds out that the car he got, a Monstrosity, is notoriously bad for the environment, but he reluctantly agrees to take it. When he asks for a baby seat, Herm tells them that they are all out. Daphne then suggests that she rent the car, buy the baby seat and come back and pick them up and then the three of them drive together. Marshall happily agrees.
At the inn, the others are sitting at a table with James, and Barney tells them about the "Stinson curse ". In 1807 in Moscow, their ancestor's carriage once hit a gypsy women and she cursed them to get hornier. And for the next two hundred years every male member of the Stinson family got the curse, until James met Tom and they lifted the curse when they got married. When Barney leaves to answer a phone call, James tells the others that he is getting divorced. Ted correctly guesses that James cheated on Tom (repeatedly). Robin asks James not to tell this to Barney. He and Tom are the only couple that makes Barney believe in marriage and he will freak out when he finds out they are getting divorced. However, a drunk Lily accidentally lets this slip in front of Barney and he abruptly leaves after hearing this. Robin runs after him and finds him at the frontdesk. She thinks he is asking for directions to the nearest strip club but Barney tells her that he is asking for the key to James's room. Barney takes her to the room, where the bed is decorated with rose petals, a banner saying "Love is Awesome" is hanging from the wall and there is even a life-sized erotic cake of James and Tom. Barney then tells Robin that although he is bummed about James and Tom getting divorced, he doesn't need them to believe in true love as he has her now.
At the airport Marshall is about to give up, thinking that Daphne has left him and Marvin, but she comes back. She tells him that they can head to New York together only if she picks the music and Marshall pays for gas. Marshall agrees.
At the inn, Ted is sitting alone at a table at the bar. James comes and sits with him. Ted asks James how he's doing. James tells him that he is trying to be happy for Barney but has a different perspective on weddings, now that he's getting divorced. Curtis then comes to their table and tells James that his room and ready and tells Ted that "she's around the corner". Ted says that he feels it too, but Curtis says he's talking about the housekeeper who is around the corner from his room. As James gets up to leave, Ted tells him that neither of them is giving up. A flashforward to exactly a year later is shown, in which The Mother is sitting at the same table (with present-day Ted shown sitting in the seat next to her). Ted walks up to her and tells her that she's looking beautiful, but she tells Ted she isn't because she's been in a car all morning and had crumbs in her bra. Ted then tells her that exactly one year ago, he was sitting at this table and he made a promise to himself that he will come back and bring her to the inn. She remarks that Ted hadn't even met her a year ago, but Ted tells her he knew he would. He gets up and leaves to check them in.
In the last scene, Curtis tells Ted that his room his ready. Ted goes to his room and finds it filled with stuff from James's room. Frustrated, he leaves to get another drink.
Marshall calls Barney from the airport, telling him about the situation, and Barney suggests that he play it dirty to get a ticket because he is not going to be able to make it to New York by being nice, but Marshall tells him that he will get to New York without being a jerk. Marshall and Daphne are then informed that nobody is going to be able to make it to New York as all the airports are closing down due to a big storm. They are advised to rent a car and drive, but they should hurry up as they cars are going to run out soon. Marshall suggests to Daphne that they should share a car as they are both going to New York, but Daphne runs off before him. At the car rental place, Daphne is way ahead of him in the other queue to get a car. Worried he might not get a car, he prays for a miracle and the miracle comes in the form of the elderly Herm, who (much to Marshall and Daphne's surprise) stands handing out car keys rapidly to everyone and Marshall gets the last one. He then finds out that the car he got, a Monstrosity, is notoriously bad for the environment, but he reluctantly agrees to take it. When he asks for a baby seat, Herm tells them that they are all out. Daphne then suggests that she rent the car, buy the baby seat and come back and pick them up and then the three of them drive together. Marshall happily agrees.
At the inn, the others are sitting at a table with James, and Barney tells them about the "Stinson curse ". In 1807 in Moscow, their ancestor's carriage once hit a gypsy women and she cursed them to get hornier. And for the next two hundred years every male member of the Stinson family got the curse, until James met Tom and they lifted the curse when they got married. When Barney leaves to answer a phone call, James tells the others that he is getting divorced. Ted correctly guesses that James cheated on Tom (repeatedly). Robin asks James not to tell this to Barney. He and Tom are the only couple that makes Barney believe in marriage and he will freak out when he finds out they are getting divorced. However, a drunk Lily accidentally lets this slip in front of Barney and he abruptly leaves after hearing this. Robin runs after him and finds him at the frontdesk. She thinks he is asking for directions to the nearest strip club but Barney tells her that he is asking for the key to James's room. Barney takes her to the room, where the bed is decorated with rose petals, a banner saying "Love is Awesome" is hanging from the wall and there is even a life-sized erotic cake of James and Tom. Barney then tells Robin that although he is bummed about James and Tom getting divorced, he doesn't need them to believe in true love as he has her now.
At the airport Marshall is about to give up, thinking that Daphne has left him and Marvin, but she comes back. She tells him that they can head to New York together only if she picks the music and Marshall pays for gas. Marshall agrees.
At the inn, Ted is sitting alone at a table at the bar. James comes and sits with him. Ted asks James how he's doing. James tells him that he is trying to be happy for Barney but has a different perspective on weddings, now that he's getting divorced. Curtis then comes to their table and tells James that his room and ready and tells Ted that "she's around the corner". Ted says that he feels it too, but Curtis says he's talking about the housekeeper who is around the corner from his room. As James gets up to leave, Ted tells him that neither of them is giving up. A flashforward to exactly a year later is shown, in which The Mother is sitting at the same table (with present-day Ted shown sitting in the seat next to her). Ted walks up to her and tells her that she's looking beautiful, but she tells Ted she isn't because she's been in a car all morning and had crumbs in her bra. Ted then tells her that exactly one year ago, he was sitting at this table and he made a promise to himself that he will come back and bring her to the inn. She remarks that Ted hadn't even met her a year ago, but Ted tells her he knew he would. He gets up and leaves to check them in.
In the last scene, Curtis tells Ted that his room his ready. Ted goes to his room and finds it filled with stuff from James's room. Frustrated, he leaves to get another drink.
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