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* AttentionWhore: Barney kept insisting that he was with Lily, Ted and Robin at the Art Gallery, even though he wasn't. After Barney expressed his disappointment for not being in the story and part of their group adventures, the others pretend that they have forgotten him there pulling one of this Playbook tactics. Then it's confirmed that he was really there, as Barney was the reason The Captain's previous art consultant quit.
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* AttentionWhore: Barney kept insisting that he was with Lily, Ted and Robin at the Art Gallery, even though he wasn't. After Barney expressed his disappointment for not being in the story and part of their group adventures, the others pretend that they have forgotten him there pulling one of this Playbook tactics. Then it's confirmed that he was really there, as Barney was the reason The Captain's previous art consultant quit.was absent for the end of the flashback story.
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* OnceMoreWithClarity: The story of the evening with The Captain gets told by Ted (with interruptions by Barney), retold by Robin (with interruptions by Barney), then reretold by Lily ([[RuleOfThree with interruptions by Barney]]).
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Barney brings up the possibility of being in a three way with another guy just to see what it's like.
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* AttentionWhore: Barney kept insisting that he was with Lily, Ted and Robin at the Art Gallery, even thought though he wasn't. After Barney expressed his dissapointment disappointment for not being in the story and part of their group adventures, the others pretend that they have forgotten him there pulling one of this Playbook tactics. Then it's confirmed that he was really there, as Barney was the reason The Captain's previous Art Consultant art consultant quit.
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* HeroicBSOD: Lily has been upset at how her career has gone against her lifelong dream of being an artist after The Captain dismissed her as "just a kindergarten teacher". She snaps out of it when The Captain admited he was wrong and hires her.
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* HeroicBSOD: Lily has been upset at how her career has gone against her lifelong dream of being an artist after The Captain dismissed her as "just a kindergarten teacher". She snaps out of it when The Captain admited admitted he was wrong and hires her.
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* TwistEnding: After thinking the entire episode that The Captain was upset at one of them, it turns out that he wanted Lily to work for him as his new Art Consultant.
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* TwistEnding: After thinking the entire episode that The Captain was upset at one of them, it turns out that he wanted Lily to work for him as his new Art Consultant.art consultant.
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* SpotTheThread:
** In both Ted and Robin's recollection of what went on at the Captain's home, Ted was (seemingly) being confronted by him in the living room; he even shouts in fear. But, in ''Lily'''s recollection, Ted shouted in fear... while the Captain was with Lily, in a ''different room''. And then you factor in the reveal of TheStinger...
** When Lily meets up with the Captain to return his ashtray, he reveals his previous art consultant quit after meeting an archduke at the museum. TheStinger shows us one of Barney's plays... called "The Royal Archduke of Grand Fenwick"...
* TheStinger: "The Royal Archduke of Grand Fenwick". If you needed concrete proof Barney was with the gang that night...
** In both Ted and Robin's recollection of what went on at the Captain's home, Ted was (seemingly) being confronted by him in the living room; he even shouts in fear. But, in ''Lily'''s recollection, Ted shouted in fear... while the Captain was with Lily, in a ''different room''. And then you factor in the reveal of TheStinger...
** When Lily meets up with the Captain to return his ashtray, he reveals his previous art consultant quit after meeting an archduke at the museum. TheStinger shows us one of Barney's plays... called "The Royal Archduke of Grand Fenwick"...
* TheStinger: "The Royal Archduke of Grand Fenwick". If you needed concrete proof Barney was with the gang that night...
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* BrickJoke: The Captain says his original art consultant quit after meeting an archduke at the gallery, revealing that Barney really was there the whole time.
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* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: Ted muses that The Captain is rich enough to have a private island in the Caribbean where he hunts people.
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* TheMostDangerousGame: Ted muses that The Captain is rich enough to have a private island in the Caribbean where he hunts people.
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* AudienceSurrogate: The others are telling the story to Marshall, who was the only one absent at the time, while Barney kept insisting he was there as well.
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* AttentionWhore: Barney kept insisting that he was with Lily, Ted and Robin at the Art Gallery, even thought he wasn't. After Barney expressed his dissapointment for not being in the story, the others pretend that they now remembered him there pulling one of this Playbook tactics. Then it's confirmed that he was there, as Barney was the reason The Captain's previous Art Consultant quit.
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* AttentionWhore: Barney kept insisting that he was with Lily, Ted and Robin at the Art Gallery, even thought he wasn't. After Barney expressed his dissapointment for not being in the story, story and part of their group adventures, the others pretend that they now remembered have forgotten him there pulling one of this Playbook tactics. Then it's confirmed that he was really there, as Barney was the reason The Captain's previous Art Consultant quit.quit.
* TheBusCameBack: After being absent following "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS6E17GarbageIsland Garbage Island]]", The Captain finally comes back after two seasons.
* TheBusCameBack: After being absent following "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS6E17GarbageIsland Garbage Island]]", The Captain finally comes back after two seasons.
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** Ted remembers that the last time he and The Captain talked to each other was after he stole Zoey away from him and still feels guilty.
** Ted also says that he tried a second chance with Becky while "eating sandwiches".
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** Ted remembers that the last time he and [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS6E17GarbageIsland The Captain talked to each other was after he stole Zoey away from him him]] and still feels guilty.
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** Ted also says that he tried a secondchance date with Becky while "eating sandwiches".sandwiches".
* EasilyForgiven: The Captain no longer holds any resentment towards Ted after his divorce from Zoey, but Ted is still afraid of him.
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* EasilyForgiven: The Captain no longer holds any resentment towards Ted after his divorce from Zoey, but Ted is still afraid of him.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: The Captain called the gang because he wanted to speak to "Robin", which leads Robin to think she did seduce him while drunk. Actually, The Captain confused her for Lily.
* AttentionWhore: Barney kept insisting that he was with Lily, Ted and Robin at the Art Gallery, even thought he wasn't. After Barney expressed his dissapointment for not being in the story, the others pretend that they now remembered him there pulling one of this Playbook tactics. Then it's confirmed that he was there, as Barney was the reason The Captain's previous Art Consultant quit.
* CallBack: Lily reveals that she stole The Captain's crystal ashtray because he was rude to her after she praised a painting he didn't like. This is tied to her "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS2E06AldrinJustice Aldrin Justice]]".
* AttentionWhore: Barney kept insisting that he was with Lily, Ted and Robin at the Art Gallery, even thought he wasn't. After Barney expressed his dissapointment for not being in the story, the others pretend that they now remembered him there pulling one of this Playbook tactics. Then it's confirmed that he was there, as Barney was the reason The Captain's previous Art Consultant quit.
* CallBack: Lily reveals that she stole The Captain's crystal ashtray because he was rude to her after she praised a painting he didn't like. This is tied to her "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS2E06AldrinJustice Aldrin Justice]]".
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* HeroicBSOD: Lily has been upset at how her career has gone against her lifelong dream of being an artist after The Captain dismissed her as "just a kindergarten teacher". She snaps out of it when The Captain admited he was wrong and hires her.
* MacGuffinTitle: The episode is named "The Ashtray" because during the second act, The Captain called and Lily thought it was because she stole his crystal ashtray a year ago. It turns out that The Captain didn't even notice that it was missing and the reason he called was completely unrelated to that.
* MacGuffinTitle: The episode is named "The Ashtray" because during the second act, The Captain called and Lily thought it was because she stole his crystal ashtray a year ago. It turns out that The Captain didn't even notice that it was missing and the reason he called was completely unrelated to that.
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* TwistEnding: After thinking the entire episode that The Captain was upset at one of them, it turns out that he wanted Lily to work for him as his new Art Consultant.
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** The Gang keeps referring to Becky as "Boats, Boats, Boats!" Girl.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Ted thinks that The Captain is mad at him because he had a picture of Becky on his desk, afraid that he unintentionally is stealing another woman from him. The real flashback shows that said picture was actually a promotional photo of one of the boats from Becky's commercial. But then forward to Season 9 we find out that Becky and The Captain did marry.
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* ContinuityNod:
** Ted remembers that the last time he and The Captain talked to each other was after he stole Zoey away from him and still feels guilty.
** Ted also says that he tried a second chance with Becky while "eating sandwiches".
** Ted remembers that the last time he and The Captain talked to each other was after he stole Zoey away from him and still feels guilty.
** Ted also says that he tried a second chance with Becky while "eating sandwiches".
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* UnreliableNarrator: Turns out Ted and Robin's versions of the story can't be trusted. Ted was high and Robin was drunk.
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* TheMostDangerousGame: Ted muses that The Captain is rich enough to have a private island in the Caribbean where he hunts people.
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The gang is confused as to how their last meeting with The Captain went down, and Lily's the only one with a reliable story.
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