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| 3 | Marshall and Lily are happier than ever to be back together, and decide that they want the quickest wedding they can find, which happens to be in Atlantic City. |
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| 6 | !!This episode provides examples of: |
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| 8 | * CallBack: The episode is set due to the events of the Season 1 finale. |
| 9 | * {{Calvinball}}: Good luck understanding what is going on during the game of chance Barney plays with his old Chinese gambling buddies unless you're [[KingOfGames Marshall]]. |
| 10 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Barney shows off again, claiming being in a courthouse means they're under oath. |
| 11 | * ContinuityNod: Marshall being good at games was established in the Season 1 episode "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS1E15GameNight Game Night]]". |
| 12 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: When the judge asked Marshall and Lily if they stuck together through thick and thin, Marshall responds "I have" in a deadpan manner, hinting that he still have hard feelings with Lily leaving him for San Francisco, which exactly lead to an intense argument in the final season. |
| 13 | * TheGamblingAddict: The episode establishes Barney as such. |
| 14 | * HeelRealization: Lily realizes what a self-centered coward she is near the end of the episode. |
| 15 | * KarmaHoudini Defied and subverted. Lily decided to go through with her and Marshall's wedding despite the fact that his family and relatives will likely be wry at her for abandoning him at the altar. |
| 16 | * MaleGaze: Robin's "revealing" t-shirt (pictured above) causes Ted to be incredibly horny. |
| 17 | * ThePlace: It is exactly where Marshall and Lily's sudden wedding was supposed to happen. |
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