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* IronicEcho: Throughout the episode, Barney keeps referencing the {{Running Gag}} that [[IBangedYourMom he may or may not have banged Ted's mom]] and winks at Ted every time he says it. Later, when Barney asks that Ted never sleeps with his half-sister again, Ted and Carly wink at him in the same manner.

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* IronicEcho: Throughout the episode, Barney keeps referencing the {{Running Gag}} that [[IBangedYourMom he may or may not have banged Ted's mom]] and winks at Ted every time he says it. Later, when Barney asks that Ted never sleeps sleep with his half-sister again, Ted and Carly wink at him in the same manner.
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* AgeGapRomance: Deconstructed, despite mostly being PlayedForLaughs. Ted has trouble connecting with Carly due to their considerable age difference.
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* GeekyTurnOn: Ted decides to sleep with Carly after finding out that she likes ''Franchise/Star Wars''.

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* GeekyTurnOn: Ted decides to sleep with Carly after finding out that she likes ''Franchise/Star Wars''.''Franchise/StarWars''.
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* GeekyTurnOn: Ted decides to sleep with Carly after finding out that she likes ''Franchise/Star Wars''.
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* {{Callback}}: To Barney being allowed to marry people, last mentioned at Lily and Marshall's wedding.
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* DeliberatelyPainfulClothing: In one episode, Marshall wears a leather bracelet because it makes him look "tough" to Lily and it turns her on, but throughout the episode, his hand gets more and more swollen because he's allergic to the leather, and by the end it's like a balloon.
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* IronicEcho: Throughout the episode, Barney keeps referencing the {{Running Gag}} that [[IBangedYourMom he may or may not have banged Ted's mom]] and winks at Ted every time he says it. Later, when Barney asks that Ted never sleeps with his half-sister again, Ted and Carly wink at him in the same manner.
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* MySisterIsOffLimits: Barney's reaction when he finds out that Ted's {{Girl of the Week}} is his half-sister.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: Robin craves attention once she realizes that the engagement ring made her invisible to male attention.
* ShotgunWedding: Barney attempts to marry Ted with Carly after he finds out about their one-night stand.
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* MayDecemberRomance: While they're not much more than ten years apart, Ted's new romance is treated this way.

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* MayDecemberRomance: While they're not much more than ten years apart, Ted's new romance is treated this way.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Lily starts to go overboard with roleplaying Marshall as a drug addicted musician.
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* MayDecemberRomance: While they're not much more than ten years apart, Ted's new romance is treated this way.
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Barney urges Ted to sleep with a younger woman he's been dating, but is shocked when it ends up being his half-sister. Robin adjusts to her status as an engaged woman.

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