Line #19 Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS5E13Jenkins


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3	Marshall is annoyed when Lily doesn't believe that his female coworker, Jenkins, kissed him. Meanwhile, Ted's college kids introduce him to a drinking game they've invented out of Robin's pre-morning news show.
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6	!!This episode provides examples of:
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8	* AmbiguousSyntax: Marshall made a point to try and avoid using pronouns when discussing Jenkins' antics for as long as possible.
9	* BewareTheNiceOnes: When Jenkins tells Lily about kissing Marshall (confirming that it actually ''did'' happen), Lily snaps and beats the crap out of her.
10	* BlatantLies: When Robin shows up in the middle of Ted and Marshall talking about Jenkins actually being a woman, Ted pretends that the context behind the two of them mentioning how "Lily can't find out" is that Marshall is planning to buy her a horse.
11	* BrickJoke: When being forced out of Ted's classroom (due to having shown up under the impression his students loved "Come On, Get Up New York!"), Robin announces her next broadcast was going to be about snail poison. It turns out, Jenkins took part in the drinking game during that very same broadcast prior to kissing Marshall at work.
12	* BrokenRecord: Invoked by Robin to kill the drinking game.
13	-->'''Robin''': But, um, if there's any college students watching: But, um, but, um, but, um, but, um, but, um, but, um, but, um, but, um, but, um...
14	* DidntThinkThisThrough: When Marshall talks Jenkins into apologizing to Lily about kissing him, Marshall spends too much time basking in the fact that his story was confirmed to realize Lily was getting ready to assault her.
15	* DisproportionateRetribution: The brutal beatdown Lily gives Jenkins is a bit much. Yes, she kissed Marshall, but she was sincerely apologetic about it to both Marshall and Lily and trying to make things right.
16	* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Barney announces to Ted he plans to have sex with Jenkins seconds before we learn [[SamusIsAGirl Jenkin's actual gender]].
17	* GreenEyedMonster: Seeing Lily beat the crap out of Jenkins was enough to make Marshall decide to never make Lily jealous again.
18	* HoldMyGlasses: While Jenkins is apologizing for kissing Marshall, Lily calmly starts handing her purse, scarf and earrings to Barney to prepare for beating the tar out of Jenkins.
19	* HonorBeforeReason: Ted and the students know Robin is baiting them when she's saying "But, um..." rapidly. But they drink because "it's the rules." They all have a massive hangover the next day as a result.
20	* LamePunReaction: When Ted's students invite him to play the Robin Scherbatsky Drinking Game with them.
21	--> '''Ted''': Well, what can I say, but... "but-ums" up! ''[[[{{Beat}} long silence]]]'' Can I still come?
22	* LastNameBasis: Jenkins's first name is never revealed.
23	* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
24	** If Ted hadn't snapped and told Robin about the drinking game, she wouldn't have pulled the stunt she did.
25	** When it comes to light that Jenkins kissed Marshall because she was drunk, Marshall is astonished that she was drunk at ''eight in the morning''. When Jenkins admits she doesn't know how that happened, we are soon shown ''why''.
26	--->(cut to Jenkins at the bar hours prior with several other GNB employees)
27	--->'''Robin''': (on the TV) I thought snail pellets were safe, but, um...
28	--->'''Everyone''': ''BUT, UM!'' (takes a shot)
29	--->'''Jenkins''': (checks watch) I gotta get to work.
30	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Lily delivers one to Jenkins.
31	* NoodleIncident: When apologizing to Marshall for kissing him, it comes to light that Jenkins had sex with someone in the mailroom that looked like him.
32	* OnceMoreWithClarity: After Ted asks why Marshall kept pretending that Jenkins was a guy when talking to Lily, Marshall asks him to remember the previous stories he told about Jenkins. Specifically, the ones where Jenkins sloppily ate an entire jar of cherries, pretended to spank the ass of the CFO, ''and stripped at the bar while plastered''.
33	* OutOfFocus: Barney's role is reduced in this episode due to Creator/NeilPatrickHarris directing.
34	* PronounTrouble: Played for laughs. Marshall neglects to mention Jenkins' sex/gender when he first tells Lily stories of Jenkins's exploits, so when she thinks Jenkins is a man, he avoids referring to her with pronouns to keep up the illusion.
35	* SamusIsAGirl: That funny guy, Jenkins, Marshall kept talking about? Turns out, Jenkins is a ''woman''.
36	* TemptingFate:
37	** Ted declaring "How great is this?!" in the middle of the final drinking game is followed by Robin deliberately overdoing "But, um" ad nauseam.
38	** After Ted, in pain, announces his class that day will be low-key and quiet as possible, Robin shows up.
39	* TooDumbToLive: Ted and the students could have avoided drinking when Robin began using "But, um..." more, but blindly follow the rules of the drinking game instead.
40	* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Both the male and female versions of Jenkins.
41	* VerbalTic: Robin's tendency to say "But, um..." while conducting interviews becomes the center of a college drinking game.
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