Line #9 Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS5E22RobotsVersusWrestlers


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3	Ted crashes a prestigious party in order to get in touch with his intellectual side, while Barney, Lily, and Marshall go to robots versus wrestlers.
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6	!!This episode provides examples of:
7	* ActuallyPrettyFunny: The pretentious film guy (Creator/PeterBogdanovich) laughs at Marshall's joke about Willem Dafoe's name in TheStinger.
8	* BadassBoast: Mexican Wrestler Ted uttered one [[BilingualBonus in Spanish]].
9	--> '''Mexican Wrestler Ted:''' I am the conqueror of machines!
10	* BrickJoke: Marshall's Creator/WillemDafoe joke gets a punchline in TheStinger.
11	* CallBack:
12	** Robin is is not hanging out with the gang due to an awkward event involving both Ted and Barney [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS5E21TwinBeds at the previous episode]].
13	** Future!Ted recounted the gang's {{Identical Stranger}}s story that was first mentioned/introduced in [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS5E02DoubleDate the second episode of the season]].
14	** Van Smoot is throwing the party; Marshall and Lily got married in the Van Smoot estate.
15	* ConfrontingYourImposter: The gang (minus Robin) plan on getting into the party by having Lily pose as Marissa Heller, who used to live in Ted's apartment and received an invitation to the party. However, right before Lily can say she is Marissa Heller, the ''real'' Marissa Heller shows up thwarting their plan.
16	* TheCameo: Several famous individuals (at least, to snobs like Ted) are present at the Alberta party, including Ariana Huffington, co-founder of The Huffington Post, and Will Shortz, editor of the New York Times CrosswordPuzzle.
17	* CoolVsAwesome: The titular event.
18	* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Ted's IdenticalStranger is the one who defeats the robot that has been kicking some wrestlers' asses since the gang got in the event.
19	* DudeWheresMyRespect: Ted's main dilemma in the episode is the gang never appreciating him being SophisticatedAsHell.
20	* EventTitle: It refers to a wrestling event featuring ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
21	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Barney's worry that the gang is slowly breaking apart will eventually happen some time after the show's GrandFinale, though Future!Ted mentions that they always find ways to reconnect every time this happens.
22	* IdenticalStranger: Ted's is revealed in this episode. A MaskedLuchador dubbed "Mexican Wrestler Ted".
23	* ManVersusMachine: A literal example as the wrestling match is human wrestlers fighting against robots, hence the title "Robots versus Wrestlers".
24	* MaskedLuchador: The titular wrestlers in the titular event, with one of them actually being Ted's IdenticalStranger.
25	* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: Ted's IdenticalStranger becomes an unstoppable [[TheBerserker berserker]] after the unmasking reveal. This is accurate portrayal as a MaskedLuchador's mask is considered sacred in Mexican wrestling traditions since a wrestler stripping/losing their mask is considered as a "humiliation" or/and a "disgrace" in the wrestler's part.
26	* NotSoAboveItAll: The pretentious film guy (Creator/PeterBogdanovich), as revealed by ActuallyPrettyFunny above.
27	* TheReveal: The final MaskedLuchador turns out to be Ted's IdenticalStranger.
28	* RobotAthlete: Again the titular event.
29	* RunningGag: Barney's abandonment issues make him freak out over losing Robin to Don, then Ted to the Van Smoot party, then Marshall and Lily to having a baby, which begins his obsession with seeing Lily's boobs.
30	* ShoutOut:
31	** Ted mentions Dante's ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'' and recites the Italian to the annoyance of his friends.
32	** Lily mentions ''Series/TheYoungAndTheRestless''.
33	** Marshall mentions Creator/WillemDafoe and made a joke regarding his name sounding like "a frog talking to a parrot".
34	** Ted mentions ''Theatre/LaBoheme'' ([[AdaptationDisplacement better known as]] the basis for the RockOpera ''Theatre/{{Rent}}'') while completing a crossword.
35	%% * SophisticatedAsHell: Ted and the people at the Alberta party.
36	* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: One of the robots asks its opponent "Is that all you got, bitch?"
37	%% * VersusTitle: Obviously. Also counts as EventTitle.

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