Line #16 Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS9E12TheRehearsalDinner


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3	Barney convinces himself that Robin has planned a surprise rehearsal dinner at the nearby laser tag place. Lily is distraught when she is not told the details to the rehearsal dinner since nobody thinks she can keep a secret.
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6	!!This episode provides examples of:
7	* AttentionDeficitOhShiny: Barney has to push every button he sees.
8	* BrickJoke: Barney mentions in the first episode of the season that James always insists on performing a "duet solo" at weddings, where he sings both the male and female parts of the song with half of the costumes on each side. When the real dinner happens, Alan Thicke is singing with James, who is performing in half Mountie and half Robin Sparkles costume.
9	** While preparing for the rehearsal dinner, Ted mentions that one of Robin's aunts, once she's drunk enough, will take off her wig and let people play hockey with it. In the final scene, when Barney is extolling the virtues of Canada, a group can be seen playing hockey with a wig.
10	* CallBack: Ted mentions his love of giving wedding gifts in a flashback and Marshall and Lily grimace in anger, because they haven't yet learned Ted gave them their coffee maker and Stuart lied about it.
11	* CannotKeepASecret: Lily's famed big mouth is brought up again. While she spills a lot of her own secrets, she still reminds Ted that she hasn't revealed to nobody about him moving to Chicago after the wedding.
12	* EpicFail: Ted tried to learn figure skating. He didn't learn figure skating.
13	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: As the gang cracks on Canada, they go on so long that a couple at the bar meets, gets engaged, has a baby, celebrates their son's graduation, and one of them dies of old age.
14	* JerkassFacade: Barney spent the whole episode mocking Robin for being Canadian and wanting to do the rehearsal dinner Laser Tag themed. It was just an act and a distraction. Turns out that he staged a big surprise Canada-themed dinner for her, because he knew how homesick she was.
15	* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: When Barney arives at the Laser Tag place, the "Laser Tag" sign is a cloth sign covering up a permanent sign reading "Ice Rink".
16	* MooseAndMapleSyrup: The gang spends ''a lot'' of time making jokes at Canada's expense only because Robin expressed that she wanted to marry there. In the end, Barney makes a surprise rehearsal dinner Canada-themed, with an ice rink, skaters dressed up as famous Canadian people, and musical numbers from Alan Thicke.
17	* RewatchBonus: This episode more than most benefits from a rewatch, epecially with Barney's actions in the security ofice (insisting on pushing the button so that the party can start) and adding an extra layer to his argument with Ted at the Inn (they were just keeping appearances in case Robin came back into the room).
18	* ShoutOut: Ted promises to (and does) dress up as Liberace, and later complains that Marshall borrowed and lost his Rosetta Stone to learn Italian.

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