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3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#126: Nov 22nd 2011 at 11:45:09 AM

How exactly add "strong and independent" up to "must abort the pregnancy" instead of...well.."raise the kid alone" or "Adoption" at least as option? Sorry but please elaborate.

edited 22nd Nov '11 12:33:17 PM by 3of4

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cityofmist turning and turning from Meanwhile City Since: Dec, 2010
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#127: Nov 22nd 2011 at 12:06:34 PM

Well, it's not illogical to assume that a strong, independent woman who has repeatedly expressed the wish to not have kids, is not religious, and if she had a baby at this point would be in a very awkward situation, is likely to have an abortion. I think it's more a case of 'strong andindependent personality' + situation.

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Mimimurlough Since: Apr, 2009
#128: Nov 22nd 2011 at 12:59:22 PM

Exactly. If anyone would do it, it would be Robin.

wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
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#130: Nov 22nd 2011 at 4:36:19 PM

I can't see abortion. Too grim and sensitive a topic, and besides, it'd make the fans sob. A little bitty Barney and Robin? Going bye bye? Sad, sad, sad.

My vote is pregnancy scare, please god. Oh, and I know I'm very, very likely wrong on this- but PLEASE let it turn out Robin and Kevin never slept together. Because ew. They have anti-chemistry.

klNikki Since: Dec, 2010
#131: Nov 23rd 2011 at 12:04:11 AM

I really don't want to see Barney and Robin get together because of a pregnancy. So I hope it's a scare, but I'm thinking it might be a miscarriage. I could see that working for some nice character development.

RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#132: Nov 23rd 2011 at 3:35:11 AM

Question: how early during the pregnancy are doctors able to figure out who the father is?

wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
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#133: Nov 23rd 2011 at 1:08:23 PM

Yeah, I'm hoping that it's a scare or miscarriage that brings them back together. Not an actual baby- too soon, and too Ross/Rachel the Remix.

klNikki Since: Dec, 2010
#134: Nov 23rd 2011 at 1:54:37 PM

Either the 10th or 14th week depending on what type of test they're doing.

RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#135: Nov 23rd 2011 at 8:54:06 PM

Actually, I just realized that it's very unlikely that Barney's the father. "The Rebound Girl", where Robin reveals she's pregnant, is set on Thanksgiving. Barney and Robin slept together two episodes ago in "Disaster Averted". And what episode came right before "Disaster Averted"? "The Slutty Pumpkin Returns", which is set on Halloween. So, unless Future Ted's gotten the chain of events screwed up again, less than a month has passed between Robin sleeping with Barney and finding out she's pregnant. It usually takes longer than that to find out, doesn't it?

klNikki Since: Dec, 2010
#136: Nov 24th 2011 at 2:56:46 AM

They could have done it while she was ovulating and then there's 2 weeks after that until the missed period (assuming her cycle is like most women's) so if disaster averted happened early in the month there's plenty of time for Robin to miss her period and nowadays there are tests that test the week of the missed period.

So she could have freaked out if she was a day late and bought one of those and found out.

RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#137: Nov 24th 2011 at 4:39:00 AM

Well, if "Disaster Averted" happened the day after Halloween, and she bought the pregnancy test the day before Thanksgiving, that gives her three weeks inbetween, so I suppose it could still be Barney's sperm inside her.

Lawyerdude Citizen from my secret moon base Since: Jan, 2001
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#138: Dec 8th 2011 at 10:54:31 AM

Well it looks like we have our answer on the whole Robin pregnancy thing. I really liked the framing device of Monday's episode, the change of perspective, along with the reveal of who she was really talking to.

But man, that was a series of big bombs to drop, all in one episode. AND it still leaves open the question of who the bride is at Barney's wedding.

Also it seemed odd to me that Robin didn't actually take a pregnancy test and jumped to the conclusion based on the fact she was just late. That doesn't seem in character for her, does it?

edited 8th Dec '11 10:57:08 AM by Lawyerdude

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RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#139: Dec 8th 2011 at 6:11:16 PM

It does seem odd that store bought pregnancy tests never came up; she went straight from "I might be pregnant because my period's late" to getting examined by a doctor.

edited 8th Dec '11 6:11:32 PM by RavenWilder

3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#140: Dec 9th 2011 at 8:00:23 AM

Robin stated she was never late in her period, so being late might worry her somewhat.

And if you're worried wouldn't you go to the Doctor with the more reliable and thorough pregnancy test than something you buy at a supermarket?

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RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#141: Dec 10th 2011 at 12:40:28 AM

Depends on how high the deductible is on your health insurance.

3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#142: Dec 10th 2011 at 11:39:56 AM

Full Doctor Pregnancy Tests are probably part of Barneys Health Care from Goliath.

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klNikki Since: Dec, 2010
#143: Dec 14th 2011 at 11:40:28 PM

Maybe she had tested negative but her period still didn't show up? (she did say she was never late so I'd imagine she would test the first day of lateness. Then it didn't show up the next day so she made the doctor's appt.)

I really liked the episode (though the reveal at the end annoyed me a bit).

I did notice that the kids were in a room with the stormtrooper. And there were two of them. Assuming she didn't imagine twins. Her imagine spot is a life where she's married to Barney and has more than one child with him. I think this means she's obviously not over him/hasn't completely ruled him out.

Wackd Since: May, 2009
#144: Dec 16th 2011 at 9:16:10 PM

I think it was two kids just to draw the parallel to Luke and Leia, and for the Generation Xerox gag. No deeper meaning.

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
klNikki Since: Dec, 2010
#145: Dec 16th 2011 at 10:23:37 PM

I just want to believe Brobin's going to happen. And thus finding deeper meaning EVERYWHERE that is convenient. tongue

Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
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#146: Dec 28th 2011 at 1:36:20 PM

So, I just wanted to post this here because it made me laugh my ass off.

For Christmas, my brother's father got Just Dance 3, a dancing game for Wii.

One of the songs on the game is "Let's go to the Mall by Robin Sparkles"

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golergka Since: Dec, 2011
#147: Dec 30th 2011 at 7:38:02 PM

I'm new to the forums and I don't know whether it was already posted or not, but I think I know the mother's identity. The text below isn't mine, I've found it on some image boards and wanted to get someone else's opinion on that.

1. On the first day of professor job it's revealed that Ted was in the wrong classroom for his first class, and "the mother" was there, in that class.

2. We already know that Ted met her at a "friend's wedding". And we know that it'll be Barney's wedding.

3. We met Barney's dad Jerry. He said he has 2 kids. We saw the yong one, a boy called Jerry Junior. The older half-sibling, Carly, a girl, goes to COLLEGE, and we didn't see her!

4. And that also explains why Ted speaks of "aunt Robin" and "uncle Barney" in the future.

edited 30th Dec '11 7:38:17 PM by golergka

moberemk Dread Lord from Canada Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
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#148: Dec 30th 2011 at 7:44:57 PM

...huh. I completely forgot about the second kid, but wow. All of that makes perfect sense. [awesome] to you for posting this, new Troper!

edited 30th Dec '11 7:45:21 PM by moberemk

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Wackd Since: May, 2009
#149: Dec 30th 2011 at 9:27:55 PM

[up][up]It's been mentioned on a lot of forums, and though it is a clever idea don't forget that the kids also have an Aunt Lily and Uncle Marshall, which really falls under Honorary Uncle and doesn't need explaining.

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
Swish Long Live the King Since: Jan, 2001
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#150: Dec 31st 2011 at 1:12:32 AM

[up]wild mass guessUntil Ted's father consoles Marshall's mother next season...


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