How I Met Your MotherLittle Minnesota
Original Air Date: 15 Dec 2008
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Hurricane Heather hits New York! Don't worry... it’s just Ted’s immature, irresponsible, tree hugging, shoplifting sister. What’s worse? Barney thinks she’s hot. The answer? Keep Heather away from Barney, of course. Good luck with that one! Did I mention that Lily has an acute case of Can’t Keep Secrets During the Holiday Season? Yeah.
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Hurricane Heather hits New York. No, it’s just Ted’s immature, irresponsible, tree hugging, shoplifting sister. What’s worse? Barney thinks she’s hot. The answer? Keep Heather away from Barney, of course. Good luck with that one! Did I mention that Lily has an acute case of Can’t Keep Secrets During the Holiday Season? Yeah.
ReplyDeleteBecause of Lily’s condition, Barney knows Heather is visiting and surprises the gang at the apartment in a very Dr. Evil (and rented) swivel chair. The gig is up. So Barney tags along for dinner where Heather reveals that she (a) wants a career in finance, (b) found and apartment to rent in the city, and (c) needs Ted to cosign on the lease. Ted is reluctant, knowing his sister’s totally flaky past. Heather declares she has changed and Barney offers to get her an interview at Goliath National Bank. And Lily? She’s gonna tag along and keep her eye on the two, making sure there no jiggy-jiggy going on.
Meanwhile, the first frost of the season gets Robin and Marshall longing for the North country. To cheer Robin up, Marshall takes her to the Minnesota-themed Walleye Saloon. Ah, real men. The place reminds her of O Canada... except for the fact that the Minnesotans hate the Cannuks! Robin can deal – she needs this Northern bonding. The only problem is that she gets too into playing the role. Marshall, worried that she is going to “steal his bar” reveals her deep dark secret to the crowd in a very un-subtle way: “She’s CANADIAN!!!” Crushed, Robin begins to defend the Great White North: inventors of Trivial Pursuit, home of fully nude strip clubs where you can order alcohol, and a place where people are actually nice.
Marshall follows her out, feeling bad about what has happened. She admits that there is no reason for her to be in New York. To which Marshall begins to list all of the reason why she is exactly where she should be, not the least of which is that they all adore her. Besides, if she really misses Canada, Marshal knows a place: The Hoser Hut, a karaoke bar where there are plenty of nice Cannuks and donuts. Oh, and Marshall does a cover of “Lets go to the Mall.” Priceless.
Back to the Heather/Ted line, Lily walks in on what appears to be Barney and Heather getting really fresh and blabs it to Ted. Furious, Ted confronts the two at dinner. Boy, is Ted embarrassed when he realizes that Barney and Heather did not do anything... they planned the whole ruse to teach Ted a lesson. That he is overbearing and unwilling to see Heather for the woman she has grown into.
In the end, Ted decides to co-sign the lease and trust his sister. Now that’s what I call a Bro Code.
What do YOU think? How great was the Marshall/Robin dynamic? And how awesome were Barney’s dirty holiday songs? Did you like the episode? Give us your Two Cents… We’ll kick in for some donuts.