Future!Ted talks about new neighbors that moved above him and Robin. Apparently, they like to “play the bagpipes” all day long. It is driving the duo insane.
Credits!
Ted goes to MacLaren’s to get away from the bagpipes. Barney comes over and tells Ted that Marshall and Lily are getting a divorce. The other day, Barney was with the couple and Lily asked Marshall to wash his dirty dish right away. Ted tells Barney that he and Robin are still in the honeymoon phase and isn’t a relationship expert. Marshall agrees when he arrives. He explains that he’s the expert at being a boyfriend. Barney tells Marshall to lay down the law with Lily: he’s not going to wash his dishes. Marshall says that’ll lead to a fight. Barney comes back with the fact he and Robin never fight. Ted and Marshall scoff. Barney’s solution to handling a possible fight? Leave. Robin’s? Strip. Avoidance doesn’t do much, you two.
Barney launches into a fantasy about how he would handle Lily, complete with Suddenly an Idiot!Lily. He tells her that dirty dishes are her problem, so why does he have to clean them up? She agrees. He ends it with an explanation how he wants to save all his energy to make love to her. She loves that. Marshall thinks Barney’s plan will work. Ted tries to reason with Marshall and tell him Barney’s idea is bad. Robin comes in and agrees that they don’t fight. Their one argument? Who was more awesome. It was a tie.
They depart for the weekend. Ted’s going to tell the neighbors off about playing the bagpipes. Marshall’s going to tell Lily how he doesn’t want to do the dishes. Robin and Barney are going to a ski lodge. Ted and Marshall make a slap bet about how the discussion will go.
Ted wins. He slaps Marshall and then lets him crash on the couch.
Marshall tells Barney and Ted what happened. He got all tongue-tied and for a lawyer, can’t argue his point eloquently. And we see how Marshall’s ineloquence leads to a thousand different arguments with Lily, culminating in her doing a Shining impression and all the arguing Marshalls telling her to stop that. Barney pumps him up to go back and square things away with Lily, while Ted pleads with him to not listen to Barney again. Marshall rants about dirty manhood and cleaning it when he wants and I don’t know what, but then he storms off.
Robin returns and she and Barney act disgustingly sappy. I mean, the sappy they used to make fun of last week. Ted suspects something but Robin diverts him with a question about their neighbors. Turns out the bagpipers are old, like octogenarians. And Ted felt really uncomfortable about asking about their “playing the bagpipes” because, well, right on! Go them. Even Robin and Barney have to agree.
Marshall returns, no luck. Ted tells him, again, not to listen to Barney. He knows something is up—Robin and Barney were using nicknames. Ted knows Robin doesn’t like nicknames. We flash to 2006, when they were dating, and see that yes, Robin doesn’t like nicknames. Not even ones Ted gives himself. Marshall sees his logic and is grateful Robin killed “T. Moz.” Me too. The bagpipers start up again and Ted’s able to identify where they are doing it this time. This gives him an idea.
MacLaren’s. Ted brings a pitcher over to the booth and invites the happy couple (Barney and Robin) to join him and a stranger. Ted tells him he knows the truth—the couple fights all the time. How does he know? The stranger is Phil, the guy who lives below Barney. The couple has a busted look on their face.
Turns out the avoidance only works so far. Barney tells Robin about his Marshall and Lily plan and she thinks it is a lousy plan. The ski lift stops and they realize they will have to fight. And they fight. And they fight. And fight. All the fights they avoided, they burn through. Ted is thrilled he discovered the truth. Turns out Barney and Robin were tired of hearing how they were too screwed up to be in a relationship and wanted to prove everyone wrong.
Meanwhile, Lily is still torturing Marshall. She makes his favorite dinner, but not for him. He sits like a punished child on the couch. Barney and Robin show up to ask for advice. They tell of their epic fights and Marshall and Lily realize their spat isn’t so bad. Marshall says he’ll do his dishes right away. Lily says it isn’t necessary, just soak anything cheese based. They agree, kiss and make up. Robin and Barney are floored and ask their friends how they do that. Lily tells them they have to put their egos aside and remember that their love is stronger than anything. Robin and Barney laugh. Lily tells him that the honeymoon period may be over, but now the great part begins.
Robin and Barney leave. They debate talking more but decide sex in the elevator=way better idea. They may not be the perfect couple, but it’s not like there’s a competition. Back in the apartment, Lily and Marshall pop champagne and celebrate being the perfect couple again.
Tag: Lily and Marshall make up and we see all their arguments make up as well. They kiss and get passionate. We zoom down a floor below, to Lily and Marshall’s neighbors as their chandelier swings and bagpipes start up.
Quote of the Episode:
“They’ve been bagpiping for six hours.”
“Maybe they practice that tantric bagpiping Sting is into.”—Ted and Robin, complaining about their neighbors’ “bagpiping.”
Okay. Now I’m scared that they’re going to break up Barney and Robin. They can’t. The two are made for each other!
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