“But, um…” SHOT!

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Future!Ted talks about living in New York City. Marshall takes Ted to a college bar, where he worries about being cornered by his students. Marshall is apparently the skeeball champion there, by the name Big Fudge. Marshall tells Ted he also invited Jenkins, a rather funny lawyer that Marshall works with. From dares to inappropriate things behind the boss’ back to a striptease. Barney comes in and says he wants to get with Jenkins. Ted is surprised to hear this until Jenkins comes in. Turns out, Jenkins is a girl. Namely, Amanda Peet.

CREDITS!

Tim is surprised but entirely impressed with the peeing out a cab window now that Jenkins is a woman. Marshall tells about meeting Jenkins—she’s from Minnesota and a Vikings’ fan as well. Ted gets suspicious and threatens to kick Marshall’s ass if he is thinking about another woman who is not Lily. But Marshall only feels a sibling connection with Jenkins, but he never got around to correcting Lily’s assumption that Jenkins was a “he,” going to great lengths to hide this fact. Robin comes in to hear that Marshall is hiding something from Lily and Marshall freaks, saying it’s a horse. Robin is cool and then realizes a college kid is staring at her. She and Ted then argue over who he really is staring at. The winner: Robin! He loves her morning show! Ted dismisses “Scotty.”

The next day, Lily makes a surprise visit to Marshall. He tells Jenkins the story and she agrees to hide the fact she is Jenkins. Lily comes up and Jenkins does a good job until Marshall gives up.

Lily, though isn’t upset or jealous. Marshall is upset that she isn’t upset or jealous. Robin and Ted explain that Marshall is a “reacher” and Lily is a “settler.” Marshall tries to argue the opposite. Meanwhile, Robin stops at Ted’s class to learn she is a local celebrity. When she leaves, Ted asks why they like the show. One of his female students explains that Robin’s show is on so early, they are still at the bar. They’ve turned it into a drinking game. Every time Robin gives an interview, they take a shot every time she says “But, um.” Ted and Barney give it a try and end up totally wasted, with Ted wearing his tie around his head.

At the apartment, Marshall and Lily talk about “reachers” and “settlers.” After a long debate, Lily finally says she is the “settler.” Marshall is upset. Barney decides Marshall must make her jealous by sleeping with Jenkins, but only after Barney does. Marshall starts to spout something in Shakespearean language, fails and leaves as Robin comes in. She offers to give one of Ted’s lectures for him so that his class learns something and Ted tells her she is a drinking game. Robin doesn’t believe it. Ted says that if it’s not true, then he didn’t end up wasted and throwing up on himself last night. Oh wait, he did. “FACE!”

At work, Marshall invites Jenkins back to the college bar after Ted tells him she was checking out his skeeball game. Jenkins kisses him.

Marshall freaks out after the kiss and runs from the office. He goes back to the apartment. He tells Lily that Jenkins kissed him. Lily doesn’t believe him, thinking he was just trying to make her jealous. Lily keeps taunting Marshall as he keeps telling her it happened.

At the lecture, Ted is invited to join his students for the Robin drinking game. We see the bar. “So, but um…”

“BUT UM!” They take a shot.

“So, but um…”

“BUT UM!”

Robin keeps saying “but, um” and finally Ted realizes it’s a trap. But they have to take the shots every time, though she keeps saying it over and over.

Jenkins apologizes to Marshall, saying she was drunk. Turns out she was playing the Robin drinking game. She also has to apologize to whoever she slept with. Marshall tells her he told Lily. She says she now has to apologize to Lily. Marshall supports that, telling her to stress the fact that “IT. HAPPENED.” She does so. Lily takes off her scarf, slugs Jenkins and proceeds to beat Jenkins up. Barney moves Marshall to get a better shot. “And kids, your Uncle Marshall never tried to make your Aunt Lily jealous again,” Future!Ted says.

Tag: Everyone is hung over in Ted’s classroom. Robin stops by with a megaphone. Awesome.

That was funny. I liked this episode, particularly the Jenkins subplot. But especially the Robin drinking game. It reminded me of one I made about a friend’s IM conversations. Too bad when I made it, I was still underage and not drinking.

Quote of the Episode:

“It happened! Do you have any…split pea left?” –Marshall