'How I Met Your Mother' recap: Misgivings and Mr. Right

At the hospital, a stunned Robin tried once again to tell Kevin about her night with Barney but was cut off. Kevin told her not to tell him whatever she wanted to confess because some things are better left unsaid. (That does not sound like any therapist I've ever seen!) "…What I care about is you and that from tonight forward you're in this as much as I am," he said. And it worked. She didn't tell him -- which, when she showed up to MacLaren's with Kevin, crushed Barney.

Back at the hospital, Kevin had told Robin, "We've all done bad things. It doesn’t mean we're bad people." The statement echoed in my head the moment we saw Robin walk into the bar because seeing Barney's crushed face, it was hard for me not to think of Robin as a bad person. Ted's voiceover said that for Barney, it had been the second that would never end. And as he pinched his nose (which is the way men hold back tears. Yes, we know. -- Love, girls) I felt every excruciating moment right along with him.

What really opened the flood gates was when Robin apologized, and Barney told her not to be -- but couldn't finish his sentence -- and walked away just as "Heavy Hours" by Crooked Fingers started to play. We closed on a shot of Barney cleaning rose petals off of Robin's bed, and Ted stumbling upon him doing so.

Readers, the concept of "time" worked so well this week. We had Ted and Marshall's two minutes of confusion, Barney and Robin contemplating whether it was their time to be together, and, of course, the final never-ending scene of heartbreak. And I too, am left wondering about time. But in this case, I'm wondering how long it will take for me to forgive Robin for what I see as a deeply selfish act.

I'm very interested to hear your thoughts on it all. Do you think Robin is that serious about Kevin? Or does she have that many doubts about Barney? And what did you think of the episode as a whole? (Please, someone tell me I'm not the only emotionally unstable figure who was a mess last night.)

I'll probably feel better about the whole thing after having a drink or two. I invite you to join me. But don’t drink too much…or do.

Time for QUOTABLES:

Robin: This might be the worst thing I've ever done.
Barney: Hey, now. You weren't at the top of your game, but it was…

Barney: What's that they say about two wrongs making a right?
Robin: Two wrongs don't make a right.
Barney: No, that's not it.

Barney: How are you holding up?
Robin: Well, I'm about to be trapped on a boat with the guy I cheated on, the guy I cheated with, and the girl that the guy I cheated with cheated on. So, not super.

Barney: Here's the plan: we'll grab one of the lifeboats, head back to shore, destroy the tape of us doing it…
Robin: There's a tape of us doing it?
Barney:…and start a new life together.

"A special welcome to our four new interns, Erika, and so on." --Sandy Rivers

"Robin and I were just cheating--chatting about how warm it is. I am breaking a trust--sweat in here. And I thought we'd be cuckold." --Barney

"…if you're feeling dirty we can face Jersey." --Sandy Rivers

Lily doesn't know I'm high." --Marshall…to Lily. (Ed note: Facepalm)

"Dude, it's a sign." --concertgoer to Ted, re: a sign, not "a sign"

"One's ability to grow facial hair directly correlates to one's ability to be a good father." --concert dude

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