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I like Barney and Nora.  I really don’t like Robin and Kevin.  And yet despite all that, I enjoyed this episode.  The perfect combination of humour and heart.  The staple of HIMYM. Oh and the double-meaning of Disaster Averted.

On every show, there are couples people love and couples people dislike.  Unfortunately, I always seem to be on the wrong side of the writers.  I always liked Robin & Ted and never liked Barney & Robin. To go along with that, the new Barney and Nora was perfect.  Nora seemed to change Barney in a way that no one else had before.  Now, it looks like Kevin and Nora will both be leaving the show next week.

But, let’s talk about the first natural disaster of the show, hurricane Irene.  It was a small flashback episode, which gave us a good opportunity to see Lily pre-pregnancy again and to encapsulate a major event in New York.  It figures that Ted would be a real boy scout and that everyone would find his preparedness annoying.  But, it was the phone calls from the group’s parents that really made the story this week.  And, specifically Robin’s lack of one.  Her father has always been a disciplinarian (both version of him,) but you still think he cares.  Turns out he does, but that hesitation before his call, gave Barney a chance to show his affection for Robin.

And that brings us to the second disaster that was averted; Robin & Barney cheating on their partners.  So, that disaster actually happened, which begs the question, how will Nora and Kevin find out?  And how quickly can Kevin get off the show?  But, honestly, it just made me mad that Barney would do that to Nora.  She’s going to be crushed.

Spoonfuls (Thoughts in Smaller Portions):

1. Barney & Robin’s Kids Would Be More Than Half Canadian

Now that we know that Barney is 1/4 Canadian, Robin & Barney would have 5/8 Canadian kids.

2. Always With The Bear

I like that Marshall’s fear of death always involved being mauled by a clearly fake bear.

3. That Song At The End Of Disaster Averted (HIMYM 709)

It’s called Hey by the Pixies and it was a great choice for the scene.