How I Met Your Mother, Episode 7
(Monday, Nov. 10, 2008)
So, eureka: How I Met Your Mother is getting GOOD. Don’t sweat the fact that it’s taken three and a half seasons for this jolt. I mean, how perfect was the hunt for the best burger in Manhattan? Sarah Chalke’s recurring guest role as Stella didn’t hurt, either, nor did last week’s flash vignette of Neil Patrick Harris/Barney having eyes for another incarcerated woman, which led to the first jailbird pummeling the second — Barney took pictures. Tonight, Marshall and Lily wonder if they’re ready for a baby, but whether or not they are, a baby’s a-comin’ thanks to Alyson Hannigan’s real-life pregnancy. Just imagine: Uncle Barney …
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