Ep. 14 — Barney is Darth Vader, for real
Summary
Hosts Erin and Leer break down HIMYM's "Game Night" episode where Ted introduces Victoria to the group via Marshall's intense game night. Barney tricks everyone into sharing embarrassing stories to get his own revealing origin tape back. The discussion covers Marshall's winning streak, Robin's jealousy, memorable awful stories, and Barney's transformation from hippie to suit-wearer, including parallels to Darth Vader and a critical look at his actions.Episode description
It's our namesake episode! Barney capitalizes on a potentially embarassing situation, gaming everyone into publically revealing their most-embarassing stories while revealing his origins as a hippie nerd and then caps it off by nailing his first girlfriend — and taping it! Oh, and he's basically Darth Vader. Erin and Leer talk How I Met Your Mother season 1, episode 15, "Game Night."
Check us out at therereturn.com and on Twitter at @TheReReturn and let us know what you think! And tell us, what story would you tell to get Barney to cough up another piece of origin story?
If you're curious, see a shot-for-shot comparison of Barney's total transformation to the birth of Darth Vader in Star Wars on YouTube.
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