Wait For It...

Season 3, Episode 1, Aired
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We pick up from last year. Robin shows up with a date and this motivates Ted to 'get back out there'. We also learn/learned something major about 'the Mother'.
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  • Ted and Robin compete to win the break-up.

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    By Jon_MW_14, Aug 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    "Wait For It" is an awesome How I Met Your Mother season premiere. I love how Robin goes to Argentina and gets a cute new boyfriend named Gael. I love how Robin's trying to win the breakup. I love how everyone tries to hate Gael but the end up loving him which makes Ted motivated to try and win the breakup. I love how Robin reveals that Ted has the bigger penis, so now Ted thinks he won the break up. I love how Ted and Barney flirt with some girls, get drunk, and Ted gets a butterfly tramp stamp. I love the end of this episode with Marshall sending Barney the countdown to his next slap. I give this episode a 9/10.moreless

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  • The good, the bad and the ugly...

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    By strangergol, Dec 27, 2010 Report Abuse
    MASSIVE SPOILERS INCLUDED!!!

    The good:
    - slapcountdown.com - best storyline at the moment ;)
    - Ted's beard/moustache. Too bad they're gone.
    - How to make love on the windsurfing board? :)

    The bad:
    - Barney being too extatic about Ted's new tattoo.

    The ugly:
    - Iglesias and Moore as guest stars - YUCK!!
    - (almost) Everyone loving Gael - YUCK^2.

    Overall: 5.0/10
    My thoughts: I'm a huge fan of the series, but I'm really dissapointed with the 3rd season premiere. The episode was boring, guest stars were horrible and the whole 'how i met your mother' storyline is IMO taking too long. I know that the entire show revolves around it, but still...moreless

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  • Ted gets a tramp stamp.

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    By Canogaparkcindy, Oct 16, 2010 Report Abuse
    Eventful in a sense that we find out how Ted meets the mother, because of a mysterious yellow umbrella, she's out there somewhere. I'm glad now we are getting in to meeting the mother process again now that Ted & Robin are over. Ted rushes to meet a girl when Robin comes back with a guy from Argentina: Ga-El, Lilly & Marshall instantly fall in love with him when they are not supposed to. He goes out to look for a woman with Barney, and they end up having a very drunken adventurous night. Ted ending up with a tramp stamp was absolutely hilarious. I love Barney in this episode, his character on the show is getting better & better, which I didn't think was possible for him to get any better. His comedic timing is absolutely amazing and I applaud Neil Patrick Harris for that. Other than the eventful mother mention, this episode was mostly post break up phase for Ted & Robin. A solid season opener.moreless

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  • This is so going in my blog

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    By efc91, Nov 10, 2009 Report Abuse
    Robin shows up with a new date Gael which prompts Ted to move on and date fun-loving Amy. It has been a while since I have watched this show and to be honest I was annoyed that I have missed most of the series being shown on E4 but thank god for the internet. This episode was one of the funniest episodes yet Marshall was hilarious at the double date. Barney waqs awesome as usual when he was making the jokes about the tatoo or when he was getting called a geek by the girls in the bar. cant wait to catch the next one.moreless

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  • Ted in a dark place.

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    By sh811a, Sep 30, 2007 Report Abuse
    Whenever we're in a long time relationship it always leaves us in a dark place and we have different ways to deal with it, to find a way out. For Robin of course it's to take a more direct approach by moving on imediately with of course Enrque Iglasia's character who seems to be the perfect guy, from his smooth charm, ability of massage, and amazing things he can do or so he claims; how the heck he is able to make love with a woman on a windsurfer is anyones guess. It was really funny the way Marchall was acting unmasuline once Enrque's character was masaguing him. Ted though is the character we feel sympathy for because even though Robin might have gotten out of her dark place, Ted is still in there. And we see that the knowledge of Robin with another is eating away at him, and like most people in a dark place decides to deal with it badly and does something really stupid by moving on with the wrong girl. Mandy Moore's character is great in this episode because she really plays contrary to her own persona bascially a wild girl. Her character almost looks like my type, I'm into girls that are fiery and feisty, have that wildness or spirt within them. However like I said almost, she is one of those ones that goes just way too far on the wild part and steers Ted to do some really crazy/stupid things. Two of my favorate scenes are when Ted, Barney, along with their wild dates sneak into a hot tub and of coruse have a wild time that is until their caught. But the best part is in the night after when Mandy Moore's character ditches out on him after sex, we see Ted has a Butterfly tatoo on his back and all of the character are making small jokes about it the best ones are Barney's all to build up to Ted making the discovery himself, I just laughed my head off over it. Well that's what happened when Ted didn't have his wingman Barney looking out for him he crashed and burned.

    But thankful Ted wounds do heal when he finally has delt with it, and of course we see that little camera shot of Mandy's character who seems to actually look normal and clean I guess that's to signify that even she was in that same dark place that Ted was in. It just goes to show that no one stays in a dark place forever we just have diffent ways to get out of it.

    And of course the countdown for the third slap begins and we have a yellow umbrella as our big clue on how both Ted and the mom met, hope we finally get to see her at the end of the season.moreless

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    • When Ted goes to Robin's apartment to "yell irrationally," Robin points out that Ted shaved, and she actually seems surprised about it, however in the scene where she asks Ted if he was okay with her being with Gael, Ted had already shaved. Edit
    • In the scene where Ted and Barney are in the hot tub, after Barney drinks from the bottle, the lid reappears as he hands it to Amy. Edit
    • slapcountdown.com is a real web site. The countdown concludes November 19th, 7:27pm EST Edit

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    • The German episode title is "Der Adonis". The French title is "L'effet papillon", meaning "The Butterfly Effect". The Italian title is "Il tatuaggio", meaning "The Tattoo". Edit
    • Featured Music: "Alguien Soy Yo" by Enrique Iglesias "Ladies' Choice" by Mandy Moore "Nothing That You Are" by Mandy Moore Edit
    • International Air Dates: Denmark: April 20, 2008 on TV3+; Norway: September 3, 2008 on TV3; Israel: September 15, 2008 on Yes Stars; Czech Republic: September 16, 2010 on Prima COOL Edit

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    • Ted: Now, here's the thing. It sucks you came back from Argentina with someone as awesome as Gael. And I know I have no right to be upset at you, we're broken up, life goes on, whatever. But you know what? We never did this. We had this polite breakup with no irrational yelling, and that's just wrong. So I'm gonna yell irrationally for a while, (yelling) and you're just gonna have to stand there and deal with it, okay? Robin: If you feel like you need to do that. Ted: I think I do, I really think I do. So now, I'M YELLING! Edit
    • Robin: I'm sorry this is so weird. Marshall: Weird? Why would it be weird, because you used to date our best friend or because my wife finds your new boyfriend incredibly hot? Edit
    • Gael: Living is my career. Windsurfing. Making love. Sometimes at the same time. (Laughs) Barney: How? How is that possible? Don't just giggle, tell me! Edit

  • Allusions

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    • We are gonna get Cirque du So Laid. When Barney says that he is making a play on words with the popular Cirque du Soleil, from Montreal. Edit

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