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Dec 16, 2013 · Bass Player Wanted: Directed by Pamela Fryman. With Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Cristin Milioti. The gang encounters a guy at the wedding who intentionally stirs up trouble among them, and Marshall finally arrives at the Farhampton Inn.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Pamela Fryman
- 2013-12-16
- Recap
- Continuity
- Future References
- Notes and Trivia
- Guests
- Reception
It is 10:00 PM on Saturday, 20 hours before the wedding. Marshall and Marvin begin their trek to the Farhampton Inn relying solely on manpower. Later, he sees Bigfoot smoking a cigarette. Marshall admits that due to the weight of his belongings and distance he is losing it. A passing driver notices Marvin and pulls over, offering a ride which Marsh...
Marshall is seen trying to get to the Farhampton Inn in all of the previous Season 9 episodes, except Platonish and The Rehearsal Dinner.When The Mother and Marshall are driving back to Farhampton, The Mother can be seen wearing driving gloves. Future Ted states that she had her own pair (as did Ted) in The Locket.The Mother said she took a train with Lily, which happened in The Locket.Despite complaining about Barney's use of the phrase 'That's the dream', Ted will use the phrase in Rally.We will see a different version of the scene between Lily and The Mother in How Your Mother Met Me.The Mother mentions Darren taking over her band, which we will see play out in How Your Mother Met Me.Marshall and Lily 'pause' their argument, which will be the focal point of Unpause.Goofs and Errors
1. The bottle of Glen McKenna 30-year costs $600, and Ted and Barney both refer to stealing it as grand larceny. However, in New York, grand larceny is $1,000 or more. 1.1. With the previous bottle, the total would be $1,200 which would in fact count as grand larceny. 2. The reflections outside of The Mother's car window are going in reverse even though the vehicle is driving forward. 3. When pulling up beside Marshall, The Mother is seen to have come from behind him. If this is true, then Ma...
Allusions and Outside References
1. The Mother tells Marshall that Darren regularly steals a tragic backstory shown in a Disney Film as a way of guilting people into sympathizing for him. Films he's ripped off of include Bambi, The Lion King and Finding Nemo. He also says that he wants to be in a band with no drama or conflict and thus decides to rejoin "new" Guns N' Roses, a band famous for their drama and conflict. 2. The Mother references her starting a band while attending Columbia Business School. The name of the band i...
Music
1. Forest Whitaker - Bad Books 2. Marshall versus the Machines
Andrew Rannells - DarrenRobert Belushi - LinusDavid Grammer - Old Sailor GuyAngus McLellan - BigfootThe episode was viewed by 7.71 million people.Donna Bowman of The A.V. Clubgave this episode a C.Max Nicholson of IGNgave the episode an 8 out of 10.Angel Cohn of Television Without Pity gave the episode a B+.Synopsis. 10 p.m. Saturday, 20 hours before the wedding: Marshall sets out on his walk to the Farhampton Inn. He starts out full of ambition but quickly runs out of steam. Thats when "the mother" rolls up alongside him and Marvin and offers to give them a ride. "And that's how Marshall met your mother," Old Ted tells us.
Dec 17, 2013 · Back at the Farhampton Inn, the gang encountered the Mother's devious, lead-singing counterpart Darren (played by Girls' Andrew Rannells), who the Mother described to Marshall as a...
- Max Nicholson
Dec 16, 2013 · As The Mother explains it, he’s a member of her band whose “firestarter” talent is to set friends and allies at each other’s throats by sussing out their weaknesses, throwing ...
- Donna Bowman
Dec 17, 2013 · ‘How I Met Your Mother’ season 9 recalls its 13th episode of the final year, “Bass Player Wanted,” as Marshall makes a motherly new friend on the road to Farhampton, while Robin, Lily,...
Dec 19, 2013 · The plot goes into the fact that the Mother hates Darren, who is the lead singer of the band she started. He has begun edging her out, and she claims he is the devil.
