Unpause
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| "Unpause" | |
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| How I Met Your Mother episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 9 Episode 15 |
| Directed by | Pamela Fryman |
| Written by | Chris Harris |
| Original air date | January 20, 2014 |
"Unpause" is the fifteenth episode of the
Plot
In 2017, Ted's wife goes into labor during their stay at the Farhampton Inn, where they were babymooning. Ted tells his wife that he hopes the baby arrives soon due to his mother's rule that "Nothing good happens after 2am". However, his wife says she does not believe the rule and they prepare to leave for the hospital.
Four years earlier at exactly 2:01 am, 16 hours before the wedding, the gang has a last round of drinks before heading to bed. Marshall keeps ordering drinks to stall his inevitable confrontation with Lily over his new job and the plan to go to Italy. He also uses the opportunity to irritate Ted with the childhood items he got from Mrs. Mosby (one of which being a stuffed turtle toy with a voice recording), but Lily insists they leave. When Marshall learns Lily wants to have the fight after they have sex, he attempts to prolong their lovemaking as much as possible.
Just as Ted,
Ted has one special question of his own: about Barney's real job, given that he has always scoffed the gang by saying "please" when asked what he does for a living. When Barney still answers the same, Ted guesses that 'please' could actually be referring to the job and asks for more information. Barney reminds them of how he transformed from a
Meanwhile, Lily goes to sleep exhausted from the
In another flash-forward to 2017, the Mosby family is leaving for hospital so the mother can give birth to the second child. Ted tells his wife that he and Penny (their infant daughter) are proud of her, revealing his daughter's name to the audience for the first time. As the Mosbys depart, Future Ted remarks: "Two AM. It's a good rule. But every rule has an exception, and for us that exception was you, Luke," referring to his son.
Critical reception
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Bill Kuchman of Popculturology praised the episode for having three strong storylines, saying that "'Unpause' may have contained one of the series' most devastating moments," referring to the fight between Marshall and Lily. Kuchman also noted that Penny, the name of Ted's daughter, possibly came from the Season 2 episode Lucky Penny, noting that Ted missed a flight to a job interview thanks to a series of events caused by a penny he found in the street. "Had Ted moved away all those years ago, he would have never met The Mother. Thanks to that lucky penny, Ted was in the right place at the right time".[1]
Donna Bowman of The A.V. Club graded the episode a B+.[2]
Max Nicholson of IGN gave the episode 8.5/10, saying it brought the goods, including answers to two big mysteries.[3]
References
- ^ Bill Kuchman (January 21, 2014). "'How I Met Your Mother' 'Unpause' Recap: Can Marshall and Lily Be Fixed? ALSO: Ted's Kids' Names Revealed". Popculturology. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ Donna Bowman (January 20, 2014). "Unpause". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ Nicholson, Max (January 20, 2014). "How I Met Your Mother: "Unpause" Review". IGN. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
External links
- "Unpause" at IMDb
