Lily and Ted fight about the plans for Robin and Barney's wedding, though each of them eventually admit that their fighting is mainly due to regrets they're still holding onto. Barney tries to bond with Robin's father when he finds out that he's marrying her.
This episode provides examples of:
- Bring My Brown Pants: Robin tells her father off and then leaves him alone with Barney... with a gun.Barney: Uhoh! Fluffernutters just peed all over my pants!
- Before that, after Robin's dad describes slaughtering a family of bears with his bare hands, a waiter approaches and asks if Barney would like a Mudslide. His response:Barney: I just had one, thank you.
- Before that, after Robin's dad describes slaughtering a family of bears with his bare hands, a waiter approaches and asks if Barney would like a Mudslide. His response:
- The Bus Came Back / Call-Forward: Cindy (Rachel Bilson) from "Girls Vs. Suits" and her wife Casey (Kaylee DeFer) from "Big Days" briefly encounter Ted on the subway, and after he explains his predicament, suggest he hire The Mother’s band for Barney and Robin’s wedding.
- Calling the Old Man Out: Robin does this to her father when she learns he has remarried but didn't bother telling her.Robin: This is happening. And since I wasn't invited to your wedding, you're not invited to mine. Goodbye.
- Parental Marriage Veto: Robin Sr. refuses to give his blessing for Barney to marry his daughter because he's blond.Robin Sr.: Grown men are not blond!
