How I Met Your Mother 8x23

PLOT SUMMARY
Marshall and Lily prepares for their trip to Italy. They asked Ted to help them determine what to keep and what to throw. However, Ted is afraid they will forget him in Italy and forced them to keep all the old stuff they bought together.

Meanwhile, Barney and Robin Sr played laser-tag together at the expense of spending time with Robin. Initially playing on the same team, the two decided to split and fight against each other due to a difference in their opinion. A battle of laser-tag ensued.

While all these are going on, Robin is at Central Park trying to dig out the locket she buried years ago for her 'something old'. Unfortunately for her, she wasn't able to locate the locket and everybody around her seems too busy to help. When Ted showed up, she confessed her doubt of marrying Barney and it is later revealed that her feelings for Ted had resurfaced.

FUNNY MOMENTS

PERSON OF THE HALF HOUR

Alyson Hannigan as Lily Aldrin
I'm not going to bore you by telling how Alyson portrayed Lily's character nicely. I think 8 years is a long enough time for anyone to get to know their character they're playing. What struck me about her performance in this episode is her expressions. She had multiple expressions in this episode that just works given the situation Lily is facing. The feelings Lily is feeling is projected out in a hilarious way and I think that deserves some recognition. It's not exaggerated and not too subtle.

WELL...
To be honest, I enjoyed this episode.
Which is good because normally, How I Met Your Mother isn't the show I go to for my laughs. This episode  had humor and drama all packed into one and is one of the better HIMYM episodes of the season. Although  I find it unnecessary that the writers hinted at Robin liking Ted in the end of the episode. We all already know the ending, Robin is going to marry Barney. And Robin isn't even the mother. Going back and forth Robin and Ted is not only ridiculous but really draggy. I hope they won't make Robin leave Barney in the altar, postpone her wedding or does anything else of the sort.

But then again, they have another season.

I also have issues with the 'packing' story-line. I feel that it's a weak attempt of injecting drama into the episode and they shouldn't go with Ted admitting he is afraid of being forgotten. Hearing those words out of his mouth makes it sound really corny and less drama-ish.

However, I think they handled the Robin-Ted scene beautifully. The rain falling only on Ted's side was a clear indication that Ted no longer has feelings for Robin. It's a fantastic visual representation of Robin and Ted's feelings that just make you gasp and (even though we already know how it ends) curious about the ending.