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"**Now We're Even**"
"Now We're Even"
How I Met Your Mother episode
Episode no.	Season 7; Episode 21
Directed by	Pamela Fryman
Written by	Chuck Tatham
Production code	7ALH22
Original air date	April 16, 2012
Guest appearances
	Becki Newton as Quinn; Alexis Denisof as Sandy Rivers; Marshall Manesh as Ranjit; Eben Ham as Pilot; Bryan Krasner as Gary;
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"Now We're Even" is the 21st episode of the seventh season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, and the 157th episode overall. It aired on April 16, 2012. The episode ties up with the events indicated in "The Mermaid Theory" in Season 6.

Plot

Ted begins to get accustomed to life alone in his apartment. Barney invites Ted to "make every night legendary" by doing many things like establishing a mariachi band and bringing a horse inside MacLaren's. Before long, Ted resists Barney's invitations and shuns his offer to bungee-jump off the Statue of Liberty. Barney locks Ted out of the apartment to make him go out on the town, but Ted just heads down to MacLaren's to call his apartment superintendent for help. When pressed by Ted, Barney admits that he needs to get his mind off Quinn during her shift at the Lusty Leopard. Remembering an earlier conversation from 2010, Ted takes up a dare to get a woman's number while wearing a sun dress.

Marshall is distraught upon learning that Lily had a sex dream about someone else. As they go out on a fancy dinner date, he finds out that Ranjit is the one Lily dreamed about and confronts her on the road. Lily angrily leaves him and seeks advice from Quinn. Later over dinner, Marshall and Ranjit talk about the dreams and Ranjit counsels him that part of being a good husband and father is remaining calm while everyone else acts crazy. Marshall realizes that all the men in Lily's sex dreams were all great fathers. Back at the apartment, Marshall and Lily make up, though Lily keeps her wildest sex dreams a secret.

Although Robin has been promoted at World Wide News, she is disappointed that the front desk guard does not recognize her, while letting everybody else through without requesting ID. Sandy Rivers asks her to deliver the night-time traffic reports from a network helicopter, where the pilot suffers a stroke. She successfully lands the helicopter with help from the ground as the incident is covered live. Future Ted reveals that the incident made Robin an instant star – which resulted in her meeting Mayor Michael Bloomberg, appearing on Letterman, and having a special deli sandwich named after her. As she goes home, she receives a text message from Ted telling her that, even though they are not talking right now, he is glad to know she is okay.

Reception

Donna Bowman of The A.V. Club gave the episode a B.^[1]

Michelle Profis of Entertainment Weekly lauded the episode for its "eclectic mix" of multiple elements.^[2]

Robert Canning of IGN gave the episode an 8 out of 10.^[3]

Ethan Alter of Television Without Pity gave the episode a D+ explaining that "spinning its wheels is really the only thing this show is consistently good at anymore".^[4]

References

^ Bowman, Donna (April 16, 2012). "How I Met Your Mother: "Now We're Even"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
^ Profis, Michelle (April 17, 2012). "How I Met Your Mother recap: Those Legendary Nights". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
^ Canning, Robert (April 17, 2012). "How I Met Your Mother: "Now We're Even" Review". IGN. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
^ Alter, Ethan. "How I Met Your Mother TV Show – How Green Was My Dress". Television Without Pity. Retrieved August 12, 2017.

External links

"Now We're Even" at IMDb

[1] Bowman, Donna (April 16, 2012). "How I Met Your Mother: "Now We're Even"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 28, 2014.

[2] Profis, Michelle (April 17, 2012). "How I Met Your Mother recap: Those Legendary Nights". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 28, 2014.

[3] Canning, Robert (April 17, 2012). "How I Met Your Mother: "Now We're Even" Review". IGN. Retrieved June 28, 2014.

[4] Alter, Ethan. "How I Met Your Mother TV Show – How Green Was My Dress". Television Without Pity. Retrieved August 12, 2017.

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-"'''Now We're Even'''" is the 21st episode of the [[How I Met Your Mother (season 7)|seventh season]] of the [[CBS]] [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', and the 157th episode overall. It aired on April 16, 2012.
+"'''Now We're Even'''" is the 21st episode of the [[How I Met Your Mother (season 7)|seventh season]] of the [[CBS]] [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', and the 157th episode overall. It aired on April 16, 2012. The episode ties up with the events indicated in '''"[[The Mermaid Theory]]"''' in [[How I Met Your Mother (season 6)|Season 6]].
 ==Plot==
+[[Ted Mosby|Ted]] begins to get accustomed to life alone in his apartment. [[Barney Stinson|Barney]] invites Ted to "make every night legendary" by doing many things like establishing a [[mariachi]] band and bringing a horse inside MacLaren's. Before long, Ted resists Barney's invitations and shuns his offer to bungee-jump off the [[Statue of Liberty]]. Barney locks Ted out of the apartment to make him go out on the town, but Ted just heads down to MacLaren's to call his apartment superintendent for help. When pressed by Ted, Barney admits that he needs to get his mind off [[Quinn Garvey|Quinn]] during her shift at the Lusty Leopard. Remembering [[The Mermaid Theory|an earlier conversation from 2010]], Ted takes up a dare to get a woman's number while wearing a sun dress.
-{{longplot}}
-[[Ted Mosby|Ted]] begins to get accustomed to his life alone in his apartment. He shares his experiences with Marshall, particularly being able to walk around naked with nobody taking offense and eating takeout food he saved for himself. Seeing an opportunity to excite Ted, [[Barney Stinson|Barney]] invites him to "make every night legendary" by doing many things like establishing a [[Mariachi]] band and bringing a horse inside MacLaren's. Before long, Ted resists Barney's invitations and shuns his offer to bungee-jump off the [[Statue of Liberty]]. Barney locks Ted out of the apartment to make him go out on the town, but Ted just heads down to MacLaren's to call his apartment superintendent for help. When pressed by Ted, Barney admits that he needs to get his mind off Quinn during her shift at the Lusty Leopard. Remembering [[The Mermaid Theory|an earlier conversation from 2010]], Ted takes up a dare to get a woman's number while wearing a sun dress.
-Meanwhile, Marshall is distraught upon learning that [[Lily Aldrin|Lily]] has had a sex dream about someone else, lamenting that she has often told him about her dreams over the years. As they go out on a fancy dinner date, he finds out that Ranjit is the one Lily dreamed about and confronts her on the road. Lily angrily leaves him and seeks advice from Quinn. Later over dinner, Marshall and Ranjit talk about the dreams and Ranjit counsels him that part of being a good husband and father is remaining calm while everyone else acts crazy. Marshall realizes that all the men in Lily's sex dreams were all great fathers. Back at the apartment, Marshall and Lily make up, though Lily keeps her wildest sex dreams a secret.
-Although [[Robin Scherbatsky|Robin]] has been promoted at World Wide News, she is disappointed that the front desk guard does not recognize her, while letting everybody else through without requesting ID. Sandy Rivers asks her to deliver the night-time traffic reports from a network helicopter, where the pilot suffers a stroke. She successfully lands the helicopter with help from the ground as the incident is covered live (the other characters are also clued in to the footage). Future Ted reveals that the incident made Robin an instant star - which resulted in her meeting Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]], appearing on ''[[Late Show with David Letterman|Letterman]]'', and having a special deli sandwich named after her. As she goes home, she receives a text message from Ted telling her that, even though they are not talking, he is glad to know she's okay.
+[[Marshall Eriksen|Marshall]] is distraught upon learning that [[Lily Aldrin|Lily]] had a sex dream about someone else. As they go out on a fancy dinner date, he finds out that Ranjit is the one Lily dreamed about and confronts her on the road. Lily angrily leaves him and seeks advice from Quinn. Later over dinner, Marshall and Ranjit talk about the dreams and Ranjit counsels him that part of being a good husband and father is remaining calm while everyone else acts crazy. Marshall realizes that all the men in Lily's sex dreams were all great fathers. Back at the apartment, Marshall and Lily make up, though Lily keeps her wildest sex dreams a secret.
-==Barney's blog==
-Barney gives advice to a reader on how to have legendary nights every night.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/how_i_met_your_mother/barneys_blog/106733/|title=Barney's Blog: Barney's Mail Sack (HEH)|date=April 17, 2012}}</ref>
+Although [[Robin Scherbatsky|Robin]] has been promoted at World Wide News, she is disappointed that the front desk guard does not recognize her, while letting everybody else through without requesting ID. Sandy Rivers asks her to deliver the night-time traffic reports from a network helicopter, where the pilot suffers a stroke. She successfully lands the helicopter with help from the ground as the incident is covered live. [[Future Ted]] reveals that the incident made Robin an instant star – which resulted in her meeting Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]], appearing on ''[[Late Show with David Letterman|Letterman]]'', and having a special deli sandwich named after her. As she goes home, she receives a text message from Ted telling her that, even though they are not talking right now, he is glad to know she is okay.
-==Cultural references==
-* Barney says he spent five years trying to "[[Inception]]" Lily; when Marshall points out the movie is only two years old, Barney does not appear to recognize it.
-* Lily's previous sex dreams include [[George Washington]] and a threesome with [[Bill Cosby]] and [[Papa Smurf]].  Future Ted mentions she also had a dream involving [[Frankenstein]] and the [[Characters in Disney's Beauty and the Beast#Chip Potts|teacup]] from ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]''.
-* Barney mentions how Ted once convinced the gang to watch the movie ''[[Norbit]]'', during which Lily did not recognize that one of the antagonists was portrayed by [[Eddie Murphy]].
-* When Ted refuses to join Barney on a night out, he mentions plans to watch ''[[Sanford and Son]]'' and eating a [[Stouffer's]] frozen meal.
-* One of Barney's proposals for Legendary nights concerns seeking out [[Phil Collins]] to help him reunite [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] including [[Peter Gabriel]].
 ==Reception==
-Donna Bowman of the [[AV Club]] gave the episode a B.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/how-i-met-your-mother-now-were-even-72146|title=How I Met Your Mother: "Now We're Even"|author=Donna Bowman|publisher=The A.V. Club|date=April 16, 2012|accessdate=June 28, 2014}}</ref>
+Donna Bowman of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' gave the episode a B.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/how-i-met-your-mother-now-were-even-72146|title=How I Met Your Mother: "Now We're Even"|first=Donna|last=Bowman|publisher=The A.V. Club|date=April 16, 2012|accessdate=June 28, 2014}}</ref>
-Michelle Profis of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' lauded the episode for its "eclectic mix" of multiple elements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/how-i-met-your-mother-season-7-episode-21/|title=How I Met Your Mother recap: Those Legendary Nights|author=Michelle Profis|publisher=tvrecaps.ew.com|date=April 17, 2012|accessdate=June 28, 2014}}</ref>
+Michelle Profis of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' lauded the episode for its "eclectic mix" of multiple elements.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/recap/how-i-met-your-mother-season-7-episode-21/|title= How I Met Your Mother recap: Those Legendary Nights |first=Michelle|last=Profis|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 17, 2012|accessdate=June 28, 2014}}</ref>
-Robert Canning of IGN gave the episode an 8 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/04/17/how-i-met-your-mother-now-were-even-review|title=How I Met Your Mother: "Now We're Even" Review|author=Robert Canning|publisher=ign.com|date=April 17, 2012|accessdate=June 28, 2014}}</ref>
+Robert Canning of [[IGN]] gave the episode an 8 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/04/17/how-i-met-your-mother-now-were-even-review|title=How I Met Your Mother: "Now We're Even" Review|first=Robert|last=Canning|website=[[IGN]]|date=April 17, 2012|accessdate=June 28, 2014}}</ref>
-Ethan Alter of [[Television Without Pity]] gave the episode a D+ explaining that "spinning its wheels is really the only thing this show is consistently good at anymore".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/how-i-met-your-mother/now-were-even/|title=How I Met Your Mother TV Show - How Green Was My Dress|author=Ethan Alter|publisher=televisionwithoutpity.com|accessdate=June 28, 2014}}</ref>
+Ethan Alter of [[Television Without Pity]] gave the episode a D+ explaining that "spinning its wheels is really the only thing this show is consistently good at anymore".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brilliantbutcancelled.com/show/how-i-met-your-mother/now-were-even/|title=How I Met Your Mother TV Show – How Green Was My Dress|first=Ethan|last=Alter|publisher=Television Without Pity|accessdate=August 12, 2017}}</ref>
 ==References==
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