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For picspammy's challenge #9: Favorite Barney/Robin scenes. (Spoilers up to the most recent episode.)




1.08 The Duel

Ted: I should really make this call.
Robin: Ooh, can I do it?
Barney: Hello?
Robin: Hi there, sexy.
Barney: Hello, Aunt Kathy, what's up?
Robin: Oh, nothing. Just sitting here, thinking about you, hot stuff.
Barney: An accident? Well, is Uncle Rudy gonna be ok?
Robin: Aunt Kathy's got an itch only you can scratch, big boy.
Barney: Oh god! Why did he think he could build his own helicopter?
Robin: Come on, daddy, break me off a piece of that white chocolate.
Barney: Well, if he needs a transplant, he can have mine. I'll be right there.

1.14 Zip, Zip, Zip

Robin: Ok, you and me, that's insane. If you even thought about it for one second-
Barney: Well, I have thought about it, for three seconds, and it makes a lot of sense. We both think the marriage commitment thing's a drag, we both want something casual and fun, and we clearly get along really well.
Robin: Wow, that actually did make a lot of sense.

Barney: You like Ted. Wow. This is huge.
Robin: Barney, I don't like Ted. He's moved on, and I'm really happy for-
Barney: Yeah, yeah. Look, are we going to play battleship or what?
Robin: You're not gonna tell him, are you?
Barney: No.

Ok, I had an incredibly difficult time choosing between all the Barney/Robin scenes in this episode. This eventually won out, though, solely for Barney's "No." That was the moment I fully fell in love with Barney and this ship and really the show as a whole. But, I mean, this whole episode just serves to prove why these two are made for each other. Barney's little speech about all the reasons they are perfect for each other is so true. And they're bros! They play laser tag and battleship and drink scotch and smoke cigars and make fun of Ted!

2.11 How Lily Stole Christmas

Barney: This is a low moment for the Barnacle. I should be off playing laser-tag right now but instead ... don't look at me, I'm hideous.
Robin: You just look like a regular guy.
Barney: Exactly, I'm a Ted! I'm wearing elastic waste fleece pants
Robin: And isn't it more comfy?
Barney: [ashamed] ...Yes.
Robin: Come on, you need to eat something.
Robin: Fine, I'll feed you.
Barney: Ouchy in my mouth! ... I don't want it. I want ice cream.
Robin: No, you're not having ice cream for dinner just because you're sick.
Barney: But my throat hurts.
Robin: No...
Barney: I HATE YOU!
Robin: Oh. [stands up to leave]
Barney: Don't leave me.

3.02 We're Not From Here

Barney: Welcome home, Scherbatsky.
Robin: Ah, good to be back.

I debated between this one and the earlier one in the episode where Barney's like "You haven't changed," but I love that it's just the two of them in this scene, and that they clink their glasses together. And I love how he's right in the end because he understands her.

3.14 The Bracket

Barney: Hey there, how are you doing?
Robin: Fine, Barney, I mean, fine, stranger.
Barney: Wow, you really are awful at this, aren't you.
Robin: Get your hand off my thigh, Barney.
Barney: It's supposed to look like we're about to hook up, Robin.
Robin: You know, I'm curious: What do you say to these girls to get them to come home with you?
Barney: Usually I just lean in and whisper this one thing in their ear. [whispers it] You're a little turned on right now, aren't you?
Robin: ...No. [giggles]

3.16 Sandcastles in the Sand

Barney: All right, I can't find your video. I wasted three days tr-... What's the matter?
Robin: Simon dumped me in his van after the show.
Barney: Yeah, Robin, that was like, ten years ago.
Robin: No, tonight.
Barney: Oh, really? Oh, come here. Come here.
Robin: It's just... when I was young, I was so vulnerable and open to things, you know? I guess I just... I wanted to feel like that again. I wanted to be sixteen again.
Barney: Robin, that is the stupidest thing I have ever heard come out of your mouth. You want to be sixteen again? I have watched your first Robin Sparkles video a thousand times, and it's not because I'm proud of you as a friend. It's because you were totally, totally lame back then. But now, come on. Pakow! You're the most awesome person I have ever known. Well, second most awesome.
Robin: Right. Of course. The first being you.
Barney: No. No, the first is this guy who lives in a place called the mirror. Whatup? I'm saying that you are way more awesome than Simon will ever be.

I'm cheating by including both scenes because I wanted to only choose one scene an episode or else this would become more of a Barney/Robin episodes than scenes picspam, but how could I choose between these two? I'm including them both because I've decided they're more of a sequence than a scene. (Even if that's not actually true.)

4.01 Do I Know You?

Robin: Hey, um, so I went to the chiropractor yesterday. That guy bent me over the table and pounded me for a good hour.
Barney: Is insurance going to cover that? Sometimes they don't.
Robin: That's it? Ok, well, um, today I was at the dentist. That guy drilled me all day long. He drilled me hard. He filled all of my cavities. Come on, man!
Barney: Well, your teeth look fantastic.
Robin: Who are you? Nothing? Not even a glance? I mean, even I was thinking about rocking a motorboat on those bad boys. What the hell is wrong with you, Barney?
Barney: I don't always want to be that guy. Sometimes I want to be someone you can have an actual conversation with. Now, tell me something about you that I don't know yet. Seriously.
Robin: Ok. There's a job opening at a new cable network that would be perfect for me - completely legit world news, interviews with people who matter - but I decided I'm not going to apply.
Barney: Why not?
Robin: Because I'm a joke. I'm just the scary news lady from some stupid local news channel.
Barney: Hey. We both know you're more than that. Promise me you'll apply.
Robin: Barney, it's not as easy-
Barney: Promise me you'll apply.
Robin: Ok, I promise.

4.10 The Fight

Robin: Wow, look at your eye. You look like a badass. I'm surprised to see you had it in me. You. Had it in you.
Barney: Do you... want to touch it?
Robin: Oh my god, it's warm.

4.14 The Possimpible

Barney: What happened?
Ted: Robin has to move back to Canada.
Barney: Oh my god, how awful. I mean, for one thing, it's going to be a really long commute.
Robin: What do you mean?
Barney: I finished your video resume on my own. Messengered it to every station in the city. A guy from Channel 8 called. He loved you. He wanted you to come in and audition.
Robin: Oh my god!
Barney: I told him no. Robin Scherbatsky doesn't audition. He gives you the job or nothing.
Robin: So I got the job?
Barney: No. He cursed me out and hung up. But then Channel 12 called. They also loved you. They offered you a job hosting their new morning talk show.
Robin: Barney, that's amazing!
Barney: I told them to shove it.
Robin: Dude!
Barney: Which only made them want you more. So they jacked up their offer by ten percent. Congratulations, Miss Scherbatsky. It looks like you're gonna have to stay.
Robin: How did you pull this off?
Barney: I am the master of the possimpible.
Robin: You really are. Thank you.

4.19 Murtaugh

Barney: Hi, this is Barney--
Robin: --and Robin.
Barney: We can't answer the phone right now because--
Robin: --he's watching sports, and I'm--
Barney: --probably out shopping. [both laugh] Leave a message and we'll call you back just as soon--
Robin: --as--
Barney: --we--
Both: --can!

Comments

[totally-fangirl.livejournal.com]

that's so awesome! It seemed like a really good quality shot. I only got crap photos when I went to see the RBLT. But Zack (security guard) did say hello to me. =D

Yet in the last episode, they basically never left each others side. XD That was amazing.

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Most of the shots I got were pretty awful, but that was one of the few I got that turned out pretty well. And I did touch it up in Paintshop Pro some. Ah, but that's cool that Zack said hello to you! I don't think I saw Zack at the show I went to.

I know, I totally loved that! I really liked how even though there wasn't any overt mention of Barney's feelings for her, it totally showed why I love them as a couple so much. They work so well together!

[totally-fangirl.livejournal.com]

The Honda Civic Tour looked epic though! I do have the Live In Chicago DVD, but they cut out all the crowd banter. :( Hee~! It really was. Me and my friend were the only ones who noticed him, and I was grinning like MAD and he just came up to me and went 'hello', before walking off. XD

I started shipping them from ep. 3, when he started paying her to say silly things. I think they bring out the most fun in each other, as seen in Zip Zip Zip. I'm glad the writer's support it too.

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It was really awesome! Especially since I really love The Hush Sound, Phantom Planet, and Motion City Soundtrack a bunch, too. It was a great concert. Haha, I totally would have been grinning like crazy too if I had noticed him.

I'm not really sure when I started shipping them just because I saw the first like 8 episodes when they originally aired and then stopped watching the show for some reason, but then I caught up on everything last summer after I already knew they had hooked up in Sandcastles in the Sand. So at that point I was kind of shipping them before I had even seen the rest of the episodes. I did love them in that episode a lot, but Zip Zip Zip was definitely where I was like "OMG THEY ARE SO AMAZING TOGETHER!" I'm definitely glad that the writers saw their awesome chemistry and decided to put them together.

[totally-fangirl.livejournal.com]

The Hush Sound are IMMENSE. And I used to really like Motion City Soundtrack too. It Had To Be You is one of my ultimate shippy songs. I'm really lucky in that I'm going to a festival we have here in Britain called Reading, and loads of bands I love are playing there this year. I'm a bit annoyed Panic aren't, specially since they didn't last year. Ach well.

I ship EVERYONE. But mostly them because they're both pretty, funny and it stops Ted/Robin from happening. I really didn't like that pairing. I still haven't gotten over Victoria/Ted, they were so perfect together imo.

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I totally adore The Hush Sound. Motion City Soundtrack was like my favorite band in high school, and even though I don't listen to them as much anymore, they are really great live. Ah, that's really cool. I used to go to concerts loads more, but I haven't been going to as much lately. I really want to see Panic again, though. Well, and lots of bands, but they're definitely at the top of the list.

Oh man, I really loved Victoria/Ted, too! They were so sweet together. That was definitely my favorite of Ted's relationships. I didn't really care about him and Stella (I didn't dislike them, they were just kind of eh). I actually don't mind Ted/Robin in season 2 only because I knew they weren't going to be together in the end and I knew that Barney/Robin was coming up. But I definitely wouldn't want any more of them.

[totally-fangirl.livejournal.com]

I can imagine them being good live. Though is it weird that I think the lead singer looks a bit like Ted? haha. I love concerts. I went to one a couple of weeks ago where the love of my life (Peter Doherty) actually spoke to me. Panic are recording their third album, so hopefully a tour will come after that! I just hope they do England again.

I don't actually hate any of his relationships, but none were very squeeworthy except him and Victoria. And even that wasn't like Marshall/Lily or Barney/Robin. I kind of bet that it will be the woman whose date he ditched in favour of picking up Robin, the one who he got a great match with on the dating thing. If that makes any sense?

[http://users.livejournal.com/brokenrecord__/]

Haha, I can kind of see that. I really love concerts, too. In high school I think I went to like 15 a year for a few years. But I was into a lot more bands then. Plus, I had more time to go. I'm hoping to find a concert to go to this summer, though. I really hope Panic tour loads after they record their third album.

Yeah, I agree. There's no one I hate him with, but him and Victoria was the only of his relationships that I cared about. But I definitely love Barney/Robin and Marshall/Lily much more than them. That does make sense, and I could totally see that happening. It would be fun if they came back to that.

[totally-fangirl.livejournal.com]

Ah, I'm still in High School so I guess that's part of it. Though I'm hoping to become a music journalist, so I hope I don't stop loving bandoms. I figure it's basically being a professional fangirl. Concerts are expensive though.

Plus Victoria was just about sappy enough for Ted. And she was hot. Wow. I'm wondering how the producers are coping with both Cobie and Alyson being pregnant. That must be difficult to work around.

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Yeah, part of it is that I go to college far from home, and I don't have a car here or know anyone who has a car so it's hard to get to venues anyways. So I mostly go to concerts in the summer. And there is the money factor. I don't have a job and I feel like I need to be saving my money and stuff. Being a music journalist sounds like an awesome job. I definitely didn't stop loving bandoms, but I guess I feel like I had less time for it.

Yeah, that's definitely true. And yeah, I bet it is hard. I've enjoyed the ways they've hidden it so far, like the episode where Lily eats loads of hotdogs in a short period of time and they show her belly. Or in the last episode, how they hid her behind the guitar and such. I haven't really noticed much of a belly on Cobie yet, so they've either been doing a great job of hiding it, or she just wasn't showing yet when they filmed the episodes (although I thought she was only like a month behind Alyson, who's already given birth). I'm glad they didn't go the route of making either (or both) of them pregnant. I want Marshall and Lily to have kids eventually, but I think now would be too soon.