Desperation Day
| "Desperation Day" | |
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| How I Met Your Mother episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 16 |
| Directed by | Pamela Fryman |
| Written by | Tami Sagher |
| Production code | 6ALH16 |
| Original air date | February 14, 2011 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Jennifer Morrison as Zoey Pierson |
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| Season 6 episodes | |
Jennifer Morrison as Zoey Pierson
Suzie Plakson as Judy Eriksen
Bill Fagerbakke as Marvin Eriksen Sr.
Nazanin Boniadi as Nora
"Desperation Day" is the 16th episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother and the 128th episode overall. It aired on February 14, 2011.
When Lily mentions how lonely she is with Marshall still living with his mother in Minnesota, Barney explains the story of Desperation Day, the day before Valentine's Day. Barney claims that single women will find themselves desperate and easy to hook up with on the eve of Valentine's Day. Robin decides to prove him wrong and says she will be hanging out with her female colleagues that night, though Barney believes they will be just as desperate as any other woman. That night, Robin hangs out with her colleagues, while Barney hits on women. However, Barney then takes interest in one of Robin's colleagues, Nora, who had just arrived. Nora privately tells Barney that unlike Robin and her other colleagues, she actually loves Valentine's Day. Barney hints that the fact she tries to appear romantic comes across as desperate, and instead begins explaining how to play laser tag. The two return to Robin to find her friends have left, as they had gone home with two other guys. Nora soon leaves as well, to Barney's disappointment, but gloats to Robin how her colleagues had fallen for Desperation Day. Robin however points out its after midnight, and Barney had failed to hook up with a woman on Desperation Day. She also claims Barney is beginning to like Nora; though he denies it, Robin later invites Nora to play laser tag with Barney. Future Ted states it was the first time Barney had been on a date on Valentine's Day.
After confessing their feelings for each other in the past episode, Ted and Zoey are happily dating though they agree to take things slow. Zoey invites Ted to help bake cookies one night; when Ted describes this is as odd to the rest of the gang, they tell him "baking cookies" is essentially code for staying over for the night. Ted arrives at Zoey's apartment with an overnight bag, but she sends him home, saying he was being presumptuous. Later Zoey apologizes and tells Ted she is ready to get serious. However, Ted feels there is added pressure, as Zoey has just separated from her husband, and begins feeling anxious.
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