Girls Versus Suits
| "Girls Versus Suits" | |
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| How I Met Your Mother episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 12 |
| Directed by | Pamela Fryman |
| Written by | Carter Bays & Craig Thomas |
| Production code | 5ALH12 |
| Original air date | January 11, 2010 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Rachel Bilson (Cindy) |
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| Season 5 episodes | |
Rachel Bilson (Cindy)
Tim Gunn (Himself)
Stacy Keibler (Hot bartender, Karina)
"Girls Versus Suits" is the 12th episode of the fifth season of the CBS situation comedy How I Met Your Mother and the show's 100th episode overall. It originally aired on January 11, 2010.
The episode features a fantasy musical number, "Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit", performed by Neil Patrick Harris, which was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.
Future Ted tells the kids about the time he almost met their mother. Leaving class, Ted confiscates alcohol from fraternity brothers and shares it with the woman they were propositioning, Cindy (Rachel Bilson), a Ph.D. student roughly Ted's age. He asks her out and learns that Cindy has serious issues with her roommate (whom Future Ted reveals to be the Mother) with whom her dates keep falling in love. Ted promises Cindy to never fall in love with her roommate ("Oops," says Future Ted). Throughout the date Cindy complains about her roommate and her odd habits which Ted secretly thinks are awesome.
After the date, Cindy tells Ted she can't see him again, not wanting to risk her scholarship or Ted's teaching career. However, Ted doesn't want to miss a chance at love and returns to Cindy's apartment to persuade her to go out again. Ted picks three items from the room to show how much they have in common, but it turns out they're all connected to her roommate. Frustrated that Ted is already more compatible with her roommate, Cindy tells him to go. Ted catches a glimpse of the roommate's leg as he leaves, and forgets to take the yellow umbrella he'd brought with him which returns to possession of the Mother.
Barney seeks to bed MacLaren's attractive new bartender (Stacy Keibler), but after dating insensitive Wall Street losers she doesn't like men in suits. For a while he dresses casually, convincing the bartender she misjudged him. However, Barney exhibits withdrawal, becoming overly affectionate of a suit Marshall wears, and sneaking to the bathroom to wear a suit. Barney accidentally rips the jacket which is damaged beyond repair, though his tailor, Tim Gunn, transplants the buttons to save another suit and Barney cremates the remains.
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