The Final Page
| "The Final Page" | |
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| How I Met Your Mother episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 8 Episode 11 (Part 1) Episode 12 (Part 2) |
| Directed by | Pamela Fryman |
| Written by | Dan Gregor & Doug Mand (Part 1) Carter Bays & Craig Thomas (Part 2) |
| Original air date | December 17, 2012 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Seth Green (Daryl) |
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Seth Green (Daryl)
Peter Gallagher (Professor Vinick)
Chris Elliott (Mickey)
Marshall Manesh (Ranjit)
Alexis Denisof (Sandy Rivers)
Ellen D. Williams (Patrice)
"The Final Page" is an hour-long episode of the eighth season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. It aired in two half-hour episodes on December 17, 2012.
Ted's new building is set to open and he invites his favorite architecture professor, Vinick, from his college days to the grand opening. The group says that Ted has put the professor in his "pit", in that he has obsessed over him and hasn't let him go since college. This is further confirmed when the professor declines the invite. Ted takes the group to Wesleyan, intending to unleash his wrath on Vinick. After hearing one of his inspiring lectures, Ted craves Vinick's approval and shows him a sketch of the GNB building. Vinick is unimpressed and Ted brings a 3crD model, but Vinick views the attempt as pathetic. Ted realizes he has to move on.
Marshall and Lily explain they are in someone else's pit. Daryl, a friend from college, became obsessed with the two, causing them to feel uncomfortable. They run into Daryl at Wesleyan, having formed a company selling hacky sacks named after the three of them. He invites them to his house; Marshall and Lily fear they will be killed, but find that Daryl's company has become successful, and they unknowingly reject his offer to give them $100,000, claiming it was partly their idea. Daryl seems to accept that they don't want any part of his life.
Marshall calls "Jinx" on Barney when they utter the same phrase simultaneously. Future Ted explains the group takes the game very seriously; Barney had previously broken the jinx out of mockery, but later had been hit by a bus, causing everyone to follow the rules whenever they're jinxed. The group relishes Barney's silence. Robin has someone in her pit, Patrice, and plans to fire her for getting together with the man she loves. She moves on and lets Patrice stay. Barney tricks Ted into saying his name by showing him a wedding ring, breaking the jinx. Barney explains that he's serious and makes Ted promise not to tell anyone he plans to propose to Patrice.
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