"The Wedding Bride (How I Met Your Mother Episode)" | |
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How I Met Your Mother episode | |
Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 23 |
Directed by | Pamela Fryman |
Written by | Stephen Lloyd |
Production code | 5ALH24 |
Original air date | May 17, 2010 |
Guest appearance(s) | |
Judy Greer (Royce) |
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Judy Greer (Royce)
Jason Lewis (Movie Tony)
Malin Åkerman (Movie Stella)
Chris Kattan (Jed Mosley)
"The Wedding Bride" is the 23rd episode of the fifth season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother and is the 111th episode overall. It originally aired on May 17, 2010. Guest stars include Judy Greer, Jason Lewis, Malin Åkerman, and Chris Kattan.
Future Ted talks to his kids about how everyone in their 30s tends to have "baggage". He talks about dating a girl named Royce who seems to have no baggage, despite several false starts in his apartment. The gang discusses their own baggage; Marshall's, for example, is that he's too nice and trusting. When Ted watches the new movie The Wedding Bride with Royce, he discovers that it is based on his relationship with Stella and was written by Tony, the man she left him for at the altar; the character based on Ted, "Jed Mosley", is portrayed in a negative light. He points out several of the aspects which were initially romantic, but twisted so that he comes off as a jerk. Royce helps Ted realize that he has his own baggage, having been left at the altar. His friends also tell him that he should tell Royce the truth, but Ted believes he can ignore it despite the movie becoming the fifth-highest-grossing movie of all time. When Royce's friends talk about going to see the film again, he becomes upset and walks out on her. Marshall ultimately reminds Ted that he is fundamentally a good person. Ted rushes to the cinema where Royce is again watching the film and admits that the film is based on his life. He kisses Royce in front of the screen displaying a kiss scene from The Wedding Bride and takes her back to his apartment for pancakes. Royce reveals her "baggage": She was left at the altar three times, has a gambling addiction, and shares a bed with her brother. Ted orders her to leave.