I agreed with that, although it seems to be pretty standard procedure for those two. I mean, when haven't they kept huge, important secrets from each other? (The art program, the credit card debt, Marshall's job at Barney's first firm, Lilly hating the internship, Marshall's enviro job falling apart, Lilly's move to…

I liked this! And I think you're absolutely right. There's a reason that when Barney did his 60-second recap a little while back, almost all of it came from the first four seasons.

I'm not sure her chemistry with Radnor will matter much at all. If they really are dedicating the season to the wedding, then at least in large part they've decided not to tell the story of Ted and the Mother falling in love. They might go for some love-at-first-sight, magic is the answer type cop out, but we won't…