"Hogan's villains." Even Harmon thought it was hilarious.

I think so far, she seems smart enough that she can teach him a thing or two but mixed up enough that she'll benefit from him.

Given that Ted basically has all of the douchey yuppie liberal stereotype traits (and she has a few too), well… Yeah.

Well, I think you're overcomplicating it by identifying that as a type.

"Also, we can tell what kind of economist the Mother is if we know she's read Freakonomics."

Move your thumb.

The bit about Robin being a smoker is somewhat bizarre in retrospect because, at that point, Ted, Marshall, Lilly, and Barney were ALL smokers.

Subs don't cause fights unless you believe that old PSA "Sandwich Madness."

Community/Dan Harmon reference.

People say she looks like a Robin/Lilly hybrid. She's strikes me as a more likable Ted/Lilly hybrid though and maybe it's for that reason that I absolutely agree with you.

Yeah. I think the review seems off because it reviews based on the pacing of episode releases and major assumptions about later in the season.

Coupled with the Alan Alda thing, I think we may be in for the reveal that the U.S. government is the benefactor of all crime globally and Red was basically backing them into a corner by surrendering, because they have to pretend to be interested in stopping crime instead of being the chaotic evil Illuminati behind it…

I read his reviews in James Spader's voice.

Prediction:

I half expected Alda to turn out to BE the president as we discover that this show is a West Wing spinoff, several years later.

One of the interesting things this season has been that it allowed bizarre intersections of guest stars. Daphne and Ted's step dad.

I think the reviewer really refuses to accept the premise of the show.

They need to have society collapse in the finale.

Inconceivable. Denise Richards would be drawn in by Danny Pudi's animal magnetism in under five minutes. Then that whole subplot is over.

I think she may need to get a restraining order against you at some point, Aaron Sorkin.