


They are supposed to be supporting Ted by hating Gael, but both end up falling for Gael as he plays the acoustic guitar, gives massages and sensually feeds fruit to everyone else. Meanwhile, Lily and Marshall are having a night in with Robin and Gael after Lily inadvertently asks Gael out on a double date. Marshall backs up this theory by explaining to Lily about the winner and loser in each break-up, so Barney takes Ted out to help him win by getting Ted "a 12" (compared to Ted’s admission that Robin is "a 10"), but Ted gets "a 12" on his own, a tattooed girl named Amy (guest star Mandy Moore). Robin returns from Argentina with her new boyfriend Gael (played by Enrique Iglesias) and Ted announces he's finally ready, having decided that Robin is trying to “win” their breakup.

Future Ted tells his children that although they know the short story of how he met their mother, there is a bigger story of how he became the man he needed to be in order to meet her.Īt Lily and Marshall's wedding, Barney tries to get Ted out to help him "conquer New York" but Ted says he is not ready yet.
