Robin Quote #286
Quote from Robin in Shelter Island
Ted: [on the phone] Come on, you've got to come, it's my wedding.
Robin: I can't. I'm in Tokyo. It's my first week on the job. I can't just take off. Plus, I'm finally doing serious news.
[The camera pans out to reveal Robin is sitting next to a monkey and a bowl of marshmallows on the set of her Japanese news show]
Future Ted: [v.o.] Robin was doing serious news. It was the number one English news network in Japan. Of course, the news as a little different over there.
Man: [in Japanese] Giant Fan! [industrial-sized fan blows]
Robin: [on Japanese TV] The Federal Reserve Board voted to leave interest rates unchanged.
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‘Shelter Island’ Quotes
Quote from Marshall
Ted: We just had dinner with Stella's sister and her fiancé. They're getting married before us.
Stella: Okay, you know how you've dreamt about your perfect wedding day ever since you were a little girl?
Lily: Yeah.
Marshall: Totally.
Quote from Future Ted
Future Ted: [v.o.] Kids, sometimes you think you're living out one story, but the truth turns out to be something else entirely. At the time I thought the story was about whether Robin should be at the wedding. If only I'd understood what the real story was.
[flashback:]
Stella: Having exes around... I don't know, brings up... unresolved things.
[flashback:]
Stella: How do you know that that spark won't come back with your ex sitting out there? It's like things are not finished between you two.
[flashback]
Stella: I wasted years trying to get Lucy's dad to decide if he was ready for this.
[flashback]
Tony: Seeing you guys, it's made me realize everything I had.
[flashback]
Stella: I used to dream that Tony would be spontaneous like this.
Future Ted: [v.o.] Seriously, kids, never invite an ex to your wedding.
Quote from Barney
Barney: [off Lily's look] What?
Lily: No "Don't get married, Ted"? No "You're making a big mistake, Ted"? Barney Stinson, are you no longer committed to the war on marriage?
Barney: No, I just know a hopeless cause when I see it. It's the same reason I don't recycle. Plus, Ted getting married is in my best interest. [v.o.] You see, lately I've been working on a problem of the utmost importance. I confess I was stumped. Until one night I decided to tackle it once and for all.
[Barney at work writes an equation on a board titled "How can I have sex with Robin again?" Various words light up: VULNERABLE, NOSTALGIC, BOOZE]
Barney: [v.o.] Then, at last... I cracked the code. [GET HER DRUNK AT TED'S WEDDING]