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The Lighthouse

‘The Lighthouse’

Season 9, Episode 8 -  Aired November 4, 2013

Barney is caught in the middle when Robin and Loretta's conflict escalates. Meanwhile, Marshall and Daphne run into difficulty on their trip, and Ted wants to take a trip to the lighthouse in Farhampton.

Quote from Lily

Lily: Pull your head out of your ass, Mosby. Do you think Marshall always makes me happy? I mean, sometimes being with him is a real trial. Real trial. [smashes glass] Huh. Did it to myself that time. Look, Ted, it's time to settle. Take this normal-sized chick up to the lighthouse and fall in love with her and quit bothering us with your dumb love life stuff. God, I am so sick of being smarter than everyone else. You're slipping, Linus.
Linus: We're running out of glasses.

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Quote from Robin

Loretta: Fine. If Robin's ready to bury the hatchet, then I guess I'm ready to bury the hatchet.
Robin: Morning, bitches. Like my new blouse?
Loretta: Oh, hell, no!
Barney: No, Mom. Mom!

Quote from Ted

Future Ted: [v.o.] Not far from the Farhampton Inn, there's a lighthouse. It's a really special place, and that morning I wanted to see it for myself. There was just one problem.
Curtis: Look, I'm sorry, Ted, but-but I can't in good faith send a lonely guy like yourself to the top of a very romantic, and more to the point, a very tall lighthouse. [whistles] I don't want your blood on my hands, and I mean that literally, because it would be my job to... to hose down the rocks.

Quote from Marshall

Future Ted: [v.o.] As for Marshall and Daphne, they got caught in that big storm. Luckily, they had a place to crash for the night. My childhood home. Okay, that sign might not have been there.
Marshall: Thank you so much for letting us stay the night, Mrs. Mosby.
Virginia Mosby: Oh, it's our pleasure. I'm just glad that storm has passed.
Clint: But there's one storm that hasn't passed, isn't there, Marshall?
Marshall: Hey, Clint.
Clint: You know what I'm talking about, don't you, Marshall? I'm talking about the one that's been raining cats and dogs all over this-this, this friendship.
Daphne: This isn't a friendship.
Clint: Oh. Nice.

Quote from Marshall

Marshall: We're reluctant travel companions.
Clint: Well, little known fact about me. I'm an almost-graduate of the Conflict Resolution program over at... at Tri-C. I even had my own practice at Van Aken Plaza before the manager of the Wendy's made me stop hogging the booth. The point is, I can fix this.
Marshall: Oh, I don't know, Clint.
Clint: [plays guitar and sings] Gonna resolve some conflicts Gonna resolve some conflicts Gonna make a deeper understanding Through mediation.

Quote from Lily

Lily: So, what's everyone doing this morning?
Robin: Oh, well, I kind of feel like playing some tennis. Maybe we should reserve a court.
Lily: Court. [breaks glass, which is quickly replaced] Thank you, Linus.

Quote from Loretta

Barney: Don't do this, Robin. You can't win the egg war.
Loretta: Canadian scrambled eggs, how quaint. Does your mom put maple syrup on them?

Quote from Loretta

Loretta: That's it! We need your omelet station. My son's fiancée is about to get served... some delicious scrambled eggs.

Quote from Ted

Lily: Wait a minute. What happened to that girl Cassie?
Ted: Cassie?
Future Ted: [v.o.] Cassie was the girl I'd spent the entire previous night consoling. Just consoling.
Ted: Yeah, that's not happening.
Future Ted: And then, in her anger, Lily gave me a piece of advice about which she would later say...
[flash-forward:]
Lily: Oh, doggy, that was some bad advice.
[present:]
Lily: Okay, here's why you're an idiot. Did you find Cassie attractive?
Ted: I guess.
Lily: Is she a relatively normal height?
Ted: Yeah.
Lily: So end up with her already. God, do you really think that you're gonna find some perfect girl who checks off every item on your list?
Ted: Well, not every item. I mean, she doesn't have to share my love for coins. Although it would be nice, just once, not to have to go stag to Coin-Con.

Quote from Marshall

Marshall: Ooh, zitch dog. Cocker spaniel in the Jetta. That's Marshall Eriksen, 28, Daphne, zero.
Daphne: For the 28th time, I'm not playing your stupid game!
Marshall: Oh, stupid, huh? That's great. I guess Daphne gets to pick the music and crap all over my fun road-trip games. You know, maybe Clint was right. Maybe we do need conflict resolution.
Clint: I knew you guys would come around.
Both: [scream]

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