Barney’s developing relationship with Patrice leaves Robin questioning his motives. Marshall’s widowed mother gets back into the dating pool, but he thinks she may be swimming with a shark.

Barney is upset after Robin wins James’s wedding ring during the poker game, and Ted argues with Marshall and Lily over whether he gave them a wedding gift.

Marshall and Lily try to figure out how to conceive a baby with the gender of their choice; Robin’s perky new co-anchor irritates her.

When Ted is packing his stuff for his move to New Jersey, he discovers that the gang was going to hold an intervention for his engagement to Stella and demands…

Robin accepts Ted’s invite to a friend’s wedding, but thanks to Ted, the couple may never make it down the aisle.

Ted finds a new woman at the wedding. They want to remember the evening so they don’t exchange last names or numbers; but Ted takes a big fall when he…

Robin attends Lily’s bridal shower and finds the gift that she brought is out of place. Barney hires a stripper for Marshall’s bachelor party.