How I Met Your Mother In-Class

The show we watched in class was funny as is to be expected of 'How I Met Your Mother'. I had never seen the episode before even though I have been watching the show since it first aired. The episode follows the signature format of the main characters all relaxing at the local pub, chit-chatting about a story from their past. This is often used to advance the plot in the form of flashbacks or to convey additional meaning to the story. In this episode, talk of one of the character's girlfriends leads to the discussion of the cast's past expectations of the future. Two of the characters, Ted and Marshall, talk of how they had always hoped for success or positive change in the future while one of the other characters, Barney, wished that things would always stay the same.