Loved the episode. Ted's second blind date with Jen was nicely-written and played out, and a good example of the trademark time-shifting dexterity that the show does so well. Josh Radnor and Lindsay Sloane (from "Grosse Pointe"!) has an easy onscreen chemistry, and I thought for a while that Jen could perhaps, maybe, be the titular mother? For one, Sloane looks like she could slot right into the rest of the cast (as seen by her brief scenes with the rest of the gang at MacLaren's), and for another, they won't be the first couple who have gotten together after a disastrous first date.
One of the nice touches is that the first blind date started off bad but actually ended well (with Ted promising to call Jen but never did), while the second blind date started off well (with both of them playfully trying to review what went wrong with the first blind date so they could avoid repeating those in the future) but actually ended bad, when Jen remembered that Ted didn't in fact call her back the first time. It all nicely ties in to the denouement of the storyline, when Ted remembered that the reason he didn't call back was because it's apparent they were just tolerating each other's quirks. In the case of Ted, his love of making stupid shellfish jokes and being the language police in correcting spelling errors in menus; in the case of Jen, her love of talking obsessively about her many cats. Surely they each deserve to find someone who not only tolerates these quirks, but loves them as well, as Ted posited. Which I agree. Well, I'm no relationship expert, not by a mile, but tolerance only takes you so far, and the relationship they're thinking of entering into could very well turn out to be a lifelong commitment. Tolerating another's quirks is the same as changing oneself to suit the other's image. It's a short-term fix that won't work in a marathon. It's a pity that this means Lindsay Sloane's guest-appearance will probably be a one-time thing, but this story was just so nicely done that this is just a minor quibble.
Other than the main plot, the subplot of Marshall and Barney finding Lily's doppelganger at a strip club serves its amusing purpose, and the throwaways to the time when they found Robin's and Marshall's doppelganger were hilarious. Can't wait to see when Ted's and Barney's turn up. Also, I know the writers don't read this blog (haha, no one does) but one week after mentioning I love Lily and Marshall best as a sweet, loving couple, they have an episode of Lily and Marshall as...a sweet, loving couple! Awesome! The next episode can't come soon enough!
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