ROBOTS vs WRESTLERS

May 11, 2010

OMG – the “gang of five” is going through a metamorphous.  The big question is not whether there is life outside the five, but can the best ever friendships survive outside life.

Robin has her first serious relationship outside the gang with Don. Ted has found a  notable sophisticated  group that shares many of his interests, which gets him the raspberry when mentioned in the fab five. And are we going to see more of Marissa Heller as perhaps a “person of interest” for Ted ?

 Clearly both Robin and Ted need more than the gang offers, and that’s cool.

But can Lily, Marshall and Barney “share” their friends with others ? Will they remain best friends or slowly drift apart as outside interests grow ? 

The answer is clear. After all, Barney has his flings but doesn’t let them interfere with the group dynamics. And Lily and Marshall went through the search for “best friends” period, trying out other couples at dinner parties to see which ones made the cut. 

Last week I questioned whether Don would become part of the group. After this episode I don’t believe that will happen, do you ? My rationale is clear – the gang of five will have outside interests and relationships that will provide a level of satisfaction not found within the group – but they will always come back to the group for something special that exists only there.

 Now about the Wrestlers Versus Robots. I’m going to need some help here so please blog in and tell us all what you got out of this. How does this relate to anything at all – what’s the connection ? Could I have dozed off and missed something here ? It all seemed so detached from everything else.

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