Something Borrowed
🎞️ S2 E21 ✅ All clear

How I Met Your Mother

Is How I Met Your Mother S2 E21 OK for kids?

Something Borrowed

By the time their wedding day arrives, nothing seems to be the way Marshall and Lily had envisioned, but surprisingly Barney jumps in to try to save their special day.

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Mild — okay from about 12+

How I Met Your Mother S2 E21, “Something Borrowed”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 12+. By the time their wedding day arrives, nothing seems to be the way Marshall and Lily had envisioned, but surprisingly Barney jumps in to try to save their special day.

Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 3 themes: Nudity & bodies (4); Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (2). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Nudity & bodies 4 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E21:

  • I have hairy nipples.
  • Lily, I think I forgot your bridal panties.
  • My veil got thrashed, the harp player is in labor, and I'm not wearing my wedding underwear.
  • Hey, I found your panties! I'm good.

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E21:

  • …no flowers to the music of half a harp played by a woman who's crowning, as my high school boyfriend reads Guns N' Roses lyrics.

Alcohol & drugs 2 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E21:

  • Oh, I need a glass of wine.
  • I want I want Scooter! I need a glass of wine.

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