Content guide
Heavy — skip for under 16
How I Met Your Mother S5 E2, “2. Double Date”, scores 3/5 for violence, 5/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 5/5 — Heavy — skip for under 16. While on a blind date, Ted realizes this is actually his second first date with the same girl, and seven years later they still have nothing in common. Meanwhile, Barney takes Marshall out on the town, much to the dismay of Robin.
Across the episode we counted 12 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Porn / strippers / sex work (5); Affairs / cheating (2); Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (1); Slut-shaming (1). 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
Sex & hookups 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E2:
Well, it is a lot cheaper than buying a condom.
I wish that I could, but I've been doing this for so long, I'm all confused about death and sex.
Porn / strippers / sex work 5 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E2:
- Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
(CROWD CHEERING) Barney? Is it just me or does that stripper look exactly like Ted, we found a stripper who looks exactly like Lily! - Uh, yeah, I can't talk right now.
Ladies, meet Stripper Lily.
So you went to a strip club? - (CHUCKLING) Busted.
So, strip club.
Affairs / cheating 2 moments
How Affairs / cheating shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E2:
Not everyone is you, okay, Barney? Even when I do start to have a dirty thought like that, it seems so much like cheating on Lily, that I feel guilty.
But even when I do, I feel so guilty that I I have to imagine you passing away first because even in a fantasy world, I could never cheat on you.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E2:
You kill me off? I mean, fantasize about other girls all you want, but could you maybe not murder me? Murder? No! I Baby, no.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E2:
So, if you need me, I'll be getting grinded like some pepper in the champagne room.
Slut-shaming 1 moment
How Slut-shaming shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E2:
Did one of your whores tell you that? And, Lil, Marshall shouldn't have to go to so much trouble just to have an innocent fantasy.
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