Content guide
Skip for under 13
How I Met Your Mother S7 E12, “Symphony of Illumination”, scores 2/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. When Robin receives bad news, she decides to lie about it to the gang. Meanwhile, Marshall hangs Christmas decorations on the house in the 'burbs with help from his neighbor.
Across the episode we counted 18 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (5); Affairs / cheating (2); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (8); Alcohol & drugs (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 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E12:
Kevin and I haven't had sex yet.
Nudity & bodies 5 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E12:
Okay, first on the registry: nipple butter.
As you breast-feed, your nipples stretch out, like, four inches and get all dry and cracked.
The nipple butter stops the bleeding.
My four-inch nipples are going to crack and bleed?! Yes, but while the baby is gnawing on your bleeding nips, look what she'll be wearing.
Looks like nobody told your boobs.
Affairs / cheating 2 moments
How Affairs / cheating shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E12:
He cheated on her.
Maybe Robin cheated on him.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E12:
You have to punch me in the face! Marshall would ask me a ton of questions I don't know the answers to.
Swearing 8 moments
How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E12:
Are you putting up all these Christmas lights? Oh, kid, by the time I'm done, you're gonna be able to see this son of a bitch from outer space.
I'm union, bitch.
(laughs) Sucks to be you, Braces.
ROBIN (gasps): Damn it.
That thing's cute as crap.
(sighs) Damn it.
(sighs) ("Highway to Hell" by AC/DC playing) Yes, it is.
I'm on the highway to hell On the highway to hell Highway to hell NARRATOR: Kids, your Aunt Robin never became a pole-vaulter, but she did become a famous journalist, a successful businesswoman, a world traveler.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E12:
Hey, while I'm at it, can I get you a beer? He wants to bring the old man a beer.
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