Content guide
Preview first — about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S9 E9, “9. Platonish”, scores 1/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 12+. In a flashback episode, the gang ponders the future of the Ted, Robin and Barney love triangle. Meanwhile, Barney accepts a series of challenges from Lily and Robin.
Across the episode we counted 5 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Alcohol & drugs (3). 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 S9 E9:
- Symposium
two people are only platonic if in the next 20 minutes there is no chance of them hooking up.
- NARRATOR
Marshall and Robin wouldn't hook up even if this happened: Marshall, Robin! If you guys don't full-on make out in the next 20 minutes, they're gonna blow me up and everyone in this bar! My God, no! Anyone but Robin.
Alcohol & drugs 3 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S9 E9:
Um, why is picking up a drunk chick sitting alone and rubbing a tan line on her finger where a wedding ring used to be, a challenge? Because I said challenge accepted.
(chittering) Wow, was that three glasses of wine? Where does the time go (chitters) (chuckles) Look, I know that you need to get back to your studies.
(cell phone ringing) I'm gonna go grab us some beers.
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