Favorite Episodes of "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" Season Two (2006-2007)

 

Below is a list of my favorite episodes from Season Two of the CBS series, "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER". The series was created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas:



FAVORITE EPISODES OF "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" SEASON TWO (2006-2007)



1. (2.09) "Slap Bet" - Barney Stinson discovers Robin Scherbatsky's secret behind her aversion to malls. His discovery leads to the infamous slap bet between him and Marshall Eriksen.





2. (2.05) "The Greatest Couple" - Lily Aldrin moves into Barney's apartment, when he uses her to drive away needy dates.





3. (2.21) "Something Borrowed"/(2.22) "Something Blue" - Nothing goes as planned when Lily and Marshall's wedding day finally arrives. Also, Ted Mosby and Robin's relationship turns a corner.





4. (2.03) "Brunch" - When Ted and his friends spend a weekend with his parents, he discovers a family secret during brunch. Marshall and Lily, who are still apart, intentionally try to get each other sexually aroused.





5. (2.13) "Columns" - Ted cannot find an opportune time to fire his old boss; who now works for him, but still keeps undermining his work.

Favorite Episodes of "MERCY STREET" (2016-2017)

 

Below is a list of my favorite episodes of the PBS Civil War medical series called "MERCY STREET". Created by Lisa Wolfinger and David Zabel, the series starred Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Hannah James and Josh Radnor:

FAVORITE EPISODES OF "MERCY STREET" (2016-2017)



1. (1.04) "The Belle Alliance" - Emma and Alice Green, along with Confederate spy Frank Stringfellow plot a daring plan to help prisoner-of-war Tom Fairfax escape during an Union ball held at the Greens' house . . . with tragic results. Meanwhile, Union nurse Mary Phinney and Dr. Jedediah Foster (still recovering from his drug detox), guide freedman Samuel Diggs through a delicate operation on the pregnant former slave Aurelia Johnson.

2. (2.06) "House of Bondage" - In this series finale, Dr. Jed Foster accompanies Samuel Diggs, who is going to a Philadelphia medical school. On the way, the pair pay a visit to the former's family plantation in Maryland. Meanwhile, the Greens endure a political setback following the Union victory at Antietam and put an end to Pinkerton's investigation of their missing military guest.

3. (2.05) "Unknown Soldier" - French-born anatomical artist/war observer Lisette Beaufort uses her art skills to help the Mansion House Hospital staff identify a disfigured and amnesiac soldier. Nurse Anne Hastings joins Dr. Byron Hale's efforts to undermine the authority of the new hospital chief, Major Clayton McBurney. And the Green family buckle under the emotional stress from Detective-turned-Secret Service Head Allan Pinkerton's investigation into the disappearance of Union officer staying at their home and James Jr.'s gun smuggling operation for the Confederacy.

4. (1.03) "The Uniform" - Maryland-born Dr. Foster confronts his family's divided loyalties when his mother and wounded Confederate brother arrive. Alice is shocked to find fiancé, Tom Fairfax, deeply changed by the war. Samuel and Aurelia try to persuade a slave boy owned by Mrs. Foster to seize a chance at freedom.

5. (2.02) "The House Guest" - A Union officer staying as a guest at the Greens' home attracts the attention of Alice Green, now a Confederate spy and member of the Knights of the Golden Circle. The Mansion House's head nurse, Mary McPhinney, succumbs to typhoid fever. And the no nonsense hospital chief, Major McBurney arrives.

Favorite Episodes of "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" Season One (2005-2006)

 

Below is a list of my favorite episodes from Season One of the CBS series, "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER". The series was created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas:



FAVORITE EPISODES OF "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" SEASON ONE (2005-2006)



1. (1.22) "Come On" - In the season finale, narrator Ted Mosby decides to seriously pursue Robin Scherbatsky, the young woman he had first met in the series finale, instead of a date arranged for him by a matchmaking service. Meanwhile, best friend Marshall Eriksen is stunned by his fiancée Lily Aldrin's decision to break their engagement and leave him for an art fellowship in San Francisco.





2. (1.11) "The Limo" - On New Year's Eve 2005, Ted spends a large portion of his Christmas bonus for a limo for him and the gang to celebrate the holiday. Things do not go as planned.





3. (1.18) "Nothing Good Happens After 2AM" - With his long-distance girlfriend Victoria on his mind, Ted has conflicted feelings when Robin invites him over for a late-night rendezvous.





4. (1.01) "Pilot" - In the series' pilot episode, Ted starts his tale of how he had met his children's mother with how he, Marshall, Lily and their womanizing friend Barney Stinson had met Robin for the first time.





5. (1.05) "Okay Awesome" - Robin, Ted, and Barney visit a hot new nightclub; leaving the engaged Marshall and Lily to a more adult and boring evening of wine tasting with another couple.

"MERCY STREET" Season Two (2017) Episode Ranking

Below is my ranking of the Season Two episodes of the PBS Civil War medical series called "MERCY STREET". Created by Lisa Wolfinger and David Zabel, the series starred Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Hannah James and Josh Radnor: 



"MERCY STREET" SEASON TWO (2017) EPISODE RANKING



1. (2.05) "Unknown Soldier" - French-born anatomical artist/war observer Lisette Beaufort uses her art skills to help the Mansion House Hospital staff identify a disfigured and amnesiac soldier. Nurse Anne Hastings joins Dr. Byron Hale's efforts to undermine the authority of the new hospital chief, Major Clayton McBurney. And the Green family buckle under the emotional stress from Detective-turned-Secret Service Head Allan Pinkerton's investigation into the disappearance of Union officer staying at their home and James Jr.'s gun smuggling operation for the Confederacy

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2. (2.06) "House of Bondage" - In this series finale, Dr. Jed Foster accompanies Samuel Diggs, who is going to a Philadelphia medical school. On the way, the pair pay a visit to the former's family plantation in Maryland. Meanwhile, the Greens endure a political setback following the Union victory at Antietam and put an end to Pinkerton's investigation of their missing military guest.





3. (2.02) "The House Guest" - A Union officer staying as a guest at the Greens' home attracts the attention of Alice Green, now a Confederate spy and member of the Knights of the Golden Circle. The Mansion House's head nurse, Mary McPhinney, succumbs to typhoid fever. And the no nonsense hospital chief, Major McBurney arrives.





4. (2.04) "Southern Mercy" - Following the Second Battle of Bull Run, Emma Green and Union Chaplain Hopkins set out to rescue a stranded group of wounded Union soldiers. Hospital observer Lisette discovers the truth about a young soldier, which shocks Dr. Foster. Hospital Matron Brennan's son arrives at Mansion House, seeking a medical deferment from combat. And while hotel owner James Green proposes a "cotton diplomacy" plan to Confederate officials for European recognition, James Jr.'s gun smuggling operation is threatened when two of his free black employees stumble upon it.





5. (2.01) "Balm in Gilead" - In the season opener, the Mansion House staff unites to save one of their own. A former slave turned activist named Charlotte Jenkins arrives in Alexandria, Virginia to help stem a smallpox epidemic among the contraband population and causes a rift between Mary and the less racially tolerant Dr. Foster. And Samuel plans for a reunion up north with Aurelia, the former slave with whom he had fallen in love back in the first season.





6. (2.03) "One Equal Temper" - Due to James Jr.'s murder of the Union officer that Alice was spying on, Pinkerton becomes even more interested in the Green family. Also, Alice helps Emma's beau, spy Frank Stringfellow escape and the pair encounters a Quaker farm couple while evading Union troops. Also, Major McBurney orders Dr. Foster and Miss Hastings to attend a high-ranking officer at a nearby Union Army camp in order to distance the doctor from an ailing Mary.

"HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" (2005-2014) Photo Gallery

Below are images from the CBS series, "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" (2005-2014). Created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, the series starred Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris and Alyson Hannigan: 



"HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" (2005-2014) Photo Gallery