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* Ted refers to himself as complex and requiring multiple listens like the song [[Stairway to Heaven]] by [[Led Zeppelin]], to which Robin replies "[[Roger Daltrey]] just rolled over in his grave" who was not in Led Zeppelin, but the lead singer of the band [[The Who]] and who isn't even dead. The dead member of Led Zeppelin is drummer [[John Bonham]].
* Ted refers to himself as complex and requiring multiple listens like the song [[Stairway to Heaven]] by [[Led Zeppelin]], to which Robin replies "[[Roger Daltrey]] just rolled over in his grave" who was not in Led Zeppelin, but the lead singer of the band [[The Who]] and who isn't even dead. The dead member of Led Zeppelin is drummer [[John Bonham]].
* When talking to Stella, Ted says he has a high threshold for pain: "Just last night I sat through the worst movie ever made." Stella says: "Oh, [[Plan 9 from Outer Space]]?" - and Ted replies: "No...the Worst Movie, [[Manos: The Hands of Fate]]."
* When talking to Stella, Ted says he has a high threshold for pain: "Just last night I sat through the worst movie ever made." Stella says: "Oh, [[Plan 9 from Outer Space]]?" - and Ted replies: "No...the Worst Movie, [[Manos: The Hands of Fate]]."
* After stating that Ted (with his mustache) looks like a young [[Tom Selleck]], Abby jokingly picks up the phone and announces that "Magnum's here to see you," referring to Tom Selleck's character on [[Magnum, P.I.]]


== Production ==
== Production ==

Revision as of 01:24, 1 August 2011

"Ten Sessions"

"Ten Sessions" is the thirteenth episode of the third season of How I Met Your Mother, and the 57th episode overall of the series. It originally aired on March 24, 2008 on CBS. In the episode, Ted is repeatedly rejected by his dermatologist Stella for a date, so Stella's receptionist, Abby, becomes interested in him.

The episode was written by series co-creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, and directed by Pamela Fryman. Singer Britney Spears guest starred as Abby, and Sarah Chalke and Marshall Manesh guest starred as Stella and Ranjit, respectively. According to the Nielsen ratings, "Ten Sessions" was watched by 10.62 million households, which was the show's highest rating ever. The episode received generally positive reviews.

Plot

Ted (Josh Radnor) is at the clinic to remove his tattoo, where he is attracted to his doctor, Stella (Sarah Chalke). They agree to go to a movie, but Ted doesn't realize Stella had brought her friends along with her, and it was not a date, as this is against AMA rules. At the next session, Ted suggests waiting till his ten sessions are over before asking her out, but Stella tells him she will still say no. Ted still feels that over ten weeks, she will start to like him, so decides to keep trying. Even though the first five sessions go well, Stella confirms her answer is still no. Ted decides that being nice to the receptionist, Abby (Britney Spears), would be a good way to let Stella see his good side, but instead, Abby starts to show interest in him. Upset that this didn't work, Ted tries using a self help book he saw in Stella's clinic. When he tries talking to her about this, she reveals it isn't her book, and she detests it, while Abby confirms that Ted was reading the book in the reception.

Robin (Cobie Smulders) suggests Ted give up on Stella and instead focus on Abby. Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) agrees, as he made an appointment with Stella to check what she was like, and discovered she had a condition where she is only attracted to men with mustaches. Although Ted doesn't believe him, he still tries to grow a mustache, which Stella laughs at (a year earlier, Barney had made a ten-dollar bet with Ted that he could get him to grow a mustache). Upset, Ted says he gives up, but Lily (Alyson Hannigan) tells him to try again, as Stella is interested in him, though she says she has not been to see her. It is then revealed that Marshall (Jason Segel) had gone to see Stella to talk up Ted, and found out Stella had a crush on him. Happy that Stella is interested in him, Ted asks her out after his last session, but she says she does not have a time for dating because she has a daughter.

After a while, Ted realizes she didn't actually say the word 'no', just that she didn't have time, and so decides to take her out on a "two minute date" - to dinner at a table at the café next door to her practice and a "movie" in clips at the electronics store two doors down, with help from Ranjit (Marshall Manesh). The date goes well, and Stella promises to call if she ever has time. Finally, Abby sees Ted outside the clinic holding flowers he tried to give to Stella, and chases him down the street. She is then seen at the reception telling Barney about how he toyed with her emotions, after which they go out to have sex.

Music

Continuity

  • After the first session, Marshall says that in ten weeks, he will want "Sloppy Joe, shrimp cocktail with a milkshake" for lunch. After the tenth session, he does in fact have that for lunch, where he offers Ted a shrimp.
  • Ted got his butterfly tramp stamp tattoo on his wild night out with Amy in "Wait for It".
  • In "The Platinum Rule", Ted tells the group about his crush on his doctor and they try to convince him that he shouldn't date someone he sees regularly. The Platinum Rule takes place during the evening of Ted's first meeting with Stella and his movie "date" with her and her friends. Ted is wearing the same clothes to the movies that he wore during The Platinum Rule.
  • In "Brunch", Ted states that Barney always uses 83 percent when he makes up a statistic. Barney says in this episode that it takes a woman 8.3 seconds to find out if she's going to sleep with a man or not.
  • The waitress who quickly serves Ted and Stella their lunch at the Gyro Cafe is Wendy the Waitress, who frequently serves Ted and his friends drinks at MacLaren's Pub. Similarly, the taxi driver who drives Ted and Stella from stop to stop during their date is Ranjit, who frequently serves as a taxi or limo driver to the group.

Continuity errors

  • During the episode, when Barney calls and yells at Abby, her ring is initially on her right hand; later, it is on her left.

Cultural references

  • Ted refers to himself as complex and requiring multiple listens like the song Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin, to which Robin replies "Roger Daltrey just rolled over in his grave" who was not in Led Zeppelin, but the lead singer of the band The Who and who isn't even dead. The dead member of Led Zeppelin is drummer John Bonham.
  • When talking to Stella, Ted says he has a high threshold for pain: "Just last night I sat through the worst movie ever made." Stella says: "Oh, Plan 9 from Outer Space?" - and Ted replies: "No...the Worst Movie, Manos: The Hands of Fate."
  • After stating that Ted (with his mustache) looks like a young Tom Selleck, Abby jokingly picks up the phone and announces that "Magnum's here to see you," referring to Tom Selleck's character on Magnum, P.I.

Production

Britney Spears guest starred in the episode. Her appearance received positive reviews from critics.

"Ten Sessions" was written by series co-creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, and directed by Pamela Fryman. In early March 2008, it was confirmed that singer Britney Spears would guest star on the show.[1][2] Neil Patrick Harris was "shocked" that Spears was willing to "come and do some acting", noting that she had not acted in a while.[3] Spears's last acting role was on Will & Grace in 2006.[4] Harris told Entertainment Tonight that the paparazzi would not be a problem, since the show is shot on the Fox secure lot.[3] Before Sarah Chalke was given the role as Stella, Alicia Silverstone was originally set to guest star,[5] but dropped out when her representatives feared she would be "overshadowed" by Spears.[6] Co-creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas "love" Silverstone and hope she will eventually guest star on the show.[6]

Alyson Hannigan said that Spears "was so funny" and that she had "no idea she [Spears] had such great comic timing".[7] According to Jason Segel, Spears improvised a few lines that were "really good" and set "everyone laughing".[7] Spears was nominated for a People's Choice Award in the Favorite Scene-Stealing Guest Star category for her performance in the episode.[8] In May 2008, it was announced that Spears would return for another episode.[9] The episode, entitled "Everything Must Go", aired on May 12, 2008,[9] and was written "to leave the door open for the pop singer to make a return appearance next season", according to series co-creator Craig Thomas.[10]

"Ten Sessions" first aired on CBS in the United States on March 24, 2008. The song "Thirteen" by Big Star is featured in the episode.[11] Spears's wardrobe in the episode was put up for an online auction to benefit the Natural Resources Defense Council.[12] The auction began just after the episode aired and would be going on for a week.[12] The yellow Nanette Lepore lace dress Spears wore in the episode was sold for $1,525,[13] and the embroidered rust dress was sold for $1,925.[14]

Reception

In its original broadcast in the United States, "Ten Sessions" was watched by 10.62 million households according to the Nielsen ratings.[15][16][4] The episode achieved the show's highest rating ever in the 18–49 demographic.[15][17] It attracted 1 million more viewers than the previous episode, and 2.4 million more than the show's average before the writer's strike.[16] The episode achieved a 4.5/12 rating in the key 18–49 demographic among adults, and was the fourth highest-rated show of the evening.[15] Since airing, the episode has received generally positive reviews from television critics. Linda Stasi of the New York Post said that Spears looked "slim [...] trim and gorgeous" and that "her acting was nothing short of adorably believable".[18] Stasi said that "Britney's few minutes on camera made the whole show worth watching".[18] David Hinckley of NY Daily News said that Spears "proved she can act every bit as well as she can sing".[19] Michelle Zoromski of IGN called Spears's appearance a "nice change of pace from her latest public appearances", but a "bit clunky and not as seamless as other guest roles have been on the show".[20]

References

  1. ^ "Britney on 'How I Met Your Mother' March 24". MSNBC. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  2. ^ Orloff, Brian (2009-03-10). "Britney to guest star on How I Met Your Mother". People. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  3. ^ a b M. Silverman, Stephen (2008-03-11). "Neil Patrick Harries 'shocked' by Britney casting". People. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  4. ^ a b "Britney Spears scores highest rating for US sitcom". NME. 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  5. ^ Claustro, Lisa (2008-03-07). "Alicia Silverstone to Guest Star in 'How I Met Your Mother'". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  6. ^ a b Goldman, Eric (2008-03-11). "How I met the Britney Spears effect". IGN. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  7. ^ a b Vineyard, Jennifer (2008-03-21). "Britney Spears has 'Great comic timing,' say the stars of 'How I Met Your Mother'". MTV. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  8. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (2008-11-10). "Britney Spears snags People's Choice nod". MTV. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  9. ^ a b "Britney returning to How I Met Your Mother". People. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  10. ^ Hibberd, James (2008-05-11). "Britney Spears could do third 'Mother' visit". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2010-01-28. [dead link]
  11. ^ "Britney, Big Star On Your Mother". Stereogum. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  12. ^ a b "Britney Spears to auction 'How I Met Your Mother' wardrobe after Monday show". Fox News. 2008-03-24. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  13. ^ "Britney Spears' Nanette Lepore Yellow Lace dress". Seen On! Auction. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  14. ^ "Britney Spears' Nanette Lepore Embroidered Rust Dress". Seen On! Auction. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  15. ^ a b c Hibberd, James (2008-03-25). "Spears delivers 'Mother's' highest ratings". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2010-01-28. [dead link]
  16. ^ a b Huff, Richard (2008-03-26). "Britney Spears boosts 'How I Met Your Mother' ratings". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  17. ^ "Britney Spears helps deliver highest ratings ever for 'Met Your Mother'". Variety. Entertainment Weekly. 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  18. ^ a b Stasi, Linda (2008-03-25). "Brit shines!". New York Post. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  19. ^ Hinckley, David (2008-03-25). "Britney Spears beings rehab of image with wacky cameo on CBS sitcom". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  20. ^ Zoromiski, Michelle (2008-03-25). "How I Met Your Mother: Ten Sessions". IGN. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
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