| “The Perfect Shot” | ||
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| First aired: March 1, 2022 | ||
| Director: Lynda Tarryk | ||
| Writer: Jeremy Roth | ||
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Sophie and Jesse navigate a day in the life of an artist. Valentina retaliates against her boss. Sid and Ellen deal with an unexpected visitor.
Recap[]
Future Sophie talks her son that when a big opportunity presents itself, you can’t waste time wondering if you’re good enough.
In 2022, younger Sophie is having doubts over an opportunity (contrary to her older-self's advice). Meanwhile, Jesse is finally recording new music without Meredith. Sophie and Jesse bond over being struggling artists. She then leaves to continue at her attempts to get the perfect shot. She’ll see everyone later at a fundraiser event Drew invited them all to and that no one’s excited about.
But, while Sid is considering how handsome he’ll look that night in the mirror, Meredith herself shows up, looking for Jesse. Sid isn’t thrilled to see her, but for some reason he just leaves her in the apartment to wait for Jesse. Then he calls Ellen to meet him at Pemberton's, signaling they’ve got a “Code M.”
At Valentina’s workplace, she struggles with her boss Fred. He’s got a Valentina doll so he can insult “Valentina” without getting in trouble. Charlie appears to visit her in which Valentina voices her frustrations. In retaliation, Valentina swipes an expensive Chanel bag from the accessories closet to be auctioned off at Drew’s charity event.
Sophie’s attempts at getting the perfect picture misfire, as she takes a tumble and ends up with a chipped tooth. She quickly calls Jesse, figuring he’s got a cheap dentist. At Pemberton’s, Sid and Ellen, after he finally explains what a “Code M” means, are coming up with the wildest theories about why Meredith is back. Suddenly, Meredith shows up.
Meanwhile Sophie and Jesse are at the dentist, waiting, and it looks like they’re not gonna make it to the charity auction on time. That leaves them plenty of time to realize basically everyone in the waiting room is, like them, a struggling artist. But thankfully, the tooth is taken care of and while Jesse and Sophie might not be early, but they can still make the auction. Suddenly, the car stops in a way that makes Sophie hit her head and chip her tooth again.
At the auction, Valentina has a problem. Her boss has noticed the Chanel bag is missing, and she needs to get it back. Her downward spiral doesn’t come close to Sophie worrying about whether she and Jesse are going to end up like the people in the dentist’s waiting room, who never achieved their dreams. But Sophie’s got Jesse there, to tell her how amazing she is. They have a moment, and then Sophie realizes she’s got her perfect shot— it’s Jesse, right by the broken car. At the same time, at Jesse and Sid’s apartment, Meredith tells them her news so they can share with Jesse. She got signed to a big deal and her album is coming out that same week. Her first single is about her and Jesse and she’s worried about his reaction.
At the auction, Drew reveals he offered Jesse a full-time music teacher job, which Jesse apparently turned it down so he could have time to work on his music. Drew implies Jesse needs to stop chasing a pipe dream, which makes Sophie compare the support she got from Jesse with Drew’s thinking. She specifically asks him about her dreams, and he is clear—there comes a time where one must stop chasing dreams and get a stable job and to think about the future.
At the event, Charlie steals the Chanel bag back, because even though he hates stealing, he loves Valentina. They both have to run out of the event.
Back a Pemeberton’s, Sid and Ellen chicken out from telling Jesse about Meredith because of his car. Sophie then finds Jesse outside and she puts reality into words: the way Jesse sees her is very different from the way Drew sees her. “Maybe he’s not the guy for you,” says Jesse. He takes a step forward and kisses her. Sophie kisses him back.
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Allusions and Outside References[]
- Jennifer Lopez was mentioned. She appeared as Anita Appleby in Of Course episode of How I Met Your Mother.
- While at the dentist, Sophie says to Jesse 'This place is worse than my waxer the day before Valentine's', a day known in How I Met Your Mother as Desperation Day (holiday) from the episode Desperation Day.
Music[]
- Hung Up by Cut One & Clark Nikolas
- BRIGHTSIDE by The Lumineers
Other Notes[]
- Dan Bucatinsky (Fred) is credited as a "special guest star".
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