[refusing to acknowledge his feelings for Nora] I don't get smitten, I smite!
“Garbage Island” · Season 6, Episode 17
In this episode: Ted Mosby (1), Barney Stinson (1), Zoey (1), The Captain (1)
[At his study, The Captain talks to Ted about Zoey leaving him for another man]
?The Captain
Once upon a time, Zoey and I were happy, blissful as Arcadian shepherds. I was Poseidon, she my Amphitrite. I dare say, not even Scylla and Charybdis could not have torn us asunder. We had great big boners for each other! But then, enter the scoundrel. [imagines scene of Zoey watching horror movie with half-naked thick moustached version of Ted]
Oh man, this movie is scary.
STScoundrel Ted
I know, right?
I don't know who he is, but I pictured him with a mustache.
Limit the search to guys with mustaches. Smart.
Anyway, soon the inevitable happened. She told me she was in love with someone else. Obviously, it made me angry.
And the, that was the last time you saw her...
...but I gathered my composure and told her I'd do anything to keep her. I begged her not to leave. We made love that night -
[spits out drink] It's damned good brandy.
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