🌌 Season 2 Roadmap — Ivar Scherbatsky Arc
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Chapter 1 ("Where Were We?")
Canon: Marshall is crushed after Lily leaves.
Ivar steps in quietly → pays off half of Lily's debts (without telling anyone), making her departure less messy.
Megan Fox is now officially Ivar's girlfriend, starting to weave into the gang.
Running gag: Barney keeps asking Megan if she has "a hotter twin."
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Chapter 2 ("The Scorpion and the Toad")
Canon: Barney tries to help Marshall date again.
Ivar cuts through Marshall's rebound attempts, reminding him he's not built for flings.
First foreshadowing of NS Gaming → Yvonne brought in for brainstorming with Ivar at Northern Star HQ.
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Chapter 3 ("Brunch")
Canon: Ted invites his divorced parents + Robin's parents = disaster brunch.
Ivar brings Yvonne to brunch to throw everyone off — she fits in better than expected.
Megan vs. Robin sass showdown → Robin sees Megan is here to stay.
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Chapter 4 ("Ted Mosby: Architect")
Canon: Ted uses his job title to impress women, Robin gets jealous.
Twist: Ivar leverages Ted's firm to start designing Northern Star's first affordable luxury apartments.
Ted gets real responsibility now, not just talk.
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Chapter 5 ("World's Greatest Couple")
Canon: Barney & Lily as roommates.
Ivar quietly checks on Lily → pays another chunk of her debts behind her back.
Megan + Yvonne scene: the two women start bonding over running different parts of NS.
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Chapter 6 ("Aldrin Justice")
Canon: Barney dates Marshall's professor.
Ivar roasts Barney mercilessly for weaponizing sex for grades.
NS subplot → Yvonne's gaming prototypes are revealed, sparking excitement.
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Chapter 7 ("Swarley")
Canon: Barney gets called "Swarley."
Ivar escalates the gag, getting half of New York to call Barney Swarley.
Megan & Yvonne double-team Barney with jokes.
Marshall meets his eventual new girlfriend (canonical arc).
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Chapter 8 ("Atlantic City")
Canon: Gang road trip to Atlantic City.
Ivar bankrolls the chaos but spends the whole time playing blackjack like a shark.
Yvonne admits she's "never had this much fun losing money."
Megan: "He's terrifying. And hot."
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Chapter 9 ("Slap Bet, Part 1")
Canon: Robin's "secret."
Robin Sparkles reveal → Ivar dies laughing, plays the tape on repeat.
Running gag: Megan + Yvonne start singing "Let's Go to the Mall" just to irritate Robin.
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Chapter 10 ("Single Stamina")
Canon: Barney drags Ted to his brother's wedding.
Ivar refuses to play wingman but ends up saving Barney from his family's mockery.
Northern Star subplot → NS Entertainment formally launches, with Megan as head.
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Chapter 11 ("How Lily Stole Christmas")
Canon: Lily feels guilty at Christmas.
Ivar secretly delivers Lily's favorite gifts to her, even while she's away, showing his big-brother side.
Running gag: Barney keeps trying to catch "Santa Ivar" in the act.
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Chapter 12 ("First Time in New York")
Canon: Robin's younger sister visits.
Ivar takes Robin aside: "Your sister isn't you. Let her make her mistakes."
Megan + Yvonne tease Ivar about suddenly becoming "the responsible sibling."
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Chapter 13 ("Columns")
Canon: Ted's boss steals credit for his design.
Ivar destroys the boss with business leverage → forces Ted to be credited.
Ted finally starts gaining confidence at work.
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Chapter 14 ("Monday Night Football")
Canon: Gang avoids Super Bowl spoilers.
Ivar watches it live on a private screen at NS HQ. Doesn't tell them the score, just drops fake hints.
Megan and Yvonne join in → Robin furious when she realizes they knew the whole time.
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Chapter 15 ("Lucky Penny")
Canon: Ted misses a flight → fate episode.
Ivar reframes it: "Fate isn't coins. Fate is choices. Stop blaming pennies."
Yvonne's gaming launch plans kick into high gear.
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Chapter 16 ("Stuff")
Canon: Ted argues with Robin about keeping gifts from exes.
Megan calls Robin out for hypocrisy.
Yvonne sides with Ivar: "If it mattered once, it matters always. You don't erase history."
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Chapter 17 ("Arrivederci, Fiero")
Canon: Marshall's car dies, flashback-heavy episode.
Ivar refuses to ride in the Fiero ("death trap"), but pays to have it rebuilt into a luxury retro machine.
Running gag: everyone calls it the "Scherbatsky Special."
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Chapter 18–22 (Finale Stretch)
Marshall & Lily Reconcile: Ivar quietly facilitates their reunion, pulling Lily back when she hesitates.
Ted/Robin Relationship Peaks: then begins to strain.
Megan & Yvonne solidified: by the finale, they're serious partners, not flings.
Northern Star Expansion:
NS Gaming officially launches (Yvonne head).
NS Entertainment grows into a real media player (Megan head).
Ivar ends Season 2 stronger: grounded by his women, empire growing, while the gang is still caught in personal chaos.