boyfriend; he had stolen Lily's credit card and was later arrested for multiple counts of identity theft. Ted tries to reassure Marshall that Lily would not come back into town without calling him and she did not have a new boyfriend, but Marshall is upset that the last link that he had to Lily was a lie. Ted reminds Marshall of the first time that they met in college, before Marshall had met Lily, and encourages him not to let the breakup destroy him. Marshall promises to try to move on with his life, but relapses the next day. However, a week later (two months after his breakup with Lily), Robin and Ted wake up one Sunday morning to find Marshall tranquilly making the pancakes Lily used to make, thus taking the first big step to learning to live without her. As Marshall begins going out again, Lily appears at MacLaren's one night. She sees her friends having drinks and considers going in, but despondently leaves unnoticed after seeing how happy Marshall is without her. Critical response Reviewer Joel Keller described the episode as a "very strong opening to the season" and suggested the show was ready to become "a monster hit" with just a few improvements. References External links How I Met Your Mother (season 2) episodes 2006 American television episodes