ira cles " ▁is ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁and ▁final ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁CBS ▁television ▁series ▁How ▁I ▁Met ▁Your ▁Mother ▁and ▁ 6 4 th ▁overall . ▁It ▁originally ▁a ired ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Ted ▁is ▁having ▁trouble ▁getting ▁a ▁cab , ▁but ▁when ▁he ▁finally ▁gets ▁one , ▁the ▁cab ▁is ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁car ▁speed ing ▁through ▁an ▁intersection . ▁The ▁entire ▁gang , ▁except ▁Bar ney , ▁r ush ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁and ▁are ▁rel ieved ▁( y et ▁shock ed ) ▁to ▁find ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁seriously ▁injured . ▁Ted ▁reve als ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁St ella ▁had ▁got ten ▁into ▁a ▁fight ▁after ▁she ▁invited ▁him ▁to ▁her ▁sister ' s ▁wed ding ▁in ▁six ▁months ▁and ▁he ▁broke ▁up ▁with ▁her , ▁real izing ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁moving ▁too ▁fast . ▁When ▁the ▁accident ▁occurred , ▁Ted ▁had ▁seen ▁all ▁the ▁things ▁that ▁he ▁loved , ▁allowing ▁him ▁to ▁re - ex am ine ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁St ella ▁and ▁real izing ▁that ▁he ▁wants ▁her ▁back . ▁St ella ▁arriv es ▁in ▁the ▁hospital ▁and ▁reve als ▁she ▁has ▁forg iven ▁Ted . ▁However , ▁when ▁she ▁lear ns ▁Ted ▁thought ▁they ▁had ▁broken ▁up ▁while ▁she ▁thought ▁they ▁had ▁got ten ▁into ▁a ▁small ▁fight , ▁St ella ▁becomes ▁ups et ▁and ▁explicitly ▁breaks ▁up ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁L ily ▁calls ▁Bar ney ▁to