r/HIMYM • • Jul 07 '22

Hi, I'm Carter Bays, co-creator of HIMYM. I’m also the author of a new novel called THE MUTUAL FRIEND. AMA!

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Hello Reddit, it's been a while! I'm here ask-me-anything-ing because I’ve written a new novel called THE MUTUAL FRIEND, which I think you'll love. I’m happy to talk about that, or How I Met Your Mother, or anything else. Maybe the Loch Ness Monster? I was just in Scotland with my son and we have opinions. Have at it!

UPDATE: Wow, its been much fun talking to you all, and I see that I've only scratched the surface here and there's many more questions to get to, but if I don't get my son some dinner soon he might tie me up with a phone charger. I will try to come back to this over the next few days in order to get to as many of these as I can, but in the meantime, thank you all so much for being here. Your love for HIMYM is really touching and I'm so grateful for all of it.

And please if you get the chance check out my novel THE MUTUAL FRIEND -- I'm dreadfully proud of it. (Can you tell I've been in the UK for a week? I'm like Lily before the intervention at this point.) Anyway, cheerio!


r/HIMYM • • 6h ago

💔

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r/HIMYM • • 1h ago

Ducks are good… Rabbits are bad

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r/HIMYM • • 11h ago

Dobler vs Dahmer

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r/HIMYM • • 19h ago

So i got a question

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So after waiting 8 seasons, was the mother(Tracy) worth the wait? Was all the build up worth it?


r/HIMYM • • 10h ago

Nick's life really fell apart after Robin left him

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r/HIMYM • • 13h ago

Ted's Wedding

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I watched the final season few weeks ago, and no, I don't have any plans on rewatching it, particularly that last 2 episodes. Anyway, I watched the "Band or DJ?" episode again, and it got me thinking why THIS Ted took too long to marry Tracy. As far I can remember, they had a kid way before getting married (not an issue with me btw). I believe that is pretty much not like the Ted I knew of. Ted is a hopeless romantic guy. He literally had a huge binder dedicated for Robin and Barney's wedding. Okay he's in love with Robin at that time, but its nada when it comes to his own wedding?? I wish they showed us their wedding, I was looking forward to it.


r/HIMYM • • 1h ago

Water tower, Malmö, Sweden

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r/HIMYM • • 1d ago

Last Friday we had our wedding and the DJ made the funniest mistake.

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My wife wanted to walk down the aisle to the instrumental version of sand castles in the sand, so we provided the clip from soundcloud to the DJ.

However, apparently the DJ doesn't use soundcloud and took the song name instead from the wedding instructions which we didn't write instrumental beside.

This resulted in the actual song playing and as I was getting emotional and trying to hold it together, the bride started walking in and all of a sudden Robin Sparkles was blurting out the lyrics and we both started dying of laughter together.

It made the moment so much more memorable for the two of us and thought I should post it here.

P.S. we also started the reception with you give love a bad name to psych everyone up.


r/HIMYM • • 10m ago

Let’s do this with HIMYM!

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r/HIMYM • • 1h ago

Crazy bad and obsession (same plot)

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So i was watching s8 ep16 i really feel like ted and jeanette story is the plot of Obsession movie like see ted was going back to her and everytime even though he knows she is crazy just like it was in the movie obsession


r/HIMYM • • 10h ago

Ranking the seasons from best to worst

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Season 2: This is peak comedy with a plethora of great episodes, particularly in the first half. Great character development and strong opening and closing episodes.

Best episodes: Slap Bet, Swarley

Worst episodes: Columns, Moving Day

Season 1: Same applies for this, so I had trouble choosing between the two. I guess, we're still getting to know the characters here and Ted does get a bit too Teddish in some episodes but other than that it's also peak.

Best: The Pineapple Incident, Drumroll Please

Worst: Belly Full of Turkey, Life Among the Gorillas

Season 9: Shocking to some, but I find this season's wedding setting incredibly creative, and I loved the ending and all the Mother episodes.

Best: How Your Mother Met Me, Gary Blauman

Worst: Slapsgiving 3, Bedtime Stories

Season 3: Loving the aftermath of Ted and Robin's breakup, a decent season overall, just not wow I guess.

Best: How I Met Everyone Else, Third Wheel

Worst: Little Boys, The Chain of Screaming

Season 5: Not a fan of Barney and Robin together, but we did get some funny episodes and a glimse into the Mother.

Best: Girls VS Suits, Of Course

Worst: The Sexless Inkeeper, The Rough Patch

Season 7: This is a strange one, because it does have a great opening and closing and some very cool episodes. Some plot points and character arcs give me the ick though.

Best: Ducky Tie, Symphony of Illumination

Worst: The Rebound Girl, Field Trip

Season 6: Overall a mediocre season. Zoey is an... interesting character, which can make many people hate the season and I get it. Marvin's death and its aftermath gave us some great character development.

Best: Bad News, Oh Honey

Worst: Garbage Island, The Exploding Meatball Sub

Season 4: Nothing stands out for me in this season. It's not terrible but there's nothing that memorable for me, plus several fillers.

Best: Three Days of Snow, The Front Porch

Worst: Mosbius Designs, Old King Clancy

Season 8: The main reason for it being so low is that it really destroys some character arcs, especially Robin and the whole thing with Patrice and the proposal, and poor Victoria whose only great moment is summarised in her last line. Also, many, many fillers.

Best: Farhampton, The Ashtray

Worst: Who Wants to Be a Godparent, Splitsville


r/HIMYM • • 1d ago

The ultimate gesture of standard, law-abiding intimacy.

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r/HIMYM • • 21h ago

Vase Architect

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I don’t usually post on Reddit but this was too perfect to not share. Just a silly little IYKYK moment, but here goes:

My wife has been having a difficult time at work lately. She’s a special education teacher and her kids are becoming more challenging. This year she has kids who’ve become straight-up violent and the admin is still giving her extra work to accomplish on top of her actual teaching duties.

As such, I wanted to get her some flowers to add some beauty to her otherwise difficult and frustrating days. Normally, I get a simple flower wrap from our local florist, but I found this cute arrangement. Yellow vase and a very pretty autumn arrangement. Lots of dramatic colors and even some fake autumn leaves to bring it together. Perfect flowers for her favorite season of the year. I left them on her desk at work and she called me later very happy. All was well.

Then comes dinnertime. She brought her flowers home and I asked again if she really liked them. She said yes and paused. “There is one thing though and I can’t unsee it…”

So I insisted she tell me. But she warned me she couldn’t because our three kids were at the table. I, for the life of me, couldn’t figure out what she meant. As I studied the arrangement, it occurred to me. And she was right. This required subtlety. Our kids are too smart to speak in riddles around. They often catch on before I do. So I said the only thing I knew she’d get that they wouldn’t:

“Is it a Hammond Druthers thing?”

She immediately started laughing and nodding. The kids were none the wiser. Someday they’ll watch HIMYM with me and laugh, realizing the joke that had gone over their heads. For now, it was just a good good joke that almost nobody else I know would understand.

P.S. Completely unrelated, but we have a dog I named Mosby.


r/HIMYM • • 22h ago

Why did no one call 311

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The non-emergency complaint line for situations exactly like this


r/HIMYM • • 12h ago

Music when ted meets cindy

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Does anybody know the specific music composition for the first time ted meets cindy and visits her apartment, starting around 5:02 in S5E12 Girls vs Suits?


r/HIMYM • • 1d ago

Sorry bro

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r/HIMYM • • 7h ago

Performance enhancing drugs

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Just wanted to point out in Barney’s perfect week he claims to have never used performance enhancing drugs and Marshall has offered him but in season 9 when Barney can’t stop telling the truth, Marshall gets some from hin lol… just wanted to point out a small retcon


r/HIMYM • • 2d ago

Hey, mom!

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r/HIMYM • • 1d ago

Will my mind change

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So recently started watching HIMYM. Almost on season 3. I see so many comments saying the ending sucks (unfortunately I already know the ending as I’m very late to the party) and people say they hate robin and ted together!!! Which to me is crazy I want them to be endgame. I was just wondering what season u realised they shouldn’t be together??? Am I going to change my mind???
PFA


r/HIMYM • • 15h ago

HIMYM TRIVIA night in Kochi, India on Oct 24th.

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Hey everyone,

I’ve officially set up a pop-culture event night because I wanted to experience something different from the usual events we have here.

It is locked in for Saturday, October 24th (5:00 PM - 8:00 PM) at Lúdico - The Board Game Café in Kakkanad, Kochi, Kerala. We are doing a full How I Met Your Mother theme.

Instead of a passive setup, the plan is to do character assignments at the door, spotlight Pictionary rounds at the front of the room, Charades face-offs, and a final crowning ceremony. 🏆🍟

The entry setup is fully structured to include the space reservation along with a portion of snacks and drinks from the café kitchen.

To keep the team dynamics super competitive, the room is strictly limited to 25 people with a balanced gender ratio.

Everything is organized & ready on the backend. If you love the show and want to join the group, let me know in the comments or send a direct message, and I will share the details to save your spot! 🕶️


r/HIMYM • • 1d ago

Boxers verse robots?

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r/HIMYM • • 1d ago

Newspaper Building, Beijing

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Where have I seen this before


r/HIMYM • • 19h ago

No matter how many times I rewatch the show, this exact scene hits like a freight train.

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r/HIMYM • • 2h ago

Sorry for being a virgin but, what did Barney mean by "you know she likes it dirty" in the first episode? NSFW

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And please don't say she likes freaky stuff, like what specifically, are we talking butt stuff?