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 13h ago

This promo was legen-waitforit-dary!

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r/HIMYM 4h ago

I'm curious on the story here.

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r/HIMYM 5h ago

So My Brother made a custom HIMYM phone cover, How many refrences can you spot??

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Rate it and do suggest what more could have been added.


r/HIMYM 5h ago

Ted and his lying

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I could never date or maybe even be friends with someone that does this. He doesn’t even withhold or distort the truth, he’ll just straight up lie to peoples face. He did the same thing to Robin telling her he broke up with his girlfriend so he could hook up with her. He’s not a terrible person by any means but the blatant lying is not “cute” it would really piss me off in real life.


r/HIMYM 10h ago

Unpopular opinion?

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Neil Patrick Harris out-acts all of the other main characters. His physical comedy is unparalleled and his reactions are what makes him so endearing even though his character is an ass. I've watched him in other stuff and he kills it in all of those roles. I wonder if he's been a skilled actor since he was a child or if he has had a lifetime around (and learning from) other actors. I'd love thoughts.

Edit: I guess I should've shared that I am well aware of his role as Doogie Howser. I thought that'd be a gimme since, you know, I'm alive.


r/HIMYM 1d ago

Chaotic wedding tropes aside, the intimate ceremony between the five stole the show [S2.E21 - Something Borrowed]

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It was a delightful and thoroughly entertaining episode. While it leans into the classic sitcom trope of a wedding where absolutely everything goes south, what felt like a noticeable omission was the complete absence of Marshall’s family—it struck me as a bit odd, though perhaps there is an explanation for it in the upcoming episodes.

My absolute favorite part of the episode was the intimate ceremony the five of them held out in the garden; those scenes were genuinely touching and beautifully done.


r/HIMYM 8h ago

I wasn't that mad at the How I Met Your Mother ending....

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If you are familiar with the show then you know the show has probably one of the most controversial endings of any sitcom. I am by no means saying that it was a good ending. I just wasn't that enraged as everyone else was when the finale aired. Am I broken or something? Haha


r/HIMYM 1d ago

This scene hit me way harder than I expected.

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r/HIMYM 1d ago

Robin Scherbatsky in this outfit>>>

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r/HIMYM 2h ago

how would you fix brian's speech at the end of seahorse seashell?

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anyone?


r/HIMYM 4h ago

Please help

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Long story short I need to know what episode this scene is from and what robin says because I just pulled a Ted.
My whole life I thought the saying "salt of the earth" was "soul to the earth" and I know robin says this at some point and I need to know if she also says soul to the earth or if I've been hearing this wrong my whole life.


r/HIMYM 1d ago

Now Barney can say his dad was Dumbledore

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r/HIMYM 1d ago

Mystery vs History... why was Ted freaked out by an attractive woman who used to be obese?

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Meanwhile he's ok going home with a chick who married a mini fridge.


r/HIMYM 1d ago

A beautifully bittersweet finale: real relationship dilemmas, inevitable heartbreaks, and renewed beginnings [S2.E22 - Something Blue]

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One of the things I appreciate most about this show is how genuinely it portrays the dilemmas inherent in relationships. You can love someone deeply and want a future with them with all your heart, yet lingering uncertainties and fundamental differences will still weigh heavily on your mind. Seeing such raw emotional honesty explored in a sitcom is truly refreshing.

Even though I’ve always maintained that Ted and Robin simply aren't meant for each other in the long run, watching their romantic journey and playful chemistry was genuinely enjoyable. Breakups may be an inevitable part of life, but seeing theirs unfold was still truly heartbreaking.


r/HIMYM 12h ago

HIMYM Survivor! (Season 2 Edition) Round 9

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First Time in New York is eliminated! Not with a huge consensus, but it was enough.

How this works:

You select the episode you like the least

The episode with the most upvoted comment is eliminated from the list

If there’s a tie, both episodes are eliminated

Only the best episode will win!

Episodes Eliminated:

How Lily Stole Christmas (58%)
Columns (41%)
Aldrin Justice (59%)
Atlantic City (50%)
Single Stamina (40%)
Moving Day (68%)
Stuff (57%)
First Time in New York (38%)


r/HIMYM 1d ago

Dr Barney Stinson, is that you?

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r/HIMYM 1d ago

Who here is named “Poo, P”?

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Cook Pu’s brother, Porta John, spotted in the wild


r/HIMYM 2d ago

So what IS the difference between peanut butter and jam?

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Anyone know the punchline to the joke that caused Lily to go MIA for 4 weeks? 🙄


r/HIMYM 8h ago

Glenn gets cucked

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r/HIMYM 8h ago

The Walking Dead Dead City Season 6 Negan and Maggie laugh about Glenns popped out eyeball

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r/HIMYM 1d ago

Janet McIntyre ("Mystery vs. History")

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Genuine question - why did everyone just NEED Ted to look at Janet's background? What benefit is it to Ted?


r/HIMYM 1d ago

Why did they delete the Ted and Robin lunch catching up scene.

73 Upvotes

I honestly think people would be less angry/ and have accepted the original ending if they included that scene. It literally makes no sense.


r/HIMYM 2d ago

Robin Sparkles part three!

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r/HIMYM 15h ago

Did someone ever tell you"Write your plans in pencil not pen"? well the writers completely forgot that when writing the ending and wrote the ending in permanent pen back in 2006

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another opinion and lesson do not write your life plans in pen