# The Mother in How I met your mother? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 14, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663 "2010-11-14T19:56:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663/21 "2010-11-15T07:58:51Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > She was a grad student in economics - so probably somewhat, but not significantly younger than Ted. > > I think the mother needs to show up soon - at first it didn’t matter, now they’ve run out of ideas of stories to tell while we wait to meet the mother. We were supposed to see flashforwards from Ted’s wedding throughout the season but the premier’s end made that a bit confusing and nearly a quarter of the season gone and they have forgotten about it. I think they are leaving it too late to show the mother now, the show is set and when Ted meets her it will end, if they intoduced her earlier then she could have become a permanent member and we could have continued almost uptil the children were born. Not the case now, everything is set. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663/22 "2010-11-15T12:58:56Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > We were supposed to see flashforwards from Ted’s wedding throughout the season but the premier’s end made that a bit confusing and nearly a quarter of the season gone and they have forgotten about it. I don’t think that was Ted’s wedding in the first episode this season. I think it was Barney and Robin’s, personally. There has been a couple of times this season where Barney got that “look” about him like he did in Season 4 when he first fell in love with her. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663/23 "2010-11-15T15:29:21Z")
The point remains, that How I met your mother is now “How I goofed around in my twenties”. Don’t get me wrong, the show is great for it. I just think that the mother arc has been delayed so much that it will soon become infructuous in any event. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663/24 "2010-11-16T08:01:59Z")
Re the wedding. Who the hell is “punchy”. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663/25 "2010-11-16T13:07:37Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Re the wedding. Who the hell is “punchy”. Did you watch last night’s episode? It introduced that character. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663/26 "2010-11-16T13:19:29Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Did you watch last night’s episode? It introduced that character. Actually, he had a very brief appearance once before. I _think_ the episode was called Revertigo…at least, that’s the name Marshall (or Barney?) wanted to use to refer to the personality change that occurs when you’re around someone from your past. Punchy showed up for like a thirty-second scene where Ted “Revertigo-ed” back to a typical high-school guy who can only express his friendship, admiration, and love for another heterosexual male by being physical violent with him. They punch each other for a while, then Ted goes, “Dude, seriously!..I’m sorry about your dad dying…”☹ _more punching_ So now I retract my earlier statement that it is Barney and/or Robin’s wedding we saw, and say it is Punchy’s. Though I don’t know why Barney and Marshall would be there…they are mild acquaintances and don’t care for him much. But it provides the perfect opportunity to meet the mother. We know she plays bass, so she’s probably in the band. Ted brings the yellow umbrella because it might rain, and she see’s it. Mother: Oh how weird, I lost my yellow umbrella at a St.Patrick’s Day party at this club that had too many girls! Ted: Get the Fuck out of here, I _found_ this umbrella at that club the next morning! This is totally your umbrella! Mother: No way! My old roommate, Rachael Bilson, said I wold never get it back and I’ve been looking for another yellow umbrella for years! Ted: Wait…you were a roommate of Rachael Bilson? No way! I dated her before she realized she was a lesbian! Was it last year you roomed together? Mother: It was! Ted: I totally saw your ankle, and loved the three things of yours that were in Rachael Bilson’s room! Let’s get married! ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663/27 "2010-11-16T15:39:19Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > Actually, he had a very brief appearance once before. I _think_ the episode was called Revertigo…at least, that’s the name Marshall (or Barney?) wanted to use to refer to the personality change that occurs when you’re around someone from your past. > > Punchy showed up for like a thirty-second scene where Ted “Revertigo-ed” back to a typical high-school guy who can only express his friendship, admiration, and love for another heterosexual male by being physical violent with him. They punch each other for a while, then Ted goes, > > “Dude, seriously!..I’m sorry about your dad dying…”☹ > _more punching_ > > So now I retract my earlier statement that it is Barney and/or Robin’s wedding we saw, and say it is Punchy’s. Though I don’t know why Barney and Marshall would be there…they are mild acquaintances and don’t care for him much. But it provides the perfect opportunity to meet the mother. We know she plays bass, so she’s probably in the band. Ted brings the yellow umbrella because it might rain, and she see’s it. > > Mother: Oh how weird, I lost my yellow umbrella at a St.Patrick’s Day party at this club that had too many girls! > > Ted: Get the Fuck out of here, I _found_ this umbrella at that club the next morning! This is totally your umbrella! > > Mother: No way! My old roommate, Rachael Bilson, said I wold never get it back and I’ve been looking for another yellow umbrella for years! > > Ted: Wait…you were a roommate of Rachael Bilson? No way! I dated her before she realized she was a lesbian! Was it last year you roomed together? > > Mother: It was! > > Ted: I totally saw your ankle, and loved the three things of yours that were in Rachael Bilson’s room! Let’s get married! Ted: And that’s how I met your Aunt Edna. Kids: WHAT?!? ---
**Author:** ![Meltdown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663/28 "2010-11-16T19:28:00Z")
Have the kids always been listening to the story in 2030, or has that year been pushed as the seasons progressed? I can’t remember. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663/29 "2010-11-16T20:02:16Z")
> [@Meltdown](#): > > Have the kids always been listening to the story in 2030, or has that year been pushed as the seasons progressed? I can’t remember. Yes. The producer also shot extra footage of the kids (& presumably their reaction to the story ending) in advance to deal with the problem of the teen actors growing up. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663/30 "2010-11-16T21:29:29Z")
> [@JSexton](#): > > A great example: in last weeks episode where Marshall was lamenting his extinct youth, lily I > Imagined him back them, eating a giant sandwich. Most shows would explain the joke there. Not HIMYM. A couple seasons ago, Ted was telling his kids a story that involved smoking a lot of pot, but he didn’t want to admit that. So instead he substituted eating sandwiches. Great callback. > [@Munch](#): > > Also why this is wrong: > > Dad: And then Aunt Robin’s sister came in… > Kids: You mean Mom? > Dad: Uh…yeah. Good story, huh? > Kids: Whatever. We’re going to go have some sandwiches. These two post being consecutive made the last line even funnier. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663/31 "2010-11-16T23:28:13Z")
The daughter is now the main kid on _Nikita_. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663/32 "2010-11-17T00:12:30Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Yes. The producer also shot extra footage of the kids (& presumably their reaction to the story ending) in advance to deal with the problem of the teen actors growing up. Good thing too. Because Ted’s daughter started out as a 16 year old moppet who could easily pass for younger. Today she looks like [this](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PfRR2LC4uy8/S8HMAnNPQoI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/sno6kJYP8aw/s1600/Lyndsy_Fonseca_2.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663/33 "2010-11-17T00:33:51Z")
She was also the girlfriend in the movie Kick-Ass. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663/34 "2010-11-17T06:46:08Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Good thing too. Because Ted’s daughter started out as a 16 year old moppet who could easily pass for younger. Today she looks like [this](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PfRR2LC4uy8/S8HMAnNPQoI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/sno6kJYP8aw/s1600/Lyndsy_Fonseca_2.jpg). Considering the kind of stories her Dad has been telling her, not surprising. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663/35 "2010-11-20T06:40:05Z")
> [@Meltdown](#): > > Have the kids always been listening to the story in 2030, or has that year been pushed as the seasons progressed? I can’t remember. I believe that the story is told in one sitting over an afternoon. Re the shooting additional footage for the series finale, well the mother has not been cast yet and additionally at that time little was known about her, so what could be so secret? Its her identity that is the big thing and as that actress has not been cast yet, what’s the secrecy. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663/36 "2010-11-20T07:03:47Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > So now I retract my earlier statement that it is Barney and/or Robin’s wedding we saw, and say it is Punchy’s. Though I don’t know why Barney and Marshall would be there…they are mild acquaintances and don’t care for him much. I’m going to go out on a limb and call it now… The wedding is Don and Robin’s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663.md?page=1)