HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER 2009: Clues You May Have Missed

With an opening scene so brilliant you’d think Barney belonged on THE BIG BANG THEORY [would he not make the perfect new friend for Sheldon, Leonard, Wolowitz and Raj?], a string of hilarious interventions [Marshall's hat would make Joey proud!] and an ending so littered with clues that it almost gives LOST a run for its money, last night’s HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was a return to form for the series and dare we say it, “Legen…… wait for it…… dary!”

Like “First Time in New York” before it [the episode where each member of the gang recounts their 'first time'] “Intervention” allowed for every character to have their moment to shine [particularly Robin in all of her Canadian inebriated glory]. That is, until the gang reached the inevitable conclusion that moving on and growing up is indeed a fact of life.

Of course, what still has this TV Addict smiling is that “one year later” final scene. Which is why we compiled our favorite four clues in case you missed them.

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  • http://twitter.com/rural_juror Tim G.

    What is this, LOST?

    Seriously, nice eye.

  • Lindlee

    All good points, but that is Robin’s right hand correct? I don’t think that’s a wedding ring. Yet how ironic would that be if she got married before Ted?

  • Josh C.

    i’d like to believe that robin marries barney but in the same shot you can’t see a wedding ring on his finger. I have to agree though that last nights episode was absolutely hilarious and had me laughing the whole time. Though, I don’t know if i want the gang to grow up. makes me sad. good news is that marshall and lily obviously move back!!

  • http://hiddenplace.wordpress.com Heather

    Yeah, that’s Robin’s left hand, not her right.

    What I want to know is, who is living in the apartment in 2009!??!

  • Dave

    I don’t think Marshall & Lily move back – I think Robyn moves in. Remember the goat episode when they said Robyn was living in the apartment?

  • Sarah

    No – that’s Robin’s RIGHT hand. So it wouldn’t be a wedding ring.

  • Holli

    That’s Robyn’s right hand.

  • http://www.thetvaddict.com theTVaddict

    hehehehe… not being an expert on wedding rings, I had a feeling some far more knowledgeable women would correct me!

  • Nick.C.

    Man,i hope Ted does not marry Stella!I hope your right Tv Addict.She (Stella)is such a drag to the show.This episode without her was great…

  • Nick.C.

    One more thing….

    I hope one of these days Cobie Smulders gets the recognition she deserves.She is one of the funniest people on TV,not to mention the best looking!

  • charlane

    I think their statement “move the party upstairs” pretty much says it all. we know that Lily and Marshall do live in their place because he’s talked about it before to the kids and we know that Robin is a world traveler because he talked about that too….so, it leaves by process of elimination, Ted in the apartment.

  • Josh Emerson

    The best, funniest scene last night was Robin getting really Canadian when drunk. That’s already gotta be a shoe-in for Fav Quotes of the Week!

    That’s a good point, about the goat. It sounds like Robin somehow ends up living in that apartment. Maybe with Ted, as friends? She’ll need a place to stay when she comes back from Japan, and he’ll probably end up not marrying Stella. Which is good. I liked her at first, but I think that was mainly because it was Sarah Chalke. I’ve found the character boring.

  • kb

    umm, yeah, the ring is definitely on her right hand. wedding bands are worn on the left hand, just in case you forgot. the other clues are good, though. it’s good to know i wasn’t the only one looking for this stuff.

  • NC

    OMG! Please let Robin and Barney be married!

  • Judi

    In some European countries, the wedding ring is worn on the right hand. Maybe she met someone on her world travels?

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  • Julie

    Some traditions include a surviving spouse continuing to wear a wedding ring reflecting their marriage after their partner’s death – but on the other hand from where they wore it during his/her life.

  • http://N/A Shageen

    Well I have to say I’ve never thought he married Stella. When he’s explaining “How I met your Mother” it’s only to 2 kids.. both teenagers. Stella currently has a 7 year old daughter wouldn’t he be telling the story to her as well? (of course unless she’s move out of the house and is old enough to already know etc..) Just seems odd you’d have a big life conversation and not have the step Sister.

  • Flannery

    I remember reading an interview with the cast, and when asked about the Ted/Stella wedding, one of them said “There will be a wedding.” Maybe “a” wedding referred to someone other than Ted?

  • Kate

    I’m still hoping Ted gets back together with the bakery girl! Nice job with the clues!

  • Kate

    Also I seriously want a cookie jar named R2 Sweet Tooth!

  • Melissa
  • Jess

    I think that pregnancy clue is spot on, but even though that’s Robin’s right hand the most telling clue is that you can’t see Barney’s left hand at all. It’s purposely hidden.

  • Rachel

    Lily is totally preggers!!! I’m so glad you guys caught that too, she totally just sniffed her drink! I also hope Ted ends up with Victoria (the cupcake lady from S1).

  • BobBarker

    Yeah, I also hope Ted marries the bakkery girl! She was awesome!

  • http://busyfashion.blogspot.com Bridget

    I think that Ted decides not to marry Stella and Robin moves to Japan and comes back to visit her friends. That leaves Marshall and Lily who live in the apartment and have sold their condo finally!

  • Mattmanwv

    I think Barney and Ted should get married

  • http://www.nph-fan.com Rach

    I think while it’s possible Lily is pregnant, you can’t read into it that she definitely is. I think the writers are just covering their bases in case they do decide to go that route – they wouldn’t want eagle eyed fans complaining that Lily was drinking in the flash forward. She didn’t drink in the flash forward in Single Stamina, either.

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  • http://ilikemymiddlename.blogspot.com Victoria

    I noticed a ring on that same finger of Robin earlier in the episode as well. Not sure if it is the same ring, but she is definitely wearing one on the right hand (same as picture above, and not the wedding ring hand as many have pointed out) when they are in the apartment packing/unpacking.

  • kay

    i think lilly will get pregnant but she’s probably pregnant to alexis denisof (wesley from angel) and her pregnancy will have to be written into the show. lol

    i really hope that barney and robin finally get together i am such a huge shipper its not funny. hope he declares his love 4 her soon and they should get married 2 .and i loved how in that episode ted’s like “get out of our booth” to those people sitting in their spot lol ted’s awesome!

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  • Michelle

    Robin isn’t married! Even before the scene from the year later, Robin is still wearing that gold band on her RIGHT hand.

  • Dan

    I think that robin will end up going to Japan, barney and robin will maybe date. nothing to extravagant. Somthing happens to the condo. you know how they just like to make up that stuff last moment. Ted and stella will break up, but she will break up with him. Ted hasen’t got his heart broken yet. before you even meet ted on the pilot show, what was his life before that? nothing serious? he has always been the dumper ,now he’s going to fall in love and for some reason, get dumped and heart broken

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  • mat

    i could be a wedding ring because if u remember the episode when barney got hit by a truck/bus he stared a robin for a while when they brought up how the good things in life flash before you in a near death experience so than my mean something

  • mat

    i could be a wedding ring because if u remember the episode when barney got hit by a truck/bus he stared a robin for a while when they brought up how the good things in life flash before you in a near death experience so that may mean something

  • Liz

    I’ve only ever seen a few episodes but I think I know who the mystery mother is. I bet Ted somehow ends up with Lily. Maybe she leaves Marshall at some point. There just seems to be more of a focus on her as a female character.

  • Eric

    Remember, the show is called “How I Met Your Mother.” Ted and Lilly met in college, before the show began. Same with that 70′s show girl coming on the show…. an old ex from college. This show is about how he met the mother.

  • adharsh

    could u people please tel..who’s that MOTHER…and who married ted , did robin and barney marry..i missed the final season completely..

  • Steve

    During season 4, there were a couple of mentions of the Goat in their apartment…which of course Older Ted mentions that he’ll get to later…

    I was disappointed that it was left out of any of the May Episodes…

    Remember in the season finale 2009 where Older Ted talks about Stella’s husband moves the family to LA for him to be a screenwriter…and his movie comes out in May 2010…”more on that later.” Will he (or the writers or producers) get to it like he promises?

    Which begs the question, do they remember these references they throw out there?

    Love the show…but I’m ready to stop teasing us…Did everything really line up for Ted in the 2nd to last episode when he bumps into Stella?

    Older Ted isn’t going to sound like Bob Saget, but Josh Radnor (like Peter Griffin points out in Family Guy).

  • Jermaine

    Hasn’t anyone noticed that Robin takes of a ring in the last episode of season 1. Just before she opens the door for Ted she looks at the blue music-instrument and takes of a ring on her LEFT hand!

    In season 2, episode 9, when the thought Robin got married at a mall I thought it was all true and the reffered to the last episode of season 1!

  • aarushi

    hey…
    i personally think that robin is the mother.
    ted is continuesly saying aunt robin so that we as an audience could not guess that robin is the mother..

    i dont have any clue.. its my intution and i think 80% of the audience wants dis only!!!!!!

    thanxxx

  • shrruti

    man i just hope Ted marries Robin…they look kewl together…or else they shud cast me in the show with Ted…i love himmm soooooo much… I also am virtually married to him…hahah!!

  • Greig White

    Good eye to see all this stuff …

    I’ve only watched the first season so far but don’t you think that Ted’s kids look a little bit like Victoria ?

    Especially the girl ?

  • roflol

    btw robins ring is not real it is her real life ring… she is engaged

  • tyropunch

    that is robin’s right hand look at the direction the back of her palm is facing mayb she gets married but not to barney dat guy aint got a ring on the finger. n if ted neva sayz anything about the yellow umbrella in season one then the mother could be any of the girls whom we have met in season 1by the way robin aint right handed her scotch is in her right hand ever1′s in the right

  • badasswolf

    False alarm. That’s Robin’s right hand.