How I Met Your Father Producers Explain HIMYM Character Returns
Warning: this post contains spoilers for episode 9 of How I Met Your Father.
How I Met Your Father producers Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger open up about the two-part finale's How I Met Your Mother character appearances. The Hulu reboot series of the popular CBS sitcom began airing in January 2022. The series stars Hilary Duff as Sophie, whose future self (played by Kim Cattrall) tells her story to her son in the year 2050.
In episode 9 of How I Met Your Father, «Jay Street,» Sophie recalls a story about a couple described as having «boat kinks», where the husband was revealed to have been unfaithful. While Sophies' son feels the couple's story isn't important, Sophie guarantees that it's important to later events, with the episode then resuming with Sophie's journey. Long-time fans of How I Met Your Mother would have recognized the couple as George Van Smoot, otherwise known as «The Captain» and «Boats! Boats! Boats!» Becky, portrayed once more by Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Bell Bundy. While nods to the original show were promised by the cast, The Captain and Becky's appearances mark the first time in the series where characters from How I Met Your Mother have appeared on screen, creating a stronger link between the two shows. Following the surprise return, producers Aptaker and Berger have opened up about bringing back the couple.
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Speaking to TV Line, Aptaker and Berger explained how they planned out The Captain and Becky's return. Aptaker explained that they decided to wait until the end of the first season to introduce any returning characters, wanting the new cast to establish themselves before bringing in returning elements. While Berger stated it was
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