How I Met Your Father Repeats A Barney & Nora Storyline
Warning: Contains spoilers for How I Met Your Father episode 8.
In How I Met Your Father episode 8, the spin-off series included a narrative about Sophie and her tooth that was almost the same as a scene between Barney and Nora in How I Met Your Mother. The spin-off series has had some big shoes to fill, arriving on TV screens almost a decade after How I Met Your Mother’s 9 seasons concluded. This has left How I Met Your Father walking a delicate line between acknowledging and paying homage to the original series and trying to strike out with a new tone.
How I Met Your Father episode 8, “The Perfect Shot,” follows Sophie (Hilary Duff) and Jesse (Chris Lowell) as they both strive to take their next step in their creative careers. While trying to get the perfect shot to impress Naomi, the owner of a prestigious gallery, Sophie falls and breaks one of her teeth. She reaches out to Jesse for a sketchy cheap dentist and he accompanies her while she waits for it to be fixed and they both question the validity of their career choices. After it is fixed, a problem with Jesse’s car causes a jolt that once again damages Sophie’s tooth leaving her attending Drew’s (Josh Peck) fundraiser with a broken tooth.
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While not beat for beat, this scene largely recreates a storyline from How I Met Your Mother, season 7, episode 7, “Noretta.” After they’ve been dating for a while but haven’t been intimate, Nora tells Barney they go on a date where Barney hopes to make sure that everything is perfect. However, Nora trips while ice skating and breaks her tooth. Barney takes Nora to a sketchy all-night dentist as part of his plan to avoid the night being ruined. While Nora
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