HowIMetYourFather EPs explain those HIMYM character returns
✖ The series premiere of How I Met Your Father made it clear that the series is not a reboot of How I Met Your Mother, but a sequel, following the story of a young group of friends who took over the apartment from the original show after Ted, Marshall, Lily, Robin, and their crew moved out. Of course, if any of those characters had been cast on How I Met Your Father, it seems likely fans would have found out by now.
The Captain got a happy ending in How I Met Your Mother when he married Becky , Robin's former Metro News 1 co-anchor, who also popped back up in this episode. "It takes a while, especially on a multi-cam show, to get to know the characters, the friend group and the vibe, and we wanted to make sure to give How I Met Your Father room to stand on its own two feet before we started bringing in bigger pieces from the expansive How I Met Your Mother universe," co-creator Isaac Aptaker told TVLine."Towards the end of this season felt like the right time to dip our toes into the water and bring some of those beloved characters back.