***Thanks for all the comments, but I’m closing down commenting on this article. It’s at over 650 comments and that’s a ton to read, People are saying the same things over and over. In the spirit of keeping the conversation going, I’ve summed up the bulk of the post and what people are saying here and have started a new thread called More on Who is the mother from HIMYM.
Like most posts tat I really enjoy it’s overly in depth, check it out and let me know what you think!
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I feel that a big question for How I Met Your Mother fans has always been “Who is the mother?” And while we don’t have a definite answer, we can take what we do know so far and begin to formulate some ideas. This is a long one so go grab a drink and pull up a chair. By the way, HIMYM returns to us on March 17th! So hopefully soon there will be more to add to this list! Disclaimer: I love theories, but I have not posted anything here that cannot be backed up. Enjoy!
Who we know is NOT:
1. Robin is not the Mother. We learn this in the first episode and and it is reconfirmed countless times in all 3 seasons. No matter how much people “want it to happen, ” it just won’t. Get used to disappointment. In fact, for those still
letting the thought wonder in the empty space in your head let me share the best explanation / recap on the subject from tv.com forum user RUdaPs:
To explain the surprise of the “…and that’s how I met your Aunt Robin.” line in the pilot…
If you pay attention throughout the pilot, Future Ted always says things like “…and then I went to her apartment.” The assumption is that the kids are thinking the whole time that “she” and “her” are their mother because Future Ted says that he’s telling the story of how he met their mother. The only thing is, he doesn’t say a name. So at the end when he says “…and that’s how I met your Aunt Robin.” the kids are surprised.
It’s like watching “The Sixth Sense” for the first time. (If you haven’t seen it and would like to you should stop reading this and skip to the next paragraph.) You always assume that Bruce Willis is alive but it is never clearly stated. Then if you go back and watch it again, you realize that only the kid talks to him throughout the movie. Even though you thought it was obvious the story was about one thing it was clearly about another and you can go back and see what it was really about
2. The string of possible girls throughout Season 1. There was Natalie (Return of the Shirt), Ted’s old girlfriend, who knew Krav Maga. Coat Check Girl (OK Awesome), that Carter Bays even joked that if the writers strike ruined the show for good, she was the mother. Even though we never meet her (which would be a great idea for this season…hint, hint), the Slutty Pumpkin (from oddly enough the episode called the Slutty Pumpkin). Dr. Sara O’Brien (Matchmaker), the engaged 9.6 match found by love solutions. Trudy (the Pineapple Incident), who came back in the Third Wheel…let me side track here for a moment. Ted only says “I left Trudy a message, but she never called me back”…to me this implies he never saw her again, but I suppose that was the way around things for that episode (that and “Some stories you tell, some stories you don’t”…seriously, would would ever tell their kids they rode the tricycle)…anyhow moving on. There was Victoria from episodes 12-18, she was great, would have been nice, but she won’t be back (at least not as marriage material). Let’s not leave off Mary the Paralegal (and that is a shame…but when you don’t laugh it just seems mean). And I can sum all these up as “not the mama” because in the episode Lucky Penny from Season 2, Ted says:
“My destiny was to stay in New York. Because if I hadn’t, I never would have met your mother.”
Thus saying that up to this point, he has not met the mother yet, so we have not seen her. Take a moment and let that sink in if you need to.
3. Ted’s soul mate. Let’s camp on this one for a moment. Season 1 episode 21, Milk, the dating company finally comes through and finds Ted’s soul mate. Now if #2 is true then she could be included in that group. However, Ted never actually met her in person. Will this be a loophole? Will she ever play back in? I leave it to you…personally I feel, the “Soul Mate” is out of the picture or at very least not the mother…I just felt she needed to be mentioned.
4. The girls form Season 3 (so far). Well Season 2 was a wash as far as “the mother” because Ted was with Robin the whole time. And in Season 3 so far I don’t think we have seen any potential for a “mother character”. In some of the recent interviews with the creators of HIMYM they confirm this thought (more or less). In the Platinum Rule, Ted say something about that being all with Dr. Stella for now…but I seriously doubt she is the mom…and here is why….
WHAT WE THINK WE KNOW SO FAR:
1. Her name. Now this is just a theory but it seems to be a pretty strong one. The mother’s name is Tracy…don’t believe me? Season 1 Episode 9, Belly Full of Turkey, at the end of the episode a “burlesque entertainment artist” approaches Ted and says what he did was sweet… She says “I’m Amber”…then says “Actually, I’m Tracy”… then future Ted’s (Bob Saget) voice pops in and says “And that kids is the true story of how I met your mother.”
The kids are blown away surprised. He does say he is kidding…however ponder this if you will…why would the kids even believe it for a moment if their mother’s name was not Tracy?
*Update: Here is some more info on the Tracy Theory.
2. They meet in New York. This is a slight assumption too, however in Lucky Penny he says if he wouldn’t have stayed in New York he would have never met her.
3. The Yellow Umbrella. Season 3 episode 1, Wait for It, Ted says, “Kids, there is more than one story of how I met your mother. You know the short version, the thing with your mom’s yellow umbrella…” So we don’t know much, but we do know there is a yellow umbrella involved (You can thank Captain Obvious for that one).
Also if this is your first time here be sure to check out the How I Met Your Mother Show Reviews for the latest info on “the mother”.
because Tony…the story wouldn’t be believable if he used a name they knew wasn’t their mothers.
has any ever thought that the kids dad was actually ted ive been watching HIMYM for a while now and not once have they mentioned ted in the future.
i will look into it but ive heard them say it
iam not sayin that why didnt they react when she says her name is tracy
@tony. Sorry Tony, you just confused me on the name thing. No worries.
However on the “is Ted the Dad” thing the credits always list him as “Old Ted” so that part has always been pretty much given. Good thought though, I like your thinking.
Aaron,
I don’t know why you’re so hung up about the Tracy thing. It is an idea, but you keep praising it as the absolute truth. I completely understand your reasoning, but (and I know the idea has been brought up before, but you just shot it down and ruled your idea as fact) if Ted tells a story about a stripper and then says that she’s their mother, the kids are bound to react shocked at least for a second, which is only how long they do react. I think you’ll be upset to see when the mother’s name is NOT Tracy.
Also, has anyone ever tried pausing and/or zooming in on pictures around the room where the kids are seated? I did once and a guy who looks like Ted is with a blonde woman. I only tried for one episode though. It might change to throw us off, I don’t know. Also, I couldn’t zoom in and get a clear enough picture to even definitively say it was Ted, it just looked close. Can anyone get some clarification with that? Thanks
Another Thing which wasn’t mentioned till now:
Apparently, the mother has dark hair, at least at the wedding. Because in Episode 15 of season 2, when older Ted says his destiny was to stay in New York, you see the wedding, and for a tiny moment you see her hair and it’s dark brown or black…
I have a theory as well…regardless of who the mother is, I believe that in the future as future Ted tells the kids the story of how he met their mother that the mother is actually dead. This would make it possible for Aunt Robin and Ted to be together raising the kids which would be a pretty happy ending for those of us who like Ted and Robin together. It’s also a good explanation as to why Ted is telling this long drawn out story in this way about how he met their mother.
Christine, the problem with your “the mother is dead story” is those kids would be waaaay more interested in this story if that were the case. Can you imagine, if their mom was dead, them sighing and rolling their eyes and sarcastically asking their dad if he could tell the short version of the story??? They’d want to hear every word about the mother they had lost. Every word he had to say.
I’m very interested in the “Ted and the Mother are Divorced” theory, though. That would explain very nicely why she’s always referred to as “your mother”. I know when my dad talks to me about my mother he just calls her “mom”…he would never use such a detatched phrase as “your mother”.
I think all these theories flying around about us already seeing the mother are crap (no offense!!!) Like the one about the mother being the girl from the St Patty’s Day party. Intriguing, but think about it. If this woman, who was in the show for a mere 5 second cameo, turns out to be the mother, you know the producers won’t get away with using some other actress when the time comes to reveal the mother. They’d have to get THAT WOMAN to play Ted’s wife. How are the producers supposed to be sure that this random extra is going to be free and available for a role on HIMYM sometime in the not-so-near future when the “mother” character is revealed? It’s just not practical at all.
hey guys,
I’ve read all your comments so far and would like to add something to it (altough some of it might be old news).
On the uncle theory: in season 4 when Ted and Stella break up there’s a flash-forward kids with blond hair and Ted says something like (I don’t remember exactly) that’s what you would’ve looked like if i’d married Stella. So that states Ted IS indeed the father.
On Robins’ sister being the mother: On the st. Patrick’s day episode we see the mother with a yellow umbrella standing in line for a club. But Robin’s sister is underaged! So she couldn’t even get into a club (Ted finds the yellow umbrella in the club so the mother has indeed been IN the club that evening).
btw, i like the Tracy-theory very much!! Never thought of that before reading these blogs.
Maybe, in the st patricks day episode, as Ted finds the yellow umbrella belonging to the Mother, the Mother finds the cell-phone belonging to Ted. Robin was not at the party – so she could not be the Mother.
@Lily, well, wouldn’t they have already filmed that? The wedding is already shot, you just need to show the face. I think they could get away with it if they wanted. I just truly hope it is not Robin and they surprise us.
@Lily,
Regarding the St. Patrick’s Day party at the bar, they say several times that the mother is in fact at that party…
Also they don’t necessarily need to get the same exact extra for whenever they plan to reveal the mother. A similar situation occurred in season 3 with the whole mess regarding Barney getting slapped by the girls he hit on. The girl that talks to Lily (go figure) had curly blonde hair, but was NOT Britney Spears, who it turned out to be in a later episode. In the commentary with the Producers on that episode, they even say that it is not Britney, and that at that time they didn’t even think of getting her to do that scene, but things worked out that she wanted to come back and they wanted her back, so they elaborated on the character of that girl and gave Britney Spears the part.
The just is: It doesn’t need to be the SAME EXACT girl
First, I’d like to commend everyone on their comments and ideas. Its amazing how many clues have been researched. For my ramblings on who the mother might be, I have the following idea(s). If the Aunt/Uncle references aren’t merely titles given to friends of the family, then the only way I can think of them being actual Aunt’s and Uncle’s is for their to be a biological Mother that is related to either Barney, Lilly, Robin or Marshal. I will admit that I’m not an avid watcher as some of the people on this blog are, but I feel fairly certain that Barney could have a sister that he doesn’t yet know about. This would allow a story line to develope where one of Marshal’s brothers marries Robin’s sister. Robin would be married to Ted and the biological mother of the children would be related in an Aunt / Uncle type way to Lilly, Robin, Barney and Marshal.
Does meeting someone mean you at least exchanged names? I’m not sure if every person I’ve bumped into I would considered to have met.
That’s all I had for now. FLAME AWAY!
New Theory!!! I just watched the latest episode about how Lily messed up 6 of Teds previous relationships one of which was Robin! The episode gets Ted and Robin talking about things and they both agree to be each others backups if they end up alone by age 40. Sooooo I think Ted meets the mother has the two kids but eventually they split up, leaving him and Robin to pick up there promise and they end up together in the end! Think about it, Robin doesn’t want kids and wants to be spontaneous, well that’s what is happening in this time Future Ted is talking about, shes doing her thing. Ted wants kids, wants to get married, so he does only to find out his marriage doesn’t end up working out. He still loves his kids he’s probably still friends with his ex-wife aka the mother…. ladeladela…. ends up with Robin under terms that fits both of there personalities! The story of how he met there mother was probably told on his “weekend” to have the kids or something! Here is a bit more hard evidence: In season 3 on one of the first few episodes Robin dates a guy with a kid and its weird to her cause she isn’t a kid person, and she thought the kid drew a picture of her that said “My new Mommy”. By the end of the episode, Future Ted says something about her ending up in some more drawings “yours” he says to his kids, then it showed pictures of them with aunt Robin. Why??? Because she and Ted end up together, she spends time with them because she is with Ted! That’s my story and I’m sticking with it. If anyone else agrees awesome, otherwise I’m going Han style…SOLO!
check out episode 12 season 3, when ted bumps into the chick at the club and says i’m sorry and the chick says oh thats okay and ted said he met her there, why would they just make that random bump from no reason? could be something there
I think it is the girl from the wedding that baked to cake and works at a bakery because they never broke up by arguing they broke up because she had to leave to a different country and long distenece could not work for them
and the daughter looks like her a bit
oh and its not robbin because thats the kids aunt so that means its robbins sister or he just says she a aunt
@Marko: I may be mistaken, but I think the girl he bumps into is the one that orders drinks on the name Ted then picks up, so bumping into her could just be a way to build suspense and make us wonder if he will get caught.
I would also love Robin to be the mother, but the twist had to be a real good one considering the kids have a aunt names Robin.
I loved Victoria the baker, but bringing her back would be kind of lame imo.
I totally agree with you marko, i was just about to say that. about that random bump with the girl in the club she’s a brunette and ted does say he met her mother in the club and it did seem a bit too random
listen all…. I will try not to say this is a rude way. I love the enthusiasm for the theories, really, but try to add to the discussion and not try to bring up the same idea (ex. girl from the St. Patricks Day party) like it’s something that no one has ever thought about or mentioned. That idea has already been brought up and discussed several times on this thread. Could she be the mom? Suppose so, but please, the discussion is better for everyone if you read through what everyone says and try to add & not rehash.
Thanks and as you were.
*this has been a public service announcement from aaron. If this was an actually emergency there would have been screaming, some gun fire, a rubber chicken, no fewer than 2 reference to Superman and possibly cupcakes at the end. Thank you.
About the Tracy theory: Sorry for x-posting, but I crafted this response to the “Tracy theory” post before realising I was a year too late for anyone to read it. So here goes:
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No – it can’t be someone called Tracy; that would be attaching a name to it too early and the writers couldn’t be that short-sighted.
The fact that the kids were so shocked was that they thought Older Ted was implying their REAL BIRTH MOTHER was a stripper named Tracy. For all we know the woman they know as their mother is an investment banker called Mildred. Or a stripper named Jenny. Who knows. But I’m guessing that’s what they thought at the time. Old Ted knows who the mother is – the kids thought (for a split second, until he said it was a joke) that this was his way of telling them who their birth mother was.
It’s not like the kids were witnesses at their own births. They look close enough in age to either be twins, or that one couldn’t remember being at the birth of their younger sibling. I’m 3 years older than my little brother, and I don’t bloody remember him being born.
But then, that’s just my theory of this theory. I really think the Tracy thing is a very well-done red herring.
Plus…if you look at the sitcom on the surface, it’s called “How I Met Your Mother”. If he already met her in S1 or something, surely the story of how he met their mother is over. What else is there to tell?
He hasn’t met her yet, otherwise the whole point of the show is over. It would be different if we didn’t see the kids reacting to Older Ted’s stories. If we had met her already, we would have seen a reaction from the kids…not 6 years later when they reference a character that’s already been introduced as the mother.
Unless…the kids REALLY don’t know who the (birth) mother is. Okay, so this is a completely new theory now!
Personally, I think the Mother is the girl he bumped into at the party on St. Patricks Day. Why else would the writers put her in the scene??? Or in the show, even. And if not, I would have to say, I love the show (ALOT!!!) but if the silly writers don’t go on with the story line and tell us who the Mother is, I think the shows going to lose fans. All in all, it certainly is a great storyline, and the Mother is yet to be revealed.
P.S OMG! It’s sooo cute that Robin and Barney are going to get together though. Their so cute together!!!
And no offence due JuliaJolie, but I highly doubt that the kids dont know who the mother is. Did you see how excited they where in the first episode when they asked “And thats how you met Mom?” They obviuosly thought that was going to be thier Mother. Dont forget they dont know what the Mother looks like, as it was a long time ago and they wouldve already spotted her out by now.
And continuing on from JuliaJolies “Tracy theory”, Ted knew how much his kids just wanted to get the story over and done with, so he was probally just trying to mess with thier heads and annoy them.
one thing is clear the mother is ted’s wife and it is their children…….
i have probably seen each episode some 10 times and here are the clues which i could gather abt the mother
HAIR: she has brown hair, as the children- coz in an imaginary plot it was shown that children hair matched with stella. had he married her.
WHETHER SHE HAS COME IN THE SERIES: in “the spoiler alert” episode the gang says “that you knew it was around, but you would lose interest if you know it”- so i presume she has made an appearance .
NAME: i still back the tracy theory, coz there was a stress on the name tracy….
about no. of girls ted would have serious relationship: ans is 8 in “cockamouse” episode the marriage councilor said there are 8 women in new york
1. robin 2. skin specialist (same episode) 3. victoria 4. the girl ted was abt to meet but didnt go 5. stella 6.??? 7. ???? 8. ?????
in ted mosbey architect episode: ted:”just out of curiousity, if a guy told you that he was an architect, what will you think of that”
girl:” bla bla bla, how do you think mr. brady scored a babe like karen”
ted” solid poit, she did have hair of gold”
old ted”hmmmmm…..(you have to listen for it)”
and in barney’s recap there is no humming sound
neeraj,
What does the fact that Ted discreetly went “hmmmmmm…” have to do with anything? I don’t quite get it. I remember that episode and that part (i too watch the episodes very frequently). If you’re implying that since Older Ted “hmmm”s, as in agreement, somewhat reveals that the kids’ mother does in fact have blonde (or gold) hair, why did you say she definitely has brown hair? That’s the only thing I can think of why you would mention that little dialogue and it contradicts what you say about her having brown hair (which I too believe).
Also, try to take a good look at the trinkets and pictures when they show the kids. I’ve tried and it’s hard to make things out, but if you have a clearer picture than me, there might be clues…
@Neeraj = HAIR: she has brown hair, as the children- coz in an imaginary plot it was shown that children hair matched with stella. had he married her.
==> with you on this one – and after the picture changed from the ‘stella’ looking kids to the original ones, i thought, the girl really looks like Robin…so yes, i still want Ted to end up with Robin and i really do think that the son looks like ted jnr and the daughter looks like robin jnr…plus – robin has a lot more set up than just being uncle barney’s future wife…and yes you can now call me crazy 😀
I read nearly all of the posts on this page and unless I just happened to miss one that has addressed this…I have to add my thoughts:
So many of you put your own personal context on these characters that it’s kind of funny. Someone who went through divorced parents thinks maybe they are divorced. You want Ted and Robin to be together because it would be nice? That must be it. I can’t even believe how obsessed anyone could be about a bit role someone played in an episode. If they showed the actressess face, do you really think they could be assured they’d get that same actress to come back and play “mom” 3-5 years later (assuming the show continues)? That’s a huge stretch, and considering how obsessed some *cough* people are about the most minute details of this show, it’s not like the writers wouldn’t know heads would explode scanners style if it’s not the same actress.
Has anybody considered that Robin and Ted split,…Barney or any of the other characters have kids. They are still close (as it seems they probably always would be). The biological parents (ie Barney or other main characters) die in a plane crash or car accident and the logical person(s) step in to raise the kids? Thus why he would go through a huge story about how he met their mom. He’s NOW their “dad” for all intents & purposes. This would also explain how Robin is their “aunt” and he’s their “dad”. There’s no reason why that doesn’t fit.
I’d say “LAWYERED”, but it seems that every time someone says that on here they are missing something pretty obvious.
Cheers,
Bryce
I cant remember what season this is attached to (either 1 or 2) but in the special features, we see interviews with the writers. The whole ‘how i met your mother’ story, is the writers’ personal story of how he met his wife.
The pilot episode and the finale has already been writen or at least thought of. All the rest in the middle are just to help make television – of which I am very grateful!! HIMYM FTW!!!
So obviously, they would have auditioned for the ‘mother’ and they have shot the wedding (already discussed further up).
Some good theories on this thread. Could they refer to Barney and Robin as Aunt & Uncle because they get married (Im half way through season 4 atm & Barney is trying so hard to get Robin!) Lily & Marshall are clearly Aunt & Uncle as they are married.
All will be revealed in the last episode! Oh why!!! haha
I dont think I can wait 10 years (ie what ‘Friends’ put us through!). But I guess the more HIMYM episodes, the better!!
Thanks
PS. Marshall has the right to use the phrase ‘lawyered’, because he is a lawyer…
I think we need an intervention!!!
In the episode where Ted and Barney go to the St. Patricks Day party at the club, Ted notes that their mother was at the party, and that she had that Yellow Umbrella. Now I think that he did meet their mother at that party, and she was the girl that he bumped into inside on the floor for like one second on the way to the bar to talk to Barney. Just my thoughts…and that one day on the show he will have that yellow umbrella, and she will note that she once had one but left it at a party…
I am a longtime follower and fan of HIMYM. But to think that we know or have met the mother yet is completely idiotic and a waste of everyone’s time. I enjoy these theories, don’t get me wrong, but I strongly believe that even the writers have no idea who the mother will turn out to be. They are just worried about getting picked up next season.
The problem with the show is that it is episodic in nature, meaning that every episode is a self contained plot which operates within the general story arc of finding out who the mother is. The problem with that is now HIMYM has been doing sub story arc, i.e., Stella, Barney and Robin, Lily moving away, just to name a few. And these arcs must be closed eventually with some bad conclusion before the season ends incase CBS doesn’t pick it up again. The writers of the show are just leaving themselves an easy out in case CBS pulls the plug.
The Tracy Theory is entertaining but if to step back and take it in the context of the entire show, you realize that it is just a blunt oversight on the writer’s behalf. I am a big proponent of the girl in the St Patty’s Day bar. We know for a fact that she was there and that small encounter is too big of a thing to just be put in for no reason at all. We also know that the mother is a brunette (from the flash forward) and the girl for the bar is brunette is.
I’m a firm believer in the fact that the writers are giving themselves “outs” every season in case they don’t get picked up again for another season (let’s hope not). i.e. there is a potential mother thrown up in every season (e.g. bump girl).
However if the seasons keep coming and the possible mothers keep building up they are actually writing themselves a whole heap of potential mothers to choose from in the end (or they could always make themselves a new one). At this point I think that bump girl would be too obvious and the writers could easily write the mother in as another girl at the bar.
I think that Robin could potentially end up married or at least in a relationship with Ted. What if Ted does find the kid’s mother but stays great friends with “Aunt” Robin and the mother passes away or they separate and Ted and Robin end up together just before the narration begins. However, I think that the writers are actually trying to swing the audience towards warming to the fact that Barney and Robin are going to end up together (Sorry Robin+Ted fans).
I don’t think that Robin’s sister is a candidate as Ted calls all the gang either “Aunt” or “Uncle”.
I think the creators know who they will make the mother out to be, because of the plot mirrors their lives. Marshall’s character is based on one of them, and Ted’s character is based on the other. The only thing we know is he met their mother before March 2014. In 2030 his daughter is 16 (season 1 ep 1 transcript states this) so the mother got pregnant 9 months before (maybe early 2014 and had baby end of ’14. So at most we’ll only have to wait 5 more years. (At least we won’t have to wait longer, because of the kids ages being so close, 14 and 16, we can rule out sperm bank and surrogate mothers unless it’s the same surrogate mother for both kids) {How about that theory! LOL}
They may have left clues, but right now they are all just theories. It might be some big soap opera style explanation, no one knows.
I like this thread and hearing the theories, though. HIMYM is one of my all-time favorites. Maybe second behind The Wonder Years.
didn’t last night prove that Stella was the mom? I saw on Yahoo recap earlier that they are claiming that HIMYM revealed the mother on last nights show. and It was Stella. And are the kids his kids or are they the kids of someone else. like I could tell you the story of how I met your mother an dI could be called your uncle TED!! so what if they are his niece and nephew? or what if he is baby-sitting for one of his friends?
The story of How I met your mother doesn’t necessarily mean I’m your father!
(sorry about the triple posts)
Can I just say that people are really addicted in trying to find out who the mother is, myself include, hahaha ü. Don’t think to much of the Aunt Robin, Uncle Barney, or whatever Aunt or Uncle it is, it’s just basically a term some people use because they are close to that friend like a brother or sister. Since they have been friends for a long time, that’s what they use. And all we know from the St. Patrick’s episode that the mom owned the umbrella and that’s it, no need to think otherwise. For those who still want Robin and Ted, just want to say hope all you want, but don’t try to make sense of it, you’re not watching lost mixed with gossip girl, it’s how i met your mother, things doesn’t need to be complicated.
check out this guy’s piece of proof about Stella being the mom..very interesting
http://seat42f.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2245&Itemid=94
@Jason… I think the Yahoo story was jsut poor reporting. If you remember Shelter Island (i think that’s the ep) Ted goes on a flash forward to blond kids then says but it didn’t happen like that and..yatta yatta, Stella wasn’t the one.
I think it’s more likely that Stella either introduces the mom or brings about some cause and effect time in Ted’s like much like this episode. I went here because…
also no worry on the post thing.
@HeS..you hit it on the head. We are addicted to knowing!
In the episode where Ted meets Stella, Stella does mention that the only time she ever went out in the last year was to a St. Patty’s Day party as well. But I have a feeling that the umbrella doesn’t even belong to Stella, just someone she knows, and Ted is going to spend time searching for her. I really doubt Stella is actually the mother.
I don’t think this was mentioned yet but on the dvd (I wanna say 1st season) in the special features the writers say that the final episode has already been written they just don’t know how many episodes (or seasons) will come in between. I also think, not saying that these theories arn’t interesting, but you guys are reading way to far into this. The show is called “How” I met your mother not “Who” is your mother. It is about the journey that led him to meet their mother so much more so than finding out who their mother is. So to say the writers can’t make any strange turns at any moment for the sake of good tv would be foolish on your part. I am 99.9999% confident that if you really think the wife’s name turns out to be Tracy you will be sadly disappointed. I bet the writers didn’t even realize that scene would cause such a stir. I for one haven’t enjoyed a show as much as this one in some time so I don’t wish to find out who the mother is anytime soon because that means that will be the end of the series.
check the cast for episode 88
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1425523/
Christine Scott Bennett … Tracey
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2320532/
So assuming the Tracy Theory is right, she has to be the mother..
If we have seen the mother before i think it’s the girl Ted bumps into in the episode “No Tomorrow”. The mother was at that party and it was so fast that he could have forgotten, but a cool flashback for us!
@YoubeCrazy… yea it’s all been mentioned before but thanks anyhow.
@Alexander… “if” we have seen her it’s her, but I really don’t think it is. Seemed like too obvious of a moment to me. Who knows though. Maybe the next two eps will give a reveal.
As for Stella being the mother I very much doubt that.
Drawing on other theories (theories yes I know) about names, there is no way the kids wouldn’t pick up on the fact that Stella was a doctor same as their mother (if indeed Stella is the mom). Also, there is an episode, I cannot remember which, wherein you see a possible future where the kids look different and Stella shows up while Future Ted is telling the story. So I very much doubt Stella is the mother. Everything in the show is about the person he had to become before he could meet and get together with their mother.
This last episode shows the moment where the direct chain of events leading to “how he met their mother” begins. At least that’s how I see it. I don’t think we’ve seen her yet.
The mother should be Victoria(Ashley Williams)! Are there any theories on her??
Ok — I read most of the entries… I think the episode “Milk” where that dating service finally finds Ted’s “soul mate” was talking about the Mother. I need to re-watch the episode when I get home, but I’m pretty sure the “soul mate’s” name was Tracy… I could’ve sworn the name was mentioned… and it would play into the whole “Tracy Name Theory.” I always thought that the “soul mate” he blew off for Robin was her… What do you think? Anyone remember that episode?
hey guys i dont think its stella, cause heres why…
he says if he hadnt done all those things he wouldnt have met the mother…well if he hadnt done all those things he wouldnt have met stella either…so by meeting stella at this time, they talk maybe become friendly, whatever, and through her he meets the mother, hence meeting stella at that corner helps him meet the mother…
also (this is me being very picky and i personaly dont think the writers think this closely but who knows) in this episode, ted has a yellow umbrella, which if u watch closely has the same opening strap on it as the one in the opening of season 3. and ted says theres several stories about meeting his mother, what if he soon meets the mother, gives her the umbrella for whatever reason in some episode, and only ends up meeting her again becaues it blows away.
personaly idk if any of this is right or wrong, but im gut says he really “met” the mother…possibly a minor character from an episode like “ok go” or “the st. pattie day party” could return but no one major
on the yellow umbrella theory…everytime someone is holding a yellw umbrella doesnt mean thats the mother, its just building suspence and stuff, i think its just a reminder of the subtle clues of who the mother is
also the tracey theory…i think that just people looking too far into it, he doesnt tell his kids every detail that we see in the show, the truth is what we see as an audience is more detailed than the story the kids are getting…so when she says her realy name is tracey, and we jump on a name, all the kids got was “so i started talking to a stripper and thats how i met you mother” im not saying that the tracey theory is wrong, and the fact that someone is cast as a tracey in an upcoming episode has me very excited, but i just want to offer this as an alternate theory that its not deffinate
also i personally wanna see robin end up with barney, and she isnt the mother of the children because seaon 3 episode 4 little boys, ted tells the kids how from a young age they made pics of them with robin, all labeled aunt robin, so ted could still end up with robin like in several other theorys, but still shes not the mother of the kids on the couch
well, with the yellow umbrella episodes(Season 3 episode 1 and Season 4 EP 22). Who got the umbrella at the first place?………………….want to know XD