For those who have been waiting six seasons for the answers to some of How I Met Your Mother’s biggest mysteries, executive producers Craig Thomas and Carter Bays say Season 7 will offer what you’re looking for.
1. Who’s the mother? Just kidding! The producers aren’t divulging that detail yet, but “some of the stuff we’re doing this season is really digging deep in the How I Met Your Mother mythology,” Thomas says.
In fact, Ted’s main drive from Day 1 will be the focus of this season, as he tries to figure out why it’s taken him so long to actually meet the mother. “Our pilot launched with Ted [Josh Radnor] seeing his two best friends getting engaged and that turned Ted crazy for a night and he told a girl on a first date that he loved her,” Thomas says. “Ted has been on all these other journeys, so it’s nice to come back and ask the question: What does Ted do now that his two best friends are married and having a kid Leesverder
The soul-crushing cab scene in the season finale of How I Met Your Mother, where Robin (Cobie Smulders) came to the realization that she still has feelings for Barney (Neil Patrick Harris), certainly set up the pair for a little drama this season. And it all kicks off in the season premiere…with a dramatic dance scene!