When we last left our heroes at How I Met Your Mother, Marshall and Lily found out they were (finally) going to have a baby, Barney realized he really wanted to make a go with Nora, and Ted (thankfully) had broken up with the evil Zoe. To get you up to speed on all things HIMYM before its hour-long season-seven opener on September 19 (two new episodes back-to-back), Vulture caught up with creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas and grilled them on the status of the characters this year. In the process, they revealed a big upcoming plot twist (there’s a promiscuous pumpkin involved) and talked about getting ready to finally reveal just how the hell Ted met his mate. Lees snel verder!

When How I Met Your Mother returns on Sept. 19, unrequited love will be in the air.

Remember Season 4 of the CBS sitcom, when Barney was crushing hard on Robin? Well, flip it around and you’ve got the new season. After staring longingly at Barney as he and old flame Nora reconnected in last season’s finale, Robin will come to realize she’s still got feelings for the one that got away.

“There’s some pining for Barney happening at the moment,” says Cobie Smulders. “It’s all about her being really depressed and not quite knowing how to tell him how she feels.” Or if she should even tell him at all. “It’s a hard thing of knowing how she feels, but not knowing if it’s quite right to pursue,” she continues. “He seems like he’s really happy with Nora. He’s finally in a relationship that he’s seemingly very committed to seeing through.”
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