How I Met Your Father: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of How I Met Your Father Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
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Cool and Chill
Jan 24, 2023
After Sophie's gallery show and Ian's arrival, Sid and Hannah host an impromptu wedding reception at Pemberton's. Jesse grapples with his decisions and confides in Ellen about Mere
Midwife Crisis
Jan 31, 2023
As she waits for the gallery to call, Sophie lands a gig she lied to get and enlists Val to help. Jesse forces Sid and Meredith to work out their differences.
The Reset Button
Feb 7, 2023
After selling her portrait, Sophie recruits Jesse to help her impress the buyers. Val and Ellen go on a double date. Charlie forces a reluctant Sid and Hannah into a double date in
Pathetic Deirdre
Feb 14, 2023
Sophie and Val question where they are in their careers and reach out to an old friend. Jesse and Meredith make a tour announcement video.
Ride or Die
Feb 21, 2023
Sophie and Val have conflicting feelings about brunch with Val's parents. The gang attends Jesse's Long Island show.
Universal Therapy
Feb 28, 2023
Sophie encounters an obstacle with a new beau. Ellen uses her new job insurance to see a therapist. Jesse gives Valentina a hand at work while Sid and Charlie try to sell terrible
A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Valentine's Day
Mar 7, 2023
The gang recounts their worst Valentine's Day experiences in order to cheer up Ellen.
Rewardishment
Mar 14, 2023
Jesse and Sid introduce the gang to an old college ritual. They all spend the next 48 hours attempting to complete various tasks in order to achieve a group "rewardishment."
The Welcome Protocol
Mar 21, 2023
Val brings Sophie to a work event so they can party all night with the rich and famous. Jesse wants to introduce the friends to a new girl he's seeing, forcing them to spring into
I'm His Swish
Mar 28, 2023
Sophie dates an older man, which encourages Jesse, Sid, and Charlie to take better care of themselves. Sophie and Val battle over who gets the apartment for date night.
Daddy
Mar 28, 2023
Sophie goes to Robert's country house for the weekend. The gang celebrates Lost & Found Box Day at Pemberton's.
Family Business
May 30, 2023
Sophie and her dad run a business out of Pemberton's. Charlie and Jesse meet women they like. Val and Ellen treat themselves to a fancy open house.
Disengagement Party
Jun 6, 2023
Sophie pulls in the big guns to help her get Val out of her engagement. Sid and Hannah argue about where they'll live. Jesse helps Charlie and Ellen through a roommate faux pas.
Working Girls
Jun 13, 2023
Sophie and Ellen get assigned to a work project together. Sid surprises Hannah in LA. Charlie and Val try to make the most of their time with Jesse after he gets a bad psychic read
The Jersey Connection
Jun 20, 2023
Ellen suspects something is up with Rachel. She and Sid do a stakeout. Sophie tracks an upset Jesse down after he wasn't invited to a coworker's birthday party.
Out of Sync
Jun 27, 2023
The gang go a day without their cell phones, forced to face the world without help from the internet.
Parent Trap
Jul 4, 2023
Sophie tries to Parent Trap her parents. Sid and Ellen try their own master plan to nudge Jesse and Charlie into being roommates with each other.
Shady Parker
Jul 11, 2023
Jesse tricks the gang into helping him pack his stuff in the apartment.
Okay Fine, It's a Hurricane
Jul 11, 2023
Everyone heads to Pemberton's to weather out the hurricane.