The seek for Sophie Tompkins’ father begins… now.
TVLine has your unique first have a look at How I Met Your Father‘s Season 2B premiere (streaming Tuesday, Could 23 on Hulu), by which Sophie recruits the gang to assist monitor down her long-lost dad. However earlier than their search will get underway, Sophie invitations her mom Lori (returning visitor star Paget Brewster) over to see if a photograph from Lollapalooza ’91 sparks a reminiscence.
As you’ll recall, Sophie was impressed to search out her dad after crossing paths with How I Met Your Mom‘s Barney Stinson. He warned Sophie that assembly her father gained’t essentially remedy all her issues, but additionally acknowledged simply how nice it’s been having his personal, beforehand estranged father in his life — particularly after the arrival of his daughter Ellie.
In the meantime, a beforehand launched trailer lined up three potential dads for Hilary Duff’s alter ego — and two of the candidates are performed by Scrubs‘ Travis Schuldt and Brokers of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s Clark Gregg.
“It’s a extremely pretty story as a result of it lets the group come collectively, they usually all rally behind our lady and resolve that they’re going to assist her with this beautiful daunting process of making an attempt to reconnect along with your dad in your thirties,” co-showrunner Isaac Aptaker beforehand informed TVLine. Added fellow EP Elizabeth Berger: “It’s positively an enormous arc that we’re enjoying [in Season 2B].”
How I Met Your Father Season 2B kicks off Tuesday, Could 23, with new episodes dropping each week till the two-part finale on July 11. (For a working checklist of HIMYM Easter eggs, click on right here.)