Vesuvius (How I Met Your Mother)
| "Vesuvius" | |
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| How I Met Your Mother episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 9 Episode 19 |
| Directed by | Pamela Fryman |
| Written by | Barbara Adler |
| Original air date | March 3, 2014 |
| Recurring/Guest appearances | |
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Tracey Ullman (Genevieve, Robin's mother) |
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Tracey Ullman (Genevieve, Robin's mother)
Chris Kattan ("Jed Mosely")
Roger Bart (Curtis)
Lucy Hale (Katie Scherbatsky)
Jon Heder ("Narshall")
"Vesuvius" is the nineteenth episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, and the 203rd episode overall. The episode features Ted in 2024, telling the Mother about the day of Robin and Barney's wedding. The final scene prompted some to think that the Mother was dead; this was proven correct in the series finale, "Last Forever".
Ted and the Mother are dining at the Farhampton Inn during a snowstorm in 2024. They pass the time by telling each other stories, but come to realize that they have told each other every story they know, finally considering themselves "an old married couple". Curtis walks by and reminds Ted of a story about a lamp broken on the day of the wedding. Believing it to be a story he has never told the Mother, Ted excitedly recounts the events.
Near the end of the morning on the day of the wedding, Robin and her sister Katie are playing ice hockey and Robin hits a lamp with the puck, shattering it to pieces. Lily intervenes and tries to show Robin a special scrapbook of her and Barney's love life. Robin's lack of interest in the scrapbook leads Lily to believe that Robin has not fully accepted the fact that she's getting married, even taking time to watch The Wedding Bride Too on her TV. Lily shares her thoughts with Marshall, who heads to the room to watch the movie with Robin. While they are enjoying the movie, Lily puts on the wedding dress she planned to wear for pictures to try and scare Robin, but Robin still doesn't show any reaction. At this point, the Mother realizes she has heard the story, but continues to listen.
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