Is that the episode where Amanda Peet guest stars?
Yes. It’s a really fun episode about Marshall and Lily. It’s exploring two people who have grown together like two trees and are so connected. I really like it when we do stuff like that on the show. That’s just really small, well observed stories about relationships. You guys have amazing guest stars. Is there anyone coming up that we don’t know about yet? Well, the one we’re shooting next week has Nick Swisher, the world champion New York Yankee. And that’s fun, because if you do a show about dating in New York, you have to [include a Yankee]. We try to observe every phenomenon there is about dating, specifically in New York. It’s fun being able to get an actual Yankee to help us tell that little story. [He] is an obstacle for Barney getting a girl. It’s Barney’s biggest competition so far. Do you see the Mother as the end of the show, or is it just a new chapter where you establish the relationship? This is a question we get a lot because we don’t want to come down on one side or th
