Bump Girl - How I met Your Mother

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"Bump Girl" is the nickname fans have given to the character played by Nicole Muirbrook Wagner in the third season episode "No Tomorrow." Her entire scene amounts to Ted accidentally bumping into her while walking through a nightclub, Ted briefly apologizing and her graciously dismissing him.

Because Ted earlier notes that the Mother was in the nightclub at night but that he didn't meet her, some casual fans have jumped on the theory that since the scene is pointless otherwise, Bump Girl must be the mother.

However, most of the more seasoned fans have come to the consensus that Bump Girl is simply a red herring; HIMYM has a recurring habit of subverting fiction tropes, often tied in to Future Ted's recurring theme of "that's not how it is in real life." In real life, people don't get over a broken heart overnight right after a seemingly healing epiphany; in real life, people don't triumphantly push a dead Fiero to 200,000 miles; in real life, friends don't always do the smart and thoughtful thing and tell their friends that purchasing an expensive apartment despite a horrendous interest rate and huge credit card debt is a stupid thing to do.

The trope that "Bump Girl" is riffing on is that of The Conservation of Information, also known as "Chekhov's Gun"--you don't show something if it's not important. The writers are aware of this, and know that sparking a discussion is always a plus when it comes to the show. Bump Girl was thrown in to inspire that discussion, but one needs to keep in mind that "that's not how it happens in real life," and while she's not technically ruled out as a candidate for "Mother," knowing the life lessons HIMYM puts forward, it's not a path that the writers are likely to pursue.

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[SoffeMcCracken]

I think that this girl was sort of a scape goat, in case they weren't signed onto any other seasons they would use her as the mother. But since they will make at least 8 seasons, they have the freedom to develop the story a lot deeper. and hence I do not think she is the mother. I think that just the fact that EVERYONE thinks that she is the mother is enough reason for the writers to not bring her back as well

[jl45000019]

@HuzlYY Huh>??? what is a floge???

[aBlindMoron]

newfag

[Drake123V]

Trust me, its the girl with the black t shirt with their back to the camera near the left :D

[ASAKABD]

How do you know that bump girl is barneys half sister?

[oasis735]

@Luckushka Carly and JJ are Barney's half brother and sister. They are Jerry's kids with his new family. Carly meets the criteria of Ted's wife. She is a college student, she obviously would be at Barney's wedding which is where Ted meets his wife. My prediction is that Ted will walk her down the aisle at the reception and that is how they will meet.

[NickInTheBacks]

The creators have stated that the wife has not been casted yet and that they do not recast anyone whatsoever so that people aren't confused. Meaning that this isn't the wife

[yourdailyjolin]

Thats definitely the mother why else would you include that scene ?

[monday4002]

she cant be the mother....her purse and the umbrella girl's in the same episode are different

[Luckushka]

How do you know that Carly is the mother, and by the way who is Carly? Barneys half sister? I think he has only brother James or not?

[bwenzel00]

I think she's friends with Carly, who is the mother indeed