How We Stabbed Lily | S1E8 "The Duel"
How We Made Your Mother
Audacy & Josh Radnor and Craig Thomas
4.8 • 922 Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2025
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of How We Made Your Mother, Josh and Craig revisit “The Duel,” where Ted, Marshall, and Lily wrestle—literally and emotionally—with what it means to grow up without growing apart. From the iconic sword fight to Barney’s very first attempt at making a “thing” with the Lemon Law, the episode explores fear of change, nostalgia, and the dream of keeping your friends close as life pulls you in different directions. They also discuss how objects carry emotional meaning in HIMYM’s storytelling, the mystical character of New York City, and the very real inspiration behind Shockey the coffee maker.
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| 1:01.7 | Hi, I'm Bridget, and I grew up on Long Island. |
| 1:05.0 | When I was in high school, we had a regular substitute named Mrs. Thomas. |
| 1:09.1 | As you can probably guess, it was Craig's mom. She loved to tell us all |
| 1:12.9 | about the show, about Craig and Carter meeting at Wesleyan, and about how Jason would call her mom |
| 1:18.2 | at season wrap parties, because Marshall was the mirror of Craig in their story. Most notably, |
| 1:23.8 | however, is that in my senior year, she subbed a class just after the finale |
| 1:27.7 | aired. In my memory, it was the exact next day, but that's probably incorrect. She was so excited |
| 1:33.5 | to hear our thoughts on the finale that we all finally knew the secret after all these years, |
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