Right from the beginning, HIMYF teased that Sophie and Jesse would be endgame. In the season’s penultimate episode, they both realize their feelings for each other, kiss, and go forth to break up with their respective partners (or well, ex in Jesse’s case).
But Meredith makes Jesse an offer he cannot refuse—to go on tour with her, perhaps rekindle their romance and definitely kickstart his music career. With so much on the table, will Jesse still end up choosing Sophie?
There are plenty of ways this will go down, but here’s what I think will happen:
In HIMYF Ep 10, Jesse is most likely to go on tour with Meredith which will put a strain on his new relationship with Sophie. Jesse and Sophie may not end up together until Season 2.
Since I am 99% sure Jesse will leave, I will explain how and why below, along with two other possible scenarios. It’s theory time!
Jesse Decides to Stay Back with Sophie
We’re left at this cliffhanger where Jesse has to choose between staying back in New York and pursuing a relationship with Sophie, or being able to kick off his music career and any romantic remnants with Meredith by going on tour with her.
The end deliberately makes us feel like Jesse is going to stand Sophie up but for all we know, Jesse could’ve just been late to his date. (New York traffic and all of that!)
He may show up, explain the situation to Sophie and decides to stay. Meredith did publicly dump him (and took his cat!), so patching up that relationship on tour may be iffy.
Even if he joins her on tour purely in a professional capacity, there’s no stopping it from getting awkward once a while, especially since they’ll be playing a hit single about how she regrets breaking up with him.
Plus, does he really want to gain recognition piggybacking off Meredith’s success? Right after she said that she had to go solo because she felt she couldn’t write her own songs or find her voice in the band they had?
So, Jesse says a big no to all of that and we continue to see him in New York with Sophie and the gang in Season 2.
Jesse Decides to Tour with Meredith
Jesse seems to be a good person who wouldn’t hurt someone on purpose. He even backed off when Sophie said they just should stay friends and decided to date Drew instead.
We know he’s late for the date but I’m really hoping he doesn’t just stand Sophie up. My bet is that he’ll arrive late, narrate what happened and says he needs time to think.
The flip side to my argument above is that for Jesse this truly could be a turning point in his career, a chance to go all out. Maybe swallowing his pride is a good enough bargain.
Secondly, Meredith is the woman he was about to marry and spend the rest of his life with. He clearly hasn’t had any closure and may still have feelings for her. Would he find it in his heart to forgive her if she truly regrets her decision?
Of all the possible ways it can play out, I think Jesse will end up going on tour with Meredith, whether for the sake of love or career.
If Jesse and Sophie are indeed endgame, it wouldn’t make sense for the show to put them together this quickly and without any conflict. The show wants to make their audience yearn for Sophie’s ultimate romance and plead to have her end up with “The One.” If Jesse’s that one, he’s getting on that tour with Meredith and breaking all our hearts.
Jesse Stays But Doesn’t Date Sophie
Now, a lot of fans still think that Jesse is a long-drawn red herring to distract us from who the real father is. In this sense, it’s possible for him to stay back in New York and yet not pursue a relationship with Sophie.
Why? How? Sophie might think that Jesse regrets not going on tour and this puts a damper on their relationship, throwing them into a hot and cold spot or even pausing things till Jesse’s crystal clear about his feelings.
During this time, Sophie could possibly date other people (including Sid or Charlie, who fans also theorize could be the father) and keep the show’s mystery alive.
About How I Met Your Father
How I Met Your Father (HIMYF) is a spinoff series of the incredibly successful CBS show, How I Met Your Mother. The original show ran for nine seasons, from 2005 to 2014, quickly making its mark with a dedicated cult-like fanbase.
HIMYF was announced to start production in April 2021 with the Lizzy McGuire star Hilary Duff playing the lead called Sophie, narrating her journey to her children in the future.
The show’s flashbacks will start from Sophie and her close friends navigating love, life and struggles in the modern era of dating, paying bills and more, in 2021.
Created by writers Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger of This Is Us fame and directed by the original show’s director, Pamela Fryman, the first season of HIMYF is revealed to have 10 episodes. No further details have yet been released.
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