For almost a decade, Jason Segel and Cobie Smulders acted reverse each other in How I Met Your Mom, among the finest sitcoms of all time. Whereas Marshall Eriksen and Robin Scherbatsky by no means got here anyplace near romantically concerned on the CBS collection, it appeared like there may have been such a spark between the actors’ characters on Shrinking not too long ago. Smulders guest-starred in a Season 2 episode of the Apple TV+ subscription-exclusive collection, and when Segel was requested about if she’ll return, the reason he gave about Season 3 makes me hopeful this can occur.
Smulders stopped by Shrinking Season 2’s tenth episode, titled “Altering Patterns,” to play Sofi, a divorced mom from whom Segel’s Jimmy Laird bought a yellow Mini-Cooper for his daughter Alice’s 18th birthday. The 2 hit it off fairly shortly, resulting in hypothesis that Sofi may come again in some unspecified time in the future. Right here’s what Segel needed to say when Selection inquired about this:
I’m not making an attempt to present any spoilers. However I believe it’s all a mirrored image of if Jimmy can get his shit collectively.
What began out as Jimmy simply seeking to purchase a automobile just like the one his late spouse Tia had led to him and Sofi having an amusing dialog about whether or not it was worse to have a useless spouse, but nonetheless have fond reminiscences of her, or having the nice reminiscences of your still-alive ex-husband tainted by his dishonest. Be happy to observe it for your self:
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Whereas many HIMYM followers absolutely appreciated this reunion between Jason Segel and Cobie Smulders, it could be even higher for them in the event that they noticed extra of Sofi going into Shrinking Season 3, which was introduced final October. I think about that if Smulders was solely doing a one-off look, Segel would confirmed as a lot by now. However the above quote appears to point the door is a minimum of open to Sofi’s return, as does what he stated under relating to Season 3’s theme:
I’m allowed to say our phrases for Season 3 are ‘transferring ahead.’ In order that’s all we actually know up to now. Season 1 was grief, Season 2 was forgiveness, and Season 3 is transferring ahead.
Whereas the Shrinking Season 2 finale introduced the waterworks with Harrison Ford’s emotional speech, it additionally ended with Jimmy Laird sitting down with Brett Goldstein’s Louis, the drunk driver who killed Tia, on the practice station and searching like he was lastly able to forgive the person. So with that necessary second now seemingly behind him, Jimmy might lastly be prepared to search out somebody knew to reside his life with, and perhaps that somebody can be Sofi. In spite of everything, it’s been made abundantly clear that Jimmy and Jessica Williams’ Gaby aren’t meant to be collectively, so hopefully occasions unfold in Season 3 that result in Jimmy and Sofi crossing paths once more.
We’re nonetheless a methods off from studying when Shrinking Season 3 will premiere, be it on the 2025 TV schedule or not till someday in 2026. For now, you may preserve your self entertained by trying out the opposite finest Apple TV+ exhibits.