6.9/10750 votes#1 - Cool and Chill
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/24/2023
After Sophie’s gallery show and Ian’s arrival, Sid and Hannah host an impromptu wedding reception at Pemberton’s. Jesse grapples with his decisions and confides in Ellen about Meredith.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger
6.3/10630 votes#2 - Midwife Crisis
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/31/2023
As she waits for the gallery to call, Sophie lands a gig she lied to get and enlists Val to help. Jesse forces Sid and Meredith to work out their differences.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Daniel Libman, Matthew Libman
6.7/10603 votes#3 - The Reset Button
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/7/2023
After selling her portrait, Sophie recruits Jesse to help her impress the buyers. Val and Ellen go on a double date. Charlie forces a reluctant Sid and Hannah into a double date in reaction to Val.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Donald Diego
6.4/10535 votes#4 - Pathetic Deirdre
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/14/2023
Sophie and Val question where they are in their careers and reach out to an old friend. Jesse and Meredith make a tour announcement video.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Amelie Gillette
6.7/10526 votes#5 - Ride or Die
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/21/2023
Sophie and Val have conflicting feelings about brunch with Val’s parents. The gang attends Jesse’s Long Island show.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Owen Ellickson
6.9/10492 votes#6 - Universal Therapy
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/28/2023
Sophie encounters an obstacle with a new beau. Ellen uses her new job insurance to see a therapist. Jesse gives Valentina a hand at work while Sid and Charlie try to sell terrible wine.
Director: Michael J. Shea
Writer: Christopher Encell
7.0/10494 votes#7 - A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Valentine's Day
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/7/2023
The gang recounts their worst Valentine's Day experiences in order to cheer up Ellen.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Amy-Jo Perry
7.6/10553 votes#8 - Rewardishment
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/14/2023
Jesse and Sid introduce the gang to an old college ritual. They all spend the next 48 hours attempting to complete various tasks in order to achieve a group “rewardishment.”
Director: Phill Lewis
Writer: Jeremy Roth
7.1/10482 votes#9 - The Welcome Protocol
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/21/2023
Val brings Sophie to a work event so they can party all night with the rich and famous. Jesse wants to introduce the friends to a new girl he’s seeing, forcing them to spring into action and invoke the “Welcome Protocol”.
Director: Phill Lewis
Writer: Ria Sardana
7.1/10439 votes#10 - I'm His Swish
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/28/2023
Sophie dates an older man, which encourages Jesse, Sid, and Charlie to take better care of themselves. Sophie and Val battle over who gets the apartment for date night.
Director: Anthony Joseph Rich
Writer: M. Dickson
8.0/10569 votes#11 - Daddy
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 3/28/2023
Sophie goes to Robert's country house for the weekend. The gang celebrates Lost & Found Box Day at Pemberton's.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger, Ally Thibault, Jillian Dukes, Austin S. Harris
7.3/10383 votes#12 - Not a Mamma Mia
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 5/23/2023
Sophie recruits the gang to help track down her father.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Donald Diego
7.1/10373 votes#13 - Family Business
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 5/30/2023
Sophie and her dad run a business out of Pemberton's. Charlie and Jesse meet women they like. Val and Ellen treat themselves to a fancy open house.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Amelie Gillette
7.3/10370 votes#14 - Disengagement Party
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 6/6/2023
Sophie pulls in the big guns to help her get Val out of her engagement. Sid and Hannah argue about where they'll live. Jesse helps Charlie and Ellen through a roommate faux pas.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Ally Thibault, Owen Ellickson, Jillian Dukes, Austin S. Harris
6.5/10341 votes#15 - Working Girls
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 6/13/2023
Sophie and Ellen get assigned to a work project together. Sid surprises Hannah in LA. Charlie and Val try to make the most of their time with Jesse after he gets a bad psychic reading.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Daniel Libman, Matthew Libman, Jillian Dukes, Austin S. Harris
7.0/10347 votes#16 - The Jersey Connection
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 6/20/2023
Ellen suspects something is up with Rachel. She and Sid do a stakeout. Sophie tracks an upset Jesse down after he wasn't invited to a coworker's birthday party.
Director: Michael J. Shea
Writer: Christopher Encell
7.2/10342 votes#17 - Out of Sync
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 6/27/2023
The gang go a day without their cell phones, forced to face the world without help from the internet.
Director: Gloria Calderón Kellett
Writer: Amy-Jo Perry
7.2/10323 votes#18 - Parent Trap
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 7/4/2023
Sophie tries to Parent Trap her parents. Sid and Ellen try their own master plan to nudge Jesse and Charlie into being roommates with each other.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Ally Thibault, Jillian Dukes, Austin S. Harris
7.4/10350 votes#19 - Shady Parker
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 7/11/2023
Jesse tricks the gang into helping him pack his stuff in the apartment.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Jeremy Roth
8.1/10518 votes#20 - Okay Fine, It's a Hurricane
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 7/11/2023
Everyone heads to Pemberton's to weather out the hurricane.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger, Ally Wyatt
The Best Episodes of How I Met Your Father Season 2
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Cool and Chill" is the best rated episode of "How I Met Your Father" season 2. It scored 6.9/10 based on 750 votes. Directed by Pamela Fryman and written by Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger, it aired on 1/24/2023. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Midwife Crisis".