that plus the writers have said robin is not their mother. gah, ted and robin are a great couple, now i know how friends fans felt.stupid writers. saying "that's how i met your aunt robyn" ep 1.
i second that new fans of the show watch everything in order. i was lucky in that this is like the first show i've ever followed since episode one. strangely it was an ad that called it the new friends or something that got me wanting to check it out when it premiered, and i don't even like friends!