Probably the most polarizing character from mum or dad collection “How I Met Your Mom” is poised to return after a shock flash-forward reveals his run-in with Hilary Duff’s Sophie.
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After getting a full season below its belt and a Robin (Cobie Smulders) cameo within the finale, “How I Met Your Father” is reaching again to mum or dad collection “How I Met Your Mom” to tug ahead its most polarizing character, Neil Patrick Harris’ Barney Stinson.
In a stunning second on the shut of Tuesday’s Season 2 premiere of the Hulu sequel collection, followers had been handled to an sudden flash-forward full of all types of attention-grabbing tidbits — and one majorly sudden visitor star.
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In her automotive, Sophie (Hilary Duff) is leaving a voicemail for her mom lamenting that she thinks she may be courting her dad. She, and followers, don’t know at this level who her father is, so is it somebody she’s seeing now or somebody we have not but met? Might it’s John Corbett, who’s been forged as a love curiosity?
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Distracted by the decision, Sophie slams right into a luxurious SUV with the license plates LGNDRY. With a shocked “Dude!” out steps none apart from Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris() legen — watch for it — dary lothario.
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Barney’s womanizing methods haven’t aged notably effectively into the 2020s. Extremely in style through the present’s unique run from 2005 to 2014, Barney has been criticized for his misogyny and remedy of ladies, which was on the very least tolerated by his mates.
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After his transient premiere look, “HIMYF” followers may need to attend a minute to get again to his story — and see if he is advanced. Kim Cattrall’s older-Sophie narrator instructed her son, “Properly get there quickly sufficient,” when he requested who this “dude” is.
“HIMYF” creators Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger promised that followers will get some perception as to what’s occurred with Barney because the conclusion of “HIMYM,” however his main position is to “have a serious impression on the trajectory, and essential narrative, of our season,” per an interview with TVLine.
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The duo are maintaining it near the vest as to only what position Barney will play in Sophie’s journey, although they did affirm that he is undoubtedly not enjoying her father. In addition they defined a little bit of their rationale for bringing him into Sophie’s story.
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“At any time when we discuss bringing again a member of the unique crew, you need it to serve two functions,” they defined. “You wish to give some tidbits about what’s going on of their lives, the place they’ve landed and the place they’re at, nevertheless it’s additionally about how they impression the ‘How I Met Your Father’ story, and the way they ship one among our characters in a brand new, sudden route.”
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They did, nevertheless, promise that Harris can be again this season to proceed his story. Aptaker stated that the fender bender (or buster) that wraps the premiere is “a serious turning level in Sophie’s life and in her season-long arc. As soon as we catch as much as that, I feel folks can be pleasantly shocked by how her story turns through Barney.”
What followers do know of Barney is that he and Robin did get married, however additionally they subsequently bought divorced. He additionally has a daughter, Ellie, who was a child throughout “HIMYM.” Maybe she’ll issue into the story someway?
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“HIMYM” lead Josh Radnor has additionally expressed curiosity in returning, and stated he is been in communication with Duff about it. That may solely go away Jason Segel and Alyson Hannigan of the unique essential forged. The late Bob Saget served as the unique collection’ narrator.
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New episodes of “How I Met Your Father” drop Tuesdays on Hulu.