Neil Patrick Harris’ Barney Stinson Makes Legendary Look in How I Met Your Father

In a stunning second on the shut of Tuesday’s Season 2 premiere of the Hulu sequel sequence, followers have been handled to an sudden flash-forward crammed with every kind of fascinating tidbits — and one majorly sudden visitor star.

In her automobile, Sophie (Hilary Duff) is leaving a voicemail for her mom lamenting that she thinks she could be relationship 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?

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 — anticipate it — dary lothario.

Barney’s womanizing methods haven’t aged notably properly into the 2020s. Extremely fashionable in the course of the present’s authentic run from 2005 to 2014, Barney has been criticized for his misogyny and remedy of girls, which was on the very least tolerated by his mates.

After his temporary 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, “Nicely 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 major function is to “have a significant influence on the trajectory, and most important narrative, of our season,” per an interview with TVLine.

The duo are holding it near the vest as to only what function Barney will play in Sophie’s journey, although they did affirm that he is undoubtedly not taking part in her father. In addition they defined a little bit of their rationale for bringing him into Sophie’s story.

“Every time we speak about 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 influence the ‘How I Met Your Father’ story, and the way they ship one in every of our characters in a brand new, sudden course.”

They did, nevertheless, promise that Harris will likely be again this season to proceed his story. Aptaker mentioned that the fender bender (or buster) that wraps the premiere is “a significant turning level in Sophie’s life and in her season-long arc. As soon as we catch as much as that, I feel individuals will likely 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 in addition they subsequently obtained divorced. He additionally has a daughter, Ellie, who was a child throughout “HIMYM.” Maybe she’ll issue into the story in some way?

“HIMYM” lead Josh Radnor has additionally expressed curiosity in returning, and mentioned he is been in communication with Duff about it. That will solely depart Jason Segel and Alyson Hannigan of the unique most important forged. The late Bob Saget served as the unique sequence’ narrator.

New episodes of “How I Met Your Father” drop Tuesdays on Hulu.