Warning: This article contains spoilers about theHow I Met Your Fatherseason 2midseason finale.
and accidentally crashed into Barney’s car.
In exchange for not charging her for the damage, Sophie told Barney about her “juicy” troubles.
Hilary Duff, Neil Patrick Harris.Patrick Wymore/Hulu
It’s kind of hard to get past that!
Why was now the right time for her to meet Barney?
Is that something that I want to confront?"
Neil Patrick Harris, Hilary Duff.Patrick Wymore/Hulu
If she were to run into anyone, this is exactly who it needs to be.
ELIZABETH BERGER:A lot of “how I metmyfather” jokes were flying.
How much did you want to update the audience on where Barney is now during this cameo?
Neil Patrick Harris, Hilary Duff.Patrick Wymore/Hulu
APTAKER:Yeah, especially Neil.
He loved the special way that his character connects with Sophie over the dad stuff.
HILARY DUFF:Neil, I could watch you get electrocuted over and over and over again.
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS:[Laughs] It hurt my neck a bit, not going to lie.
DUFF:I love that he’s doing it on his terms.
You weren’t forced to do it, you were righting your wrongs by your own choice.
HARRIS:And also begrudgingly.
I mean, Barney Stinson is and always will be a cad.
That was the design of it all.
Isaac and Elizabeth did a good job with that.
We did our best to strike that balance.
How many of those schemes in his apology list came from his original playbook?
We whittled down to some of the greatest hits.
So we wound up stripping a little bit of that away.
HARRIS:I was just moved by it all.
DUFF:Oh my gosh, I so agree.
I was on cloud 10 after that evening.
It was a kind of treacherous night that was over way too soon.
HARRIS:[Laughs] No idea.
I’m assuming in an app-based world, his appetite is
DUFF:Ferocious?
HARRIS:[Laughs] Ferocious.
And he probably loses quite a bit of his liquid income on his dating habits.
Who am I to judge?
DUFF:Barney’s definitely scrolling day and night.
HARRIS:For sure.
Was there ever any information about Barney’s romantic life included in the scene?
Neil, after filming this cameo, would you want to return toHow I Met Your Fatheragain?
Or are you hanging up Barney’s suit for good now?
DUFF:[Laughs] Oh Neil, there’s only one way to answer this.
HARRIS:Which is how?
DUFF:You be coy, my friend.
And that is a super blessing.
To get the opportunity to play him again would be super fun because he was such a dynamite guy.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
How I Met Your Fatherreturns with new episodes on Tuesday, May 23, on Hulu.
