‘How I Met Your Father’ Producer Explains Crafting Less Crass Barney for Neil Patrick Harris’ Return: ‘A Lot Has Changed’ Since ‘HIMYM’
variety.comEmily Longeretta Warning: This story contains spoilers from “Daddy,” the Season 2A finale of “How I Met Your Father,” now streaming on Hulu. Is Barney Stinson really a changed man?
Well, he’s trying to be! During Tuesday’s “How I Met Your Father” Season 2A finale, Sophie (Hilary Duff) sneaks away from Robert (John Corbett) when she thinks he may be her dad — and crashes right into “How I Met Your Mother” ladies man, Barney.
During the encounter, he reveals that he’s no longer the crass man he once was toward women, something that changed when he had his daughter.
To reinforce that, he’s electrocuted every time he does make a comment — something Neil Patrick Harris’ physical comedy was absolutely perfect for. “You write this much and then go, ‘Neil?’ and he fills in the rest,” director Pamela Fryman, who helmed nearly every episode of “How I Met Your Mother” and returned for “Father,” tells Variety.
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