Now we know, Barney was actually just that awesome. We called it a long time ago, down to the blue french horn, with the only mistake being killing off Barney. No, instead we spent an entire season in the three days leading up to his wedding, only for him to get divorced three years later. But at least Barney's happy.
| Barney Stinson |
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| Significant other | Shannon (ex-girlfriend) Nora (ex-girlfriend) Quinn Garvey (ex-fiancée) "#31" (daughter's mother) |
| Children | Ellie Stinson (daughter, born 2020) |
| Relatives | Tom (brother-in-law) Eli Stinson (nephew) Sadie Stinson (niece) |
| Nationality | 75% American 25% Canadian |
They were separated for three months due to this, finally getting back together a few months after Lily's return to New York, and getting re-engaged then married. Eventually, they found out that Lily was pregnant, and she gave birth to a boy named Marvin Wait-for-it Eriksen.
Robin Does Have KidsAnd while Robin can't have kids, there's nothing that says she can't adopt them. The whole "pole vaulting" analogy might be vague for a reason — maybe Robin never has kids, but she still becomes a mom.
What does Barney say to Robin in s3, The Bracket to turn robin on? Pulling Them Off! He told her how the pineapple ended up on Ted's bedside table.
Originally Answered: Why does everyone say HIMYM ending is bad? In short, it's because it made a lot of the show pointless. The entire last season was focused around the wedding. Then in less than a minute, they go “Oh, yeah, that's over with”.
Ah, yes, How I Met Your Mother had a completely different ending than the one that aired and it was included on the show's DVD. In this alternate version, Barney and Robin didn't get divorced and Tracy didn't die. However, there weren't any additional scenes filmed for this alternate ending.
In the episode "Challenge Accepted", it is revealed that Ted meets the mother of his children the day of Barney's wedding. In the last episode of season 7, "The Magician's Code" it is shown that Barney will marry Robin, and Ted will meet the Mother "the day of" their wedding.
Romance, affection and a desire for a soulmate are all perfectly normal feelings to have, but Ted allows this longing to take over his life. He has impossible standards, gets fixated on a girl he shouldn't be with, and never learns from his mistakes. He's not a hopeless romantic — he's a jerk.
The sitcom came to an end in 2014, with the reveal that Robin (Cobie Smulders) and Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) got married only to later get divorced, while Robin ended up once again dating Ted (Josh Radnor) after his children's mother died from cancer.
Ted went to a St. Patrick's Day party at a club with Barney (and notably encountered the Bump Girl) and ended up leaving his phone there. He returned the next morning to retrieve his phone but it was raining, so he grabbed a forgotten yellow umbrella in the club.
In Challenge Accepted we find that not only Barney gets married, but also that Ted meets his wife (the eponymous character) on the day of Barney's wedding. In the Season 7 finale, Barney's wife was revealed to be Robin Scherbatsky.
Despite the chemistry and awesomeness they had together, beyond the surface, Barney and Robin were simply incompatible. Barney had deep-seated issues he had to deal with, so does Robin. Us viewers often see Barney and Robin as "the awesome couple" who could equal each other because they're very much alike.
As for why she "had" to die. She didn't. She was a fictional character written for the show by the writers. They chose to have her die because it was the best way to achieve the story outcome that they wanted - namely that Ted and Robin end up together.
Despite the show revolving around Ted ending up with The Mother, Robin is the one that he never truly loses his feelings for. From Robin's perspective, she constantly ran hot and cold with Ted - one day she loved him, the next she had no feelings for him.
