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Help us brainstorm identities for Barney Stinton's doppelganger on "How I Met Your Mother"
The buzz-worthy moment of last night's How I Met Your Mother came when Marshall and Barney discovered "Stripper Lily", a pole dancing lookalike of the sweet, kindergarten teacher. She joins "Lesbian Robin" and "Mustache Marshall" in the pantheon of doppelgangers discovered by the HIMYM gang, with promises made that we'll meet Barney and Ted's doubles soon. If there's one thing How I Met Your Mother does incredibly well, it's making the audience wait for the pay-off for a joke (see Countdown, Slap Bet). At the risk of ruining the eventual joke (cuz we're that smart), let's dig through the archive of Neil Patrick Harris photos in AfterElton Blungeon™ for ideas of who Barney's duplicate could be.
Lady Barney This one seems too obvious for HIMYM, but it'd still be fun. Barney spots a woman at the bar at MacLaren's, gets up to hit on her and when the rest of the gang checks her out, they notice a certain resemblance that Barney completely misses. Narcissism jokes abound.
Lab Tech Barney Since Barney has already taken on a few different guises (we've already seen him transform from sensitive Gen X hippie to self-involved yuppie scoundrel) his twin needs to have some pretty different mannerisms, such as being a shy, quiet nerd who speaks in such a quiet voice you can barely hear him order a cup of chamomile tea.
Disco Barney The producers have promised that HIMYM's 100th episode would be a musical and while the idea of Barney singing and dancing is pretty exciting, I like the idea of him being upstaged by his duplicate, prompting a flurry of practice (and, thus, more musical numbers) to better his twin.
Armed Barney It would give the HIMYM gang a chance to yell "Everybody run! Barney Stinson has got a gun!" Hmm, maybe that could be a part of their musical episode.
Daytime Talk Show Barney You know what would be the total opposite of Barney? An earnest Phil Donahue style talk show host. Donastinson could even end up trying to get Barney to face his issues.
Gay Dad Barney The other opposite of the womanizing Barney would be a gay and totally domesticated man. And, if HIMYM wanted to get meta, in this case Barney's twin could also be Scooter's (David Burtka) doppelganger. What kind of doppelganger do you see for Barney? Let us know in the comments! Submitted by on Wed, 2009-09-30 09:11. |
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Sadly, his doppelganger is
Sadly, his doppelganger is most likely not going to be part of the musical episode, as it's aired in spring while the doppelganger will be revealed in early summer. HIMYM takes place in "real time", after all.
I think there is a high chance of Barney's twin being gay, and maybe being in a relationship with Ted's doppelganger! That wouldn't be too far off from the actual Barney and Ted anyway. (Though I'd second an appearance by David Burtka as well.)
But personally, I'd vote for a Dr. Horrible crossover. They could still be singing.
Lesbian Robin was a truly
Lesbian Robin
That was hilarious! My gal and I laughed out loud, but only briefly before we went back to ogling Stripper Lily~ hawt!!! Thanks for the pic~ I heart Alyson Hannigan.
She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain~ Louisa May Alcott
Doppelganger
I think Barneys doppelganger should be a total nerd. That would totally make Barney upset and he'd have to find this guy to make him as cool as real Barney is. That's whole episode right there.
I hope we get to see Doppelganger Ted and Barney sometime. And then come to find out that all the Doppelgangers are friends.
Dopplegangers extreme versions of real HIMYMs?
Could the dopplegangers be the extreme versions of the real characters? Like the "inner" them.
Robin was raised as a boy, and her views of relationships tend to be similar to the stereotypical butch male.
Lily is wild, very sexual, and very upfront and in your face about it. She was beyond excited that her doppleganger was a stripper.
And I can imagine the real Marshall would love to stand around stroking his mustache all day, if he had one.
Maybe the doppleganger Ted will be married and have 10 kids, and Barney will be Hugh Hefner JR. Or, maybe we'd find out the "inner" Barney is much different....
"Open up your mind and then open up your heart. And you will see that you and me aren't very far apart." - Blessid Union of Souls
NPH Doppleganger
Alter-Barney
I am guessing a skinhead Barney with a mohawk, leather clothes, dripping chains and possibly riding a hog. Suits be gone but all the attitude stays until a dominatrix walks in and leashes him How funny would it be to have the gang stumble in a fetish bar?
We don't want to leave our leather brothers and sisters out of their NPH fantasies.
That's all I am saying...
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Barney's doppelganger