“How I Met Your Father” is again, and no, we nonetheless do not know who the daddy is. However the season two premiere, which Hulu launched on Jan. 24, promised one thing even larger: a significant cameo from a member of the unique “How I Met Your Mom” forged. It is not stunning, for the reason that season one finale featured Cobie Smulders as Robin Scherbatsky giving recommendation to Sophie (Hilary Duff) about her relationship with Jesse (Chris Lowell).

However within the season two premiere, viewers get a have a look at the unique’s most legendary forged member: Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson. Here is the way it goes down.

Neil Patrick Harris’s Barney Cameo in “How I Met Your Father” Season 2

Season two picks up on the finish of the season one finale, with Sophie reuniting with Ian (Daniel Augustin) as she tries to maneuver on from Jesse, who’s nonetheless harboring emotions for his ex Meredith (Leighton Meester). She additionally solely lately broke up with Drew (Josh Peck). When the gang finds out Sid (Suraj Sharma) and Hannah (Ashley Reyes) eloped, they throw them an impromptu reception on the bar, the place all three of Sophie’s love pursuits trigger drama, and she or he loses all of them — seemingly for good.

“I blew it with three guys in 48 hours, and now I am doing the ‘Electrical Slide,'” Sophie tells Valentina (Francia Raisa). “I believe that is my all-time low.” However then the present cuts to older Sophie, performed by Kim Cattrall. “I used to be incorrect,” she tells her son. “All-time low would not come till later that 12 months.”

The present cuts to youthful Sophie in her automotive on the cellphone; it is raining. “Mother, please name me again,” she says. “I believe I am courting my dad.” Followers will do not forget that Sophie’s mother is a free spirit, and she or he by no means knew her dad. She hangs up, solely to crash into one other automotive.

She will get out to survey the harm, and the motive force of the opposite automotive will get out. It is none aside from Barney Stinson. “Dude!” he says, and the bumper of his automotive falls off.

We in the reduction of to the longer term. “Wait,” Sophie’s son, off-camera, says. “Who’s that?”

“We’ll get there quickly sufficient,” she teases.

Followers should wait to seek out out simply what Barney’s function might be. However we do know Cattrall’s “Intercourse within the Metropolis” costar John Corbett goes to seem within the new season as Sophie’s love curiosity. If there is a seemingly candidate for Sophie’s boyfriend-dad, it is him.

Different introduced cameos for the season embrace Meghan Trainor and Mark Consuelos, so it will be one wild 12 months for Sophie and mates.