How I Met Your Mother And Philosophy - Plot & Excerpts
BENCE NANAY Kids, Barney Stinson is the devil. At least, that’s what Ted says in “Belly Full of Turkey” (Season One). And in “Brunch” (Season Two), he’s genuinely surprised that Barney is allowed to enter a church. But even if he’s not the devil, he is a truly awful person. Truly. But then why do we all love him so much? More precisely, why is it so tempting to identify or empathize or emotionally engage with him? Just how awful is Barney? Unspeakably awful. A few biographical details: • He sold a woman (“The Bracket”). • He poisoned the drinking water in Lisbon (“The Goat”). • He has shady dealings with the most oppressive regime on Earth (“Chain of Screaming”). But maybe it’s just his line of work. We know that Tony Soprano’s job isn’t exactly charity-work, but we have no problem identifying and emotionally engaging with him. Yet, he is in many ways a choirboy compared to Barney Stinson. Barney can be as awful with his best friends as in his dealings at Goliath National Bank.
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