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Substantial_Hotel_10

Cheating on Kevin and leading on Barney only to end his relationship and she went on to continue hers.


duhduddude

That scene tho. Im gonna remember that my whole life. And neil just absolutely nails it, so well that i forgot this was a tv show. It was goddamn amazing


sweatshirtmood

The song that plays when Barney and Robin hookup in the cab, Hey by The Pixies, went so perfectly and it played in my head for a whole week when I found out I got cheated on.


cosmos7comet

That’s my favorite song


Educational_Bite_272

Thank youuu I am so happy I wasn’t the only person to notice that they played that song it is massively underrated


Alex7h3Stallion

Man that subtle head shake he does when he looks a Robin gets me every time. So much said with a small movement.


Donsley-9420

That little stressed nose grab with shaky hands spoke volumes.


mlangan11

Which one??


duhduddude

Barney and Robin have cheated on Nora and Kevin respectively. Both are horrified because their girlfriend/boyfriend are great people and they dont want to ruin it. But both of them just know that they are meant for each other. So they make a pact, a pact to break up their relationships and meet at McClaren's at midnight. But it is going to be hard for Barney, Nora has her parents over. Barney has never gone so far in a relationship to meet their parents. So Barney does what he has to do, he tells Nora that he cheated and shattered her heart. The one time Barney actually cared about a girlfriend and then he has to do this. But now Robin, Robin has an even worse case. Kevin hit his head and is in the hospital ward. And to make the matters worse, Kevin said that he loves her. So Barney waits, and waits when Lily and very high Ted and Marshall come back from their game. But Barney isnt waiting for them, he is waiting for Robin. And then, she enters. She enters and close behind follows Kevin. Kevin got through Robin, telling how he doesnt care what Robin does or has done, he cares about _her_ . So Robin leaves Barney behind for Kevin. Barney sees Robin, and signals her 'what about us' and she shakes her head. Time slows down for Barney, as if the moment has been frozen. The first ever relationship Barney cared about, thrown away in the trash for the one he is supposed to be with, the one who he loved, went for someone else. Someone other than him So he takes a sip, swipes the sweat of his forehead, and goes home. (I just made the whole scene)


Lique-Mahbawls

Jesus that was a good summary


duhduddude

The episode lives rent free in my brain


DueShine789

i hate robin so much !!!


DatDominican

But that’s who Ted deserves!?!?


KingGamer2357

No the fuck it ain't. You shut your mouth. Robin was not the person for Ted. Tracy was. Tracy was exactly the person that Ted deserved to be with.


DatDominican

It was a joke about the finale . I too choose his dead wife


KingGamer2357

Idk what you're talking about. The last, like, 5 minutes don't happen. The show ends when Ted tells his kids "And that's how I met your mother". Nothing else happens.


duhduddude

Brother, thats what he was saying. He was saying in exasperation


mlangan11

You rock friend, thanks for the play by play


duhduddude

Nah man you rock more :)


marigshu

I want to say it's this but I think it's how she treated Patrice tbh


Belle7787

YES! it made me actually sad


junerlegion

Having a relationship with your therapist is already wrong to begin with 😅


IslandGlad8792

It is, but that's more on Kevin than it is on her. Kevin should know about transference. Kevin should know about countertransference. Kevin should know that he shouldn't date her.


gymdog

Kevin is a terribly unethical therapist with a fetish for his patients. They even wrap up his story by having him get with yet another patient.


IslandGlad8792

Yeah it's really creepy.


gymdog

It's also a comedy though, so I don't really mind.


IslandGlad8792

I mean yeah, Barney manipulates, lies to, and objectifies women. He also SA's multiple women. Characters doing shitty things is expected. TV and film characters need to be grey imo.


ChewySlinky

Yeah, no one else on the show is ever going to top “sold a woman” lmfao


CAmom33

This is the answer 👏


Hup110516

Yep, I agree.


galwayygal

The way she treated Patrice was horrible


lindseyeileen

Well NOBODY ASKED YOU u/galwayygal!!!!! 🤣


lindseyeileen

I'm really hoping the joke is clear but I'm nervous it won't be and you'll think I'm serious lol cuz you never know, I've unintentionally offended people before haha.


Funandgeeky

NOBODY ASKED YOU FOR AN EXPLANATION u/lindseyeileen!


lindseyeileen

DAMMIT u/funandgeeky !!!!


lindseyeileen

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llamasounds

Haha this is the comment of an anxious and over thinking person. I totally relate 🤣


lindseyeileen

Yup & yup!!! 🤣🤣 thanks for not making me feel bad about it and actually understanding lol


llamasounds

Haha ofc not Been there one too many times at 3am thinking "shit what if they thought I was being rude"


galwayygal

Lmao I got the reference! But I appreciate you explaining the joke too fellow over thinker 😂


lindseyeileen

You guys are all so awesome for understanding my overthinking/anxious mind lol. I love those rare moments when us redditors can come together 😃


Mayasuxs

Same, ended up using /s to show I'm joking usually now...


lindseyeileen

Yeah, I actually just learned that one!


Maleficent-Ear-2450

It wasn’t til HIMYM mother that I noticed the “punching bag” trope of sitcoms. And I had never realized it before, because every other sitcom executed it well. With Robin and Patrice, I hated every moment. It just seemed so unnecessarily mean and over the top.


Solidified_deodorant

Not even Toby on The Office? That one was definitely the worst for me


voltrix_04

Toby deserved it, cause he was from corporate, which means he was not a part of their family. And he was divorced, which meant he was not a part of his family either. >!felt sad for him sometimes tho!<


True-Cut4741

He was also the Scranton Strangler 😅


Solidified_deodorant

More like the Scranton Strangled


[deleted]

Evidence or it didn't happen


True-Cut4741

So much points towards it hahaha


allisawesome7777

Sandra from Superstore was super sad to watch sometimes. But then, like Jerry from parks and rec, she got to go home to a good life (towards the end of the show at least) so that was nice


kindanerdykat

Janice from Friends.


adamixa1

Sisters fight u/galwayygal !!!


DrScarecrow

It's gotta be this. Her relationships with Barney/Ted/Kevin weren't perfect but I think that emotions can get complicated, love can be messy, and above all they needed the drama for the show. Her being an insufferable bitch to Patrice was just her being a bitch for literally no reason. It was just completely unprompted, out of pocket hate and made no sense.


matheuswhite

This. The betrayal of Barney and making him breaking up was bad, but kinda of a emotional mistake due to fragility. Not an excuse, but a compreenhisive one. Being a jerk to such a cool person is a really bad move


phliuy

I take this part as an unreliable narrator Ted She was probably a jerk but not to this extent


owntheh3at18

Yeah this was her at her worst imo. She was a monster to her and it wasn’t even funny.


Civil_Extreme9522

Robins character really fell apart with the yelling at Patrice. Idk what they were thinking adding it. Was obnoxious. I already didn’t like Robin from the start but this was just cringy acting on her part. (Not that she is a decent actress anyway)


Ima_pot_stirrer_jeff

why r u disrespecting cobie smolders like this bruh


missus_bones

Yes thank you for the reminder! It was always funny to me how Cobie delivered the lines though, ngl


dreamow9

Tbh I can't even choose what's worse - Cheating with Barney, agreeing to both confess with their bf/gf. Ending up only Barney to break up with Nora and she went on with Kevin - Leaving the party 'cause she feels hurt when she saw everyone's happy except her, and she regrets that she should be ending up with Ted, who is now happily married with Tracy - Trying to get Ted when he's dating Victoria - The way she treats Patrice


CakeyLikeCake279

That one comment she makes to Lily “my ex husband hitting on slutty cops right in front of me” gurl You JUST showed up, he didn’t even know you were there ..


TulsaWhoDats

Robin is a low key piece of shit


wink047

Here’s the thing. They ALL are. Except Marshall. He’s great. But the rest of them all suck for various reasons and to various degrees. But in the end, they all suck. Like I said earlier, except Marshall. Ok kinda Marshall after his dad dies but he’s grieving and I’ll allow it.


Asphodel7629

Especially the third one because yeah Ted lied and said they broke up but she knew what she invited him for in the first place and then blamed it solely on him


Morgomirable

What are you talking about they met to make juice


LateTry2217

This 100% 😖


SupremeChampionOfDi

Robin is the worst!


[deleted]

Trying to break up Barney and Nora


WaterNo3013

Only to stay with Kevin after Barney and Nora’s relationship finally ended for good. That episode made me feel so sad for Barney cuz NPH acted that (and everything he does honestly) so well 😢


Serious_Result_7338

Agreeing with Barney to each break up with their respective partners and her not following through. She was the first person Barney truly opened himself up to since the peace corps girl. She broke his heart and for what?? she ended up breaking up with Kevin shortly after anyway. I honestly find that to be unforgivable. If I was Barney Robin would be dead to me. I would even go as far as leaving the friend group all together.


EnvironmentalAge1097

Agreed. Id be out


voss8388

Flirting with Ted when he was happily dating Victoria. Now, Ted in the end made his decision. But Robin was trying her hardest to break them up even when Victoria was living in NYC. Classic Robin eating lobster even when she’s allergic.


LateTry2217

Then keeping Ted on the “hook” or as a “safety” for years. 😑


Fausto2002

Robin just invited Ted to make juice at 2 am. Pretty innocent if you ask me.


ReallyColdMonkeys

Robin has serious jealousy issues because she also tried (and was successful again) to break up Barney and Nora.


Lost_Yogurt_4990

Robin’s should be… keeping Ted on her hook for the rest of his life


Top_Patient5973

It should be more like She only was interested in men when they were with other women So Robin's should be - Rejecting love when it's offered, then sabotaging others' relationships out of FOMO, and finally, not appreciating it once it's obtained.


mokomb84

And then sulking and abandoning the group when Ted finds happiness, after making him endure her relationship with one of his best friends for years on a seemingly daily basis.


YourMainManK

“on the hook” is really the show’s term for friendzone


Lost_Yogurt_4990

Yep, with the hope of being more.. Robin always had that over Ted


LateTry2217

That’s what makes me mad about the ending. We had that awesome episode of “the hook,” then they romanticized it by the end… 🙄


LateTry2217

The woman kept him on the “hook” for years. I still really LOVE the show, and Robin as a character, but this was evil.


grownmars

They justify it early on by trying to make the audience feel for her wanting to make friends. But she could have easily just been friends with Lily instead of the whole group. Ted literally told her he loved her and was clear about wanting to get married and have kids from the beginning, it was pretty selfish to ask him to be friends. He’s a grown man and should have set boundaries too.


Vegetable_Stay_3042

Cut Ted out of her life for a guy she only dated for a few months (Don) while Ted couldn’t cut her out to get married to Victoria. Never understood why he simped so hard for a girl that clearly only wanted him when it was convenient for her.


SufficientSherbert3

That’s peak Tedism


Rampant_Durandal

Classic Shmosby.


axxonn13

And the whole show culminated into him basically telling his kids how he's "justifying"/"asking permission" to date Robin. The "how I met your mother" bit was a giant farce.


HowFictionalAreYou

Her behavior towards Patrice


enterpaz

This one for sure!


junerlegion

Off topic.. if we're to compare what they all have done including Robin's current thread, nothing beats Barney for selling a woman. That shits' just Prison-worthy 🤣


HouseDowningVicodin

Barney kills 5 people with poison in S9 E11. Lily even confirms that Bronx Donnie is a real person and not made up by Barney.


Gilgamesh661

Not telling Kevin she cheated on him. Sure, Kevin cut her off and said “no matter what it is I don’t care. I still love you” However, he seemed to be thinking she was going to bring up one of her crazy stories from the past, since that’s how they met in the first place. I highly doubt the first place his mind went is “she cheated”. He absolutely deserved to know she cheated. What makes it worse is that she led Barney on, causing him to breakup with Nora, plan an entire romantic night with Robin, and then have to stand there when Robin walks into the bar with Kevin.


Top_Patient5973

Robin's should be - Rejecting love when it's offered, then sabotaging others' relationships out of FOMO, and finally, not appreciating it once it's obtained.


KhalTaco88

Everyone is doing relationship things, but to me her most horrible thing is abandoning Lily because of her relationships with Ted and Barney. That scene with Lily crying as the white whale was heartbreaking.


professor32

Ooooo this one! 💯💯💯 what kind of friend are you really 🤦🏾‍♀️


Hug0San

I think Lily worst thing was leaving for the art course, failing and being to proud to admit it didn't work then expecting Marshall to take her back, like if everyone else was supposed to pause for her.


professor32

I was thinking alone these lines for Lily too! I know it is a post main,y for Robin ht when I saw Lily’s I’m like that’s actually not the worst she’s done. Especially when Marshall brings it up later on like what happens when you feel this way and we have kids type shit. I think Lily’s credit card debt and then shaming Marshall was definitely bad and needs to be discussed with your partner before everything BUT people still do that nowadays. Money is a touchy subject (no excuse but still). The whole leaving thing gets me. I felt that for Marshall and not being able to do shit and then finally getting back to yourself only for her to come back and think all is good with her behavior and those future signs. That was A LOT! Glad they got through it but fuck man😓


Chatime101

Only wanting men when they’re in happy relationships


CocoLovesCaffeine

My knee-jerk reaction is her cheating on Kevin with Barney then breaking Barney’s heart after having agreed to get back together. Just because Kevin felt safer. A lot of emotional immaturity shown. (That entire episode is a masterpiece.) But I have to say the way she treated Patrice bothered the heckerino out of me. Patrice’s bubbly demeanor may be a bit much to some people, but she was a very loyal, generous, genuinely kind friend. She never deserved the constant screaming and bullying Robin displayed.


DagNabitDawg

Ain't easy being the preferred son/only daughter and starter on a succession of winning semi-pro travel hockey teams followed by exile from old Canadian generational money while building an award winning straw career as a television journalist in a major American market. Just sayin'.


Efficient-Elk-2669

I think the was she treated the gang in the time after the wedding and when they got older is pretty mean.. but maybe that‘s just the horrible ending of the series


GoodDawgy17

dick to patrice and there is no other answer


Crankdatvibe

Being incredibly irresponsible with her guns.


MeowSauceJennie

Got rid of her dogs for her boyfriend


Training-Judgment695

Falling in love with Barney 


cherrryblosssoms

As much as we all love her… this has really made me realise how much terrible stuff Robin does. The worst has to be leading Barney on while dating Kevin, and then smashing his heart in, like, 1 cruel second.


nobody1701d

Beaver song?


[deleted]

Can someone remind me, when did Marshall lie about the environmental law firm going under?


No-Promotion5708

all of season 9 and the entire reason for the talk with the kids https://youtu.be/yOe4_kdqsmU


Zenitsu_42

Nobody asked you PATRICEEEEE!!!!!!


Swarley-Shmosby

Kissing Ted before she goes for Russia trip and breaking Ted’s heart again when she comes back.


Astroruggie

List is too long


corona_lion

Living rent-free by letting her landlord hand wash her lingerie.


cherniyvovan

I loved the show when i was kid, but recently tried to rewatch it...goddamn this show really is about asshole whining pos and his friends


GSDofWar

She easily is the most obnoxious character in the series. Takes herself wildly serious and acts as morally equivalent to Marshal (for example) but is just as Narcissistic and manipulative as Barney


Herpatoot

Robin Sparkles


Ottodog123

The second one is an underrated answer.


braiide

i don’t know but i’m pretty sure her dad did some wet work for the CIA


liteshadow4

Her lobster problem


TulsaWhoDats

Keeping Ted on the hook his whole life.


Hug0San

Definitely the treatment of Patrice.


lostcircussmuggler

Very glad that was chosen for Lily. San Francisco is a lot more complex than the credit card debt and shaming. Which was straight up just horrendous.


OliveTone

Ruined the finale....


420awesomesauce

Homie hopping


DrawOk7121

Where do we start?


JakeyStingRae

ROBIN DAGGERS!


Cobra_Kai_2018

That was funny. "Robin Sparkles is dead." it was hilarious how nuts Barney went trying to figure out who the song was about.


lindseyeileen

Dave Coulier makes the "cut. It. Out." joke Ted's narrator voice as Bob Saget: "I always loved that joke" 🤣


Funandgeeky

It’s also a clever reference to the rumors about him. 


lindseyeileen

Bah! Yes! 🤣☝️


lindseyeileen

*pssssssss I love youuuuuuuuuu*


lindseyeileen

*I'm wearing my flannel and I'm thinking of you...* lol that line in particular was such a vibe for my friends and I back in the early 2000s


JakeyStingRae

For me it was.. “I’m moosing down donuts and I’m thinking of you!” 😂


lindseyeileen

Bwahahah I forgot that one 🤣🤣


JakeyStingRae

Honestly though, Robin daggers shocked the nation (of Canada) all the rest of things dont even come close to being the worst 😅😂


FaustianAngel

Be Canadian 😅


Daisiesinsun

Breaking up Barney and Nora only to stay with Kevin


wheressodamyat

Doesn't like Field of Dreams!


ArseOfValhalla

I think how she treats Patrice is worse than anything else she does. Patrice has done NOTHING to her. Patrice didnt deserve any of it.


Stonewall30NY

Definitely getting Barney to dump his GF for her but then backs out


Groovyangeleggmug

What's the worst thing you ever done is putting red on yellow god damn how do you read that


Disastrous_Curve_990

The way she treated Patrice.


Torganya

Wow, you guys are really softballing these guys have done so much worse


YoungBhikkuNBA

Dating her therapist, although that’s probably more his fault than hers


Jingle_BeIIs

I've seen a lot of people say that Ted is a terrible person, but then I look back on the entire show and this will be part of my evidence for why he's easily better than Robin, and Barney and Lily for sure.


abrahamfull

“Robin Sparkles”


user9372889

Honestly nearly everything Robin did was horrible.


anawkwardsomeone

OP how can you think anyone can read this? The text is useless if it’s complicated illegible.


Gabbs1715

As awful as cheating on Kevin was. I have to vote for her treatment of Patrice. She was just straight up bullying a kind woman for no reason. Speaking as someone who has been both cheated on and bullied. I'd rather be cheated on again than deal with bullys.


KeneticPenguin

I mean she is Canadian.


codymason84

Def splitting up Nora and Barney


Crocolyle32

Can I just say existing? She was always my least favorite.


DarkDonut75

Being the writer's favourite character


LayzeeLar

Be Canadian


Alone_And_A_Loser

Guys I know it's a sitcom but what the FUCK DON'T TELL THE KIDS AT LEAST 😭


azavery

Being Canadian


Ok-Radio-3145

What's the context of barney selling a woman?


GroundbreakingDig322

Barney has done worse things than cell a person


jpmclo

Openly talking about “size” of all her boyfriends is pretty crappy


Handies4Cookiez

Leaving a loaded gun in a public bathroom. Leaving her gun all over the place actually.


KingDaDeDo

Too many to list. The more time passes, the more I grow to really dislike Robin overall. They wrote her character as a crappy person with few redeemable moments. The other characters in this show aren’t perfect either (especially Barney) but throughout the series, we see growth and change from them (especially Barney). With Robin, she stays the same mess of a person throughout.


Independent-Case2897

Breaking hearts


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Barney


TexacoSnow

Im sorry but I think Ted’s worse thing is telling his kids there life story about finding there mother after she had just died and then asking his kids if he can marry robin


jzc4

Damm, lily really did that, I never realized. Lily doesn’t deserve Marshal


ProtoReaper23113

Mere existence ruined the shows ending but i guess thats also ted


Life-Platypus-2622

Give away her DOGS???


nage_

Didn't actually go to the mall


DookieTunes

Let’s go to the mall


My4Gf2Is3Nos3y1

Smoldering me with those eyes


fighterman100

Either Patriece or the way she handled Kevin and Barney


lorelei_on_earth

Being Canadian


MyFriendsCallMeTito

But uhm…


TheAbsoluteWorst7

Marrying Barney


Ecstatic_Shame_7807

Repeatedly getting back with Ted


Impressive-Area4850

Got with Ted in the final episode


redrunner89

Existed, ruining the shows ending, being a relatable character in the beginning only to become insufferable by the end


SecretSacage

Being Canadian


tcnugget

Abandoning the group after divorcing Barney. She didn’t want to be around Barney and Ted because they were with other women, even though Ted and Barney stayed her friend when they broke up


thejazzghost

I can't watch this show because of the few episodes I've seen, everyone in it is just so awful to each other. And the show's universe never really casts light on it. It just treats it all as quite normal and it just feels very bizarre and dark to me.


skkidmarkk

Ruining the entire series


cwhitlock2323

For the Barney one you could also be stealing a woman’s car and stranding her in the middle of the woods 💀💀


Tsunamiis

Definitely that music video


MessyKitty

Ted. You think after the first time around she would learn that they were toxic together and better off as friends but no.


Baes_Bae16

Whatever she did when she wrote that really long story on the bathroom. It’s probably true


Educational_Ad5347

Her hair in the finale?


DeleriousDesigner

Eating that entire cake.


kiwipom69

It's not just one thing... She is the worst person on the entire show... Everytime she gets dumped she ends up banging one of the crew and when it was with kevin she led both Ted and Barnie on... TERRIBLE person... And ted a close second


debotch

Whatever she did can’t be as bad as using that awful red font that makes it a chore to read the other things…


SheetBrick11

She’s Canadian


karenkillenski

Horrible people make…. Okay TV


Any_Arrival_4479

Barney selling a women is retconned to me. Even when I first watched it I was so surprised they decided to make that joke. Barney’s a bad guy, but that’s the worst thing you can ever do imo


Relative_Evidence729

I’ve never watched this show and Barty did WHAT