'How I Met Your Mother' recap: (Bro-)Parenting

That wasn’t the only hug-worth moment in the ep, though. It was hard not to feel for Barney when he and Ted had a heart-to-heart at the house, where he had arrived with baby Hurricane Mosby-Stinson in tow. That's right, he had somehow procured a baby. Well, it wasn't just any baby. Hurricane was actually his brother James' (Wayne Brady) new daughter, Sadie, whom Barney was babysitting. Of course, James talked some sense into Ted, who then talked some sense into Barney. But I'd be lying if I said Barney's "It gets pretty tough" line didn't totally destroy the pieces of my soul still scattered from last week's emotional massacre. That could be considered an overstatement -- but it's also not.

This week was far from a massacre. In fact, it rebuilt a little of what I was afraid we'd lost between Barney and Robin. While Robin was still locked in the bathroom with her cheese plate, Barney went to her window (how Shakespearean) and climbed in. "We still friends?" he asked. "Hope so." Whew. But once that was out of the way, that's when Robin dropped the baby bomb -- and judging by Barney's face, he was expecting it as much as I was.

So, readers, there's a lot to talk about here. Most of all, are we sure Barney's the father? I'm pretty sure he is, considering Robin took his "Can you imagine me, being someone's dad?" comment as her lead-in to the news. And that, my friends, would please me to no end.

I'll just say it: If Kevin turns out to be the dad, I'll be crushed. For us. For Barney. For humanity. Wait, just the first two.

So, tell me what you thought of the episode. Did you see that final twist coming? Where could we possibly go from here? How awesome was that cameo from Ernie Hudson? And will the baby be named Hurricane? Sound off below.

QUOTABLES

"If you were a girl, you'd have cut bangs and be dating you by now." --Ted to Barney

"Based on all the stuff you've done with them over the years, I'm not sure you ever liked them." --Ted

Barney: I wish men could have children on their own -- like seahorses.
Ted: Are you saying what I think you're saying?
Barney: They have little pouches! They should be sea kangaroos.

"Kids, I can not stress this enough: We were going through a tough time." --future Ted

"You know how I have a guy for everything? They're all in New York. My suit guy, my shoe guy, my ticket guy, my club guy. And if I don't have something, I have a guy guy to get me a guy, and oddly enough, his name is Guy." --Barney

"Facts about Long Island: No. 1 It's Brooklyn's fart trail." --Robin

"Ernie Hudson even begged you not to go through with it." --Lily

"A kid needs a pet cobra, Ted. Don't be a pill about this." --Barney

Lily: When's the last time you fed her?
Ted: She had some root beer on the train.

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