How I Met Your Mother: 10 Worst Things Robin Ever Did
6. Barney
The character of Barney is one that can definitely divide viewers. While some of his antics can be seen as humorous, there are also parts of his character that are particularly unsavoury.
For most people, it wasn't anything he said or did that eventually turned folk off. It was the entire story arc with dating and marrying Robin.
On the surface, there are a lot of things that the two have in common. From the outset, Robin was very strong-minded and independent with a penchant for "scotch that's old enough to order its own scotch" but once these two became romantically involved, she just morphed into the full-on female version of Barney.
It even got to the point where it was he who was seeming more likeable to the viewer. Despite his asking, Robin point blank refused to take some time off work to spend together and actually enjoy their relationship. It was doomed from the start and on a second viewing, knowing how it all plays out, every second of her refusing to compromise for the sake of her relationship and marriage just grates further.
And it isn't even close to the worst thing she did to Barney. But that involves...