Episode How I Met Your Mother Season 6, Episode 22 - 'The Perfect Cocktail' Recap

Well, this is awkward: after Marshall leaves his old job and Barney, he becomes Zoey's lawyer to help try to save the Arcadian. Not only are Ted and Zoey on opposite sides now, but Barney and Marshall are at odds too.

After Barney does some unforgivable things to Marshall's megaphone (and canteen and drink), Marshall fights back by continually messing with Barney's game. The war is clearly on with these two.

Robin and Lily, meanwhile, are looking for the perfect type of alcohol to give to Marshall and Barney in order to get them the right kind of drunk in order to make up. This reveals the following adverse reactions of the members of the gang to different drinks:

Barney and red wine: weird moments of clarity.

Marshall and gin: getting into fights....with himself.

Lily and martinis: making out with Robin.

Robin and absinthe: straight-up crazy!

Marshall and daiquiris: wants to make out with himself.

Barney and peppermint schnapps: Richard Dawson.

Ted and bourbon: weirdly good at beatboxing.

Ted, meanwhile, brings Zoey to the Arcadian to stay on their vacation, in an attempt to show her what a dump it really is. The challenge is this: if she can stay in the place for a night, Ted will agree to have the place torn down. But in the process, Zoey reveals that when she was a little girl, her family lived in the Arcadian. That's why she's so passionate about it. That promts an exchange of the L word between the two of them. No, not that L word, love. But an encounter with the cocamouse changes her mind quickly!

After tons of different cocktail ideas, it turns out that beer is the answer. Beer. I could've told them that. But the round of celebratory champagne afterward turns out to be one drink too many, and Barney and Marshall black out and forget everything. Bummer. But now, Ted is on Zoey and Marshall's side, so Barney is an island (as usual).

The line of the night, though? It's this: "Your crabs have super-herpes." GoodNIGHT!