How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 5 - Architect of Destruction Recap
by Archita D.
Lately on How I Met Your Mother, there has been a wide speculation that the character of Jennifer Morrison will turn out to be the mother. That would certainly be grand news for admirers who have been eagerly waiting for year for this final happy revelation.
The “Architect of Destruction” will satisfy the viewers with this great revelation. Morrison plays the character of Zoey in the show. Viewers who enjoyed her performance in House were undoubtedly overjoyed when she appeared in this episode. The episode offers a happy flashback to those earlier episodes of Season 1 and Season 2. The storyline, as usual, was very natural and every joke had surely erupted laughter among the viewers.
The episode begins with Barney and Ted engrossed in a discussion about the building. Barney’s “Legen...” is followed by a “…dary! Legendary! ”. This situation is handled by the talented actors with nuances suitable for the situation. These couple of scenes becomes hilarious however not overdone.
This episode offers two alternating storylines. The first one deal with Zoey, Barney and Ted and the second one talk about Max, Marshall, Robin and Lily.
The story of Ted involves him trying to make an impression on a girl by playing another role that hides his real personality behind an attractive façade. Zoey fights for the Arcadian that GNB tried to demolish and construct their new headquarter. Ted decided to help Zoey as she looked quite hot. However, from Barney she comes to know that the new GNB building’s architect is Ted.
On the other hand, Marshall’s storyline evolves around women fiercely discussing about their intimate lives behind the back of their men.