Ted Mosby: Architect

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“Ted Mosby: Architect”
How I Met Your Mother episode
Episode no. Season 2
Episode 4
Written by Kristin Newman
Directed by Pamela Fryman
Guest stars Joe Manganiello (Brad), Joe Nieves (Carl), Stephen Keys (Bouncer),
Dawn Olivieri (Anna), Aisha Kabia (Kara), Maria Arcé (Paula), Ryan O'Connor (Chet), Bach Hoang (Manicurist)
Production no. 2ALH04
Original airdate October 9, 2006
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"Ted Mosby: Architect" is the fourth episode in the second season of the television series How I Met Your Mother. It originally aired on October 9, 2006.

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[edit] Plot

Ted and Robin have their first big fight when Robin becomes tired of listening to Ted complain about his most recent project at work, a skyscraper that looks remarkably phallic. Ted resents that Robin won't listen to his stories about work when he listens to Robin's work stories. After the fight, Ted meets up with Barney and Marshall at MacLaren's. Encouraging him to forget about Robin for the evening, Marshall invites Ted to the first law school party of the year. Ted declines, saying that he has to work at his "apparently boring job." Barney tells him that his job isn't boring: women think that architects are hot. Ted just needs to present his career with the right attitude. As the three guys leave for their evening plans, Ted approaches a woman at the bar and asks her what she thinks about architects. She tells them that she thinks that architects are sexy, and they begin chatting.

Meanwhile, Robin finds Lily at a nail salon and tells her about the fight. Lily says that part of being in a relationship is listening, even when you're not that interested. Robin realizes that she isn't very good at being a girlfriend because she has never been in a relationship this serious before. She and Lily head to MacLaren's so that Robin can apologize to Ted, but he isn't at the bar. Robin asks the bartender about Ted, and a woman at the bar tells her that Ted Mosby, the Architect was at the bar earlier but left with her friend to go Marshall's law school party. Robin takes the news in stride, saying that she is glad that Ted found someone to talk work to so that she doesn't have to hear it. Lily can't believe that Robin isn't jealous that Ted is hitting on other women. Robin says that she is picturing the other woman as unattractive, but when her friend says that she is a kickboxing instructor and looks great Robin begins to feel a little jealous.

Lily and Robin go to the law school party and ask around for Ted. The party's host, Brad, says that he did see Ted Mosby, the Architect earlier, but he left with his date and Marshall to go dancing at a club. Upset that Ted who hates clubs would go dancing with another woman, Robin tries to call him to apologize. When Ted doesn't answer his phone, Robin calls Marshall, who tells her that Ted is working. Amazed that Marshall lied to her, Robin realizes that Ted is cheating on her.

Robin and Lily then go to the club to find Ted, and the bouncer tells them that Ted Mosby, the Architect was there but he left with his date to go to her apartment across the street. After a bribe of her clutch purse, the bouncer tells Robin where Ted's date lives. Robin and Lily go to her apartment, and finding the door unlocked they sneak in and discover Barney in the woman's bed. Robin asks where Ted is and Barney replies that Ted is at work. Barney then tells them that he has been pretending to be Ted all night, introducing himself as Ted Mosby: Architect to the woman whom Ted chatted with at the bar. Lily tries to reassure Robin that everything is fine because Ted isn't cheating on her, but Robin says that she hates how crazy and paranoid she has been acting. Lily tells her that people act crazy and paranoid in relationships, and she really misses those feelings. Leaving his standard goodbye form letter for the woman he just slept with, Barney, Robin and Lily leave her apartment before she gets out of the shower.

Robin brings donuts and coffee to Ted who is still at work. She apologizes for their fight and tells him that she wants to be the person to whom he complains about work. She asks him about his work and Ted shows her an alternate design for the skyscraper that he had been working on. In 2030, Ted tells his kids that it was the first time he'd ever shown his drawings to someone outside of work; what's more, the skyscraper ended up being built and he had pointed it out to them when they had previously visited Spokane as a family.

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[edit] Barney's form letter for one-night stands

Dear [Name],
The time we spent together, however long it was, meant the world to me. I would love to see you again, but unfortunately I cannot. You see, I am a ghost. I can only materialize once every decade on the anniversary of my death. I chose to spend my one day among the living with you, sweet [Name]. Perhaps we will meet again in another decade, provided you keep your figure.
Until then, all my love from the beyond,
Barney

[edit] Trivia

  • This episode was the first to air at the show's new 8 p.m. EST time slot.
  • The set used for the exterior of the night club in this episode is the same set used in "Okay Awesome." The same actor plays the bouncer in both episodes as well. The club in "Okay Awesome" is called Okay and the club in this episode is called Posers. This was done as a joke on how often clubs open and close and reopen with new names.
  • Barney's date returns in the episode The Bracket, having set up a website due to the events of this episode, tedmosbyisajerk.com.

[edit] Cultural references

  • Robin says that she can watch Die Hard multiple times, while one viewing of Field of Dreams was enough.
  • The reference of Die Hard being able to be viewed multiple times may be a reference to Friends as Joey, Ross, and Chandler talk about how Die Hard is the best movie ever.
  • When Robin says that dancing leads to sex, Lily asks her if she is from the town in Footloose, a movie about a teenager who moves to a small town that has banned dancing and rock music.

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