The Magician's Code: Part 2 (14 May 2012)

Ted makes a fateful phone call to his old girlfriend Victoria, Barney's magic trick gets him in trouble with airport security just as he's about to leave on a trip with Quinn, and Robin tries to take the perfect birth announcement photo.

Director:

Pamela Fryman

Writers:

Carter Bays (creator), Craig Thomas (creator),

Stars:

Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Josh Radnor	...	Ted Mosby
Jason Segel	...	Marshall Eriksen
Cobie Smulders	...	Robin Scherbatsky
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Barney Stinson
Alyson Hannigan	...	Lily Aldrin
Becki Newton	...	Quinn Garvey
Ashley Williams	...	Victoria
Frances Conroy	...	Loretta Stinson (voice)
Renée Taylor	...	Mrs. Matsen (as Renee Taylor)
Rob Huebel	...	Wade Flanagan
Lance Barber	...	Guard #1
Ed Alonzo	...	Guard #2
Christopher Carroll	...	Mr. Drury
Kelly Connolly	...	Zelda
Peter Gannon	...	Mr. McIntee

Storyline

As Lily and Marshall become a threesome with the arrival into the world of Marvin Wait-For-It Eriksen, Ted, Robin and Barney review the status of their lives at this present time. Ted and Robin come to an understanding about their relationship. Robin believes that Ted has always chased after the wrong girl, with the exception of one, who she encourages Ted to go after. But Ted will have to make one further decision based on the status of that woman's own life at this time. And Barney is afraid that running away to Atlantic City has led to the end of his and Quinn's relationship. Their relationship is able to survive this incident, so much so that they decide to take their first vacation together to Hawaii. But they have some problems getting through airport security because of the magician's box Barney has in his carry-on, the secret to which he refuses to divulge except to a fellow magician. The secret of the magician's box will lead indirectly to Barney's life with who will become ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 May 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bays Thomas Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Quotes

Victoria: [after ditching her wedding to run off with Ted] Where shall we go? Your place? My place? We could go on my honeymoon.
[laughs]
Victoria: Just kidding... although it is paid for.

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Connections

References American Psycho (2000)

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Soundtracks

"The Wind"
(uncredited)
Music & lyrics by Cat Stevens
Performed by Cat Stevens

User Reviews

One of the best episodes yet, gives you some answers but also leaves you hungry for more

Having just been left stunned by this episode, it is really hard to write a review about it. It literally blows you out of the water. When the one big question of Barnie's wife is finally answered, it happens just after making you believe in something completely different. Seeing that last minute leaves you with such a happy feeling inside, its hard to find words. As a huge fan of this series, I already knew what would be the end of it, but seeing it for real and after being confused so much is a real awesome feeling. Also, for the first time this season, Ted finally gets a real love story and boy, is it a big one. And thats the one thing I can say about this episode: You've got to watch it to believe it. But as a fair warning: It will leave you so hungry for more, the time until the next season will be unbearable.