Sword of Destiny (Arrested Development)
"Sword of Destiny" is the fifteenth episode of the [Arrested Development Arrested Development season 2|season 2|second season] of the American television satirical sitcom Arrested Development. It is the 37th overall episode of the series, and was written by producer Brad Copeland and directed by Peter Lauer. It originally aired on Fox on March 27, 2005.
The series, narrated by Ron Howard, follows the Bluths, a formerly wealthy, dysfunctional family, who made their money from property development. The Bluth family consists of Michael, his twin sister Lindsay, his older brother Gob, his younger brother Buster, their mother Lucille and father George Sr., as well as Michael's son George Michael, and Lindsay and her husband Tobias' daughter Maeby. In the episode, Gob performs the Sword of Destiny illusion as Buster's assistant, and Michael is hospitalized with appendicitis.
Plot
Tobias asks Michael to become his assistant, when Michael feels a pain in his side. Gob goes to buy erection pills, where he buys the "Sword of Destiny" for his magic act. After visiting George Sr., who had asked Tobias to be a mole in the Bluth Company, Michael teaches George Michael how to drive. Michael goes to the hospital, where he finds out he has appendicitis. Gob asks Buster to help him with his magic act to outshine his rival Tony Wonder, who Buster and Gob meet at the Gothic Castle.Tobias, as George Sr.'s mole, fills in for Michael at the company, while Lindsay lets George Michael drive. During the magic act, Gob knocks off Buster's mechanical hand, which the audience and Tony believe was part of the act. Tony hires Buster and Gob to appear on his DVD, while Michael wakes up from his appendectomy annoyed that George Michael has started driving without him. The doctor informs Michael that he has a bacterial infection from the operation, meaning he will need another operation.
Meanwhile, the FBI has located George Sr. from a video he had recorded of himself and think he is in Iraq. Gob and Buster meet with Tony Wonder, with Gob telling Tony that the real Sword of Destiny trick has yet to be performed. Michael wakes up from his second surgery, but the doctor tells him they might have left a pair of scissors in him. Michael and George Michael head to the office as Tobias and the FBI arrive at his hospital room to prove Michael isn't in Iraq. At the office, Michael finds the company has moved down a floor to save costs. Gob performs the Sword of Destiny act, where Buster swaps the fake sword with a real one and accidentally cuts off Gob's fingers. Michael lets George Michael drive home, but he hits Michael with the car.