"Sword of Destiny" is the fifteenth episode of the second season of the American television satirical sitcom Arrested Development.
The series, narrated by Ron Howard, follows the Bluths, a formerly wealthy, dysfunctional family, who made their money from property development.
Club writer Noel Murray commented on negatives of the episode, saying "The first two-thirds of Arrested Development's second season is so tightly constructed that by comparison, the last third seems to be more of a mess than it actually is."
Murray also commented on the episode feeling "like a grab bag of disconnected scenes, characters, and in-jokes, held together by excessive interjections from The Narrator, some sloppy ADR, and, oh yeah, comedy.
"[4] Brian Tallerico from Vulture ranked the episode 25th out of the whole series, saying "Ben Stiller delivers one of the best-ever Arrested Development cameos as Tony Wonder".
[5] Brad Copeland was nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series at the 57th Primetime Emmy Awards for "Sword of Destiny".