Thats the first line uttered in No Good Deed, the first episode ofArcher: Dreamland.
Its fairly weak as far as fakeouts go.
Still, even if it doesnt work as a fakeout, its the perfect introduction toArcher: Dreamlanditself.
Or at least thats what the worst version of this season could look like.
Setting a show within a dream or vision for any amount of time is a dangerous idea.
How invested can we be if we know that none of what were seeing is real?
No Good Deed sets those concerns to bed almost immediately.
After Woodhouses funeral, we enter into to the comatose Archers unconscious…and its almost immediately wonderful.
Archer is a hard-drinking P.I.
Woodhouse was his sidekick.
The art is wonderful and completely in keeping with the shows new 40s film noir vibe.
Plus, this thing is still unreservedly funny even after all these years.
Death has no sting?
Who gives a shit.
Here is Archer carving a dick into cop Cyrils squad car.
Archer as a private investigator is a no-brainer with an emphasis on private.
Sterling Archer works best as a character when other characters presence are thrust upon him against his will.
Cyrils straight man-ism in contrast to…whatever it is that Pam is, makes for great comedy.
How does that help?
Cyril asks after Pam recounts this info again.
Kriegers not just a drug dealer but also Dreamlands bartender.
Ray is the trumpet player in an all-Black band.
Wyatt Cenac plays an unnamed drummer who is very timely with his rimshots.
He does infiltrate the docks to scope out the Trexler meeting.
Your theory is the truck backfired and your theory is fireworks, he says to two of them.
Well, theyareChinese, one of them offers.
Pam despite technically being a crooked cap cant help but help Archer when the time comes to do so.
Rating:
4.5 out of 5
