The Archer team takes to the Swiss Alps for an assassination…and Ray forgets the gum.
At this point in its relatively long run,Archerhas developed a safe, comfortable pattern.
Each episode is a particularly verbose game ofMad Libsthat the writers came up with to entertain themselves.
The DNA of this littleMad Libcan be seen clearer than ever in The Archer Sanction.
In many ways,Archeris becoming more predictable and maybe even a touch lazier in its later seasons.
Paradoxically, its also slowly becoming funnier.
At this point,Archeris a known quantity.
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*For all intents and purposes, hes the father of the modern watermelon.
And there is plenty to chuckle over in The Archer Sanction.
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The motley team is there to assassinate an assassin for the C.I.A.
Obviously, Archer has never read nor brought the proper documents to identify who said assassin is.
And not that it matters, but also black.
(Thats the aforementioned best line of the season.)
The reveal that idiot beardface sweater model is the assassin is not much of a reveal at all.
Its about the jokes: dense, quick, smart, and wicked.
STRAY THOUGHTS
Sploosh is definitely not the sound an avalanche makes.
Watermelons are red??!?!
Dont make any sudden movements bowel or otherwise.
Ok, thats a close second for best one-liner of the year so far.
Archer cheerfully admitting that hes jealous of McCarran is great.
Hes so self-assured and suave that even when he admits hes jealous, its somehow charming.
Ray is the DMZ between Archer and Lana.
Thats…a surprisingly apt analogy.
Rating:
3.5 out of 5
