This part of the walkthrough looks at episodes one through four fromArchersseventh season.
Its a little hard to believe thatArcherjust concluded itsseventhseason.
Seven seasons in, the relationships between these surprisingly real characters also continue to evolve.
What inspired doing something like this again after the reboot in season 5?
This episode more or less confirms that these guys are finished as spies.
Is that freeing in a sense?
Was this a genre that you wanted to get into for a while now?
The season starts off on a big in media res note.
It feels like the most serialized season you guys have done.
Why go that route this year?
Did it just feel time for the show to do something really hard-boiled?
Was it always the plan to have Archer being murdered being what kicks off the season?
You must know that audiences are going to be skeptical of such a thing unless its the final season.
Were there other victims that you considered?
No, it was always going to be Archer floating facedown in the swimming pool.
I also dont think the others can ever shit on Cyril too much.
Theres a wonderful callback to La Scandolo here and retconning a bit of what went down afterwards.
Its nice to see stuff like that from so early on in the show being brought up.
Theres even a Mancy shout-out.
Skylines, lighting effects, and characters emotions are up on a whole other level.
Have you ever had a Corpse Reviver #2 before?
Vastly superior to the Corpse Reviver #1, in my opinion.
Alphonse Bertillonnice work there.
Of course Cheryl would know about finger printings history.
She knows an extremely small amount about an extremely large number of things.
I think the Archers voicemail gag here is maybe my favorite joke from the entire series.
Ive watched it several times, laughing out loud at each.
I almost wish the rest of the episode was done entirely through the phone message.
If you liked that, you will love an episode ofJon Benjamin Has A Vanentitled Breakdown Van.
We also get On my tits, and Rimshot popping up all over the place in the premiere.
I suppose Phrasing is the most economical way of if were being honest ripping off Thats what she said.
Archer Season 7 Episode 3 Deadly Prep
A prep school reunion leads to an interesting business opportunity for Archer.
Its crazy to think that weve gotten that far in their relationship.
Its a nice shift to see Archer reduced to such a fumbling wimp here.
Yes, made more enjoyable by Jons acting.
We see another twist in this episode where I.V.
has lied to Archer and its a case under false pretenses.
It adds a nice element of suspense to each new character that we meet.
Talk on that a little?
I think thats probably just the tip of a very large, dark, and scary iceberg.
JK Simmons and Keegan-Michael Key are great gets as the detectives that help string the season together.
Again, I feel like we really punch above our weight with the guest stars.
Did you enjoy getting to return to that sort of story again?
I love pairing up any two of these characters.
It often leads to unexpected for me changes in their behavior.
Archer Season 7 Episode 4 Motherless Child
A mysterious stranger needs Archers help in finding his birth mother.
I, and think many people, are excited that this episode marks the return of Barry.
Dave Willis voices him with such a great blend of malevolence and glee.
This episode by far expands and mixes up his character in the most drastic way.
Does this give the character a bit of new life?
I dont think so hell probably be back to his murderous ways the next time we see him.
I mean, meeting his birth mother probably didnt go well at all.
Damn, Archers tinnitus is never going to get better, is it?
Its without a doubt one of the series longest hanging threads.
Is this perhaps your way of slowly dipping back into that well?
In the hands of a better writer it probably would have been.
We get to dig back into the Carol/Cheryl debate here in a delicious way.
Im not even sure what her name is.
In the scripts both in the character tab and the stage directions her name is always written Cheryl/Carol.
Were you happy to be able to give her such a showpiece here?
I love that shes her own hero here.
Yes some of my favorite episodes are the ones where Malory is driving the plot.
This episode manages to have a lot of weight to it.
I feel like we dont see Archer genuinely scared or worried very often, and he definitely is here.
Everyone is being held hostage and theres real tension present.
Was it important to treat a Malory in danger story in such a way?
Very much so in this show, there have to be stakes.
Theres a reference to Edison and Topsy the elephant here.
Is this a nice nod to that, or a total coincidence?
Total coincidence that I then felt like a huge dork for not realizing when I wrote it.
That Wilfrid Noyce reference is just bonkers, by the way.
Do you know if we will we be seeing more of Barry?
Our walkthrough onArchersseventh season will continue tomorrow.
