Reviews - Archer

Of all the traditions Archer has built up over its decade-plus on the air, I think its approach to season…

Now that it’s over, Adam Reed’s tenure as the primary writer of the first nine seasons of Archer is an amazing thing…

I’m irritated with myself.

Despite having used it something like a hundred times at this point, Archer has never really been a natural fit for…

I miss Other Barry.

Before we get into the narrative meat of tonight’s episode of Archer—Archer and Malory’s respective abandonment…

Four years ago, Archer ended its 7th season (that’s the one where they were Hollywood detectives, if you’re having…

Why space?

I’ll admit it: They got me.

Let’s get the most important element of “Space Pirates” out of the way right here at the start, shall we? Those…

Science fiction is all about possibilities, about pushing the boundaries of the real and bringing the improbable to…

I was inclined to like “Mr. Deadly Goes To Town” even before an overly polite, sentient bomb voiced by Matt Berry…

In last week’s review of “The Leftovers,” I spilled quite a bit of space-ink on the idea that Archer: 1999—which…

Of the 104 currently extant episodes of Archer, you can count the entries not written by series creator, showrunner,…

What is it about this show and making me fall in love with birds?

“Happy?”
“I’m…happy you’re not.”

[Before we dip into the episode proper, you might want to check out this interview we did recently with Archer creator…

If there’s a moral to tonight’s story, it’s this: Never fuck with Malory Archer’s booze.

Seven years ago, Archer did something weird: Starting in September 2011, the show kicked off its third season by…

It only took five episodes—i.e., more than half this season’s entire order of shows—but Archer has finally zeroed in…