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16 Sep

Archer Season 12: Casey Willis On Sterling And Cyril’s Emotional Breakthrough

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This article contains spoilers for Archer season 12 episode 5. Archer has a fascinating relationship with change. Major elements like the show’s genre have transformed, but a constant through the years are the characters and their relationships with one another. The series has made it clear that these character dynamics are quite toxic in many ways, some of which have left the characters looking for ways to grow. The most recent seasons have prioritized the cause and effect nature of Archer waking up from his coma and returning to work, which has left everyone feeling very raw and vulnerable, including…

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29 Oct

Archer Season 11 Concludes By Saving The World And Returning To Normal

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This article contains spoilers for Archer season 11 episode 8. It’s definitely been a very memorable season for Archer. The show’s 11th year has successfully pulled Sterling Archer out of his multi-season coma and forced both him and his inner-circle to adjust to the many changes that they’ve faced. This season has featured Archer at his most alone and miserable, but it’s also highlighted a newly repentant side of the character. Against all odds, Archer has actually been able to exhibit personal growth, demonstrate newfound maturity, and even think about people other than himself. He also has a kick-ass new…

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13 Oct

Link Tank: How FX’s Archer Finds Itself Again in Season 11

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After a three-season long detour, Archer is finally back in the real world and thematically as a show in Season 11. “Archer is back—in both a literal sense, with season 11 currently underway, and in a thematic sense. The main character, whose fanciful coma dreams guided seasons eight through 10, is finally in the real world, still recovering but also being the best, most obnoxious secret agent ever. Like we said: Archer is back.” Read more at Gizmodo. In the month of October, check out these fun facts about some of our favorite classic horror movies. “It’s October and Halloween…

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01 Oct

Archer Season 11: Inside Barry’s Return and the Robot Apocalypse

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The following contains spoilers for Archer season 11 episode 4. Archer season 11 has been a strong return to form and has, in many ways, reinvigorated the series. This new season largely revolves around the changes that have happened during Archer’s coma absence and whether he’s able to persevere through these transitions. Previous episodes have all examined how Archer’s return has effected those that are closest to him, but the season’s newest installment, “Robot Factory,” explores this from the perspective of Archer’s greatest rival, the robotic Barry.  “Robot Factory” might be the most satisfying episode of the season yet. It…

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17 Sep

Archer Season 11’s New Direction for Sterling Explained

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Any television show that has been on for 11 seasons is bound to change. Archer has gone through so many metamorphoses that it’s surprising that Franz Kafka isn’t in the writers’ room. The most recent seasons of Archer have attempted to reinvigorate the show’s formula through genre pastiches like a film noir or sci-fi space adventure. All of this has been justified by the lengthy coma that Archer has now been in for several years. The series’ efforts to distance itself from generic spy missions has been a curious experiment, but Archer season 11 brings with it the biggest changes…

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25 Jul

Archer Season 11 Gets Release Date and Trailer

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Sterling Archer is ready to return to the land of the living…finally.  After originally being scheduled for a May release, Archer season 11 was pulled from the schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, FXX has revealed the updated release date for the show during its Comic-Con@Home panel.  Archer season 11 is set to arrive on September 16, 2020. Two new episodes will air at 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. ET. The season will feature eight episodes. In a first for the show, episodes will be available the next day on FX on Hulu. FXX was also nice enough to…

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15 Apr

Archer: Danger Island Season 9

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Recommended The Show:Archer headed into its ninth season and approached the (still?) magical 100-episode mark but placing its characters into an interesting environment. Long ago Sterling Archer moved from the government espionage in a Mad Men era to the same practice in the Miami Vice 80s, to a film noir backdrop in Season Eight. In Season Nine? Well, it's different, in that it's set in the late 1930s and the only parallel I could remotely relate it to would be Raiders of the Lost Ark.In Season Nine, the characters you've grown to love play similar character but not exact ones.…

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20 Apr

Archer Season 8 Dreamland

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Recommended In 10 Words or LessA new, art-deco wrinkle in the Archer storylineReviewer's Bias*Loves: Sealab 2021, most of the castLikes: creative change-upsDislikes: Hates: dream excuse plotsThe Story So Far...Airing on FX (and then FXX), Archer is an animated sitcom (of sorts) which follows Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin), an international spy who works for his mother and is surrounded by similarly flawed teammates, though over the years the dynamic has morphed through a number of permutations. The show has aired for eight seasons to date, and has been picked up to run through 10 in total. Fox has put out…

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