Archer, S03E10
Yesterday we got to see the season finale of Archer. Since they don't have that many episodes to begin with, it seems to have gone by really quickly. I think that it ended pretty well with ISIS managing to take down the traitor faction, get a little revenge on Barry, and return home alive (I emphasize "alive" and not "unharmed"). For a moment, I thought that Archer had seen the light, if not only for an appropriate time (the time being until they were back to Earth in one piece), but Archer remains Archer in the end.
Despite that Archer resisted against their captors (his best being when he attacked Wu while shouting "Woo!"), it was pretty clear that if Drake had offered Archer an alcoholic drink, he might have easily joined their side. When they didn't seem to be offering him anything tempting, he first suggested that since they only wanted Lana (apparently they looked up all her information and thought she would make the best babies for Mars), he asked for the men to be let go and then just himself (of course). I hadn't thought that they specifically wanted Lana to be "The Mother of Mars," but thought that they just happened to hire ISIS and figured that a spy female was the best they were going to get for their re-population schemes. As creepy as their plan was, Lana had to be a little flattered that they thought her DNA was the best stuff around.
I didn't appreciate that Lana had to be nearly naked for most of the episode, but I liked that she was so vain about her boobs. When Archer suggested that they were getting saggy, she just couldn't let it go, even in the midst of a fight. The ISIS crew managed to get away from their captors to only be captured once again. They were pretty unimpressive in their escape attempt.
I think the badass medal for this episode should go to Pam who was not only smart enough to prepare to attack if Drake and his men tried to get on the ship, but also managed to sneak up on Drake and get him at gunpoint while Carol was busy being a "whordiot," letting the enemies into the ship. That stupid little bitch. Pam should have been made an operative instead of freaking Cyrill. At least she increased the chance that they would return to Earth, while Cyrill, shooting off madly after Drake blasted off his own head, killed Kellogg, the only other person who was unquestionably qualified to fly them back home. After Cyrill screwed up right after Pam had saved the day, I didn't easily see how they would make it back home.
When Barry started approaching them on a space ship, I was really thinking that he might be the one to "save" them, even though there was no doubt he came to space to kill Archer again. I'm not sure why he needed to do so when he already stole his fiancee, but I guess when Archer is concerned, he can't suffer enough (at least while he is alive). Barry was pretty funny in the way he kept taunting Archer to come play with him, but Archer held back his pride and refused to open the doors. It was really amazing for him. I also wondered that if somehow Barry's revenge had turned into a necessity for him, in the sense that he would never kill Archer for real because then he would have no one to chase after anymore. I mean, he followed him off the planet--is it really that serious?
Archer's seemingly change of heart paid off when he cheered Cyrill on to land them safely home; Cyrill turned the ship around so that the fire from the engine would destroy Barry's ship. Ooo... How is he going to get home? I don't worry too much about him because he's sneaky, a cyborg, and there are many, many people around on Horizon that they will probably find a way for him to return to Earth. After all, if Barry's not around, who is going to be Archer's annoyingly persistent arch-enemy? (Archer-enemy, if you will allow a bad pun)
I felt a bit of relief when Archer stopped acting so unselfishly and nearly killed them all when Cyrill was just about to land the ship safely to Earth. I'm not sure how Archer managed to get off without a scratch on him! Lana was using crutches, someone had an eye patch, and Ray was back in his wheelchair (for real this time, I'm sure). I liked that the episode ended with him acting like an ass because that's what this show is all about. I wouldn't have minded a little cliffhanger to make us anticipate the next season (I hope there will be one, FX!), but this ending is just as well.
The sky is really the limit for next season, and I can't wait to see what ISIS is up to next time. I wonder if Lana and Archer would ever get back together. They seem to hate each other, but I feel like deep down, they still protect each other in non-obvious ways. I'd like to see less of Mallory's attempts to get laid, and less of Pam's naked body. The thing I'd most like to see is the return of Barry and a more equal fight between he and Archer. They have to make a really epic (although Archer hates that word) battle between them soon. Guess I just have to be patient and see if that happens next year.
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