Ron And Archer Bond

Archer, S04E04

Archer was stuck in Canada without a passport and Ron volunteered himself to help get Archer back into the country.  However, it turned out that he needed Archer's help so that he could successfully bring back the money he was illegally transporting to pay back his buddies who went to jail for crimes they had all committed.  Archer eventually helped him get back home in time for an opera show that Mallory expected Ron to attend that same night.

I think what I liked best about this story was that we got to learn more about Ron beyond his charming self and car dealership.  He seemed to be in a world way too different than Mallory's, but it turns out that he's no stranger to dangerous situations and doing things that are outside of the law.  It wasn't a particularly funny story, but I enjoyed watching Archer and Ron sort of bond with each other.  In the end, even though Archer wasn't thrilled with helping his stepfather, he seemed to have accepted Ron a little better as someone who's part of his life now.  It's just amazing to me with as annoying as Archer is that Ron didn't hate Archer by the end (he did make him lose most of his money), but I guess that's all good as long as Archer got Ron to meet Mallory as scheduled.  That's about as good as it gets with being friendly with Archer, after all.

It's nothing new, but I felt bad for Woodhouse in this episode.  I don't even remember why Archer was pissed at him enough to make him eat a bowl of spiderwebs, but he has the worst job ever.  He remarked that he should just quit his job, but cried because he doubted anyone would take him in.  Wow.  Even for a cartoon that's kinda of depressing.  But it just amplifies how much terrible of a person Archer is, and that's all it's really about.

This was an interesting episode.  I liked learning about Ron's past and seeing he wasn't as squeaky clean as we were led to believe.  It was nice to see Ron and Archer spend time and bond with each other because we all know that Archer has some serious daddy issues and a father figure in his life might help him get over that.  Who knows?  Maybe his friendship with Ron can slightly make him a less of a jerk.  I doubt it, though.  Archer never changes his personality for the good long enough to make it a permanent thing.  He's just an asshole through and through.