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- FX
- May 29, 2019
- FX
- May 29, 2019
Summary Archer is an animated, half-hour comedy set at the International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS), a spy agency where espionage and global crises are merely opportunities for its highly trained employees to confuse, undermine, betray and royally mess up together.
Created By: Adam Reed
- FX
- May 29, 2019
- FX
- May 29, 2019
Summary Archer is an animated, half-hour comedy set at the International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS), a spy agency where espionage and global crises are merely opportunities for its highly trained employees to confuse, undermine, betray and royally mess up together.
Created By: Adam Reed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
74
75% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
25% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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“Archer: 1999” is another strong entry in an ever-developing series. The animation is stunning, as the shortened episode order (eight instead of 10) and release delay (FX has been giving the team an extra month or so for the past three seasons) accommodate brand new set and character designs, not to mention some snazzy VFX during the various space battles. The timing and jokes are still right on point.
These are still the same characters we've laughed with dressed in other people’s movie clothes, save for Pam Poovey (Amber Nash), who is literally built like a rock in this 10th season. This just goes to prove that the best TV delights can put on any old clothing; as long as they remain true to the core of what makes us adore them, we’ll keep our eyes on them.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 24 User Ratings
7.4
75% Positive
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
17% Mixed
4 Ratings
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8% Negative
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2 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 24 User Ratings
7.4
75% Positive
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
17% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
8% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
The four episodes don’t crackle with the wit that was in “Dreamland” or the playfulness of “Danger Island” or “Vice.” The writing just doesn’t feel as sharp as it once did, although I’ve only seen a small percentage of the season, and even that sampling had some laughs, if not the standard batting average of the overall series.
My only gripe with Archer: 1999 is that there’s no bigger plot to the season; it’s just a collection of episodes that are loosely tied together through the space-travel setup. So while it was fun to watch the crew track down a xenomorph, battle in space gladiator combat, get addicted to psychotropic alien eggs, and fight their way out of a celestial mollusk, I wish they had some greater goal in mind.
The third, and what appears to be the final, season set inside the comatose mind of Sterling Archer season ten is its best. Taking the crew into outer space allows the writers to tell new stories and the jokes land more often than during the previous two seasons. This is still not quite the show at its very best but its good to see there is still life in this show yet.
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SEASON 10
Archer still has its moments, but it feels like it's running out of steam.
This season takes place in a spacebound, sci-fi universe, but I ask what was the point? The last two alternate universe kept things interesting by having the characters put into new roles and the audience was kept guessing what happens next with the intertwining storylines. Here the characters are mostly back to their old dynamic: all working in a team in a series of mostly episodic plots. So, why does this need to be in space? Why not do just regular Archer universe episodes? Sure there are a couple neat ideas they couldn't do previously, especially the episode "Mr. Deadly," but overall the science fiction stuff isn't justified enough.
The characters and the show's trademark back-and-forth digs and squabbles feel worn out by now. Not that there aren't any funny bits, but they aren't as common. Archer and Cheryl especially feel like caricatures of themselves. On the other hand, Krieger as an android produces a lot of fun material.
The new setting does cause the animators to be more ambitious. This is definitely the best looking season of Archer.
I'd still recommend this to Archer fans, but just don't expect the show's A-material.
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SEASON 10
The unfortunate part of this season, much like the show, is there is no energy or flare in the writing anymore and at times feels quite lazy
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SEASON 10
