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Hmmm. On the one hand, this season has been really good. On the other hand, I’d kind of like the show to go out on a high note instead of running poo poo into the ground again.
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# ? Oct 21, 2020 20:26 |
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# ? Apr 26, 2024 04:39 |
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Yeah I was kind of hoping this season would be a proper finale of some sort.
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# ? Oct 21, 2020 20:32 |
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Run it for 30 years until no one cares.
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# ? Oct 22, 2020 01:37 |
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I am your rampage sherpa, let me guide you through the winding peaks of Mount Rampage
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# ? Oct 22, 2020 03:16 |
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I mean the show is somewhat creatively broke, but also people get paid to write act and animate this so I'm all for those people getting paychecks as long as the show is profitable. But at the same time, I wouldn't be utterly heartbroken to see it go away.
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# ? Oct 22, 2020 07:12 |
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better that talented people move onto new work than waste their creative output on something comfortable, no?
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# ? Oct 22, 2020 07:25 |
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I was just thinking that one more episode didn't really seem like enough for a proper send-off, but I'm not sure that's where I was going. I currently believe they can pull off at least one more season, though.
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# ? Oct 22, 2020 09:51 |
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I've been liking this season, and I'm glad to get more, that's my hot take.
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# ? Oct 22, 2020 15:32 |
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I am a bit let down that Lana's husband turned out to be such a massive turd, though. I liked his brief tenure as a non-toxic person interacting with the old gang.
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# ? Oct 22, 2020 16:03 |
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Space Cadet Omoly posted:I've been liking this season, and I'm glad to get more, that's my hot take. Like I said, it’s a great season and if they can keep it up I’d be delighted, I’m just wary of them getting all burnt out and repetitive again.
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# ? Oct 22, 2020 16:41 |
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Some excellent lines in this episode: I'm concerned about the mental health of them good old boys! Let me call Michel Foucault and get back to you. Click, sorry to hear that. Apparently Foucault's still dead. Say what you will about the Swiss, but they sure hate the poo poo out of horses. A: Introspection is the enemy of happiness, so my advice is: don't. Always worked for me. L: Has it though? A: I don't know! That's the beauty.
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# ? Oct 22, 2020 17:01 |
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I'm glad they didn't do the stupid thing and have the villain fall off a cliff or disappear into the woods only to come back later.
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# ? Oct 22, 2020 18:30 |
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Zulily Zoetrope posted:I am a bit let down that Lana's husband turned out to be such a massive turd, though. I liked his brief tenure as a non-toxic person interacting with the old gang. On the other hand, it fits in with the season's theme: "Everyone is a mess, but most adults are able to hide that fact from strangers."
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# ? Oct 22, 2020 19:02 |
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So did someone sit the writers down and make a rule that callbacks weren't allowed anymore? It seemed like they made up 50% of the dialog the last couple season, and their elimination alone fixed the show.
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# ? Oct 23, 2020 01:47 |
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Ray realizing partway through the chase that he had a gun on him was pretty great.
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# ? Oct 23, 2020 02:28 |
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So... Are you in a local stage production of The Matrix?
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# ? Oct 23, 2020 08:57 |
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Arven posted:So did someone sit the writers down and make a rule that callbacks weren't allowed anymore? It seemed like they made up 50% of the dialog the last couple season, and their elimination alone fixed the show. It's more likely just the new blood in the writer's room. Reed has always been heavy on the callbacks but most of his shows only ran a couple seasons.
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# ? Oct 23, 2020 09:02 |
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The final scene with the villain was great.
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# ? Oct 23, 2020 12:53 |
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Mokinokaro posted:It's more likely just the new blood in the writer's room. Reed has always been heavy on the callbacks but most of his shows only ran a couple seasons. I still wish Frisky Dingo had gotten a third season. But even the two seasons of that run less than two hours, so the callbacks don’t have time to get stale.
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# ? Oct 23, 2020 14:49 |
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Ugly In The Morning posted:I still wish Frisky Dingo had gotten a third season. But even the two seasons of that run less than two hours, so the callbacks don’t have time to get stale. I heard a "Boosh" on one of these Archer episodes. Isn't that from FD?
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# ? Oct 23, 2020 15:21 |
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GORDON posted:I heard a "Boosh" on one of these Archer episodes. Isn't that from FD? Archer is full of FD references. Boosh, loose cannon, "what the hell, drat guy!", Fat Mike, 'master coconut' - and probably loads more I can't think of right. now.
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# ? Oct 23, 2020 15:44 |
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Red Oktober posted:Archer is full of FD references. Boosh, loose cannon, "what the hell, drat guy!", Fat Mike, 'master coconut' - and probably loads more I can't think of right. now. Cody 2 is on the tontine board Cheryl makes in the WWI veterans episode. I just noticed that like two weeks ago. That episode is almost ten years old and I’ve seen it a shitmillion times, I didn’t think there was anything new to notice.
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# ? Oct 23, 2020 15:48 |
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God, I'm glad this show is back to being its old self This season has loving owned so far
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# ? Oct 23, 2020 16:03 |
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This season has been so good and back to form I could easily go for more. If they choose to wrap it up well I'll respect that too but really it's feeling more it's aging like American Dad and less like say the simpsons
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# ? Oct 24, 2020 07:28 |
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Milo and POTUS posted:This season has been so good and back to form I could easily go for more. If they choose to wrap it up well I'll respect that too but really it's feeling more it's aging like American Dad and less like say the simpsons ... I can't really argue with that, except to say that the last few seasons of The Simpsons have mostly been pretty decent, as they've returned to a lot of the really absurdist humor that was common in the early seasons. It's not as good as it used to be, but it's not as bad as it was for a while. But, I'm digging this season of Archer. And this last episode in particular was great. It was nice to see that Robert, who has no spycraft talent, was able to lend a hand by playing to his strengths--namely, being a really rich guy who can buy everything, go everywhere, etc. And, we get to learn a little more about his and Lana's relationship, and his relationship to his stepdaughter. Archer saying "well, I wasn't using that heart anyway" when he realizes who AJ is calling daddy was pretty good. I admit, I was hoping for a daddy-daughter reunion, but it looks like that ship has sailed, and they did a good job of conveying how devastating that is.
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# ? Oct 24, 2020 19:36 |
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Ugly In The Morning posted:Cody 2 is on the tontine board Cheryl makes in the WWI veterans episode. I just noticed that like two weeks ago. That episode is almost ten years old and I’ve seen it a shitmillion times, I didn’t think there was anything new to notice. Cheryl mentions "That's going in the slideshow!"
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# ? Oct 25, 2020 14:02 |
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tarlibone posted:Archer saying "well, I wasn't using that heart anyway" when he realizes who AJ is calling daddy was pretty good. I admit, I was hoping for a daddy-daughter reunion, but it looks like that ship has sailed, and they did a good job of conveying how devastating that is. I really don't think it has. They've been kind of going out of their way to make it clear that, despite Lana trying to make things work with Robert and it not being completely terrible, he's... kind of a gigantic rear end in a top hat, and they've made it very explicit that Lana has noticed this and is starting to get a little tired of him. I'm going to take a shot in the dark that, at some point either by the end of this season or in the next, Lana cheats on Robert with Archer and that tips over a domino chain that puts them more or less back at pre-coma status quo. Which opens up jokes about Archer being both AJ's stepdad (because Robert raised her for more or less the entirety of her memory) and her bio dad.
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# ? Oct 25, 2020 19:44 |
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I really wasn't feeling the first couple of episodes this season, but they've really hit their stride to the point where I have no reservations at all about watching another season. The past few episodes have been vintage-level quality. I do hope that if next season is the last, though, that they commit to it so they can give the show the proper ending it deserves.
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# ? Oct 26, 2020 05:04 |
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WeedlordGoku69 posted:God, I'm glad this show is back to being its old self The last two episodes in particular have been great
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# ? Oct 27, 2020 04:52 |
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Arven posted:So did someone sit the writers down and make a rule that callbacks weren't allowed anymore? It seemed like they made up 50% of the dialog the last couple season, and their elimination alone fixed the show. They called it out in the first or second episode where Archer tried using a couple and the team told him they don't do that anymore.
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# ? Oct 27, 2020 11:48 |
Red Oktober posted:Archer is full of FD references. Boosh, loose cannon, "what the hell, drat guy!", Fat Mike, 'master coconut' - and probably loads more I can't think of right. now. KAKOW!
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# ? Oct 27, 2020 13:46 |
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Red Oktober posted:Archer is full of FD references. Boosh, loose cannon, "what the hell, drat guy!", Fat Mike, 'master coconut' - and probably loads more I can't think of right. now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccVH6Hsjwco
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# ? Oct 27, 2020 15:59 |
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10/10 I'm surprised how good the last few have been.
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# ? Oct 28, 2020 10:28 |
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"When you're innovative enough, everything is a helipad"- Elon Musk probably
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# ? Oct 29, 2020 03:05 |
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I thought it was nice in Ep7 to have an episode where Archer didn't completely ruin everything he touched. I think it wouldn't have been believable knowing Lana would have put a bullet in his face if he screwed up any part of AJ's rescue but still he mainly took a back seat and it felt like a little relief.
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# ? Oct 29, 2020 05:00 |
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The hallucinations began before he almost coma'ed himself again, so... well, they didn't make this whole season a coma season, at least not officially yet, so what was up with that? I'm guessing they'll explore that next season? Some neurological damage plot or arc? Or maybe the coma seasons weren't enough, and they're going full Ninth-Season-of-Dallas on us?
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# ? Oct 29, 2020 05:07 |
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tarlibone posted:The hallucinations began before he almost coma'ed himself again, so... well, they didn't make this whole season a coma season, at least not officially yet, so what was up with that? I took it to mean he kinda wants to go back to the coma dreamworld. Where he falls back in love with Lana in a thousand different realities, Barry is still his arch-nemesis and no one in his social circle is more successful than him Like he probably didn't have to do that ridiculous stunt to stop the submarine from getting away, but that plan had the better chance of drifting off into just one more high-concept adventure
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# ? Oct 29, 2020 05:54 |
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I had to check IMDb to make sure that wasn’t actually Werner Herzog.
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# ? Oct 29, 2020 09:52 |
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Red Oktober posted:Archer is full of FD references. Boosh, loose cannon, "what the hell, drat guy!", Fat Mike, 'master coconut' - and probably loads more I can't think of right. now. And now we can add Baby Lamont to the list! I really loved this episode, and Archer pointing out that maybe they really did want an excuse to be their worst selves.
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# ? Oct 29, 2020 13:37 |
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# ? Apr 26, 2024 04:39 |
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This was great episode, but I want MORE.
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