Archer Vice is the name given to the fifth season of Archer. The season was ordered by FX on February 27, 2013, [1] Archer Vice consisted of thirteen episodes and began airing on January 13, 2014 on Monday nights at 10 PM.[2]
Trailer
List of Episodes
Screenshot | Title | Original airdate | Production code | Season Episode # | Total Episodes # |
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White Elephant | January 13, 2014 | XAR05001 | 1 | 50 | |
Someone dies. Someone who has been with the ISIS crew from the beginning. And then things get crazy.[3] | |||||
A Kiss While Dying | January 20, 2014 | XAR05002 | 2 | 51 | |
Archer, Pam, and Lana travel to Miami to visit some old friends. It's a fondue party![4] | |||||
A Debt of Honor | January 27, 2014 | XAR05003 | 3 | 52 | |
Pam makes a deal that puts everyone in danger. Archer dons his slightly darker black suit to save the day.[5] | |||||
House Call | February 3, 2014 | XAR05004 | 4 | 53 | |
Archer stages an intervention for Pam, but it gets derailed by an unwanted guest. | |||||
Southbound and Down | February 24, 2014[6] | XAR05005 | 5 | 54 | |
Malory buys a bus and takes everyone on a road trip. Put that hammer down and give it hell. | |||||
Baby Shower | March 3, 2014 | XAR05009 | 6 | 55 | |
Archer decides to give Lana the perfect baby shower gift by forcing Kenny Loggins to sing a duet with Cherlene. Something something Danja Zown![7] | |||||
Smugglers' Blues | March 10, 2014 | XAR05006 | 7 | 56 | |
Archer embarks on a secret mission to Colombia[8] | |||||
The Rules of Extraction | March 17, 2014 | XAR05007 | 8 | 57 | |
Lana and Pam plan a spa day for Malory. Meanwhile, Archer, Ray and Cyril raft down a crocodile-filled river.[9] | |||||
On the Carpet | March 24, 2014 | XAR05008 | 9 | 58 | |
Archer has a run-in with a shady arms dealer (voice of Christian Slater).[10] | |||||
Palace Intrigue, Part I | March 31, 2014 | XAR05010 | 10 | 59 | |
Archer and the gang stay as guests at a palace.[11] Archer and the rest of the ISIS gang are the guests of Gustavo Calderon (Fred Armisen) and his wife Juliana (Lauren Cohan). Calderon is a big fan of Cherlene but Juliana is a bigger fan of Archer.[12] | |||||
Palace Intrigue, Part II | April 7, 2014 | XAR05011 | 11 | 60 | |
Conclusion. Archer tries to keep a secret affair under wraps.[13] | |||||
Filibuster | April 14, 2014 | XAR05012 | 12 | 61 | |
Interesting new roles are taken up by Cyril, Cherlene and Archer.[14] | |||||
Arrival/Departure | April 21,2014 | XAR05013 | 13 | 62 | |
Archer helps Lana with the delivery of her baby, while Krieger tries to prevent the delivery of a deadly weapon.[15] | |||||
Trivia
- Originally scheduled for a premiere in February, this was the first time that the series was scheduled to premier a season outside of January, with the exception of promotional runs and teaser premiers.
- Lucky Yates, the voice of Dr. Krieger, was added to the main credited cast. The main opening sequence was modified to include his name.
- The main opening sequence has some small changes, such as different colors, Cheryl's action is changes slightly, Cyril uses a pen in his action, and Malory takes a longer drink in her action.
- Episodes in this season appear to be more connected than episodes in previous seasons.
- The title 'Archer Vice', along with the art style and character clothing refers to the popular 1980's television series Miami Vice
- The phrase that was used most often by the characters for Season 5 is "Your words."
- This season is the first of the series to not feature Barry Dylan in any episodes.
References
- ↑ "FX Renews Archer for Season 5". Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ↑ "FX Announces 2014 Premiere Dates for ARCHER". Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20131216fx01/#ixzz2nfS0SrBn
- ↑ http://www.fxnetworks.com/archer/episodes/5/2
- ↑ http://www.fxnetworks.com/archer/episodes/5/3
- ↑ No New Episode Tonight – February 10th
- ↑ http://www.fxnetworks.com/archer/episodes/5/6
- ↑ http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/archer-2014/episode-7-season-5/archer-vice-smugglers-blues/298243
- ↑ http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/archer-2014/episode-8-season-5/archer-vice-the-rules-of-extraction/298243
- ↑ http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/archer-2014/episode-9-season-5/archer-vice-on-the-carpet/298243
- ↑ http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/archer-2014/episode-10-season-5/archer-vice-palace-intrigue-part-i/298243
- ↑ http://www.fxnetworks.com/archer/episodes/5/10
- ↑ http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/archer-2014/episode-11-season-5/archer-vice-palace-intrigue-part-ii/298243
- ↑ http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/archer-2014/episode-12-season-5/archer-vice-filibuster/298243
- ↑ http://www.aceshowbiz.com/tv/episodeguide/archer_s5_e13/