Killing Utne
Archer
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 4
Written by	Adam Reed
Production code	AR01003
Original air date	January 28, 2010
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"Killing Utne" is the fourth episode of the first season of Archer.

Plot summary Edit

Malory hosts a dinner party for the UN intelligence chairman, Torvald Utne, in an effort to get a new weapons contract for ISIS. Unfortunately, a group of rival assassins have targeted Mr. Utne for elimination.

Main Cast Edit

• H. Jon Benjamin as Sterling Archer
• Judy Greer as Cheryl Tunt
• Amber Nash as Pam Poovey
• Chris Parnell as Cyril Figgis
• Aisha Tyler as Lana Kane
• Jessica Walter as Malory Archer
• Lucky Yates as Dr. Krieger

Guest StarsEdit

• René Auberjonois as Mannfred
• Kathryn Cressida as Uta
• Peter Newman as Nikolai Jakov
• Jeffrey Tambor as Torvald Utne
• Audrey Wasilewski as Elke Hubsch

Trivia and Cultural ReferencesEdit

• Gravlax is a Nordic dish of raw salmon and seasonings.
• "I find your lack of faith disturbing" is a classic bit of understatement uttered by Darth Vader in the original Star Wars. The scene is re-enacted practically verbatim in this episode.
• "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" was a minor hit for the band REM in 1994.
• Janssons frestelse is a Swedish casserole.
• The dossier for Torvald Utne lists Honey Pot as a Recommended Tactic foreshadowing the fifth episode of the first season, "Honeypot," and the effectiveness of Elke Hubsch's plan.
• This episode was possibly meant to be third in the first season (with "Diversity Hire" being the fourth), as Cheryl's name in this episode is "Carina", and Cyril mistakenly calls her this in "Diversity Hire" before noticing that her name is now "Cristal". Either that or it was an instance of subtle call-back humour.
• Archer's remark, "Wow, you don't get along with your neighbors anywhere!" to Malory (voiced by Jessica Walter) after she complains about her relationship with her unseen neighbour Trudy Beekman is a reference to Arrested Development character Lucille Bluth (also played by Walter) and her adversarial relationship with her neighbour Lucille Austero.
• The title of the episode is possibly a play on the non-fiction book "Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw" by Mark Bowden, which chronicles the efforts of Colombian law enforcement, American intelligence and special forces, and vengeful vigilantes in dismantling the operations of the Medellin Cartel, culminating in the death of the cartel's leader, the eponymous Pablo Escobar.
• Utne's greeting to Elke Hubsch, "Good evening, you beautiful girl," is a reference to similar greetings by Dracula. He even uses a voice similar to Bela Lugosi's from the film.
• The scene where Archer tricks 5 people into killing themselves in a game of Russian roulette is a reference to the film The Deer Hunter. Malory has a similar scene in "Job Offer" also referencing this film.

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