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| title = Season 3
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|title = Season 3
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|image = [[File:Season3-OverallSeasonImage.jpg|290px]]
| series = [[Archer (TV series)|Archer]]
 
| image = [[File:Season 3 DVD.jpg|233px]]
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|episode = [[Episode Guide#Season 3: 2011-2012|13]]
 
|channel = [[Wikipedia:FX (TV channel)|FX]]
| caption = DVD Cover
 
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|premiere = September 15, 2011
| country = United States
 
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|finale = March 22, 2012
| episode = 13
 
 
|dvd = January 8, 2013
| channel = [[wikipedia:FX (TV channel)|FX]]
 
| run = September 2011
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|dvd2 = March 25, 2013
 
|previous = [[Season 2]]
| dvd = January 8, 2013
 
| previous = [[Season 2]]
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|next = [[Season 4]]
 
}}The '''third season''' of ''[[Archer (TV series)|Archer]]'' consists of 13 episodes. FX aired the first three episodes in September 2011 which followed Sterling's actions after the finale of the second season. The remainder of season 3 continued airing on January 19, 2012. Notable guest actors signed on for the season include [[Burt Reynolds]] playing himself as [[Malory Archer]]'s love interest, [[wikipedia:Michael Rooker|Michael Rooker]] as [[Sheriff E.Z. Ponder]] and [[Bryan Cranston]] as [[Commander Drake]] in the two-part season finale.
| next = [[Season 4]]
 
}}
 
 
The '''third season''' of ''[[Archer (TV series)|Archer]]'' consists of 13 episodes. FX aired the first three episodes in September 2011 which followed the Sterling's actions after the finale of the second season. The remainder of season 3 continued airing on January 19, 2012. Notable guest actors signed on for the season include [[Burt Reynolds]] playing himself as [[Malory Archer]]'s love interest, [[wikipedia:Michael Rooker|Michael Rooker]] as Sheriff E.Z. Ponder and [[Bryan Cranston]] as [[Commander Drake]] in the two-part season finale.
 
   
 
The season was initially ordered for sixteen episodes, but [[Adam Reed]] mistook the order for the first three episodes in September as part of a 13-episode order.
 
The season was initially ordered for sixteen episodes, but [[Adam Reed]] mistook the order for the first three episodes in September as part of a 13-episode order.
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== Season Synopsis ==
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__TOC__
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
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{{Episode List - Season 3}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;border:2px solid #0; background:#fafafa;
 
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!! style="background:#2656B5"|Screenshot
 
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==Cast==
! style="background:#2656B5;" width="375"|Title
 
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{{Starring Cast (Season 2)}}
! style="background:#2656B5;" width="150"|Original airdate
 
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*'''Co Starring:'''
! style="background:#2656B5;" width="95"|Production code
 
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**[[Adam Reed]] as [[Ray Gillette]] <small>(13/13 episodes)</small>
! style="background:#2656B5;" width="50"|Season Episode #
 
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**[[Lucky Yates]] as [[Algernop Krieger]] <small>(8/13 episodes)</small>
! style="background:#2656B5;" width="50"|Total Episodes #
 
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|-
 
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==Trivia==
|rowspan="2"| [[File:HeartofArchness1.png|125px]]|| "[[Heart of Archness: Part I]]" || September 15, 2011 ||align="center"| XAR03001 ||align="center"| 1||align="center"| 24
 
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*One alternate version of the Season 3 DVD cover features an image of Malory sitting cross-legged holding a cigarette and an empty cocktail glass. This pose is directly inspired from an image by acclaimed illustrator Robert E. McGinnis for the pulp noir ''Kill Now, Play Later''.
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*The alternate cover also features Cyril Figgis in an outfit similar to Naked Snake (Big Boss) from the game Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater, an extremely capable field agent, which is opposite of what Cyril is in the show.
|colspan="6"| After the death of his [[Katya Kazanova|fiance]], [[Sterling Archer|Archer]] goes missing for three months. [[Malory]] sends a former agent named [[Rip Riley]] to find him and bring him back. With Archer's resistance, he ends up stranding them out at sea and mixing them up with pirates.
 
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|colspan="6" bgcolor="#2656B5"| <!-- Putting in a nice space between episodes -->
 
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|rowspan="2"| [[File:HeartofArchness2.png|125px]]|| "[[Heart of Archness: Part II]]" || September 22, 2011 ||align="center"| XAR03002 ||align="center"| 2||align="center"| 25
 
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|colspan="6"| Archer becomes leader of a pirate island and is enjoying the high life until a [[Bucky|disgruntled islander]] calls mutiny. With Archer, his first mate [[Noah]], and Rip Riley now trapped on the island, [[Ray]] and [[Lana]] go out to look for him.
 
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|colspan="6" bgcolor="#2656B5"| <!-- Putting in a nice space between episodes -->
 
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|rowspan="2"| [[File:HeartofArchness3.png|125px]]|| "[[Heart of Archness: Part III]]" || September 29, 2011 ||align="center"| XAR03003 ||align="center"| 3||align="center"| 26
 
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|colspan="6"| Archer, Lana, Ray, Rip Riley and Noah attempt to escape the Pirate Fortress of Pangu Island, meanwhile Malory hardballs the negotiation for their ransom.
 
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|colspan="6" bgcolor="#2656B5"| <!-- Putting in a nice space between episodes -->
 
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|rowspan="2"| [[File:The Man From Jupiter.jpg|125px]]|| "[[The Man From Jupiter]]" || January 19, 2012 ||align="center"| XAR03005 ||align="center"| 4||align="center"| 27
 
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|colspan="6"| [[Burt Reynolds]] starts dating Archer's mom and boss, Malory. Archer tries to sabotage Malory and Burt's relationship while being chased by a Cuban hit squad
 
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|colspan="6" bgcolor="#2656B5"| <!-- Putting in a nice space between episodes -->
 
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|rowspan="2"| [[File:El Contador.jpg|125px]]|| "[[El Contador]]" || January 26, 2012 ||align="center"| XAR03006 ||align="center"| 5||align="center"| 28
 
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|colspan="6"| [[Cyril]] is promoted to field agent, while [[Malory Archer|Malory]] institutes a strict drug testing policy for her employees. Neither of which sit well with the staff at [[ISIS]]. As Cyril is promoted to field agent, he accompanies Sterling and Lana to South America to collect on a bounty of $1,000,000 on [[Román Calzado]]. Ray, [[Cheryl Tunt|Cheryl]], and [[Pam Poovey|Pam]] know they will not pass the drug test, so they enlist [[Doctor Krieger]] to help them pass.
 
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|rowspan="2"| [[File:The Limited.jpg|125px]]|| "[[The Limited]]" || February 2, 2012 ||align="center"| XAR02007 ||align="center"| 6||align="center"| 29
 
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|colspan="6"| The Royal Canadian Mounted Police enlist the help of ISIS to transport a captured Canadian terrorist.
 
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|rowspan="2"| [[File:Drift Problem.jpg|125px]]|| "[[Drift Problem]]" || February 9, 2012 ||align="center"| XAR03008 ||align="center"| 7||align="center"| 30
 
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|colspan="6"| Archer's surprise birthday present—a high-tech, souped-up spy car—leads to all sorts of other surprises as the car is stolen when Malory warns Sterling not to lose the car.
 
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|rowspan="2"| [[File:1065119161.jpg|125px]]|| "[[Lo Scandalo]]" || February 16, 2012 ||align="center"| XAR03004 ||align="center"| 8||align="center"| 31
 
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|colspan="6"| Malory has the [[ISIS]] agents come to her apartment when she asks for help to dispose of the body of the Italian Prime Minister.
 
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|colspan="6" bgcolor="#2656B5"| <!-- Putting in a nice space between episodes -->
 
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|rowspan="2"| [[File:Archer36.png|125px]]|| "[[Bloody Ferlin]]" || February 23, 2012 ||align="center"| XAR03010 ||align="center"| 9||align="center"| 32
 
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|colspan="6"| Archer must help Ray save his younger brother from a crooked sheriff in the backwoods of West Virginia.
 
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|colspan="6" bgcolor="#2656B5"| <!-- Putting in a nice space between episodes -->
 
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|rowspan="2"| [[File:Archer37.png|125px]]|| "[[Crossing Over]]" || March 1, 2012 ||align="center"| XAR03009 ||align="center"| 10||align="center"| 33
 
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|colspan="6"| Archer's sex life compromises his effectiveness as an agent. When Nikoli Jackov defects to the United States, he is accidentally killed by Archer's drunken incompetence when he fails to guard the safe house.
 
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|rowspan="2"| [[File:Skin game2.png|125px]]|| "[[Skin Game]]" || March 8, 2012 ||align="center"| XAR03011 ||align="center"| 11||align="center"| 34
 
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|colspan="6"| Archer is faced with a dilemma when his murdered fiance, Katya, miraculously reappears... in Krieger's lab.
 
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|rowspan="2"| [[File:Spaceracei.png|125px]]|| "[[Space Race: Part I]]" || March 15, 2012 ||align="center"| XAR03012 ||align="center"| 12||align="center"| 35
 
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|colspan="6"| Archer and his colleagues at ISIS voyage to the final frontier in an effort to prevent a catastrophe on the International Space Station.
 
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|rowspan="2"| [[File:Space Race Part II.jpg|125px]]|| "[[Space Race: Part II]]" || March 22, 2012 ||align="center"| XAR03013 ||align="center"| 13||align="center"| 36
 
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|colspan="6"| Archer and his colleagues at ISIS wish they had never voyaged to the final frontier in an effort to prevent a catastrophe on the International Space Station.
 
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|}
 
   
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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<gallery widths="160" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
<gallery>
 
Burt Reynolds.jpg|Burt Reynolds, who plays himself in ''[[The Man From Jupiter]]''
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Burt Reynolds.jpg|[[Burt Reynolds]]<br/>plays himself in<br/>''[[The Man From Jupiter]]''.
Bryan Cranston.JPG|Bryan Cranston, who is part of ''[[Space Race: Part I]]'' and ''[[Space Race: Part II]]''.
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Bryan Cranston.JPG|Bryan Cranston<br/> Guest Stars in ''[[Space Race: Part I]]'' and ''[[Space Race: Part II]]''.
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Archer3 DVD Spine.jpg|Season 3 DVD<br/>Cover.
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Archer_Season_3_Art.jpg|The Archer Season 3 inspiration image by Robert McGinnis.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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== External links ==
 
* [http://staytoonedin.com/?tv-article=archer-season-3-review-spoilers Archer Season 3]: Episode 4-7 reviews with spoilers, images, and promos
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*{{Metacritic|Archer: Season 3|http://www.metacritic.com/tv/archer/season-3}}
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
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==Navigation==
 
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{{Episodes}}
== External links ==
 
* [http://staytoonedin.com/?tv-article=archer-season-3-review-spoilers Archer Season 3]: Episode 4-7 reviews with spoilers, images and promos
 
 
[[Category:Seasons]]
 
[[Category:Seasons]]
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[[Category:Season 3 episodes]]
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[[Category:Season 3]]

Latest revision as of 00:21, 15 June 2022

The third season of Archer consists of 13 episodes. FX aired the first three episodes in September 2011 which followed Sterling's actions after the finale of the second season. The remainder of season 3 continued airing on January 19, 2012. Notable guest actors signed on for the season include Burt Reynolds playing himself as Malory Archer's love interest, Michael Rooker as Sheriff E.Z. Ponder and Bryan Cranston as Commander Drake in the two-part season finale.

The season was initially ordered for sixteen episodes, but Adam Reed mistook the order for the first three episodes in September as part of a 13-episode order.

Season Synopsis

Episodes

v )    Screenshot           Episode Title Original
Air Date
Production Code Season Ep. # Overall Ep. #
HeartofArchness1 "Heart of Archness: Part I" September 15, 2011 XAR03001 1 24
After the death of his fiancé, Archer goes missing for three months. Malory sends a former agent named Rip Riley to find him and bring him back. With Archer's resistance, he ends up stranding them out at sea and mixing them up with pirates.
HeartofArchness2 "Heart of Archness: Part II" September 22, 2011 XAR03002 2 25
Archer becomes leader of a pirate island and is enjoying the high life until a disgruntled islander calls mutiny. With Archer, his first mate Noah, and Rip Riley now trapped on the island, Ray and Lana go to the rescue.
HeartofArchness3 "Heart of Archness: Part III" September 29, 2011 XAR03003 3 26
Archer, Lana, Ray, Rip Riley and Noah attempt to escape the Pirate Fortress of Pangu Island. Meanwhile, Malory hardballs the negotiation for their ransom.
The Man From Jupiter "The Man From Jupiter" January 19, 2012 XAR03005 4 27
Burt Reynolds starts dating Archer's mom and boss, Malory. Archer tries to sabotage Malory and Burt's relationship while being chased by a Cuban hit squad.
El Contador "El Contador" January 26, 2012 XAR03006 5 28
Cyril is promoted to field agent, while Malory institutes a strict drug testing policy for her employees. Cyril accompanies Archer and Lana to South America to collect on a bounty of $1,000,000 on Román Calzado. Ray, Cheryl and Pam enlist Dr. Krieger to help them pass the drug test.
The Limited "The Limited" February 2, 2012 XAR03007 6 29
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police enlist the help of ISIS to transport a captured Canadian terrorist.
Drift Problem "Drift Problem" February 9, 2012 XAR03008 7 30
Archer's surprise birthday present, a high-tech spy car, is stolen. Archer enlists his fellow agents help to get it back knowing that his Mother's punishment awaits any failure.
1065119161 "Lo Scandalo" February 16, 2012 XAR03004 8 31
Malory has the ISIS agents come to her apartment to dispose of the body of the Italian Prime Minister.
Archer36 "Bloody Ferlin" February 23, 2012 XAR03010 9 32
Archer must help Ray save his younger brother Randy from a crooked sheriff in the backwoods of West Virginia.
Archer37 "Crossing Over" March 1, 2012 XAR03009 10 33
Archer's new and surprising sex partner compromises his effectiveness when he's tasked to guard the defecting Nikolai Jakov.
Skin game2 "Skin Game" March 8, 2012 XAR03011 11 34
Archer is faced with a dilemma when his murdered fiancé, Katya, miraculously reappears thanks to Dr. Krieger.
Spaceracei "Space Race: Part I" March 15, 2012 XAR03012 12 35
Archer and his colleagues at ISIS voyage to the final frontier in an effort to stop a mutiny on the Space Station Horizon.
Space Race Part II "Space Race: Part II" March 22, 2012 XAR03013 13 36
Archer and his colleagues at ISIS discover they've been tricked into a bizarre mission by the Horizon's commander.

Cast

Trivia

  • One alternate version of the Season 3 DVD cover features an image of Malory sitting cross-legged holding a cigarette and an empty cocktail glass. This pose is directly inspired from an image by acclaimed illustrator Robert E. McGinnis for the pulp noir Kill Now, Play Later.
  • The alternate cover also features Cyril Figgis in an outfit similar to Naked Snake (Big Boss) from the game Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater, an extremely capable field agent, which is opposite of what Cyril is in the show.

Gallery

External links

References

Navigation