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|title = Skin Game
 
|title = Skin Game
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|series = [[Archer (TV series)|Archer]]
 
|series = [[Archer (TV series)|Archer]]
 
|season = 3
 
|season = 3
 
|episode = 11
 
|episode = 11
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|production = XAR03011
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|writer = Adam Reed
 
|air date = March 8, 2012
 
|air date = March 8, 2012
 
|previous = [[Crossing Over]]
 
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"'''Skin Game'''" is the eleventh episode of the [[season 3|third season]] of ''[[Archer (TV series)|Archer]]'', scheduled to air on March 8, 2012.<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/archer/listings/ "Archer"]. TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved February 28, 2012.</ref>
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"'''Skin Game'''" is the eleventh episode of the [[season 3|third season]] of ''[[Archer (TV series)|Archer]]''.
   
== Plot ==
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==Plot==
[[Archer]] is faced with a dilemma when his murdered fiancée, [[Katya]], miraculously reappears. In [[Krieger]]'s lab.<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20120217fx02/ "Skin Game"]. TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved February 28, 2012.</ref>
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[[Archer]] is faced with a dilemma when his murdered fiancée, [[Katya Kazanova|Katya]], miraculously reappears... in [[Krieger]]'s lab.<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20120217fx02/ "Skin Game"]. TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved February 28, 2012.</ref> Archer has to combat his past traumatic experiences with an Electrolux while deciding whether or he can deal with the fact that his fiancee his now a cyborg.
   
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The conflict comes to a head when [[Barry]] returns to kill [[Archer]] and the rest of [[ISIS]].
== Trivia ==
 
The end of the episode, when Barry and Katya ride off on the bus is a reference to the end of the film [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Graduate], when Elaine and Benjamin ride off in the bus.
 
   
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*The end of the episode, when Barry and Katya ride off on the bus, is a reference to the end of the film [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Graduate The Graduate], when Elaine and Benjamin ride off in the bus.
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*The Russian word "''mudak"'' literally translates as "testicle", but would be used in the same sense as the English word "asshole".
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*The "wetsuit" in Krieger's apartment may be a reference to the novel/movie "Silence of the Lambs", in which the serial killer Buffalo Bill creates a suit made out of human skin from his female victims in order to look like a woman himself. This is supported by Archer's comments about it being made of skin, as well as the fact that the suit is clearly designed for a woman, just like the suit from Silence of the Lambs.
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*While looking for the bathroom in Krieger's apartment, Sterling walks by a room where dozens of pine air fresheners hang from the ceiling. This may be a reference to the movie "Se7en", during which the serial killer John Doe ties a man to a bed for one year, representing the Deadly Sin of sloth. The man rots and the air fresheners cover the smell. This would go along with other references to Krieger being a serial killer.
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==Gallery of Images==
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{{Imagecat-eps|Screenshots from Episode 3.11 "Skin Game"}}
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"Skin Game" is the eleventh episode of the third season of Archer.

Plot

Archer is faced with a dilemma when his murdered fiancée, Katya, miraculously reappears... in Krieger's lab.[1] Archer has to combat his past traumatic experiences with an Electrolux while deciding whether or he can deal with the fact that his fiancee his now a cyborg.

The conflict comes to a head when Barry returns to kill Archer and the rest of ISIS.

Trivia

  • The end of the episode, when Barry and Katya ride off on the bus, is a reference to the end of the film The Graduate, when Elaine and Benjamin ride off in the bus.
  • The Russian word "mudak" literally translates as "testicle", but would be used in the same sense as the English word "asshole".
  • The "wetsuit" in Krieger's apartment may be a reference to the novel/movie "Silence of the Lambs", in which the serial killer Buffalo Bill creates a suit made out of human skin from his female victims in order to look like a woman himself. This is supported by Archer's comments about it being made of skin, as well as the fact that the suit is clearly designed for a woman, just like the suit from Silence of the Lambs.
  • While looking for the bathroom in Krieger's apartment, Sterling walks by a room where dozens of pine air fresheners hang from the ceiling. This may be a reference to the movie "Se7en", during which the serial killer John Doe ties a man to a bed for one year, representing the Deadly Sin of sloth. The man rots and the air fresheners cover the smell. This would go along with other references to Krieger being a serial killer.

Gallery of Images

There are 16 screenshots and images from "Skin Game" on this Wiki, visit the category page for a complete gallery.


References

  1. "Skin Game". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved February 28, 2012.