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"The Papal Chase" is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of Archer.

PlotEdit

Archer must rescue the Pope from an assassination plot using Woodhouse as a decoy. Operation Bad Habit is a go.^[1]

The title of this episode is a reference to the film and novel "The Paper Chase."
"Operation Bad Habit" is a callback to a scene in "Frisky Dingo" (another Adam Reed show) where the characters plan to attempt a kidnapping dressed as nuns.
Archer gives a shout-out to Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil, wherein H. Jon Benjamin voices the Devil as well as one of the priests.
Archer's disguise is a reference to the classic comic character Father Guido Sarducci.
Cyril acts like he has a phobia of priests and nuns stemming from a past trauma he's uncomfortable discussing. He tells Cheryl he is faking so he won't have to go on any more missions with Archer, but was shown reacting fearfully to Lana in a nun outfit during a flashback to an S&M scene.
We can now add the Camorra to Archer's list of enemies, and the legendary incompetence of ISIS has spread further.
Archer reveals that Dicky Woodhouse is dead and he not only did not allow Woodhouse to attend his funeral, he has not even told him about it.
While on the trunk of the Swiss Guards' car, Archer says "Who am I William Safire?" Safire was an American author and speechwriter who wrote a New York Times Magazine column called On Language.
Payne Stewart was a golfer known for his flamboyant clothing.
This marks Pam's first mission as a field agent.