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The Best Episodes of Archer

Every episode of Archer ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Archer!

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Sterling Archer is the world's most daunting spy. He works for ISIS, a spy agency run by his mother. In between dealing with his boss and his co-workers - one of whom is his ex-girlfriend

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Archer Season 12 Episode 8 - Mission: Difficult
    9.0/10(1604 votes)

    #1 - Mission: Difficult

    S12:E8

    Archer is trapped inside IIA headquarters and Barry is trapped inside Other Barry.

    Director:Megan Johnson
    Writer:Mark Ganek

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  2. Archer Season 2 Episode 9 - Placebo Effect
    8.9/10(2662 votes)

    #2 - Placebo Effect

    S2:E9

    When Archer discovers that the chemotherapy drugs he has been taking are phony, he goes on a rampage against the Irish gangsters behind the scheme. He also makes friends with a fellow marijuana-toking cancer patient (voice of Joan Van Ark). Meanwhile, Cyril learns why Krieger is fluent in Portuguese.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Archer Season 6 Episode 8 - The Kanes
    8.8/10(1795 votes)

    #3 - The Kanes

    S6:E8

    Lana introduces Archer to her parents. Archer introduces Lana's parents to high-speed chases.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Archer Season 7 Episode 10 - Deadly Velvet (2)
    8.8/10(1588 votes)

    #4 - Deadly Velvet (2)

    S7:E10

    Things get even deadlier on the set of Deadly Velvet when someone turns up, you guessed it, dead.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Archer Season 6 Episode 5 - Vision Quest
    8.7/10(1722 votes)

    #5 - Vision Quest

    S6:E5

    The gang gets to work early so they can spend some quality time together.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Archer Season 1 Episode 7 - Skytanic
    8.6/10(2588 votes)

    #6 - Skytanic

    S1:E7

    When a bomb threat jeopardizes the maiden voyage of the luxury airship Excelsior, Archer and the ISIS crew must battle the clock (and each other) to avert disaster.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed

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  7. Archer Season 2 Episode 10 - El Secuestro
    8.6/10(2088 votes)

    #7 - El Secuestro

    S2:E10

    Pam is abducted by kidnappers who mistake her for Cheryl. It seems that Cheryl wasn’t completely forthcoming about her background when she applied for her job at ISIS.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed

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  8. Archer Season 3 Episode 8 - Skin Game
    8.6/10(2090 votes)

    #8 - Skin Game

    S3:E8

    Archer is faced with a dilemma when his murdered fiance, Katya, miraculously reappears. In Krieger's lab.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Archer Season 5 Episode 13 - Arrival/Departure
    8.6/10(1622 votes)

    #9 - Arrival/Departure

    S5:E13

    Archer helps Lana with the delivery of her baby, while Krieger tries to prevent the delivery of a deadly weapon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Archer Season 2 Episode 1 - Swiss Miss
    8.5/10(2271 votes)

    #10 - Swiss Miss

    S2:E1

    In yet another attempt to secure funding for ISIS, Malory drags her agents to the luxury winter resort town of Gstaad to protect a Swiss billionaire's daughter from a kidnapping threat. But Archer soon finds out the real threat is his protectee: an underage nymphomaniac who will stop at nothing to bed the world’s greatest spy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Mehar Sethi, Adam Reed

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  11. Archer Season 2 Episode 8 - Stage Two
    8.5/10(2119 votes)

    #11 - Stage Two

    S2:E8

    Breast cancer strikes the Archer family---Sterling has it. "I'm trying to stay positive," he says. "I can beat this." But before surgery, he wants to bond with young Seamus (even though he isn't actually the baby's father) and take a Las Vegas vacation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed

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  12. Archer Season 3 Episode 1 - The Man from Jupiter
    8.5/10(2062 votes)

    #12 - The Man from Jupiter

    S3:E1

    Archer is shocked to learn that his mother is dating Archer's idol/hero/man-crush, Burt Reynolds.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed

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  13. Archer Season 5 Episode 1 - White Elephant
    8.5/10(1872 votes)

    #13 - White Elephant

    S5:E1

    ISIS is raided and disbanded by the U.S. government when it transpires that the agency was never sanctioned by them. Its former staff discover a hidden vault containing one-ton of cocaine, and form a drug cartel to sell the drugs to fund their retirements.

    Director:Adam Reed
    Writer:Adam Reed

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  14. Archer Season 6 Episode 9 - Pocket Listing
    8.5/10(1499 votes)

    #14 - Pocket Listing

    S6:E9

    Slater has the gang swindle the Durhani royal family and Gillette lends a hand.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Archer Season 10 Episode 9 - Robert De Niro
    8.5/10(1232 votes)

    #15 - Robert De Niro

    S10:E9

    When a trial turns into a party it can only mean that Barry-6 has returned!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed

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  16. Archer Season 11 Episode 4 - Robot Factory
    8.5/10(1180 votes)

    #16 - Robot Factory

    S11:E4

    Archer and the gang team up with Barry to stop an army of Barrys from turning the world into Barrys.

    Director:Matt Thompson
    Writer:Matt Roller

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  17. Archer Season 11 Episode 5 - Best Friends
    8.5/10(1135 votes)

    #17 - Best Friends

    S11:E5

    Archer is head over heels for his new valet, Aleister. Will Archer do Aleister's recommended rehabilitation exercises or just eat himself to death?

    Director:Chi Duong Sato
    Writer:Matt Roller

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  18. Archer Season 12 Episode 6 - Dingo, Baby, Et Cetera
    8.5/10(1007 votes)

    #18 - Dingo, Baby, Et Cetera

    S12:E6

    Lana makes rookie mistakes as ghosts from Archer's past haunt him on a special mission.

    Director:Chi Duong Sato
    Writer:Mark Ganek

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  19. Archer Season 3 Episode 4 - Drift Problem
    8.4/10(2005 votes)

    #19 - Drift Problem

    S3:E4

    Archer's surprise birthday present - a high-tech, souped-up spy car - leads to all sorts of other surprises. None of which are good.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Archer Season 3 Episode 6 - Bloody Ferlin
    8.4/10(2012 votes)

    #20 - Bloody Ferlin

    S3:E6

    Archer must help Gillette save his younger brother from a crooked sheriff in the backwoods of West Virginia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Archer Season 6 Episode 13 - Drastic Voyage (2)
    8.4/10(1405 votes)

    #21 - Drastic Voyage (2)

    S6:E13

    The fantastic voyage concludes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Archer Season 7 Episode 3 - Deadly Prep
    8.4/10(1396 votes)

    #22 - Deadly Prep

    S7:E3

    A business opportunity arises at a prep school reunion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Archer Season 7 Episode 7 - Double Indecency
    8.4/10(1395 votes)

    #23 - Double Indecency

    S7:E7

    Who's sexier, Cyril or Krieger? Pam or Cheryl? Only one way to find out: bar fight!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Archer Season 14 Episode 9 - Into the Cold
    8.4/10(775 votes)

    #24 - Into the Cold

    S14:E9

    With the UN voting to outlaw independent spy agencies, Archer and the gang have to work outside the law to save the world from an unlikely duo.

    Directors:Casey Willis, Pierre Cerrato
    Writer:Mark Ganek

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  25. Archer Season 2 Episode 13 - Double Trouble
    8.3/10(1913 votes)

    #25 - Double Trouble

    S2:E13

    Krieger works to finish a top-secret project, and Archer brings a mysterious former KGB agent named Katya Kazanova home to meet Malory.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Mission: Difficult" is the best rated episode of "Archer". It scored 9/10 based on 1604 votes. Directed by Megan Johnson and written by Mark Ganek, it aired on 10/6/2021. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Placebo Effect".