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The Worst 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 Worst Episode
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    Archer Season 13 Episode 7 - Distraction Action
    6.2/10(9 votes)

    #1 - Distraction Action

    S13:E7

    Archer has a brilliant plan to evade capture. There is only one problem, he refuses to follow it.

    Director:Casey Willis
    Writer:Miles Woods

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  2. Archer Season 12 Episode 5 - Shots
    6.5/10(10 votes)

    #2 - Shots

    S12:E5

    Sex, drugs, and monster trucks! Archer and the gang celebrate another barely successful mission.

    Director:Matt Thompson
    Writer:Matt Roller

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  3. Archer Season 4 Episode 5 - Viscous Coupling
    6.9/10(19 votes)

    #3 - Viscous Coupling

    S4:E5

    Archer's former fiancée calls on him to rescue her cyborg boyfriend from outer space, but he has other things on his mind.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Archer Season 9 Episode 6 - Some Remarks on Cannibalism
    6.9/10(14 votes)

    #4 - Some Remarks on Cannibalism

    S9:E6

    Archer and Pam try to escape the cannibals with the less-than-willing help of an anthropologist while everyone else races to the idol.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed

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  5. Archer Season 3 Episode 6 - Bloody Ferlin
    7.0/10(17 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Archer Season 7 Episode 2 - The Handoff
    7.0/10(18 votes)

    #6 - The Handoff

    S7:E2

    Archer and Lana make a handoff while the others listen to the best voicemail ever.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Archer Season 1 Episode 4 - Killing Utne
    7.1/10(30 votes)

    #7 - Killing Utne

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed

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  8. Archer Season 1 Episode 5 - Honeypot
    7.1/10(24 votes)

    #8 - Honeypot

    S1:E5

    Malory's career is threatened when a sensitive videotape falls into the hands of a rogue (and roguish) Cuban agent, so she calls on Archer’s expertise in seduction to turn the tables on her blackmailer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Archer Season 6 Episode 1 - The Holdout
    7.1/10(20 votes)

    #9 - The Holdout

    S6:E1

    Archer must salvage a crashed plane in a jungle filled with relics from World War II.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Archer Season 13 Episode 1 - The Big Con
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #10 - The Big Con

    S13:E1

    Free drinks, party rooms and swag bags are just a few of the things the gang is not enjoying at the world's foremost spy convention, Clandesti-con!

    Director:Justin Wagner
    Writer:Mark Ganek

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  11. Archer Season 1 Episode 1 - Mole Hunt
    7.2/10(46 votes)

    #11 - Mole Hunt

    S1:E1

    Archer is in trouble with his Mother and the Comptroller because his expense account is way out of proportion to his actual expenses. So he creates the idea that a Mole has breached ISIS and he needs to get into the mainframe to hunt him down (so he can cover his tracks!). All this leads to a surprising ending.

    Director:Mack Williams
    Writer:Adam Reed

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  12. Archer Season 1 Episode 8 - The Rock
    7.2/10(21 votes)

    #12 - The Rock

    S1:E8

    After ISIS loses yet another lucrative contract to rival agency ODIN, Malory assigns Archer and Lana to embarrass ODIN by stealing a priceless diamond from their biggest client.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed

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  13. Archer Season 1 Episode 9 - Job Offer
    7.2/10(21 votes)

    #13 - Job Offer

    S1:E9

    When Archer takes a higher-paying job at rival agency ODIN, Malory will stop at nothing to get him back.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed

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  14. Archer Season 2 Episode 2 - A Going Concern
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #14 - A Going Concern

    S2:E2

    After Malory is wiped out in a Ponzi scheme, she hatches a scheme of her own: selling ISIS - lock, stock and snack machines - to archrival spy agency ODIN. Archer and the rest of the ISIS employees, rightfully fearing for their jobs, must use every trick in the book (ISIS Field Manual, 3rd Edition) to try to stop the sale.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed

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  15. Archer Season 2 Episode 3 - Blood Test
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #15 - Blood Test

    S2:E3

    When Archer's favorite call girl suddenly arrives for a visit, Archer is shocked to learn that she claims her new baby boy was fathered by him. She obtains a court order that forces him to take a paternity test in hopes of proving her claim.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed

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  16. Archer Season 3 Episode 8 - Skin Game
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Archer Season 4 Episode 3 - Legs
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #17 - Legs

    S4:E3

    Archer's fear of cyborgs hits home when Krieger offers to make robotic legs for Gillette.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Archer Season 4 Episode 10 - Un Chien Tangerine
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #18 - Un Chien Tangerine

    S4:E10

    Archer and Lana extract an agent from Morocco only to find out his bark is worse than his bite.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Archer Season 4 Episode 11 - The Papal Chase
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #19 - The Papal Chase

    S4:E11

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Archer Season 14 Episode 3 - Plaque Removal
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Plaque Removal

    S14:E3

    Archer, Lana and Zara travel to England to stop a thief who is stealing possibly-cursed artifacts. Can Archer break the curse before it breaks him?

    Director:Matt Thompson
    Writer:Asha Michelle Wilson

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  21. Archer Season 2 Episode 11 - Jeu Monegasque
    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #21 - Jeu Monegasque

    S2:E11

    When a mysterious stranger summons Malory and her intrepid ISIS agents to Monaco, all bets are off! Well, actually all bets are on. Because Monaco is basically one giant casino, and Archer has $4 million in untraceable bearer bonds. Also, it's Gran Prix week, so you can just forget getting a hotel room

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed

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  22. Archer Season 3 Episode 7 - Crossing Over
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    #22 - Crossing Over

    S3:E7

    Archer's sex life compromises his effectiveness as an agent. But more seriously than the countless other times.

    Director:Adam Reed
    Writer:Adam Reed

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  23. Archer Season 4 Episode 1 - Fugue and Riffs
    7.3/10(21 votes)

    #23 - Fugue and Riffs

    S4:E1

    Archer has amnesia and decides the only cure is a spa weekend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Archer Season 5 Episode 2 - A Kiss While Dying
    7.3/10(23 votes)

    #24 - A Kiss While Dying

    S5:E2

    Archer, Pam and Lana travel to Miami to visit some old friends. It's a fondue party!

    Director:Adam Reed
    Writer:Adam Reed

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  25. Archer Season 5 Episode 9 - On the Carpet
    7.3/10(19 votes)

    #25 - On the Carpet

    S5:E9

    Archer avoids crash landing in a dangerous swamp only to come face-to-face with a shady arms dealer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Distraction Action" is the worst rated episode of "Archer". It scored 6.2/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Casey Willis and written by Miles Woods, it aired on 10/5/2022. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Shots".