9.0/108 votes#1 - Mission: Difficult
Season 12 Episode 8 - Aired 10/6/2021
Archer is trapped inside IIA headquarters and Barry is trapped inside Other Barry.
Director: Megan Johnson
Writer: Mark Ganek
8.7/106 votes#2 - Into the Cold
Season 14 Episode 9 - Aired 12/17/2023
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.
Director: Casey Willis
Writer: Mark Ganek
8.5/106 votes#3 - Mr. Deadly Goes to Town
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 6/26/2019
Archer and the crew pick up a hitchhiker and try to convince him to turn his life around.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Ganek
8.4/107 votes#4 - Caught Napping
Season 11 Episode 7 - Aired 10/21/2020
When AJ is kidnapped, it's up to Archer to get her back and keep Lana's rampage pointed in the right direction.
Director: Justin Wagner
Writer: Mark Ganek
8.4/105 votes#5 - The Anglerfish Stratagem
Season 14 Episode 1 - Aired 8/30/2023
The Agency teams up with Interpol to take down a highly organized ring of jewel thieves. Archer’s skeptical as their Interpol contact seems to be treating the mission as more of an audition... but for which side?
Director: Pierre Cerrato
Writer: Mark Ganek
8.4/105 votes#6 - Chill Barry
Season 14 Episode 4 - Aired 9/13/2023
Barry’s back, but will he give the gang the cold shoulder in their quest to put Other Barry on ice?
Director: Omaka Schultz
Writer: Mark Ganek
8.1/107 votes#7 - The Leftovers
Season 10 Episode 3 - Aired 6/12/2019
Pam's sandwich ruins everyone's dinner by releasing something deep inside of them.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Ganek
8.1/107 votes#8 - The Orpheus Gambit
Season 11 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2020
Archer is back in the spy game and his first mission is to guard a priceless statue; then, he must tell Lana his true feelings and get blind drunk.
Director: Chad Hurd
Writer: Mark Ganek
8.0/106 votes#9 - Dingo, Baby, Et Cetera
Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 9/22/2021
Lana makes rookie mistakes as ghosts from Archer's past haunt him on a special mission.
Director: Chi Duong Sato
Writer: Mark Ganek
8.0/103 votes#10 - Dough, Ray and Me
Season 13 Episode 8 - Aired 10/12/2022
Archer and the gang knead proof in order to temper expectations and ice the mission.
Director: Stephen Slesinski
Writer: Mark Ganek
8.0/103 votes#11 - Cocaine Tuesdays
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/17/2023
While filming "Change of Habit," Elvis becomes inspired by the moon landing and sets out to try and stop a major drug deal — despite CeCe's objections.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Ganek
7.7/107 votes#12 - Cold Fusion
Season 11 Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/2020
Archer and the gang travel to Antarctica to solve a murder mystery with international implications.
Director: Casey Willis
Writer: Mark Ganek
7.0/105 votes#13 - The Big Con
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 8/24/2022
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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"Mission: Difficult" is the best rated episode written by Mark Ganek. It scored 9/10 based on 8 votes. It was directed by Megan Johnson. It aired on 10/6/2021 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Into the Cold".