Espionage

Archer – Plaque Removal

  • Title: Archer – Plaque Removal
  • IMDb: link

Taking a job to safeguard museum artifacts in transit, Archer (H. Jon Benjamin), Lana (Aisha Tyler), and Zara Khan (Natalie Dew) head across the pond for a job that has added benefit for Lana if she can impress her client who would be influential in getting AJ into a prestigious private school. Trouble comes from an Indiana Jones-ish robber and his kid sidekick who want to return the artifact back to its native country. Usual fun with Lana struggling with a moral quandary, Archer getting wrapped up in himself and wondering if the cursed artifact may have made him impotent, and Zara continuing to prove herself an asset to the Agency (and get on Archer’s nerves). The rest of the cast remains back in the office for the continued HR B-story with Pam (Amber Nash) attempting to shirk as much duty as possible.

Archer – Plaque Removal Read More »

Archer – 30 for 30

  • Title: Archer – 30 for 30
  • IMDb: link

Completing the two-part season premiere, “30 for 30” continues to play on the rivalry between Archer (H. Jon Benjamin) and Zara Khan (Natalie Dew) as they compete to take down members of Vanguard in their secret base. Although eventually Lana (Aisha Tyler) arrives for support, after a chaotic consumer airline trip involving Cheryl (Judy Greer) and Cyril (Chris Parnell), the success of the mission falls on Archer, Zara, Ray (Adam Reed), and Pam (Amber Nash) who must race out of the secret base after the Vanguard’s leader is killed. Plenty of wacky and chaotic fun ending with Zara getting the upper hand with Archer and joining the Agency.

Archer – 30 for 30 Read More »

Archer – The Anglerfish Stratagem

  • Title: Archer – The Anglerfish Stratagem
  • IMDb: link

Archer returns for its fourteenth season with a fun season premiere sending Archer (H. Jon Benjamin), Ray (Adam Reed), and Pam (Amber Nash) to Paris to assist with an Interpol case to take down an organization of jewel thieves known as the Vanguard. Archer is immediately suspicious of Zara Khan (Natalie Dew) whose methods of using them to help perform two robberies of her own lead him to believe she will no doubt turn on them given the first opportunity. Let’s just say he’s had worse hunches.

Archer – The Anglerfish Stratagem Read More »

Citadel – Infinite Shadows

  • Title: Citadel – Infinite Shadows
  • IMDb: link

The theme of trust and secrets slowly being revealed makes up the majority of Citadel’s third episode. “Infinite Shadows” offers a flashback into the first meeting between Mason Kane (Richard Madden) and Nadia (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) on a mission in the Alborz Mountains to retrieve a deadly virus a decade ago. Now ten years later, in one of Citadel’s former safehouses, the questions of trust the spies asked each other years ago are as relevant today as they were then. Meanwhile, Manticore tortures Bernard Orlick (Stanley Tucci) for information and access into Citadel technology. 

Citadel – Infinite Shadows Read More »

Scarecrow and Mrs. King – The ACM Kid

  • Title: Scarecrow and Mrs. King – The ACM Kid
  • IMDb: link

Wayback Wednesday takes us to 80s Washington, D.C. and the unusual partnership between a housewife and a spy. Witnessing a kidnapping and the gunning down of an agent by spies, Lee (Bruce Boxleitner) discovers a single witness to the crime in the kidnapped couple’s teenage son Aleksei (Meeno Peluce). However, Aleksei proves difficult to control. Soon in over his head with the boy, who neither he nor the agency know is the wiz kid the spies were after this entire time to break into the computers of a secure facility involved in the launch of a new satellite, Scarecrow enlists Amanda (Kate Jackson) for help.

Scarecrow and Mrs. King – The ACM Kid Read More »