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By giving these fantastic characters someone new to talk to, something new to do, the show has found its latest, and one of its most successful, reinventions. Just in time to end, sure—but there is, in the end, something to be said for going out on top.
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FXX’s Archer has remained one of the funniest shows on TV over the course of 14 seasons by never losing sight of its strengths even as it finds novel ways to change its characters and their mission. It’s as good as ever in its final season, bringing back vintage gags and delving into entirely new ways to make fun of both action flicks and workplace politics.
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The first half of the season has breathed new life into the show and the new team dynamics have an appeal that would certainly outlast the final eight episodes.
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We’re not investing in the stakes of the missions Archer and the team take on. We’re investing in all of the goofs, crass moments, and self-involved absurdities that come along with it. That’s what was funny in 2009, and it’s funny in 2023 as Archer prepares to shut it all down.
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Whether it came to writing shocking jokes or trying to find fresh ways to reinvent itself, Archer was always dauntless. But its final season manages to straddle those lines in a fashion as proficient as its titular spy has always claimed to be. It’ll be tough to bid Archer adieu, but like he always said to his colleagues, there will never be another spy who can do quite what he does.