Archer

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Season 8
  • Network: FX , FXX
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 17, 2009
Season #: 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
6.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 77 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 77
  3. Negative: 17 out of 77
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  1. austinmw
    Jun 3, 2017
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm a fan of Archer, but really hated season 8. It was entirely lacking of humor. I found myself just trying to push through it to see how he would wake up from the coma, which I assumed would happen at the end of the season. Instead it ended without any reference to what's going on outside of Dreamland, and three days later I can't even remember what happened.… Expand
  2. JaxDagger
    May 28, 2017
    5
    I love the show but this season really missed the mark for me it still had its typical humour but it felt very repetetive like seeing everything we have already seen but just.... in another setting this time in archers coma we have seen barry lose his limbs and become a cyborg so this felt like a reboot of itself in a way but without reason but the ending was what really made me stop andI love the show but this season really missed the mark for me it still had its typical humour but it felt very repetetive like seeing everything we have already seen but just.... in another setting this time in archers coma we have seen barry lose his limbs and become a cyborg so this felt like a reboot of itself in a way but without reason but the ending was what really made me stop and wonder if i'm enjoying the show the way I used to I mean I didn't hate Archer Vice but it did still feel like "we have ran out of ideas we need to change the backdrop to the show" and this feels like the same again but even lazier, for the record I will still keep watching the show next season but I don't think i'll be revisiting Season 8 anytime soon.… Expand
  3. tehtic
    Apr 20, 2017
    2
    Pretty apparent that the writers have lost the core site of the other seven seasons of archer. The characters seem to have the same personality with a twist that just doesn't fit. After the first two episodes, I find myself wanting to try and give it another look. Personally would rather watch the old episodes.
  4. Deindari
    Apr 20, 2017
    0
    This season is a miss as of episode 3. Characters don't fit right. There seems to be a lack of connecting on humor that feels like lecturing more than humor. Tuned out at points for being bland and lacking creativity.
  5. p2ska
    Apr 30, 2017
    4
    First I must confess that I am an Archer-junkie. I've watched seasons 1-6 countless times (and season 7 couple times) during last few years and it's been glorious.

    Now enter the season 8 - and it's just not all in there anymore. I guess the whole Dreamland theme gives writers different angle to show characters and new setting, but it seems to fall flat. All that is happening in    First I must confess that I am an Archer-junkie. I've watched seasons 1-6 countless times (and season 7 couple times) during last few years and it's been glorious.

    Now enter the season 8 - and it's just not all in there anymore. I guess the whole Dreamland theme gives writers different angle to show characters and new setting, but it seems to fall flat. All that is happening in Dreamland seems unimportant and unfunny and boring.

    I'm still refusing to let go though! Hoping for Archer's miraculous recovery.    … Expand
  6. drdorkenstein
    Jun 1, 2017
    0
    I am a huge Archer fan and have watched each of the previous seasons and have found the show to be hilarious and with clever writing. This season, however, sucked. I'm not sure what happened but I was uninterested in the weird detective noir theme and felt that this season fell flat compared to the other seasons. The season felt quite forced and I found myself wishing that this plotI am a huge Archer fan and have watched each of the previous seasons and have found the show to be hilarious and with clever writing. This season, however, sucked. I'm not sure what happened but I was uninterested in the weird detective noir theme and felt that this season fell flat compared to the other seasons. The season felt quite forced and I found myself wishing that this plot took a few episodes rather than an entire season. As much as I love this show, I'm starting to feel like it has jumped the shark and should be put to rest while it still has a chance to end on a good note.… Expand
  7. Eightmag
    May 13, 2017
    4
    Its a funny idea. Run out of Ides and do an alternate reality skit.
    None of them fit or compliment each other and the gags are meh.
    I find my self powering thru an episode hoping he wakes up put of the coma putting me out of this crap.
    I love this show but this is not a funny joke.
  8. bonq
    May 25, 2017
    9
    This season was good. I really liked the noir theme and as always crazy stuff that happens from one episode to another. You shouldn't expect drastic changes, just time period and some background for characters is other. I enjoyed the change, music and tone of this season.
  9. shepard86
    May 26, 2017
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To those pea-wits downvoting this: DREAMLAND IS ABOUT ARCHER DEALING WITH THE FACT THAT WOODHOUSE IS F*CKING DEAD. In memoriam George Coe.

    Or as Malory Archer would put it: Idiots.    … Expand
  10. TimW001
    Apr 10, 2017
    7
    After 8 seasons you get a feel for what this show is. And this season has the same type of humour but with a new aesthetic and theme. It's a cool idea and worth watching but the humour won't surprise you in any way.
  11. drlowdon
    Aug 25, 2019
    7
    The first of the ‘coma’ seasons and it saw the show abandon its usual style for a slightly more serious long story telling format. It was still entertaining but the laughs just didn’t flow as freely and compared to what has come before it was a slight disappointment.
  12. imthenoob
    Mar 25, 2018
    0
    The first bad season of Archer. The humour just doesn't fit the setting. There's nothing new or different, It's just stale and boring. And having just 8 episodes is a real disservice to fans.
  13. marcmyworks
    Sep 2, 2018
    7
    Archer Dreamland is a grower for sure. It took me a couple of watches to really enjoy and appreciate the season. Overall it is a statement of trying to experiment with the formula that mostly works, but overall has underwhelming humour.
  14. JeBjBo
    Jan 11, 2022
    7
    After the cliffhanger from Season 7, Dreamland is an inventive continuation/reboot of the show.
  15. All_ButTrU4
    Jan 3, 2022
    5
    Viciously boring,a husk of it's former self. The characters seem to have the same personality with a twist that just doesn't fit. After the first two episodes, I find myself wanting to try and give it another look. Personally would rather watch the old episodes.

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. The Huffington Post
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Apr 5, 2017
    80
    There’s still plenty of humor, always bending toward the absurd, and Archer’s time travel has not stripped him of his signature phrases, attitude or fondness for bourbon and wordplay.
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  2. Los Angeles Daily News
    Reviewed by: Rob Lowman
    Apr 5, 2017
    80
    The series has always moved between clever parody and outright silliness, but this year Archer seems to be paying more attention to the plot along with the jokes.
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  3. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Caroline Framke
    Apr 5, 2017
    80
    Once it settles in and allows itself to get weird after the premiere gets the setup out of the way, Archer: Dreamland becomes the hilarious ride it should’ve been from the start.
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