The BEST episodes of Archer (2009) season 1
Every episode of Archer (2009) season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Archer (2009) season 1!
At the International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS), a fictional New York-based intelligence agency, eight dysfunctional secret agents attempt to solve global crises while simultaneously screwing each other over. The team is made up of the narcissistic Sterling Archer; his emotionally distant mother, ISIS director Malory Archer; the always-professional Lana Kane, Sterling's former flame; Ray Gillette, the agency's openly gay bomb specialist; HR head Pam Poovey; mild-mannered accountant-turned-agent Cyril Figgis; Cheryl Tunt, Malory's delusional, psychotic personal assistant; and Dr. Algernop Krieger, a bizarre, morally bankrupt scientist with little regard for the well-being of his subjects.
#1 - Skytanic
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2010
When a bomb threat jeopardizes the maiden voyage of the luxury airship Excelsior, Archer and the ISIS crew must battle the clock (and each other) to avert disaster.
#2 - Skorpio
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2010
Archer must rescue Lana from the clutches of Skorpio, the infamous arms dealer. Meanwhile, Cyril fears not only for his girlfriend's life, but her succumbing to the seductive nature of Archer's heroics.
#3 - Job Offer
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/11/2010
When Archer takes a higher-paying job at rival agency ODIN, Malory will stop at nothing to get him back.
#4 - Mole Hunt
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2009
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.
#5 - Diversity Hire
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2010
Owing to a rash of agent deaths (the result of Sterling's carelessness), ISIS can't meet government diversity standards. Enter the gruffly elegant Conway Stern, an "onyx" agent who wears a Star of David around his neck. Conway is "a diversity double whammy," gushes Malory, but that and his secret-agent skills aren't the only reasons she hired him.
#6 - Honeypot
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2010
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.
#8 - Training Day
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2010
Lana's residual lust for Archer prompts Malory to promote Cyril to field agent. Archer then trains his new competition as only he can, whilst Malory frets over her own past and her son's future.
#9 - The Rock
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/4/2010
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.
#10 - Killing Utne
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2010
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.