The BEST episodes of Archer (2009) season 2

Every episode of Archer (2009) season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Archer (2009) season 2!

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.

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Double Trouble
star
8.20
2449 votes

#1 - Double Trouble

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/21/2011

Krieger works to finish a top-secret project, and Archer brings a mysterious former KGB agent named Katya Kazanova home to meet Malory.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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El Secuestro
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8.12
2732 votes

#2 - El Secuestro

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/31/2011

Pam is abducted by kidnappers who mistake her for Cheryl. It seems that Cheryl wasn’t completely forthcoming about her background when she applied for her job at ISIS.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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Placebo Effect
star
8.12
2868 votes

#3 - Placebo Effect

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/24/2011

When Archer discovers that the chemotherapy drugs he has been taking are phony, he goes on a rampage against the Irish gangsters behind the scheme. He also makes friends with a fellow marijuana-toking cancer patient (voice of Joan Van Ark). Meanwhile, Cyril learns why Krieger is fluent in Portuguese.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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Swiss Miss
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7.96
3143 votes

#4 - Swiss Miss

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/27/2011

In yet another attempt to secure funding for ISIS, Malory drags her agents to the luxury winter resort town of Gstaad to protect a Swiss billionaire's daughter from a kidnapping threat. But Archer soon finds out the real threat is his protectee: an underage nymphomaniac who will stop at nothing to bed the world’s greatest spy.

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Stage Two
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7.94
2642 votes

#5 - Stage Two

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/17/2011

Breast cancer strikes the Archer family---Sterling has it. "I'm trying to stay positive," he says. "I can beat this." But before surgery, he wants to bond with young Seamus (even though he isn't actually the baby's father) and take a Las Vegas vacation.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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White Nights
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7.94
2510 votes

#6 - White Nights

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/14/2011

Archer's search for his father's identity leads him into hot water. Agent Barry Dylan is sent to rescue Archer.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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The Double Deuce
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7.80
2774 votes

#7 - The Double Deuce

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/24/2011

When members of Woodhouse's famed WWI Royal Flying Corps squadron start dying mysteriously, Archer tries to track down the killer.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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Pipeline Fever
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7.79
2951 votes

#8 - Pipeline Fever

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/17/2011

Archer and Lana head to Louisiana to stop an ecoterrorist from blowing up a natural-gas pipeline. (Archer’s also looking forward to a Big Easy vacation.) Back at ISIS headquarters, Mallory orders the staff to go green to get “freebie socialist tax credits.” A flashback recalls Lana’s introduction to ISIS.

Directors: Adam Reed
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Movie Star
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7.77
2920 votes

#9 - Movie Star

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/10/2011

On Malory's orders, Lana helps Hollywood star Rona Thorne (voice of Rachael Harris) research her role in a spy thriller while Malory writes a role for herself in the movie (with Cyril's reluctant assistance). Meanwhile, Pam steals Rona's diary.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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A Going Concern
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7.76
3175 votes

#10 - A Going Concern

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/3/2011

After Malory is wiped out in a Ponzi scheme, she hatches a scheme of her own: selling ISIS - lock, stock and snack machines - to archrival spy agency ODIN. Archer and the rest of the ISIS employees, rightfully fearing for their jobs, must use every trick in the book (ISIS Field Manual, 3rd Edition) to try to stop the sale.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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Jeu Monegasque
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7.75
2307 votes

#11 - Jeu Monegasque

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/7/2011

When a mysterious stranger summons Malory and her intrepid ISIS agents to Monaco, all bets are off! Well, actually all bets are on. Because Monaco is basically one giant casino, and Archer has $4 million in untraceable bearer bonds. Also, it's Gran Prix week, so you can just forget getting a hotel room

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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Tragical History
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7.69
2876 votes

#12 - Tragical History

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/3/2011

Cyril agrees to help George Spelvin inject a virus into the ISIS mainframe so Cyril can defeat the virus and be seen as a hero.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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Blood Test
star
7.69
2995 votes

#13 - Blood Test

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/10/2011

When Archer's favorite call girl suddenly arrives for a visit, Archer is shocked to learn that she claims her new baby boy was fathered by him. She obtains a court order that forces him to take a paternity test in hopes of proving her claim.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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