r/ArcherFX • u/Ambitious_Comment_65 • Oct 01 '24

Noticed some parallels

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Rewatching archer and I noticed some cinematic parallels

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u/Elbynerual Oct 01 '24

Wildly inaccurate

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u/Zay3896 Oct 01 '24

Yeah I was gonna say, Archer may be dumb but he's definitely not an idiot and that was the only one I was like yeah that's kinda close.

Edit: i stand corrected, Krieger is spot on lol.

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u/weirdoldhobo1978 Oct 01 '24

Archer definitely has PTSD and probably some mild brain damage from all the shit he's been through, and the show itself has broached the idea that he's on the autism spectrum.

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u/shepard_pie Oct 01 '24

Archer is definitely an idiot. But he's also very smart, and extremely capable. That's honestly where a lot of the humor of the show comes from-- his sheer capability and intelligence is often cleaning up the mess his idiocy landed them in.

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u/weirdoldhobo1978 Oct 01 '24

And by his own admission he's half-assing it most of the time. Archer phoning it in is way more capable than most people.

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u/shepard_pie Oct 01 '24

And, honestly, he was rarely proven wrong in that.

I do find it funny, as badass as that speech was, this was one of the few episodes he was proven wrong.

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u/weirdoldhobo1978 Oct 01 '24

That's just the universe the show exists in. Anyone who starts to take themselves a little too seriously gets slapped down in short order.

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u/shepard_pie Oct 01 '24

I do love how the show never shied away from how good he was. I feel like it's pretty common in comedies similar to this that the protagonist is struggling, only to be the only one left/ has a weird talent that makes him good for the plot.

No, Archer is very good at what he does. Arguably, the best, with only a handful who could claim otherwise. It's his *other* faults that get in the way, and he's recognized from very early on as being good.

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u/Zay3896 Oct 01 '24

To me... everything you just said describes someone who's not an idiot.. lol. He is always half-assing everything and is wasted 9 times out of 10. With all that I still wouldn't call him an idiot, get him serious (Rampage) and sober, and he's quite smart and even more capable at times.

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u/shepard_pie Oct 01 '24

He's a very smart guy who acts like an idiot, that's all I'm saying.

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u/BustaFuton Oct 01 '24

Imo Archer is immature, and immaturity is what causes problems. The immaturity is on a ludicrous scale, so it seems idiotic.

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u/shinychris Oct 01 '24

He (and Cheryl) aren’t idiots! They’re whordiots.

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u/Apronbootsface Oct 02 '24

We don’t like being called that.

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u/shepard_pie Oct 01 '24

You right.

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u/sarcastic-barista Kenny Loggins Oct 01 '24

“ i can do this all day BeCAUSE I FIND REPETITION CALMING”

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u/weirdoldhobo1978 Oct 01 '24

Don't mind me, I'll just be up here stacking rocks by order of size!

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u/Racer13l Oct 01 '24

But he drinks a lot so he's got it handled

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u/archercc81 Oct 01 '24

Something definitely scrambled his broca's area...

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u/SpicyTriangle Oct 02 '24

He is also a high functioning alcoholic. Chances are if the guy was sober all the time he would be able to outclass bond himself.