During the search for his father, archer develops breast cancer after being exposed to high doses of radiation. After malorys brief scare with breast cancer, another agent at the international spy agency decides to be tested for the disease, with a tragic result. Archer has always been a finely tuned series, one that really became something amazing with the season two cancer story arcs. As of july 31, 2019, 110 episodes of archer have aired. Trying to keep a positive outlook, archer tries to make peace with all. Because a career spent disarming nuclear warheads and having sex in xray machines will tend to do that. 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. The other agent is archer, and the tragic result is that yes, he has breast cancer. Reed is still involved but taking a reduced role in the shows production. For starters, theres the scene where archer, trying to figure out just how a bunch of cancer drugs have been replaced with sugar pills and zima, corners a bunch of irish mob hoodlums in a warehouse and. Mar 17, 2011 when malory thinks she has breast cancer, sterling goes in for a screening himself.
Normal people viewers are left redfaced following the raunchiest episode yet with. But with archer it was surprising men getting breast cancer, a serious life change for the protagonist in an animated show, etc and made for a good story arc or two. But before surgery, he wants to bond with young seamus even though he isnt actually the babys father and take a las vegas vacation. Titular superspy sterling archer is suffering from breast cancer, and. The ninth episode of season 2, this put us right in the heart of archer having cancer. The reason why archer has taken a threeseason sojourn into the realm of the absurd, of course, has been because archer himself has been imagining each seasons escapades in his subconscious. This twoparter, where archer discovers that a he has breast cancer and b his drugs are counterfeit placebos, is about as good as archer gets. The second season of archer consisted of episodes and commenced airing on january 27. Sterling archer is questioned by his boss and mother, head of isis, malory, about discrepancies in his expense account. Recap of archer 2009 season 2 episode 9 recap guide. The second season of archer consisted of episodes and commenced airing on january 27, 2011 with the season finale aired on april 21, 2011. Til archer getting breast cancer in that one episode is not actually that crazy, alcoholism predisposes men to breast cancer im a medical student and we just learned that today. Archer has male breast cancer and his prognosis is not good.
Season three became more consistent and daring than the previous two. One of the most notable being archer s skills as the. The character dynamics are largely unchanged except for krieger, who is, again, a parrot but all the weight of their shared history has been erased. The absurdist fx espionage comedy archer has always bravely plumbed the depths of hilarious depravity, but the season 2 episode placebo effect was a badtaste masterpiece. Gotta hand it to them, they ve got balls to talk back to him after he shows hes very willing to shoot and kill them. When malory thinks she has breast cancer, sterling goes in for a screening himself. Placebo effect season 2, episode 9 following the events of stage two, archer goes on a selfstyled rampage against the forces who sold him counterfeit cancer medication. This initiates an episodelong bloodsoaked vengeance rampage. Archer is an american animated comedy series created by adam reed for the fx network. Mallorys results come back negative, but the doctor discovers breast cancer in archer. Archer season 2 episode 9 placebo effect when archer learns the chemotherapy hes been taking has been a placebo, he goes on a rampage against the people that duped him. When archer discovers the chemotherapy drugs hes been taking for his breast cancer are counterfeit, he sets out to destroy the criminals behind the scheme. Placebo effect is the ninth episode of the second season and the nineteenth episode overall of archer. Meanwhile, they begin searching for a mole in their company.
Breast cancer strikes the archer familysterling has it. Opening scene from the episode stage two david vazquez. The cancer storyline, though still a struggle, becomes secondary, as archer, with lana, works his way through irishmen, janitors, and senior citizens to get. Archer throws a party to celebrate his lack of cancer after his surgery, and. Find out where archer is streaming, if archer is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Despite the episodes comedic inconsistencies and its inability to expand on.
While he thinks he has cancer, he begins to treat people kindly to make up for his bad behavior in the past. Archer has survived prostate cancer in recent years. When malory suspects that she might have breast cancer, she undergoes a medical. It turns our malorys was a false positive, while our poor man archer has the boob cancer. Til archer getting breast cancer in that one episode is. Archer season 11 plot twist revealed at san diego comic. Archer finds out after a test that he has stage two breast cancer. After discovering his cancer medication is fake, archer goes on a murderous rampage against the irish mob with lana in tow. It turns out negative, but sterling gets tested and it turns out he has stage two male breast cancer. Even if archer only made it to pilot, this one episode already gives us just the tip, because thats how you get ants. After malorys brief scare with breast cancer, another isis agent decides to be tested for the disease, with a tragic result. A splooshworthy ranking of the funniest archer episodes.
The events of this episode follow directly from the events in the previous episode in which archer was diagnosed with breast cancer. Jeffrey archer on cancer, ageing and jeremy corbyn daily. Dec 18, 2011 the absurdist fx espionage comedy archer has always bravely plumbed the depths of hilarious depravity, but the season 2 episode placebo effect was a badtaste masterpiece. Jon benjamin, george coe, darren criss, judy greer. With cyril it could have been interesting, especially if he flipped out on archer kind of like the whole pink ribbon pin incident with brett. His doctor is incompetent and is in cahoots with a pharmacist.
The first four seasons are set at the international secret intelligence service isis and surround suave master spy sterling archer as he deals with global espionage. Contentsshow trailer episodes trivia the opening title sequence was changed to include amber nash beginning with the first episode swiss miss. Oct 27, 2018 archer has survived prostate cancer in recent years. Archer has had its ups and downs, but with a new 1940s noirtheme season premiering. In the third episode of the season, the writers work an excellent parody of fletch, with archer being contracted to kill one of his old classmates who has been diagnosed with cancer, and the. Enraged when he discovers that the cancer drugs hes been taking are phony, archer goes on a violent spree against the crooks responsible. I did my best to edit out all the jokes from an archer episode to make it sad. Til archer getting breast cancer in that one episode is not. Duchess who has been hired by his equally viceridden mother, mallory. A breast cancer scare has the entire isis office on edge. This plot could have been the most enervating part of the episode. Although the group thinks that he has entered into remission by the latter half of stage two, the following episode concedes that the tumor has progressed into stagetwo breast cancer. Meanwhile, cyril learns why krieger is fluent in portuguese.
All the radiation and other things archer has been exposed to probably didnt help either. Once he thinks he is healthy, archer goes back to being a complete ass. Lana anthony kane, known simply as lana, is a character in the american animated comedy series archer. He also makes friends with a fellow marijuanatoking cancer patient voice of joan van ark. Jeffrey archer on cancer, ageing and jeremy corbyn. Apparently, placebos have replaced the real, expensive cancer drugs. Archer season 11 plot twist revealed at san diego comiccon. Finally, archer checks on lana and her daughter, which lana uses to reveal that when archer had cancer, he got really drunk one night and they almost had sex and, right before he passed out, he told her that malory had convinced him to freeze a bunch of his sperm at dr. With his cancer in remission, archers back to his selfish self by the end, but the placebo effect is the rare archer episode that, between all the jokes, digs a little deeper into its. Archer goes on a rampage, and questions the irish mob, ir order to find out whos selling the fake drugs. Sterling begins training cyril to become an isis field agent when malory. Archer placebo effect family feud vincent van go f.
For the first four seasons, she is the top female special agent of the intelligence agency isis international secret intelligence service, working at the agencys main headquarters in new york city, during the cold war rivalry with the soviet union. Some other changes were noticed by fans of the show. Jul 25, 2019 in the short teaser, many possibly happenings flash on the screen, including archer having children, battling cancer, and getting into all kinds is trouble. Archer placebo effect family feud vincent van go f yourself, archer rampage.
Placebo effect isnt as tight as last weeks ridiculously funny stage two, but it has at least two or three of the funniest comedic setpieces archer has ever come up with. A list of episodes and their summaries for the fx series, archer, a deconstructive parody of spy stories notably the james bond series and the original 1960s tv version of mission impossible centered on a viceridden spy named sterling archer codename. When he discovers that he has to undergo surgery for breast cancer, archer tries to make amends with lana and his other colleagues at the agency. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Mar 17, 2011 watch archer season 2, episode 8 stage two. In the short teaser, many possibly happenings flash on the screen, including archer having children, battling cancer, and getting into all kinds is. Apr 11, 2015 archer placebo effect family feud vincent van go f yourself, archer rampage.