Archer (season 10)
The tenth season of the animated television series, Archer, known as Archer: 1999, premiered on May 29, 2019, on FXX.[1] It is also the final season for Adam Reed as a full-time show runner.[2][3]
| Archer | |
|---|---|
| Season 10 | |
 Promotional poster | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Release | |
| Original network | FXX |
| Original release | May 29 – July 31, 2019 |
| Season chronology | |
Production
FXX announced that this season would see a change in the time yet again, now with this series taking place in outer space.[1] Along with the change in the time, the network announced that the same voice cast would return as in previous seasons, and they would again play different versions of their characters. This means that Archer, who was found shot in actress Veronica Deane's pool after season seven, remains in a coma, and the events of the season are of his imagination.[2]
These different versions have similar personalities to their "normal" counterparts but are in different jobs or roles and have different relationships. The season's premise sees Archer as the hard-drinking half-captain (with Lana Kane as the other half-captain) of the spacefaring M/V Seamus salvage ship.[1][2]
This is the first season where creator Adam Reed has not written every episode for the season.
Synopsis
Sterling Archer in his comatose dreaming imagines that he is the captain of the "M/V Seamus (934TXS)", a space salvage freighter, co-captaining with his ex-wife Lana, with whom he is co-owner of the ship. Krieger is the android scientist/doctor on board, while Cyril is the onboard accountant as well as Lana's lover, and Ray is a gay courtesan. Pam is a hulking grey alien, while Cheryl/Carole is a bloodthirsty/suicidal spacefighter pilot. "Mother", or Ms. Archer, is a glowing ball of light. The crew has the aesthetic of Ridley Scott's Alien's space trucker crew.[4][5][6][7]
The crew have sci-fi space adventures with the usual hijinks. Amongst the recurring characters are Barry-6, a robot space-pirate, and human space-captain Brett. Late in the season, reality begins to intrude upon the sci-fi premise (which exists only in Archer’s imagination). Archer gets flashes of the characters in their true forms, and believes he is going insane. At the end of the season, Sterling wakes from his coma in the hospital, three years after being shot.[8]
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | 1 | "Bort the Garj" | Adam Reed | May 29, 2019 | XAR010001 | 0.45[9] |
| Archer and the crew of the Seamus wake up to the smell of shepherd's pie and see a business opportunity in their new guest. | ||||||
| 103 | 2 | "Happy Borthday" | Adam Reed | June 5, 2019 | XAR010002 | 0.29[10] |
| The crew provides entertainment for Bort while Barry-6 tries to crack Archer's safe. | ||||||
| 104 | 3 | "The Leftovers" | Mark Ganek | June 12, 2019 | XAR010003 | 0.34[11] |
| Pam's sandwich ruins everyone's dinner by releasing something deep inside of them. | ||||||
| 105 | 4 | "Dining with the Zarglorp" | Shane Kosakowski | June 19, 2019 | XAR010004 | 0.24[12] |
| Deep in space, Archer and the crew encounter a terrifying cosmic beast; even deeper, they encounter a self-aggrandizing life coach. | ||||||
| 106 | 5 | "Mr. Deadly Goes to Town" | Mark Ganek | June 26, 2019 | XAR010005 | 0.29[13] |
| Archer and the crew pick up a hitchhiker and try to convince him to turn his life around. | ||||||
| 107 | 6 | "Road Trip" | Mike Arnold | July 10, 2019 | XAR010006 | 0.25[14] |
| Daydreams of an interstellar road trip turn into an existential nightmare. | ||||||
| 108 | 7 | "Space Pirates" | Kelly Galuska | July 17, 2019 | XAR010007 | 0.26[15] |
| A voyage home gets interrupted by an alien battle cruiser carrying precious cargo. | ||||||
| 109 | 8 | "Cubert" | Adam Reed & Tesha Kondrat | July 24, 2019 | XAR010008 | 0.23[16] |
| Archer is convinced a mysterious object is causing the crew to act strangely. | ||||||
| 110 | 9 | "Robert De Niro" | Adam Reed | July 31, 2019 | XAR010009 | 0.25[17] |
| When a trial turns into a party, it can only mean that Barry-6 has returned. Archer wakes up from his three-year coma. | ||||||
References
- Baysinger, Tim (April 15, 2019). "'Archer: 1999' The Gang Heads to Space in the Trailer for 10th Season of FXX Comedy (Video)". TheWrap. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- Hughes, William (June 13, 2018). "Adam Reed talks leaving Archer, going to Applebees, and firing his characters into space". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- Matt Harrigan (September 5, 2019). "Adam Reed, co-creator of Sealab 2021, Frisky Dingo, and Archer". iHeart.com (Podcast). Adult Swim Podcast. Event occurs at 1:05:45. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- "Bort the Garj". Archer. Season 10. Episode 1. May 29, 2019. FXX.
- Ben Travers (May 27, 2019). "'Archer: 1999' Review: Season 10 Can't Be the Final Frontier — Not When It's Still This Good". Indie Wire.
- Samantha Nelson (May 28, 2019). "Archer is weirder than ever in season 10's episodic space adventure". The Verge.
- Dave Trumbore (May 29, 2019). "'Archer: 1999' Review: In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream "Danger Zone!"". Collider.
- "Robert De Niro". Archer. Season 10. Episode 9. July 31, 2019. FXX.
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