History Awesome / Archer

** Archer visualizing many of the events of the fifth season in an awesome montage (it's basically a take off of ''Series/MiamiVice,'' ''Films/JamesBond,'' ''Series/TheATeam,'' ''Series/SonsOfAnarchy,'' and the already SerialEscalation toned UpToEleven with every character getting [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Awesome Moments]] and kicking tons of ass) and the two words that changed the very premise of the show:

** And lastly, calling Archer a "Great flapping twit" and his friend pistol-whipping him into unconsciousness after [[spoiler:he kicks Scripes off the roof.]]

* "Double Trouble": Barry gets one in the Season 2 finale. After being abandoned in Moscow by Archer and left for dead, he's [[spoiler:turned into a cyborg by the KGB.]] He then delivers his own RoaringRampageOfRevenge on Archer, and crashes [[spoiler: Archer's own wedding.]] It requires a HeroicSacrifice [[spoiler: on the part of Katya Kasanova, Archer's bride and defecting KGB agent]], just to save Archer's life. And Barry isn't even remotely hurt, taking a shot by Malory on the back with a shrug.
-->'''Barry''': [[spoiler:Whoo! One for three off the roof, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch!]]]]

** Mallory [[spoiler:scamming the entire crew, and literally getting away with murder.]]
*** Which is only made more awesome when we find out that [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness her motives were far less selfish than her usual scheming]] would lead one to believe. [[spoiler:In short, the Italian Prime Minister she killed was a former fascist agent who murdered an activist (who may well have been Archer's father, with Malory's tender, loving description of him and how similar he looked to Archer) for speaking out against the regime that employed him .]]
* "Crossing Over": [[spoiler:Pam]] being revealed to be, for a lack of a better term, a goddamned sexual beast.

** "Part 1": Archer saving everyone from the [[spoiler:fake]] Space Mutineers, and the final line, spoken by guest star Byran Cranston: "Welcome to the... ''danger zone.''"
** "Part 2": Archer decides to save the ISIS team rather than fight [[spoiler:Barry]] on the space station, Cyril thanks Archer in a similarly badass way, by [[spoiler:melting Barry's shuttle with his rocket thrusters so he's trapped there.]]

* "Viscous Coupling": [[spoiler:Katya]] becoming [[spoiler:the new head of the KGB]], all whilst screwing over both Archer and [[spoiler:Barry]] in the process.

* "A Kiss While Dying": The reveal that [[spoiler:Cheryl can actually sing and play guitar/banjo beautifully.]]

** Ray calling out Archer, before revealing he was [[spoiler:faking his paralysis as he hops off of Archer's back]]. And now that he's gotten that admission, he's remarkably calm as he flies the plane. Cyril is still pretty stressed out, Archer is completely unbothered and even impressed at the prank, and Ray has an oddly chill attitude: "Jesus Christ, woman, calm down! We've got five hours of fuel, we'll worry about that when we have to".

'''Ray''': All I wanted. ''([[spoiler:hops off Archer's back]])''

** Krieger and Ray can't figure out how to disarm the bomb so [[spoiler: [[CuttingTheKnot they remove the nerve gas canister]]]].
** Malory [[spoiler:regaining ISIS]]. To elaborate: [[spoiler:she first tries to bribe the CIA operative with a painting worth $40 million and a canister of nerve gas, both "confiscated" from the island, noting that taking these to his handlers would probably earn him a promotion. When that doesn't work, she simply threatens to throw the operative out of the plane and take the offer to his partner.]]
** The reveal that [[spoiler:Krieger [[MagicFeather never implanted a microchip]] in Cheryl's brain to help her overcome her stage fright.]]
--->'''Cheryl''': Whoa. [[spoiler:So my whole life, all I ever had to do was believe in myself? ...[[ComicallyMissingThePoint And inject a sticker into my brain?]]]]

** The fact that Cheryl and Pam were able to completely recreate the office, right down to the smallest details, like [[spoiler:Brett's blood]] or the taste of the ice in Malory's cocktails, is pretty impressive.

** After Stern [[spoiler:reveals he was planning to double cross Archer and Lana, he shoots the former in the back and is almost about to leave. However, after making a comment on Lana's baby weight? He lost his arm...again. His ''real'' arm. ''And'' dropped the disk with it on Lana and Archer's side.]]
* "The Archer Sanction": Malory [[spoiler: pulling her own elaborate voicemail prank on Archer, leaving him speechless.]]

** When Barry [[spoiler:almost kills Edie, Pam rips apart the ropes that were restraining her and retrieves Archer's shotgun. Barry, still gripping Edie's throat, reminds them that he's a cyborg. Archer, from the ground, reveals that he brought explosive shells just for Barry. Pam shoots him exactly twice and blasts his formerly unbeatable ass to pieces, completely revealing his robotic endoskeleton. Oh, and Pam does all this while looking absolutely fabulous.]]
** After several seasons of being, in Ray's words, "Beaten like the red-headed stepchild of a rented mule" by Barry "The Bionic Douchebag" Dylon; Archer [[spoiler: turns the tables with a shotgun and some explosive shells. True, Pam is the one who actually shoots Barry, but it is still a pretty great moment for Archer, who has a history of forgetting that Barry is an invincible Cyborg.]]
--->[[spoiler:'''Archer''' ''(after being nearly choked out)'': Barry...just for you...I bought explosive ammo.]]
** Barry gets one too - [[spoiler:After getting shot twice, buried at the bottom of a barn, which was then ''set on fire'', and then getting hit by a car, Barry STILL survives, albeit more damaged than he has ever been before.]]

** Ray [[spoiler: gets himself crippled]] so Cyril has to take over Ray's piloting duties. Which he accomplishes even better than Ray does despite having only one experience with flying.

** Once again, Cyril manages to put his deduction skills to use, [[spoiler: discovering the shell companies that would benefit from the movie's cancellation]]. He even manages to impress Malory with his assertiveness and intelligence.

** Archer and Poovey [[spoiler:rescuing the Chinese women. They're sex slaves on route to a brothel.]]

** Krieger's OriginStory. [[spoiler:He's actually a Jewish scientist named Dr. Aaron Leibowitz. After being forced out of his teaching position by the Nazis, he faked his death, invented a new identity as "Dr. Krieger" and became head of the robotics program. He convinced Hitler to fund a massively expensive cyborg super-soldier program and killed every one of their cyborg subjects with a carbolic acid injection, wasting millions of reichsmarks that could have used for their war effort. A nice turn from him being possibly a Hitler clone in the real world.]]

*** His nurse, who moments before had professed her love for him, calls him [[spoiler:a filthy Jew]] he responds calmly with confusion and disappointment. And then sets the dogs on her! Cold, yes, but still definitely a crowning moment of awesome.

** After spending most of the season on the sidelines, [[spoiler:Lana's reveal as an undercover IRS agent is awesome.]]
** Absolutely, pants-shittingly terrifying though it may be, [[spoiler: Dutch massacring Len Trexler's bodyguards and the positioning them (alongside a nude and bound Trexler) in a grotesque, perverse diorama of The Last Supper is a pretty ballsy intimidation play that leaves ''the entire cast'' utterly speechless.]]

** Three Words: [[spoiler: Mother killed Woodhouse.]]

** Possibly the most suspenseful season finales of the whole series, the whole last scene could qualify, it starts with Archer taking everyone BoundAndGagged into Dreamland [[TheDogBitesBack putting a gun to mothers head]] and ordering her to sit down for questioning after which he's confronted by first [[TheBrute Zirk]] then [[spoiler:[[FromBadToWorse Dutch]]]] who [[AlwaysABiggerFish who effortlessly knocks out Zirk]], tells Archer he [[spoiler:killed Woodhouse ForTheEvulz,]] takes a hit in the face with a shovel from Archer, then goes to Kreiger for the injection needed to keep him alive promising to kill everyone in the room afterwards. Kreiger refuses [[BigDamnHeroes and reveals he still has the robot dogs]] [[spoiler:the dogs rip Dutch to pieces]] then [[TooDumbToLive Charlotte]] [[BullyingADragon throws a chair at them]], they go towards her but [[OneManArmy Zirk]] (who's in love with her) kill's them all with his bare hands.

* The 2015 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnR3iY6qF0s Comic-Con]] intro video had a couple, mainly with Pam and Krieger's Fury Road cos-play (with props to Krieger, who turned his van into a miniature Doof Wagon) and Krieger's working flamethrower-dual electric guitar with [[spoiler: a friggin' lightsaber from the new Star Wars movie. And knowing him, it probably works.]]

* In "Photo Op" Sandra, despite being a simple UN liaison, bluffs a poacher by stating she is uploading his confession to the world. Which keeps him distracted enough for Lana to beat him senseless.

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*** The brawl itself is a moment of awesome: Archer chucks a glass at the face of one of Don's guard before he and Pam charge in and start swinging (Pam starting with an ActionDressRip). Lana is halted by Barbie, and the two engage in their own fight. When Pam is blindsided while fighting Don by one of his bodyguards, Cyril jumps in with the assist and put the guard in a headlock before being thrown into Lana and Barbie. Malory, on the sidelines drinking a bottle of champagne, then immediately ''shatters'' said bottle the second the guard set eyes on her, threatens to gut him, and proceeds to fight. Pam, knocked down by Don, [[CombatPragmatist flings the sand from a knock over ashtray into his eyes]] before dropping him. When the hotel staff intervene and apprehend Malory, Lana soars in with a flying side kick to help Malory and drop one of the staff while Pam and Archer clean them up.

* In the first episode, When it look like Archer had no place in the new agency. Archer actually solved the mission because for once he had actually listened and remembered something Krieger had told him. Archer definitely still has a place at the agency. He just needs some time to figure out where that place is.

*** The brawl itself is a moment of awesome: Archer chucks a glass at the face of one of Don's guard before he and Pam charge in and start swinging (Pam starting with an ActionDressRip). Lana is halted by Barbie, and the two engage in their own fight. When Pam is blindsided while fighting Don by one of his bodyguards, Cyril jumps in with the assist and put the guard in a headlock before being thrown into Lana and Barbie. Malory, on the sidelines drinking a bottle of champagne, then immediately ''shatters'' said bottle the second the guard set eyes on her, threatens to gut him, and proceeds to fight. Pam, knocked down by Don, [[CombatPragmatist flings the soil from the broken pots into his eyes]] before dropping him. When the hotel staff intervene and apprehend Malory, Lana soars in with a flying side kick to help Malory and drop one of the staff while Pam and Archer clean them up.

-->'''Archer:''' Hey, everyone! Why are you bitching?
-->'''Lana:''' Hey, you're the one who made all our lives worst by not [[KickTheDog being in a coma]].
--> '''Archer''': *visibly hurt* Hmm, true. Cyril’s a [[DirtyCoward wuss]], Pam’s gone full [[LovableSexManiac horn-monster]], Gilette’s probably [[BigEater binging again]], and Lana, you’ve been a bitch to [[UnknownRival Sandra]] for, like, no reason. But let me just call up 7.5 billion of my closest friends to get their opinions. Oh, hey, guess what! They’re totally fine with it because they’re ''alive''! And how many times did ''you guys'' save the world while I was in a coma?
--> '''Everyone''': [[{{Beat}} *dead silence*]]
--> '''Archer''': I’LL TAKE YOUR SILENCE TO MEAN '''ZERO TIMES'''!
-->'''Lana:''' Honestly at this point, I would wipe out the entire Earth if you went with it.
-->'''Archer:''' Did you people ever consider that you ''need'' me around because you want the excuse to be your ''worst selves!?''
-->'''Lana:''' [[HeelRealization Oh... shit...]]

--->''For the Angel of Death''
--->''spread his wings''
--->''on the blast,''
--->''And breathed in the face of''
--->''the foe as he passed;''
--->''And the eyes of the sleepers''
--->''waxed deadly and chill,''
--->''And their hearts but''
--->''once heaved''
--->''and forever grew still!''

--->'''Malory:''' And, Krieger? I swear to God, if [[NeverMessWithGranny I catch you near this child again]]...
--->'''Krieger:''' But-! ''(Immediately shuts up as the laser sight of Malory's gun drifting downward to his crotch.)''
--->'''Malory:''' And the implied threat here is that I will shoot you in the genitals and then sit here sipping ''Amontillado Sherry'' while you bleed to death.

---> '''Pam:''' [[ComicallySmallBribe Five thousand measly dollars]]?!
---> '''Malory:''' Y'know, maybe I low-balled him at first... But I had some wiggle room.
---> '''Pam:''' Yeah? Well let's see how much you wiggle when I'm whupping five thousand buck's worth of your ass.

-->'''Ramon:''' Viva la revolution de los hijos![[note]]"Long live the revolution of the sons!"

-->'''Lana:''' ''(Readying to toss paint on Malory)'' How does it feel to be a murderer?
'''Malory:''' ''[Whipping out her .44 Magnum, laser pointed for Lana's forehead]'' [[BadassBoast Shall we find out?]]\\

-->'''Lana:''' ''(Readying to toss paint on Malory)'' How does it feel to be a murderer?\\
'''Malory:''' ''[Whipping out her .44 Magnum, laser pointed for Lana's forehead]'' [[BadassBoast Shall we find out?]]

---> ''[kidnapper punches Pam in the face]''
---> '''Pam:''' Who taught you how to punch? ''[spits out blood]'' Your husband?
---> ''[kidnapper punches again]''
---> '''Pam:''' (''laughing'') You better just ''(bleep)''ing kill me!

** Pam is able to take the kidnappers working her over pretty well all things considered.\\
--->''[kidnapper punches Pam in the face]''\\
'''Pam:''' Who taught you how to punch? ''[spits out blood]'' Your husband?\\
''[kidnapper punches again]''\\
'''Pam:''' (''laughing'') You better just ''(bleep)''ing kill me!

--> '''Pam:''' [[ComicallySmallBribe Five thousand measly dollars]]?!\\
'''Malory:''' Y'know, maybe I low-balled him at first... But I had some wiggle room.\\
'''Pam:''' Yeah? Well let's see how much you wiggle when I'm whupping five thousand buck's worth of your ass.

** Pam is able to take the kidnappers working her over pretty well all things considered.
--->''[kidnapper punches Pam in the face]''
'''Pam:''' Who taught you how to punch? ''[spits out blood]'' Your husband?
''[kidnapper punches again]''

* "El Secuestro": Pam, for her ability to take torture and then delivering a massive WhatTheHellHero to the whole of ISIS. Even [[SassyBlackWoman Lana]] has no desire to tussle with her. At the very end of the episode, she takes her shirt off ready to beat up Malory.
-->'''Pam:''' [[ComicallySmallBribe Five thousand measly dollars]]?!
-->'''Malory''': Y'know, maybe I low-balled him at first... But I had some wiggle room.
-->'''Pam''': Yeah? Well let's see how much you wiggle when I'm whupping five thousand buck's worth of your ass.
** Earlier, when the kidnappers are working her over:
--->''(punch)''
--->'''Pam''': Who taught you how to punch? ''(spits out blood)'' Your husband?
--->''(punch)''
--->'''Pam''': ''(laughing)'' You better just ''(bleep)''ing kill me!
** Say nothing of her awesome back-tat of [[Creator/LordByron Lord Byron's]] ''"The Destruction of Sennacherib,"'' and above that is the number of people she's killed in a fight. It's at ''thirteen.'' Though, it could also mean "12 jurors, 1 judge," which would indicate time done in prison.

--> '''Ramon:''' Viva la revolution de los hijos![[note]]"Long live the revolution of the sons!"

--> '''Malory:''' I don't care if [Archer's] happy!\\

--> '''Lana:''' ''(Readying to toss paint on Malory)'' How does it feel to be a murderer?\\

--> '''Archer:''' That's a lot of scalps!

--->''"Son of a -- Bitches! I am pregnant!"''

** Ray calling out Archer, before revealing he was [[spoiler:faking his paralysis as he hops off of Archer’s back]]. And now that he’s gotten that admission, he’s remarkably calm as he flies the plane. Cyril is still pretty stressed out, Archer is completely unbothered and even impressed at the prank, and Ray has an oddly chill attitude: “Jesus Christ, woman, calm down! We’ve got five hours of fuel, we’ll worry about that when we have to.”
--->'''Ray''': How long will it take you, Archer, to admit that you dick around every time we’re in danger just to screw with everybody, because of your complete— no, your utter contempt, for your own mortality?!\\

---> [[spoiler:'''Archer''' ''(after being nearly choked out)'': Barry...just for you...I bought explosive ammo.]]

--->'''Cyril:''' I..... HATE HIM! I HATE HIS STUPID FACE! AND HIS STUPID CAR! AND HIS STUPID COMA CANE! AND HIS STUPID --- DOESN'T GIVE ME THE RESPECT I DESERVE! HOW HARD IS IT FOR YOU TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD SHAPE I'VE GOTTEN IN! HOW MUCH I'VE IMPROVED AS A FIELD AGENT! I LEARNED MANDARIN FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!!! I HATE YOU STERLING ARCHER! I HATE YOU! EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE TO MAKE ME FEEL THIS -- Ahh!!

** The hypnotizing spray that Krieger created has the power to take down a gorilla. But when he uses it on Malory? She is completely unfazed (probably through years of building up immunity) and proceeds to slap and punch Krieger while giving a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, berating him on how many Krauts she's killed and how she won't hesitate to kill one more, ending with putting the heel of one of her stilettos straight into his shoulder.

*** And the reason for the brawl in the first place? Don Zissner referred to Pam as "Baby Huey"[[note]] a cartoon character who was considered fat, ugly, and dumb[[/note]], with ''everyone'' going PapaWolf and MamaBear in an instant. Ray then approaches Don with a, "BITCH, YOU BETTER APOLOGIZE!".

*** And the reason for the brawl in the first place? Don Zissner referred to Pam as "Baby Huey"[[note]]a cartoon character who was considered fat, ugly, and dumb[[/note]], with ''everyone'' going PapaWolf and MamaBear in an instant. Ray then approaches Don with a, "BITCH, YOU BETTER APOLOGIZE!".

* "Caught Napping" could honestly be retitled "What happens when the agency says LetsGetDangerous" or also "The Agency's RoaringRampageOfRescue."

--> '''Pam:''' [[ComicallySmallBribe Five thousand measly dollars]]?!\\
'''Malory''': Y'know, maybe I low-balled him at first... But I had some wiggle room.\\
'''Pam''': Yeah? Well let's see how much you wiggle when I'm whupping five thousand buck's worth of your ass.

** When Malory and the others find out that Krieger "borrowed" AJ (to get her measurements for market research; he was trying to make an improved robot teddy-bear) Malory- in a rare moment of good parenting- threatens to end him if he ever goes near AJ again. Doubles as a [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming moment]].
--->'''Malory:''' And, Krieger? I swear to God, if I catch you near this child again...

** When Malory and the others find out that Krieger "borrowed" AJ (to get her measurements for market research; he was trying to make an improved robot teddy-bear) Malory- in a rare moment of good parenting- threatens to end him if he ever goes near AJ again.
--->'''Malory:''' And, Krieger? I swear to God, if I catch you near this child again...\\
'''Krieger:''' But-! ''(Immediately shuts up as the laser sight of Malory's gun drifting downward to his crotch.)''\\
'''Malory:''' And the implied threat here is that I will shoot you in the genitals and then sit here sipping ''Amontillado Sherry'' while you bleed to death.

** Ray gets even with an old rival of his from the Olympics who cheated to beat him that was working with Peregrine. The two are on skis and when Ray can't catch up he just shoots out one the guys straps which send him crashing into a tree.
** Peregrine's sleigh, still holding her, Lana and AJ is about to crash into a boulder. In comes a snowmobile driven by Mallory and ridden by Pam. Mallory crashes into the sleigh while Pam is able to grab Lana and AJ, literally acting as a human airbag to protect them.