After eight seasons, to credit “Archer” for being funny, clever, or visually stimulating is like calling the latest James Bond film sexy and action-packed — it’s redundant enough to be unnecessary.
Of course those elements remain a part of the franchise that, season to season, has never once eased up on amplifying its core values.Yet given the Fxx comedy’s new anthological format — last season told a standalone story in the L.A.
noir “Dreamland,” and Season 9 takes place in the WWII-era tropical locale of “Danger Island” — how the series maintains its unique tat-a-tat dialogue and rambunctious action scenes needs to be acknowledged.Season 8 was rooted in tragedy.
On screen, Archer (voiced by H.
Jon Benjamin) sought vengeance for the death of his partner, Woodhouse, formerly played by the late George Coe.
Dedicating the season to his memory gave the beautifully realized episodes a darker tint and tone than the series had yet broached.
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