Archer and Malory have an explosive confrontation when questions of the identity of Archer's real father begin to surface.
This episode provides examples of:
- Brainwashed and Crazy: Archer, under the influence of the buggy Soviet mind control chip, suffers severe pain and a personality change. This leads him to try and kill Malory.
- Continuity Nod: Uta is wearing a t-shirt with the Excelsior logo from "Skytanic".
- Foreshadowing: Mannfred and Uta run into Trinette, last seen in "Training Day", who's pushing a stroller with a baby. She mentions that her son's father knows Krav Maga...the preferred martial art style of ISIS agents.
- If It's You, It's Okay: The openly homosexual Ray joins the line of men taking the chance to sleep with Lana, much to Cyril's shock amd annoyance.Cyril: But you're gay!
Ray: Girl please, nobody's ''that'' gay. - Meatgrinder Surgery: Mannfred installs the mind-control chip in Archer with a power drill and a quick glance through the instructions. Bonus points for taking place in a meat packing plant.
- Pity Sex: After Pam starts crying because nobody will agree to sleep with her, Lana throws her a bone (phrasing!) and has sex with her.
- Really Gets Around:
- Subverted. After learning exactly how many times Cyril cheated on her, Lana decides to get back at him by having sex with every [male] ISIS agent in the building. In his office. It was later revealed that, with the exception of Pam, she simply tells everyone to brag about how they do the deed. She also knows even when each one figures out the ruse, they will be too prideful to call it out, because "they're dudes".
- Discussed when Malory lists a handful of candidates she slept with besides Nikolai Jakov, any of whom may be Archer's father, to which a disgusted Archer goes:Archer: Have you said "no" to anyone?!
(Malory slaps Archer)
Malory: I've said "no" to plenty.
- Running Gag: The start of Archer's Elaborate Voicemail Hoaxes.
- Shout-Out: Cyril re-enacts Private Pyle's suicide from Full Metal Jacket, but gets interrupted before he can finish.
