History Recap / ArcherS2E12WhiteNights

* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Archer's Finnish is...approximate. He says: "''Hei, jätkät! Tämä suomalainen laskavarjo'' [sic] ''klubi''?" which would generously translate to "Hey dudes! This Finnish parachute club?" In terms of out-and-out mistakes, the sentence is missing a verb (''on'') as well as the Finnish question particle -''ko'' or -''kö'', and the word is ''lask'''u'''varjo'', not the non-existent ''lask'''a'''varjo''. Meanwhile, ''suomalainen ''does mean "Finnish," but the genetive ''suomen ''would be better for the name of a club or association, ''klubi ''does sort of mean "club" but something like ''seura'', ''yhdistys ''or ''liitto ''would be better for something like this, and ''laskuvarjourheilu ''(literally, "parachute sport") is the word for "skydiving." What he meant was "''Hei, jätkät! Onko tämä suomen laskovarjourheiluseura?''" Of course, it's all moot as Archer has overjumped into Russia, not Finland.

* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Archer's Finnish is...approximate. He says: "''Hei, jätkät! Tämä suomalainen laskavarjo'' [sic] ''klubi''?" which would generously translate to "Hey dudes! This Finnish parachute club?" In terms of out-and-out mistakes, the sentence is missing a verb (''on'') as well as the Finnish question particle -''ko'' or -''kö'', and the word is ''lask'''o'''varjo'', not the non-existent ''lask'''a'''varjo''. Meanwhile, ''suomalainen ''does mean "Finnish," but the genetive ''suomen ''would be better for the name of a club or association, ''klubi ''does sort of mean "club" but something like ''seura'', ''yhdistys ''or ''liitto ''would be better for something like this, and ''laskovarjourheilu ''(literally, "parachute sport") is the word for "skydiving." What he meant was "''Hei, jätkät! Onko tämä suomen laskovarjourheiluseura?''" Of course, it's all moot as Archer has overjumped into Russia, not Finland.

* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Archer's Finnish is...approximate. He says: "''Hei, jätkät! Tämä suomalainen laskavarjo'' [sic] ''klubi''?" which would generously translate to "Hey dudes! This Finnish parachute club?" In terms of out-and-out mistakes, the sentence is missing a verb (''on'') as well as the Finnish question particle -''ko'' or -''kö'', and the word is ''lask'''o'''varjo'', not the non-existent ''lask'''a'''varjo''. Meanwhile, ''suomalainen ''does mean "Finnish," but the genetive ''Suomen ''would be better for the name of a club or association, ''klubi ''does sort of mean "club" but something like ''seura'', ''yhdistys ''or ''liitto ''would be better for something like this, and ''laskovarjourheilu ''(literally, "parachute sport") is the word for "skydiving." What he meant was "<em style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Hei, jätkät! Onko tämä suomen laskovarjourheiluseura</em>?" Of course, it's all moot as Archer has overjumped into Russia, not Finland.

Archer's search for his father's identity takes him to Russia, where he is held prisoner by KGB head Nikolai Jakov.

Archer's search for his father's identity takes him to Russia where he is held prisoner by KGB head Nikolai Jakov.

** Barry still remembers when Archer dropped him from a balcony, and sodomized his ex-fiance.

** Archer is treated with the same electrical interrogation he trained for (or barely as he put it).

* ElectricTorture: Archer is subjected to this by the KGB which makes him wish he'd taken the training more seriously. This episode provides the trope image.

* HollywoodSkydiving: Played in a more realistic manner. Archer takes too long with his planning, he ignores the green light and jumps eight miles from the intended landing point.

* TrailOfBlood: Archer uses his AgonyOfTheFeet to his advantage to distract the KGB soldiers, leading two to a wall that shows that he seemingly run and jump from that wall.
-->'''Archer:''' Did I just blow your minds?

* RealityEnsues: Archer punching out Ray results in the latter being knocked out for a very long time, and with a broken bone. Plus, he has doctors' notes that prohibit him from rescuing Archer.
** Barry already had a fractured femur, so a second fall from a high point results in him losing the leg.

--'''Archer:''' Did I just blow your minds?

* HistroyRepeats: Archer had previously dropped Barry from a balcony in the past, and does so again in this episode, even when Barry begged him not to.

-->'''Archer''': ''(Attempts to shoot, but gun jams)'' Piece of- How are you a superpower?!

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Archer insists on confronting his possible father, even after being rescued by Barry, but bails when he hears that he would be executed if his DNA test proves he and Jakov are not related. Not that it matters; he and Barry are targeted after killing several KGB soldiers, while Boris intentionally contaminates the test out of jealous.

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Malory was almost about to send Lana to go rescue Archer, until she's reminded by her that going under cover as "Russia's only Black Woman" isn't the best idea.

* OneManArmy: Even with no weapons and open cuts on his feet, Archer still proves hes the most dangerous spy by taking out several KGB soldiers before being cornered.
* RealityEnsues: Archer punching out Ray results in the latter being knocked out for a very long time, and with a broken bone. Plus, he has doctors notes that prohibit him from rescuing Archer.
** Barry already had a fractured femur, so a second fall from a high point results in him loosing the leg.

-->'''Archer''': ''(Attempts to shoot, but gun jams)'' Piece of-How are you a superpower?!

* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanAcademy: The KGB are ''terrible'' shots, much to the annoyance of their commanding officer. In fact, he shoots a door knob just to prove a point.

** Barry already had a fractured femur, so a second fall from a high point results in him loosing the leg.

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