History Recap / ArcherS6E5VisionQuest

* GainaxEnding: Nobody's entirely sure as to what happened at the end of this episode. Somebody who works on the show [[https://www.reddit.com/r/ArcherFX/comments/2wbkcf/s06e05_i_think_i_missed_the_joke/ theorized]] (but didn't confirm) that Archer set up it up a prank. The idea of the prank would be that Archer arranged for the elevator to get stuck, and had redirected calls from Mallory's phone so they triggered the message to play on the elevator phone when someone tried to ring her. However, Archer didn't count on Kreiger setting a signal jammer above the elevator which caused the prank to backfire. So instead of them quickly trying to call Mallory for help, the joke playing out, then them presumably getting out[[note]]It's unclear how Archer would have planned to get out of the elevator in this prank. Possibly he left his number as an exception to the diversion on Mallory's phone. Alternatively, diverting her calls shouldn't prevent her receiving text messages. However, since Archer didn't seemed to realise the other ISIS staff were all gone, he may simply have assumed they could call someone else in the building for help.[[/note]], they were stuck.

* SeriousBusiness: Archer has no problem preparing to use Cyril's vest to soak up Pam's urine... until he's told it's cashmere garment. Archer stops immediately and actually, ''sincerely'', apologizes to him. When Lana wonders if it's non-absorbent, he simply responds:

* ShellShockSilence: Archer fires a gun to get everyone to stop fighting. When the dialogue resumes, it's everyone calling him an asshole while holding their ears. He then threatens to do it again if they fight again.

** After the elevator opens for Malory, we can see the word [[Film/TheUntouchables1987 Touchable]] as somehow been painted on one of its walls.

* GainaxEnding: Nobody's entirely sure as to what happened at the end of this episode. Somebody who works on the show [[https://www.reddit.com/r/ArcherFX/comments/2wbkcf/s06e05_i_think_i_missed_the_joke/ theorized]] (but didn't confirm) that Archer rerouted all calls to Malory to the elevator and set it to play the voicemail, but didn't count on Kreiger setting a signal jammer above the elevator. This doesn't explain why Lana thought Malory was in on it, although Lana might've been drawing conclusions based on how Malory just happened to be the only one who didn't get stuck in the elevator and knowing what a ManipulativeBitch and BadBoss she tends to be.

* ShoutOut: When Archer thinks Ray can "interface" with the elevator, he tells him to "[[Franchise/StarWars R2-D2]] it".

* SeriousBusiness: Archer has no problem preparing to use Cyril's vest to soak up Pam's urine... until he's told it's cashmere garment. Archer stops immediately and actually, ''sincerely'', apologizes to him. When Lana wonders if it's non-absorbant, he simply responds:

* BrickJoke: When Cheryl rattles off what all the characters want to do at that particular moment, she says Cyril wants to [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbate]]. In the last scene of the episode, he does exactly that.

* SeriousBusiness: Archer has no problem using Cyril's vest to soak up Pam's urine... until he's told it's cashmere garment. Archer actually ''sincerely'' apologizes to him. When Lana wonders if it's non-absorbant, he simply responds:

* BrickJoke: When Cheryl rattles off what all the characters want to do at that particular moment, she says Cyril wants to masturbate. In the last scene of the episode, he does exactly that.

-->'''Pam''': Oh please, you've all seen it.
-->'''Lana''': Wait, [[OhCrap oh my God]], we actually have.

* SeriousBusiness: Archer is aghast when he realizes he was about to soak up urine with a cashmere garment.

* ShellShockSilence: Archer fires a gun to get everyone to stop fighting. When the dialogue resumes, it's everyone calling him an asshole while holding their ears.

* HollywoodHacking: ''Somehow'', Archer was able to rig the elevator's phoneline for his Elaborate Voicemail Hoax.

* GainaxEnding: Nobody's entirely sure as to what happened at the end of this episode. Somebody who works on the show [[https://www.reddit.com/r/ArcherFX/comments/2wbkcf/s06e05_i_think_i_missed_the_joke/ theorized]] (but didn't confirm) that Archer rerouted all calls to Malory to the elevator and set it to play the voicemail, but didn't count on Kreiger setting a signal jammer above the elevator. This doesn't explain why Lana thought Malory was in on it, though.

* CellphonesAreUseless: Because Kreiger put a signal-jammer above the elevator for no good reason.

* BottleEpisode: The entire episode takes place inside the elevator.

* NotMeThisTime: Lana assumes Malory rigged the elevator and that everybody getting trapped was the team building exercise she was talking about. [[spoiler: It wasn't.]]

* TrivialTitle: The reason for the title doesn't come up until right at the end.

'''Pam''': One step ahead of you! ...Or am I?

* CallBack: Once again, Ray closes the elevator doors while saying that he's trying to keep them open, claiming that it's "just like Film/MaximumOverdrive" like in the previous episode.