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1Part one of three. Malory hires an adventurer named Rip Riley (voiced by Creator/PatrickWarburton) to find Archer, who has been missing since Katya sacrificed herself to save Archer on their wedding day.
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8* ArbitrarilyLargeBankAccount: The nigh-mythical Black Titanium Corporate Card that Malory gives to Lana. It has no withdraw limit and is ostensibly linked to the ISIS slush fund.
9* BeardOfSorrow: Downplayed. Archer's grown out his hair and a pretty thick beard, whether out of despair or while trying to blend in.
10* DiscoDan: Despite the series' AnachronismStew, Rip comes off as much more old-fashioned than most, using an out-of-date seaplane and wearing clothes that look like they're from TheThirties. Archer accuses him of trying to be "Sky Captain of Yesteryear" to be cool.
11* FingerInTheMail: Subverted. Archer assumes that the pirates interested in ransoming them may wind up doing "that finger-mailing shit." The pirate leader doesn't plan on it.
12* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Archer. Pam points out that most of her job involves dealing with sexual harassment complaints against him. Malory insists that nobody really ''wants'' to find him, and that they're secretly delighted that he's gone.
13-->'''Lana''': Well, I wouldn't say "delighted," but...\
14'''Ray''': I cannot say I miss the bullying.\
15'''Cyril''': Me neither. Plus, ISIS actually turned a profit this quarter.
16* GadgetWatch: Archer's Omicron Spymaster. It's got KnockoutGas, a garrote, and even a laser (he thinks).
17* GrievousBottleyHarm: Archer smashes a bottle across Rip's face.
18* HeroicBSOD: Archer's been in one since Katya's death, having left/run away from ISIS and gone off the grid.
19* HiddenSupplies: The ISIS crew initially assume that Archer's been skimming tons of cash from his operational budgets. Turns out he's just been tending bar on an island in French Polynesia to make ends meet.
20* IndyPloy: Archer, as usual. "I'm not really a planner."
21* LastSecondWordSwap: Ray, when Malory insists that Archer wouldn't steal from her.
22-->'''Ray''': Oh please, we all ''[[[DeathGlare Malory glares at him]]]'' think he would do that.
23* MexicanStandoff: A brief one between Archer (holding Rip's gun) and Rip (holding a FlareGun).
24* TheMillstone: Archer's absence resulted in the ISIS staff managing to actually get work done without having to deal with his screw-ups and bullying. It's clear no one except Malory was totally willing to find him since things improved with him gone.
25* MrFanservice: Rip Riley. All the ISIS ladies (and Ray) are attracted to him.
26* MythologyGag: The pirate captain shouts [[WesternAnimation/FriskyDingo "What the hell, damn guy?!"]] after he's attacked by Archer.
27* NoSell: Rip doesn't even flinch when Archer breaks a bottle across his face.
28* OneManArmy: Archer casually takes out ten pirates in about twenty seconds.
29* RuthlessModernPirates: Rip and Archer get picked up by a group of them.
30* ShownTheirWork: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_chocolate#Logan_Bar_or_D_ration the D-ration bars]] Archer mistakes for chocolate bars are a thing, and they ''do'' taste terrible (deliberately, so you don't start munching until you need it).
31* ThreateningShark: Archer saves Rip from one by ''shooting it in the face.''
32* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: Archer kills the pirate leader, so he winds up as the pirate king.
33* WhamLine:

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