Line #7 Recap/ArcherS4E7LiveAndLetDine


1	Archer, Lana, and Cyril go undercover at a fine-dining restaurant on the night of a very special dinner with an Albanian ambassador who may be targeted for murder.
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4	!!This episode provides examples of:
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6	* AdamWesting: Creator/AnthonyBourdain basically plays a way more dickish version of himself.
7	* AngryChef: Casteau. To be fair, he does have to deal with the [=ISIS=] crew instead of his usual staff, but it's clear he isn't much better under normal circumstances. His reality show is named "Bastard Chef" for a reason.
8	* AssInAmbassador: Considering how tiny his country is, the Albanian ambassador is incredibly pompous.
9	* BecomingTheMask: The whole gang gets sucked into Casteau's little world. Archer enjoys being a sous-chef so much that he doesn't even care about the spy assignment. Cyril gets bullied into focusing on food prep. Ray is trying to figure out how to get the highest tip. Even Lana allows Casteau to sidetrack her over the proper way to handle callers looking for reservations. Nobody actually pays much attention to protecting the ambassador.
10	* CallBack: Archer stated that he has fine-dining experience as [[Recap/ArcherS4E1FugueAndRiffs he used to own a restaurant]], which Cyril clarifies was actually [[WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers a burger joint]].
11	* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Apparently it never occurred to Malory that replacing the professional staff of the restaurant with her own employees would not make for an especially fine dining experience. Also, insisting on eating there the same night as the diplomatic dinner meant that the menu would consist entirely of Albanian cuisine. Malory also seemingly failed to consider that since Lana was posing as the hostess, she could have just told her to write Malory into the reservation book on any date she wanted, rather than allowing ComplexityAddiction to have her make Cheryl try to get her a booking by calling in like any other would-be patron.
12	* HijackedByGanon: Casteau poisoned the ambassador at the request of Barry and Katya.
13	* {{Irony}}: Once more, Malory fakes a threat in order to enter a high class facility. And, as before, the threat turns out to be accurate.
14	* ManipulativeBitch: Malory, ''again''. She was the one who made the "vague threat" just so ISIS would be hired for security and she would to be able to dine at the restaurant.
15	* MeanBoss: Casteau, ''full stop''. His show isn't called "Bastard Chef" for nothing, and he repeatedly prioritizes berating the team over proper food prep or the security detail they're actually there for.
16	* NoodleIncident: Whatever happened in that [[ItMakesSenseInContext one beta fish fight]] that's going to put Pam $14,000 in debt if she doesn't make good on the next one.
17	* ShoutOut:
18	** It's ''Series/HellsKitchen'' with ''Series/KitchenNightmares'' style promotion where the chef (rather than the contestants) is a genuine asshole.
19	** The title is a play on Franchise/JamesBond story ''Literature/LiveAndLetDie''.
20	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Katya dumps Casteau out of the helicopter, as he has done what she needed him to do and his commentary annoys her.

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