Line #8 Recap/ArcherS1E3DiversityHire


1	After the death of yet another agent, ISIS needs a new operative and a racial minority, and Malory hires Conway Stern, a black, Jewish man, to fill the position. Meanwhile, Archer is worried that Conway has his sights set on marrying Malory and cutting him out of her will.
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4	!!This episode provides examples of:
5	* AnArmAndALeg: Conway's hand is ripped off during his escape as he loses the briefcase.
6	* BigDamnHeroes: Lana stops Conway from getting away with plans and saves Archer's life just in the nick of time.
7	* BondOneLiner: Conway being really good at them causes some consternation for both Archer and Lana.
8	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: After she has sex with Conway, Crystal/Carol/Cheryl hopes she's pregnant. In later episodes she is utterly squicked out by anything involving babies or childbirth.
9	* DisproportionateRetribution: Archer shooting Brett just because he joined in on Conway's mockery of his PPK.
10	* EroticAsphyxiation: If you look closely on Crystal's neck after she and Conway have sex, you can see red marks around her neck. A few episodes later she will go into far too much detail about her obsession with being choked.
11	* GreenEyedMonster: Malory accuses a suspecting Lana of being this just because Conway, another black (''"'Urban'. Whatever"'') and skilled agent is on the team, and suspends her for it. Cyril does not, but gets a black eye for the simple notion that she's jealous.
12	* HandWave: Lana's glossing over how Archer found out Conway, a supposed Jew, was uncircumcised. The important part is Conway not being who he says he is, not how he and Archer touched penises.
13	* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: During a scuffle in the locker room, Archer and Conway state that they're both straight, despite the awkward HomoeroticSubtext that lurks there.
14	* InsaneTrollLogic: Cheryl believes that a bag of shrimp is a good "aphrodisiac" for Jewish people, and tries to seduce Conway with it. Somehow, it works, and they were able to get it on.
15	* InTheBack: Conway literally does this to Archer before attempting to leave Miami with the plans.
16	* {{Irony}}: Just as Archer decides not to kill Conway, Conway [[InTheBack stabs him in the back]].
17	* LittleUselessGun: Conway mocks Archer's use of a Walter PPK ("From the guy whose gun comes with a matching purse."). Archer claims it has plenty of stopping power and shoots Brett to prove it.
18	* MonochromeCasting: Lampshaded and discussed. ISIS has been lacking enough minority agents to be granted additional funding (mostly because Archer keeps having them killed by blowing their cover via drunk calls). Up until the end of the ColdOpening, when they introduce Conway as the latest minority agent, Malory states the agency has been "decidedly monochromatic".
19	* MrFanservice: Conway has a toned body and he attracts the female cast members and Ray.
20	* NoodleIncident: During the ColdOpening, Malory wraps up "Item 6", threatening to put a lock on "it" if misused again. Whatever the subject is seems to upset Archer the most.
21	* RightForTheWrongReasons: Lana is completely right to be suspicious of Conway, but her suspicion of him seems to stem mostly from professional jealousy.
22	* SexyDiscretionShot: After delivering shrimp to Conway, he and Crystal have an off-screen sex scene.
23	* SkewedPriorities: Even after being betrayed, Archer is more concerned about whether Conway banged his mother than his real name and motives.
24	* TheUnReveal:
25	--> '''Conway''': You haven't seen the last of Conway Stern! Which isn't my real name![[note]][[spoiler:Turns out it is.]][[/note]]
26	* TwoferTokenMinority: Conway, who's both African-American and Jewish, provides the trope image and the episode title.
27	-->'''Malory:''' He's a diversity double-whammy!
28	* VomitDiscretionShot: Archer vomits off-screen after Pam tells him that his complaint against Conway is rejected and after he learns that his mother is involved with Conway.
29	* WeWillMeetAgain: Conway says they haven't seen the last of him. Archer and Lana would eventually run into him again in "Three To Tango".

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