Line #11 Recap/ArcherS2E12WhiteNights


1	Archer's search for his father's identity takes him to Russia, where he is held captive by Nikolai Jakov, the head of the KGB.
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4	!!This episode provides examples of:
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7	* AgonyOfTheFeet: Taken to an extreme. While fleeing the KGB in Russia, Archer loses his shoes and has to go barefoot, and ends up stepping in broken glass. Then he gets new shoes, loses them again, and steps in more broken glass. He spends the whole chase screaming in pain with every step.
8	* AnArmAndALeg: Barry is once more abandoned by Archer and a TrashLanding costs him his leg, which was already suffering from a factured femur.
9	* 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 laskuvarjourheiluseura?''" Of course, it's all moot as Archer has overjumped into Russia, not Finland.
10	* CallBack: A ton.
11	** Barry still remembers when Archer dropped him from a balcony, and sodomized his ex-fiancee.
12	** Lana is reminded of her previous sexual encounter with Barry, as well as almost having sex with him just to get Malory's job.
13	** Archer is treated with the same electrical interrogation he trained for (or barely trained for, as he put it).
14	* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Malory was almost about to send Lana to go rescue Archer, until she's reminded by her that going undercover as "Russia's only black woman" isn't the best idea.
15	* 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.
16	* HardHead: [[LampshadedTrope Lampshaded]] when Archer knocks Ray out so he can takes the latter's place on the Russia mission. Archer tells Ray not to stay unconscious for too long because "it's super bad for you". When reporting back to [=ISIS=] Ray mentions that he's booked an appointment with a neurologist to get a [=CAT=] scan and refuses to go after Archer until he's been cleared.
17	* HistoryRepeats: 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.
18	* HollywoodSkydiving: Played in a more realistic manner. Archer takes too long with his planning, he ignores the green go light, and thus touches down eight miles from the intended landing point.
19	* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: 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.
20	* InsaneTrollLogic: During a fistfight with Archer, Barry points out that Malory ReallyGetsAround so much that Archer's father could be the head of the KGB. Archer's response? "Oh yea? Well at least I HAVE a father, Barry!"
21	* NiceToTheWaiter: Archer gives two pilots money for taking him to Russia and orders them to split it. Unfortunately, after he leaves, one pilot keeps it for himself and lies that Archer didn't pay them at all.
22	* OneManArmy: Even with no weapons and open cuts on his feet, Archer still proves he's the most dangerous spy by taking out several KGB soldiers before being cornered.
23	* 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 jealousy.
24	* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: 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.
25	** Barry already had a fractured femur, so a second fall from a high point results in him losing the leg.
26	* TakeThat: This episode does not show Russia in a good light. The KGB can't hit their target, the residential homes look terrible, everyone's clothes look poor, kids play with glass, and there's glass everywhere on the ground.
27	-->'''Archer''': ''(Attempts to shoot, but gun jams)'' Piece of- How are you a superpower?!
28	* TapOnTheHead: Archer does this to Ray so he can take his place on the Russia mission. As mentioned, Ray refuses to go after him until he's been checked by a neurologist.
29	* TrashLanding: Archer dumps Barry into a trash dumpster during his escape. Unfortunately for Barry, while he survives the fall, he loses his already injured leg.
30	* TrailOfBlood: Archer uses his AgonyOfTheFeet to his advantage to distract the KGB soldiers, leading two to a wall that shows that he seemingly ran and jumped from that wall.
31	-->'''Archer:''' Did I just blow your minds?

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