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Archer: Season 2

13 episodes Premiered Jan 27, 2011 Updated Sep 26, 2026

When he's not busy foiling ecoterrorist threats, tracking down mysterious killers, or having sex in X-ray machines, suave master-spy Sterling Archer has his hands full with bikini-clad ninjas, Swiss nymphomaniacs and paternity suits. Archer searches for the true identity of his father, battles breast cancer and brings a sexy, ex-KGB agent home to meet his domineering mother.

Previously on Archer

Season 2 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Archer Season 1.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season overview

When he's not busy foiling ecoterrorist threats, tracking down mysterious killers, or having sex in X-ray machines, suave master-spy Sterling Archer has his hands full with bikini-clad ninjas, Swiss nymphomaniacs and paternity suits. Archer searches for the true identity of his father, battles breast cancer and brings a sexy, ex-KGB agent home to meet his domineering mother.

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Season 2 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 2: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (10): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S2·E1 Mytharc

Swiss Miss

Jan 27, 2011 · 21 min

In yet another attempt to secure funding for ISIS, Malory drags her agents to the luxury winter resort town of Gstaad to protect a Swiss billionaire's daughter from a kidnapping th

S2·E2 Core

A Going Concern

Feb 3, 2011 · 21 min

After Malory is wiped out in a Ponzi scheme, she hatches a scheme of her own: selling ISIS - lock, stock and snack machines - to archrival spy agency ODIN. Archer and the rest of t

S2·E3 Core

Blood Test

Feb 10, 2011 · 21 min

When Archer's favorite call girl suddenly arrives for a visit, Archer is shocked to learn that she claims her new baby boy was fathered by him. She obtains a court order that forc

S2·E4 Core

Pipeline Fever

Feb 17, 2011 · 21 min

Archer and Lana head to Louisiana to stop an ecoterrorist from blowing up a natural-gas pipeline. (Archer’s also looking forward to a Big Easy vacation.) Back at ISIS headquarters,

S2·E5 Core

The Double Deuce

Feb 24, 2011 · 20 min

When members of Woodhouse's famed WWI Royal Flying Corps squadron start dying mysteriously, Archer tries to track down the killer.

S2·E6 Core

Tragical History

Mar 3, 2011 · 20 min

Cyril agrees to help George Spelvin inject a virus into the ISIS mainframe so Cyril can defeat the virus and be seen as a hero.

S2·E7 Core

Movie Star

Mar 10, 2011 · 20 min

On Malory's orders, Lana helps Hollywood star Rona Thorne (voice of Rachael Harris) research her role in a spy thriller while Malory writes a role for herself in the movie (with Cy

S2·E8 Core

Stage Two

Mar 17, 2011 · 21 min

Breast cancer strikes the Archer family---Sterling has it. "I'm trying to stay positive," he says. "I can beat this." But before surgery, he wants to bond with young Seamus (even t

S2·E9 Core

Placebo Effect

Mar 24, 2011 · 21 min

When Archer discovers that the chemotherapy drugs he has been taking are phony, he goes on a rampage against the Irish gangsters behind the scheme. He also makes friends with a fel

S2·E10 Core

El Secuestro

Mar 31, 2011 · 20 min

Pam is abducted by kidnappers who mistake her for Cheryl. It seems that Cheryl wasn’t completely forthcoming about her background when she applied for her job at ISIS.

S2·E11 Core

Jeu Monegasque

Apr 7, 2011 · 21 min

When a mysterious stranger summons Malory and her intrepid ISIS agents to Monaco, all bets are off! Well, actually all bets are on. Because Monaco is basically one giant casino, an

S2·E12 Mytharc

White Nights

Apr 14, 2011 · 20 min

Archer's search for his father's identity leads him into hot water. Agent Barry Dylan is sent to rescue Archer.

S2·E13 Mytharc

Double Trouble

Apr 21, 2011 · 21 min

Krieger works to finish a top-secret project, and Archer brings a mysterious former KGB agent named Katya Kazanova home to meet Malory.

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