Archer: Vice
Archer Vice transitions into a new format, moving away from the spy genre and depicting the characters embarking on a life of crime as they attempt to sell cocaine to fund their retirements.
Season 5 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 4.
- 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
Archer Vice transitions into a new format, moving away from the spy genre and depicting the characters embarking on a life of crime as they attempt to sell cocaine to fund their retirements.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
White Elephant
Jan 13, 2014 · 19 min
ISIS is raided and disbanded by the U.S. government when it transpires that the agency was never sanctioned by them. Its former staff discover a hidden vault containing one-ton of
A Kiss While Dying
Jan 20, 2014 · 21 min
Archer, Pam and Lana travel to Miami to visit some old friends. It's a fondue party!
A Debt of Honor
Jan 27, 2014 · 21 min
Pam makes a deal that puts everyone in danger; Archer dons his slightly darker black suit.
House Call
Feb 3, 2014 · 21 min
Archer has to stage an intervention for Pam that gets derailed by an unwanted guest.
Southbound and Down
Feb 24, 2014 · 21 min
Malory buys a bus and takes everyone on a road trip. Put that hammer down and give it hell.
Baby Shower
Mar 3, 2014 · 20 min
Archer decides to give Lana the perfect baby shower gift by forcing Kenny Loggins to sing a duet with Cherlene. Something something Danja Zown!
Smugglers' Blues
Mar 10, 2014 · 20 min
Archer travels to Columbia on a secret mission that becomes not so secret after he gets drunk.
The Rules of Extraction
Mar 17, 2014 · 21 min
Archer, Ray, and Cyril raft down a crocodile-filled river while Lana and Pam plan a spa day for Malory.
On the Carpet
Mar 24, 2014 · 20 min
Archer avoids crash landing in a dangerous swamp only to come face-to-face with a shady arms dealer.
Palace Intrigue (1)
Mar 31, 2014 · 20 min
Archer and the rest of the ISIS gang are the guests of Gustavo Calderon and his wife Juliana. Calderon is a big fan of Cherlene but Juliana is a bigger fan of Archer.
Palace Intrigue (2)
Apr 7, 2014 · 20 min
Archer tries to keep his fling with the dictator's wife a secret while Krieger bonds with his clone-brothers.
Filibuster
Apr 14, 2014 · 20 min
Cyril becomes the new president of San Marcos, Cherlene becomes the first lady of country music, and Archer becomes a resistance fighter.
Arrival/Departure
Apr 21, 2014 · 21 min
Archer helps Lana with the delivery of her baby, while Krieger tries to prevent the delivery of a deadly weapon.