Archer "Mole Hunt" #1.1 (2009) (TV)

"Sterling Archer. Code name Duchess. Known from Berlin to Bangkok as the world's most dangerous spy.", 30 March 2017

Ah, Archer – why has it taken me so long to get on-board? The show is fantastic. It's funny, irreverent, and un-PC. The first episode, Mole Hunt, does an excellent job of setting-up the series and things to come.

Sterling Archer is a spy working for an agency (unfortunately) named ISIS - International Secret Intelligence Service. Archer is a sexist, misogynistic, egotistical, self-absorbed, hard-drinking, dim-witted guy with mommy and relationship issues who just happens to be hysterically funny. In Mole Hunt, Archer has withdrawn thousands of dollars in bogus expense money he can't re-pay. He blames it all on a mole working inside ISIS. As luck would have it, there is a mole. There are plenty of funny scenes, terrific dialogue, and interesting artwork throughout. The music fits nicely with the spy theme. The voice work is top notch. I was especially happy to hear the very funny Jessica Walter as Archer's mother. I'm really looking forward to the rest of the series.

Favorite moment: The Mexican Standoff – what a funny scene!

8/10