Once again,
we enter Dreamland with all-new episodes that are continuing to tangle Archer
in its web. With only two episodes left
till the season conclusion, we’ll see how Dreamland comes to an end. This
season has been lots have fun but has been frustrating seeing as each episode
flows into each other seamlessly. When waiting for the next episode, it feels
more like waiting for a commercial break to end. Which goes to show how exciting this season
has been and these next two episodes do not disappoint. So, without further a
due SPOILER ALERT is now in effect you have been warned.
Starting
with Archer Dreamland “Sleepers Wake,” the episode opens with Barry aka Dutch
in Dreamland who has now become cybernetically enhanced. Then Krieger walks in,
and Dutch decides to choke him out for making him into a monster. Krieger’s
goes on to explain that before he had no feet and now he’s stronger than ever
before. The only reason Dutch doesn’t kill Krieger is that there is an antidote
that will keep Dutch alive that only Krieger can make. Apparently, the
concoction must frequently be administered for the remainder of his life. So, Krieger is safe but still gets knocked
out, and Dutch then leaves the secret lab which is under Dreamland. Dutch wants
to kill Lex Trexler for setting him up for this experiment, and I’m sure Archer
is on the list for taking away his feet in the first place.
The next
scene shows us Figgis who is trapped in one of those refrigerators in the
morgue. Which is where Archer put him has a prank. Figgis turns on a lighter
and yells out but drops the flames onto a very sensitive area which causes two
men to open the door. They start interrogating him because it becomes apparent
that he has cut the finger from one of the bodies in the morgue. Figgis leaves the two of them with some
speech about raining hell down on them before he departs to his office. He
calls Lex Trexler who is tired of how disappointing Figgis has been. Figgis is also disappointed in his partner
who has not found Charlotte but explains that there is no need. They just need
to show up as cops helping in the exchange and then run off with ransom for
themselves.
Archer is
setting up the ransom exchange with Cecil. Archer tells him no cops but is too
late, because Poovey and Figgis are already there. While Archer was discussing
the ransom drop-off, Lana was eavesdropping and seemed interested in more
details. So much so that she sleeps with Archer for the information which he
still declines to give. That makes her pissed seeing as Archer was the only one
able to finish if you get my meaning.
Archer then heads out to collect the ransom.
Krieger
finally wakes up and warns Lex Trexler about Dutch coming to kill him. Which he
thinks will be impossible because his home is a fortress but Krieger knows what
he created can easily break through his defenses. That leads us to one of my favorite scenes
this season which is a complete homage to the Terminator movie. With Dutch
entering a biker bar asking for clothes and then kicking everyone’s asses. The entire time he is beating the hell out of
these guys he is talking to his other self which is what Barry does in the
previous seasons. Once he is changed, he
jumps onto a bike that he crashes, but that doesn’t stop him from getting to
his destination which we will see in the next episode. Krieger does bump into Mother who warns him
he better not be snooping he then retreats to the underground lab. Mother and
Charlotte talk about what happens after the ransom is received, but Mother
could care less about what Charlotte does after she gets her money.
The next
scene shows Archer watching Cecil at the drop, and he is being accompanied by
Poovey and Figgis. That frustrates Archer because he said no cops. Archer once
again has brought along someone for the ride this time a prostitute. Lana is
also following Archer and is observing the exchange her reason will become
clearer in the next episode. The drop off was at a Topiary Garden, and the bag
is dropped off in the one shaped like a mushroom. Poovey and Figgis make the first move by
throwing out a smoke grenade and taking the ransom money. So, the chase begins
with Archer following Poovey and Figgis and Lana following behind them. Before the car chase starts, Archer tells the
prostitute who is Trinette to jump out of the car before the chase begins. She
refuses, so he tosses her out while the car was still moving. Figgis starts to
shoot and cause Lana to stall out and Archer to crash. That leads us to the end of the episode with
Archer back a Dreamland telling Mother about his failure.
This episode
ends where the next episode begins Archer Dreamland “Waxing Gibbous,” with
Archer explaining what happened to the ransom money. Unfortunately for Archer Mother has heard
enough of his failures. So, from behind the bouncer starts to chock the life
out of him and Mother starts asking questions. While Archer is still being
strangled with his feet not even touching the ground, he begins to play the
cruelest charades game ever. Once he is
finally released, he utters the words the cops took it, and Mother knows
exactly what that means. That Figgis and Poovey are taking the money to Lex
Trexler and that Archer must go to his estate to retrieve the money.
Archer still
has not slept in four days, so Charlotte offers more drugs to keep him alert
and awake. The next scene shows us
Figgis and Poovey who are on their way to Lex Trexler Estate. Poovey makes a
comment about keeping some of the money for themselves. She has a weird
flash-forward at a college where she is the parent to several Chinese kids.
Figgis makes it apparent that their lives depend on giving the money to Lex
Trexler. Poovey makes a comment about
whoever was following them in the chase must be pissed, and this brings us to
Trinette. The one who Archer threw out of his car and she bumps into Lana who
is working on her car. Trinette pulls out Archer's badge and tries to
commandeer Lana’s vehicle, but Lana pulls out her badge which causes Trinette
to freak out. Believing that Lana works for the FBI but that’s not the case she
works for the IRS. Which Trinette starts to make fun of and Lana tries to
defend and all the while coming to no resolution to fixing the car.
Archer is
shown driving and talking but this time to himself seeing as he is now high on
drugs. Lana and Trinette are picked up by Cecil who wants to go after the
ransom money bag. He calls them both
prostitutes, but Trinette says that Lana is T-man. Cecil takes that meaning she
is a man and not an agent with the IRS. We know the sister is crazy and he is
no better but worst. He makes comments again about incest and doing that in a
role-playing game with Trinette. That leads Trinette to make a comment that his
family tree must be shaped like a telephone pole.
We see that
Krieger has finished the antidote for Dutch, so we know that he will need it
soon. We also see Figgis and Poovey arrive at Lex Trexler home which is not be
guarded and the front door is wide open. So, they take out their guns just in
case. The next to arrive is Archer who is still high as a kite, and then Lana,
Trinette, and Cecil come. We see a shot of Dutch motorcycle parked in the
driveway. Everyone is different rooms, and slowly they
see blood covering all the floors, and they all bumped into each other in the
foyer. They hear a man scream out in
the background and Archer believes it may be a werewolf and of course it’s not its
Lex Trexler. And this scene was striking with bodies mangled and positioned in
a way to resemble the Last Supper. With
Lex Trexler in the center of it tied up and a very creepy Dutch standing off to
the side lighting a cigarette. The episode ends there and tonight’s episode
will pick up from there. Will see how they get out of this one by staying tuned
tonight on FXX at 10:00 pm Archer Dreamland “Gramercy, Halberd!”.
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