Archer: Bel Panto: Part II

May 6, 2016 2:08 AM - Season 7, Episode 6

A fundraiser goes awry due to party crashers.
posted by Pendragon (10 comments total)

So, cops don't actually fall for the "We're the real hostages!" shtick, right? They round up anyone fleeing from the scene until it all gets sorted out? I hope?

Anyway, good episode with plenty of good character moments and laugh lines.
posted by Etrigan at 7:29 AM on May 6, 2016

Suck it, Bechdel test.

Hooray for Pam, kicking ass and taking names disguises.
posted by Monochrome at 9:31 AM on May 6, 2016 [2 favorites]

I laughed out loud so many times. Starting with the strings playing suspense music right after the opening. Also at Bechdel Test. Also at Claryl powdering her face white.

This episode featured the vocal stylings of BOTH J. Jonah Jameson and J. Peterman, which delighted me immensely.
posted by bq at 10:23 AM on May 6, 2016 [1 favorite]

So - do you think those two guys are even real cops?
posted by Chrysostom at 10:25 AM on May 6, 2016

Now that is an excellent question which had not occurred to me.
posted by bq at 11:52 AM on May 6, 2016

So - do you think those two guys are even real cops?

The A.V. Club reviewer also has his doubts: Dietrich and Harris: CIA? KGB? Actors, researching a role? Because they really don’t seem like cops.
posted by Pendragon at 12:13 PM on May 6, 2016

I feel like nothing really happened? Kind of curious why they made this a two-parter, since there wasn't a whole lot to say. (And yes, I know there was an episode where everyone's stuck in an elevator the whole time, but this felt really empty.)
posted by psoas at 12:25 PM on May 6, 2016

Because they really don’t seem like cops.

Isn't pretty much everyone in the Archerverse either bad at their job or jaded about it?
posted by Etrigan at 12:29 PM on May 6, 2016 [1 favorite]

I was disappointed when he didn't say I'M NOT THE SUPERVISOR when the chief popped by.

But, yeah. Nothing here for a two episode story, other than it might have felt a bit too cramped (sorry, clumped) in one.
posted by lmfsilva at 2:20 PM on May 6, 2016

I think this was two episodes for no other reason than to let the disguised team members be its own arc. I didn't mind; it didn't feel stretched out to me and I feel like it would have been rushed in one.

Getting to see Pam really do some brawling was nice.
posted by phearlez at 8:42 AM on May 9, 2016 [1 favorite]