This episode makes the third installment in a row that Archer had a bit of recurring plot, which may be a breakthrough for the series. Opening well after the fact, an all-dolled up Mallory not so favorably passes judgment on her failed staff, particularly her returned son and his two hostage/sidekicks who look much too worse for wear. The three former Isis agents, who had spent two weeks in Colombia while failing to sell 100 pounds kilograms whatever Euro-gibberish gutter glitter they had brought with them, came back with nothing but empty hands and big dreams. Anywho, they run into an overly friendly drug dealer named Slater who takes the cocaine and sends them on their merry. Only after the fact do they realize this is about a fictional Iran-Contra set-up with the U.S. government and a weak-kneed ally. The decade setting makes proper sense, however I must admit that the revelation the other half of the cocaine was explosively sunk by Dr. Krieger and his failed submarine experiment felt like a cop out. I was totally on Mallory’s side about emasculating the good doctor, if only Woodhouse could be useful once in his junkie life and get her that damn mirror! It is an unstated mandate that Isis has to suck at the cocaine business, but I am genuinely disappointed that it only lasted nine episodes for the gang. Much like their shoddy, second-rate New York offices, this is a group of also-rans. Nonetheless, Sterling was actually a competent spy when he half-heartedly tried and even better when he cared even less (other than his new undiagnosable STD that is). Seeing a few more episodes of Archer going back to Miami and running that town like Al Pacino with an offensively hammy accent offered too much comedic white gold not to fully explore. But beyond the perfect use of Pam the Cokie Monster, the show never fully embraced the new setting and environment to its potential. While Sterling getting embroiled in the fudgy world of Gipper foreign policy is also intriguing, the cloud of ambivalence that was the cocaine days makes me not nearly as excited about what is to come. Save for Pam’s withdrawl. That’s going to be awwwssssomee…. Also, Pam freebasing on whipped bah-say while Mallory and Ron go into an open marriage? God bless this country, indeed. Quotes From the DAAAAANGGGGGEEERRR ZOOOOONNNNNEE: MALLORY: That explains where some of it went. CHERLENE: Ooooh and the tingling numbness of my nipples! -MALLORY: And why are you dressed as the whore the rest of the trailer park finally decided they had to stone to death? -CYRIL: Alligators or your mother? ARCHER: What’s the difference? They’re both cold-blooded, prehistoric monsters! CYRIL: What?! No, I’m not! PAM: Dude, your balls are made of pussies.