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Archer

Stage Two

Season 2, Episode 8, Aired Mar 17, 2011

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Archer is diagnosed with stage two breast cancer. Trying to keep a positive outlook, Archer tries to make peace with all his co-workers before his surgery. Lana takes pity on Archer's condition and gives their relationship a chance to be mended.moreless

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Charles Napier

Dr. Spelts
GUEST STAR
Maggie Wheeler

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Lauren Martin

H. Jon Benjamin

Sterling Archer
Judy Greer

Cheryl/Carol
Amber Nash

Pam Poovey
Chris Parnell

Cyril Figgis
Aisha Tyler

Lana Kane
Jessica Walter

Malory Archer

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Sterling Archer: The Soft Side

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By Neksmater, Mar 19, 2011

Malory has a scare when her mammogram results come in but it turns out to be a false positive but the scare causes Archer to get tested as well and he finds out he has stage two breast cancer. He starts being decent to everybody including Lana and even goes so far as to babysit the wee baby Seamus but gets himself and Seamus tattoos of each other's names and taking a vacation with Woodhouse's brother in his place. He gets in the habit of pulling the cancer card but gets into surgery and gets the mass cut out and the back and forth of the doctor telling him that had cancer and not having cancer got fairly tedious. Good episode, but I hope this doesn't change the humor of the show too much as we've all grown accustomed to Archer's jerk-ness.moreless
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- When Cyril mentions spending last night "getting worked over by the cops", Ray's response is, "Fun! Oh, you mean literally." This is a callback to the season 1 episode "Honeypot", where Charles says the exact same line to Archer.
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- The clothes that Woodhouse is wearing when he is about to leave on vacation are the ones that Charles and Rudy gave him in the season 1 episode "Honeypot".
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- Lana asking "What are you, hourly?" is a callback to the episode "The Double Deuce", where Reggie says the same thing to Woodhouse.
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QUOTES (10)
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- Archer: I'm kinda making peace with my loved ones right now... plus some other people.
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- Archer: I'm pretty sure ISIS can get you a whole new identity, Cyril! Cyril: Wait, no! Archer: Yes! You can use one of my old ones! Yes! You're Chet Manly now, how about that? Cyril: I don't wanna be Chet Manly! Archer: Everybody! Say hello to my friend, Chet Manly. Cheryl: (seductively) Hi... Pam: Not a new person. Cheryl: SHUT UP! I SAW HIM FIRST!
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- Pam: Bear claws, rawr!
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- Archer: I might die tomorrow, so I really don't think I should be alone tonight. Lana: Noope. Archer: Lana. Lana: Nope. Archer: Did I mention I have cancer? (arches eyebrow) Lana: (rubbing forehead, sighs) Archer: (grins) Awesome. (belches)
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- Trinette: (about baby) Where are you taking him? Archer: I dunno. What's he into?
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- Brett: (laughing) Seriously, breast cancer? Archer: Yes. Brett: Sure it's not lady vagina cancer? Archer: Ha ha. (to group) Excuse me. (jumps on Brett and starts beating him) I'm trying to stay POSITIVE! Both MENTALLY and SPIRITUALLY, Brett! Cyril: He certainly doesn't have cancer in his fists.
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- Doctor: Any unusual exposure to radiation? Archer: Uh... (flashback, standing over glowing container) Wait, seriously don't open it? Oh, I thought you were being sarcastic. (flashback, holding glowing rod) Looking for this? Or perhaps the lead container I probably should have left it in? (flashback, having sex on xray machine) So wait, wait wait wait. There's good cholesterol?
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- Doctor: (coming out of Archer's surgery) Not too soon for good news, I hope? Oh, and also some very bad news. Malory: (gasps) What's the bad news? Doctor: Uh, I have to take a rain check on that drink; I'm on call this weekend. Malory: What about Sterling? Ass. Doctor: Oh right, that's the good news! Lana: What are you, hourly?
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- Cheryl: (to Malory) Do anything fun this weekend? (pause) Because I sure did. Friday night was cornhole league and Saturday... Malory: If I cared about what you do on the weekend, I'd stick a shotgun in my mouth and pull the trigger with my toes. (walks out) Cheryl: (whispering) Saturday I watched a building burn down.
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- Trinette: You can't tattoo a frickin' baby! Archer: That's what the tattoo guy said. I had to slip him an extra hundred bucks!
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- Original International Air Dates: United Kingdom: June 21, 2011 on 5*
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- There is a behind-the-scenes video of Amber Nash (Pam) doing some of the voice recording for this episode. For all her growling about bear claws, they had her stuff her face with biscuits while saying the line.
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- (Archer faints) Malory: Good God, you'd think he was half fainting goat. Fainting goats are a breed of goat famous for falling onto their sides when startled. This is due to the genetic disorder myotonia congenita, which causes their muscles to freeze for about ten seconds when agitated. In this case, Malory is calling attention to the fact that Archer often tends to pass out when given shocking news.
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- Krieger: That'll do, Pigly. That'll do. This phrase is a parody of a phrase in the 1995 film Babe, based on the 1983 novel Babe: The Gallant Pig. Farmer Hoggett says something similar to his star pig after he puts on a great performance at the sheepdog trials.
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