Auflösung

Template:Episode infobox 2"Archer Dreamland: Auflösung" is the eight and final episode of Season 8, and the ninety-third episode overall.

Synopsis

Archer visits Dreamland and receives a big break that leads him to Woodhouse's killer.

Plot

Following Trexler's revelation that Mother killed Woodhouse, Archer returns to Dreamland and holds everyone at gunpoint. After some bickering, Barry returns to Krieger to receive his injections and attacks Archer upon discovering him there. Barry reveals he's the one who killed Woodhouse during the ensuing battle. Krieger pleads with Barry not to become a killing machine, and when he ultimately refuses, is killed by Krieger's cybernetic Nazi dogs. Following Barry's death, Carol throws a chair, angering the dogs. Zirch brutally kills both of the dogs, leaving Krieger in tears. As Figgis and Poovey attempt to make off with the ransom, Archer accidentally reveals Lana is a government agent, prompting Mother to hold her at gunpoint. Mother first accidentally shoots Lana, before Poovey shoots her an additional five times due to incompetence. Lana dies in Archer's arms, as he discovers the ransom money was, in fact, a bag full of incest magazines. Disheveled, Archer simply leaves Dreamland and places a baggie of heroin and a stone on Woodhouse's grave the following day.

Poovey returns home and finds the front door ajar, before making way to the kitchen where she finds a note from her Chinese roommates, thanking Poovey for all that was done and saying that they must leave for unknown reasons. Poovey collapses onto a chair and begins sobbing inconsolably.

Cast

• Starring:
  • H. Jon Benjamin as Sterling Archer / Archer P.I. (Dream Persona )
  • Judy Greer as Cheryl Tunt / Charlotte Vandertunt (Dream Persona )
  • Amber Nash as Pam Poovey / Detective Sergeant Poovey (Dream Persona )
  • Chris Parnell as Cyril Figgis / Detective Lieutenant Figgis (Dream Persona )
  • Aisha Tyler as Lana Kane / Lana Kane (Dreamland) (Dream Persona )
  • Lucky Yates as Dr. Krieger / Krieger (Dream Persona )
  • Jessica Walter as Malory Archer / Mother (Dream Persona )

• Guest Starring:
  • Eugene Mirman as Cecil Tunt / Cecil Vandertunt ( Dream Persona )
  • Jeffrey Tambor as Len Trexler (Dreamland) ( Dream Persona )
• Co-Starring:
  • Dave Willis as Barry Dylan / 'Dutch' Dylan ( Dream Persona )
  • Maggie Wheeler as Trinette McGoon (Dreamland) ( Dream Persona )

Cultural References

• John Browning: Archer points his M1911 pistol at Figgis and sarcastically says its inventor is the one who gave him the authority over the ransom money.
• Hercule Poirot, the grand detective from Agatha Christie's stories.
• Placing a Stone - the Jewish tradition of placing a stone to mark/commemorate a grave

Running Gags

• Jumping Right In:  Poovey starts the episode with:

"So, uh -"

[This is a callback to Archer's opening line in ​Berenice (s8e2).  For analysis, see Jumping Into Dreamland].

• Pout - "I guess just pout."

Continuity

• Reality (Non-Dream):
  • None
• Dream/Reality Crossover:
  • Archer mentioning that it's impossible for someone to survive getting shot 7 times, which is what happened to him in the real world and the reason for his dream world. 
• Dream (Non-Reality):
  • None

Trivia

• Title Explained: "Auflösung", is a German word which translates to "resolution" in English, which is obviously referencing the resolution of the season-long Dreamland story arc.
• Dedicated to the memory of the late George Coe, the voice of Arthur Woodhouse.

Locations

• Los Angeles, California (Dream)

• Dreamland (Nightclub)
  • Mother's Office / Bar / Stage
• Len Trexler's Mansion

Gallery of Images

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External links

• "Archer Dreamland: Auflösung" on IMDB