Archer into the Cold: Espionage, Emotion, and Existential Angst in a Comedic Deep Freeze
Introduction Sterling Archer, the self-proclaimed world’s greatest secret agent (though his actual competence is perpetually questionable), has always been portrayed as nonchalantly cool, regardless of the outlandish and often disastrous situations he finds himself in. However, the shift of the animated series Archer into settings and emotional landscapes that could be described as chillingly “cold”…