With the long-awaited season five premier of FX’s vulgarity-soaked laugh-fest, Archer, upon us (January 13th), what better way to whet the anticipation of both fan and neophyte alike than with some of the best quotes from the show’s superbly voiced characters. Now that you’re done with H.R., it’s time to meet the boss.
Malory Archer. It’s fitting that the least maternal matriarch since Arrested Development’s Lucille Bluth share the scrumptiously noxious deliveries of Jessica Walters. As head of ISIS, she bears the heavy burden of leadership. And she’s not afraid to spread around the occupational misery through unreasonable demands, searing barbs and some light racism. And the list of damning evidence for how her super-spy son turned out the way he has continues to mount in increasingly horrible ways. Perhaps that’s why she’s one of the best characters on TV.
10. “If I wanted to sit around all day going nowhere, I’d be a teacher!”
One of Malory’s defining traits is her classist elitism, which she wields like a cudgel when she’s even mildly inconvenienced.
