Episode
Archer: Tragical History
Overview
Cyril agrees to help George Spelvin inject a virus into the ISIS mainframe so Cyril can defeat the virus and be seen as a hero.
Details
- Series
- Archer
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2011-03-03
- Runtime
- 20 min
Episode context
Tragical History is Episode 6 in Season 2 of Archer. It aired on 2011-03-03. The runtime is 20 min.
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