firyfox:

One thing I can’t stop thinking about is the fact that in the coma seasons (or at least 1999 – I haven’t finished the other two) , despite Archer’s focused hatred of Cyril , he seems to respect Cyril more than he respects Ray ? Because in each season , Archer still sees Cyril as a major player in the story no matter how pathetic he tries to make him look , while Ray is more just shown to be a flamboyant nuisance . Like , sure he berates Cyril throughout there space missions , but unlike Ray , Cyril is still there fighting (albeit poorly) beside them . Meanwhile Ray just stays on the ship pigging out . And while Archer seems to hate Cyril , he still somewhat acknowledges that Cyril can be a threat : The egg episode , Cyril shooting up all of Barry 6’s men , overpowering Ray in the space snail episode , chopping Krieger in half & tackling Rock-Monster Pam in the arena etc.