Perhaps I'm being mushy, wistful or developing a posthumous, parasocial relationship of some sorts, I I've watched Archer since 2017(?) or so Netflix and binged it during college and I fell in love with the show, the cast (especially Aisha Tyler who I found out about as a kid on Comedy Central), but I genuinely developed a fondness of Malory/Jessica Walter. I've always loved her delivery and acerbic, witty, and dry humor (I also knew of Arrested Development and had I known of Walter sooner, I definitely would've watched that back then). "Crippled, gay, hillbilly spies? There's a niche."

So of course it gutted me hearing the news of Jessica Walter's passing. Granted, I'm very happy that Season 13 gave her a beautiful send off, but her final episode left a void of emptiness and "what-if's". How'd she interact with the cast (and notably AJ) during this last hoorah of a season, what is Malory doing in theory other than on an island with Ron, etc.

I know it's cringe and dramatic to harp about this, but I really have a big appreciation for this show and its talented cast members.

Imagine loosing your husband end of 2019. And then being her age, and finding yourself in the COVID pandemic, filming your lines on an iPad in your walk in closet at 79/80 years old. Then having the courage to film one final zoom call with your cast mates on youtube.

Archer was one of her final projects at the worst and final moments of her life - and we need to acknowledge that.

Bless her soul. She had a fucking amazing career, and it got better with Arrested Development in 2003 for all of us millennial's to love her until her passing. What an icon. We love you Jessica. You left a mark on this era we would all hope to dream of. Everyone will remember you. You did it! Love you, Queen!

I hope I can go as iconic as she did!

Watched the last episode and it seemed too perfect they recorded all that dialogue. Was she gonna leave and that’s why she recorded mallorys leaving?

I just find it so beautiful, everything about the way they did the ending of the episode and season.

What a legend, rest in peace.

Season 13 could be the final season, as well as a strong tribute. Archer would finally discover who his real father is after her death. They could replace Malory in the intro with Ray so that they don't have to shorten the intro. What do you guys think?

The way she screams Sterling's name gives me chills and a wave of sadness everytime.

Damn that was beautiful. She was a treasure and will be sadly missed. Loved the respect shown to her during the credits as well and the shout out to Ron being in paradise with her. Damn that was awesome.

Rip you two.

I was binging the whole series and was on the final episode, each of Malory's lines bought an immediate flashback to when that line was first used. For example, "Guess the old gal's still got it" after knocking out fabian brought me back to the kgb implanting the chip episode. Just like this, each of her lines were iconic in their own way and nothing could have been better

I've been busy, what with covid, and life, and blah blah blah. Long story short, I JUST NOW finished Season 12 of Archer.

I knew Jessica Walter had passed away during production of Season 12. I knew it was coming, that as the season went on, we'd either see less of her, or hear recycled dialogue from Mallory.

Season 12 seemed weird. I think they may have wrote it with the idea being it was the last one. I think they may have not been expecting to be renewed, but then got renewed halfway through the writing process. The whole thing felt like a series finale, rather than a season finale.

And then it happened. Archer found a note. Me having knowing why that plot device was happening in the real world, I instantly started crying. I never met the woman. Usually celebrity deaths don't affect me. Especially not almost 2 years after they happened.

But Jessica was the mother on Dinosaurs. I was 7 years old watching that show. I never got into arrested development for personal reasons, but I watched Archer since day 1. I watched Frisky Dingo since day 1.

So when I was told that Archer was essentially just Frisky Dingo but different so they don't get sued, I was in. And Jessica Walter as Mallory just sent me into hysterics with some of her lines.

Then, her final shot in the series, was her, with Ron, her real life husband who had also passed away, I lost it even more. I don't know how you send her off after what happened with a more sweet setting than that.....but that doesn't mean my eyes weren't just Niagara Falls when "In Loving Memory Of Jessica Walter" came up on screen.

Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, Robin Williams, and now Jessica Walter. These are the only celebrity deaths I actually cried at. Never met any of them, but it feels like they have/had such a presence in my life during their time.

I honestly don't know what I expect out of this message. I realize I'm about a year late on this, and that all of you have probably moved on. It just hit me hard, and this is the only place I know with people who care about this show.

I guess that's all I had to say.