And yet Q-Force does try to develop some unexpected channels of humor and plotting as the season-long story starts to build around a nefarious plot to keep LGBTQ+ agents in the closet.
It’s a big, gay, spy show with Sean Hayes and Wanda Sykes-you don’t come to it for subtlety. Q-Force may not have the loyal fan base of Archer out of the gate, but this group of outcasts could end up just as beloved before too long.' He adds: 'The jokes are easy in the way that a comedy drag show often includes targets that the audience can see coming.
It’s a show that’s comfortable with viewers groaning at a few of its easy targets and trusts that fans will stick with it as a very sharp writer’s room and strong voice cast get over the growing pains of a first season. A few too many of the jokes are dated and easy, although the show leans so far into its cheesy sense of humor that it becomes increasingly likable as the season goes on.
'What’s a bit off about Q-Force is that it also feels like a show that might have been conceived around the time Archer started its long run. 'Much like the long-running FX hit, this cartoon is a spoof of spy action dramas that attempts to subvert their clichés with a modern sense of humor and progressive ideas about sex and gender,' says Brian Tallerico.
