Arguably the biggest change for "Archer" Season 11 was that Reed wasn't penning the scripts anymore. The change was somewhat gradual, though — Reed already toned down his involvement with Season 10, with writing credits on just four of the season's nine episodes. In a 2019 interview with Entertainment Weekly, executive producers Matt Thompson and Casey Willis noted that the creator had some involvement in the early brainstorming process for Season 11, too. Even so, this season of "Archer" is the first one without writing credits for Reed. In his stead, the season's writing responsibilities were divided between Mark Ganek, Matt Roller, Shane Kosakowski, Shana Ghod, and Mike Arnold, all of whom had written for the show before.
The change seems to have come with a few teething problems, since Season 11 has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 80 percent — which is still good, but nevertheless makes it the second-lowest rated "Archer" season. However, in an interview with Nerds Rule the World (via YouTube), Pam Poovey's voice actor Amber Nash offered a more positive take on Season 11's vibe. "This season has been written by all different people, so every episode you're like, 'oh, okay, this has got a different flavor to it'," she said. "So, it's just been a lot of fun to kind of see what other writers and other brains are doing with all these crazy characters."
