episode as a hilarious finale, TV Overmind writer Kevin Fitzpatrick claimed that "Space Race: Part II" left many unanswered questions to the audience. Conversely, Eric Hochberger of TV Fanatic applauded the episode, issuing it a 4.7 out of 5 stars. "Archer ended its third season tonight with the conclusion to its two part episode, 'Space Race'. And, man, from the second Archer announced he left his light saber in his other space pants, you knew you were in for a solid ending." Cranston's performance was a frequent topic in the critiques. Even prior to the airing of the episode, James Hibberd of Entertainment Weekly suggested that the actor's voice would be perfect for an animated television series. VanDerWerff and Carp were amongst the journalists who issued favorable assessments of Cranston's acting. Carp noted that "Cranston's work is even more impressive when you consider that he not only plays the hero and villain but manages to be funny as both." In addressing "Part II", Carp concluded that "as early as the stunning end of the world sequence, the actor plants the hint of suppressed craziness in Spaceman Drake and it was soon obvious that the just crew would not only be manning a mission to help him combat the mutineers but probably get wrapped up in this nut's dream to terra form Mars." For VanDerWerff, "Cranston is the very best kind of guest voice, fully inhabiting his character but also having a lot of fun with the jokes. It’s a nice reminder of just how funny Cranston can be, and I hope he gets even more bizarre stuff to do next week." Jonah Gardner of Ology later said, "Bryan Cranston remains a god among men." References External links 2012 American television episodes Archer (2009 TV series) episodes Television episodes set in outer space Works about astronauts