The opening to season was so glorious, the nerdgasm I had almost got me choked up. While the three Dreamland seasons weren't bad for the most part, I was ready for Archer to wake up halfway through Danger Island. I didn't know how much I missed return to form Archer until I watched the first three episodes without pausing for any reason.
When I say return to form, I definitely don't mean everything is the same. All the characters seemed to have moved on without Archer, but not necessarily for the better. Perhaps they're better spies, but their sense of humor seems to still be asleep as they are all taking themselves too seriously. Everyone that is except for Pam, who was on her way to becoming a field agent and now appears to have regressed to a side kick. Her behavior may be due to wanting to lighten up with Archer back after three years, it's still early in the season, but she's still fun and has some of the best lines... oh, Krieger is still the same, wonderful psychopath.
So far I am loving season 11; definitely better than the last three at the very least, as well as Archer Vice, but there's still a lot more to go, so I'm cautiously optimistic.