Was it this simple? Listening to Sam was almost insulting, as he summed this entire situation up so neatly that it made both Archer and Isobel seem like incompetent imbeciles for not understanding it the same way. However, it made sense. Objectively, it was most likely a lack of communication that caused this. So objectively, they should be able to communicate.
"Alright," he said, nodding and taking his shot of vodka. "I appreciate your assessment, Samuel. It's difficult to think objectively about these situations when you're clearly at their center." He shook his head, taking just a sip of the shot this time. It burned his tongue and made him grimace, but it was a good sort of pain. "Yes, it would be quite difficult to simulate Isobel with my laboratory equipment." He paused, actually giving this idea some thought before shaking his head. No, that would just be silly.
"Though it would be preferable if women came with instruction manuals that we could study." He snorted, almost laughing, and took another bit of his shot.