I think the writer was on target. Couldn't Archie see his son after he's at least showered or in the family car? No, Archie, dude, it's your sons time not yours. Stage left please.
That's pretty much exclusively between Archie and Eli. I don't care if my dad upstaged me or not, if you were that snarky about him i'm 90% sure i'd throw a punch.