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SolidSnake
Professor
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Like 2D Blacktop, I'm going to give this a review tomorrow.
But I definitely thought that this was on-par with 2D Blacktop, while more jokes landed on 2D Blacktop for me than this one.
For now, I'd give it a 8/10
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Fnord
Starship Captain
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The return of Dr. Banjo! And the cyclophage, and bone vampires (in the zoo). Shawn. Actually, that's spelled " Sean"
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HIGHasFRY
Starship Captain
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I loved the office supplies oriented romantic dinner. So many funny quips about this episode, I'm sure it will be one of my favorites. I thought it ran really smoothly in parallel with the delivery to the monkey planet and made for an excellent plot twist. Some nice throwbacks to older episodes as well!! I lost it when Bender ended up getting mugged instead. "On Batman's night off" 10/10
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Frida Waterfall
Professor
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I really enjoyed Simian 7. And Fry's opinion on Gunther reminded me of PEELers...
Best background joke: the Blue Ass Group.
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MYK
Delivery Boy
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The problem I had with this episode was that the plot twist was revealed in the preview commercial before it aired.
Definitely a legitimate criticism but not really something that should be subtracted from the quality of the episode. This was different. We got to see a dynamic of Fry and Leela we haven't really been shown. Glad they're just as goofy as they are affectionate as a couple. The office supplies dinner was pretty ingenious, and it melded well with the other plot. Some great quotes, as mentioned before, like Fry's indignant "Naked and Interrupted!" and "Blue Ass Group" on the billboard. I'm kinda neutral on the Sean character. He wasn't great but he wasn't bad. He wasn’t extremely necessary but he didn’t drag the episode down. Glad the references to past episodes are staying put, and I liked the light tension between Fry/Leela and Zoidberg/Amy/Bender. 8.5/10 for this one too.
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Inquisitor Hein
Liquid Emperor
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« Reply #10 on: 06-20-2013 06:59 »
« Last Edit on: 06-20-2013 07:08 »
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The episode had some funny scenes, but also some logical inconsistences: - During the beginning, Fry and Leela make a big deal about no one knowing them together (Leela demonstratively proclaiming she's going home alone). And then they announce their vacation to everyone. - After all the embarassment the characters took during the show: They really care that Fry and Leela getting busy is observed by some monkeys? And especially AMY being the "voice of reason" in a matter of decency? - In the end, Amy once again acted like a backup Leela. For which the character already had been critisised in the previous season. I mean: The reasoning ("Let's not tell them"), the bossy attitude (Since when do the others listen to Amy anyway), and finally granting the permission to the others to tell Fry and Leela (=accepting a douchebaggy behaviour in the end) : She acted just like Leela. How about some clumsy, naive behaviour? Yep, there was definitely no Amy in that episode. But rather one Leela going on the vacation, and another Leela staying behind. Apart from that: - The "Trying to get some privacy" scenes worked rather well. It also included the whole cast, instead of focusing the episode too much on Fry and Leela alone. - Sean: I was sceptical about him being shown, as he always seemed like some "ghost from Leela's past". Yet, the "mutual breakup" joke delivered by Leela had not been used too frequently in the show. So his presence was okay. - The lazyness supporting devices certainly delivered some good scenes. - Sean joining the skinny dipping reminded me of Dr Cox cameo in "Born to be Wild" - Nice to see the BoneVampire and Cyclophage again (though I would have laughed my ass off had the later been fleeing in terror upon seeing Bender ) - The episode gained from it's simple, straight setup. - Fry and Leela in a commited relationship worked all right to me. During the show, the characters have been shown several times to cope with rather ordinary, daily problems. And "a couple trying to get some time/privacy for themselves" certainly counts as one of those problems.
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Sof
Bending Unit
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Ok,I was expecting good stuff from this episode and,even if the episode started good (Hah,Scruffy ) and I really enjoyed Sean as character...the rest really dissapointed me,the plot twist was a good idea but I don't know could be better. I really don't want to mix my personal opinion about Fry/Leela's relationship with this but they kinda annoyed me,when they started to insulte their friends in their back,was really out of character.Definitely I prefer them as friends. Too bad,I was expecting more because Eric Rogers is a good writter,oh well best luck the next time. I'm giving it a 7/10 ,just because I'm in a good mood after all.
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transgender nerd under canada
DOOP Ubersecretary
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« Reply #13 on: 06-20-2013 08:02 »
« Last Edit on: 06-20-2013 08:05 by totalnerduk »
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Almost perfect. 8.5/10Taking a week to pass through a moon worm, emerging unharmed (and unstarved), as well as the Prairie Elephants weren't great jokes. These are my only (minor) problems with this episode. I do feel that a couple of opportunities were missed, and that there should have been some sort of epic showdown/rejection for Sean. But that's not really much of a gripe. The episode had some funny scenes, but also some logical inconsistences:
Yeah, but those sort of abrupt departures from established character have been the norm since partway through Season 6 (and weren't unknown in earlier seasons). As a "new paradigm" episode, it was really well done. Or at the very least, could have been a lot worse. All in all, a solid return to classic form. Makes up for the season opener being under-par.
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Frida Waterfall
Professor
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Almost perfect. 8.5/10 the Prairie Elephants [wasn't a] great [joke].
No, but they sure were cute. I cracked up at Lauren Tom's delivery of the "... Sparkles" line. It was so smooth and so adorkable. But the best joke, for me, was the "rip" right when the screen fades to black. Bender's arms flailing about when he spits out the line was spot-on in timing. It was awkward watching Fry and Leela alone for a bit, but maybe that's just my personal feelings on one-on-one encounters fogging up my perception. Oh, and the second-best joke was the brief shot of the monkey hosing down the room after Fry and Leela's departure. Must've been pretty messy, and I just love the fact that the zoo washes down the room with a hose like modern zoos do with their enclosures. Loved the detail of having the maintenance monkey smoking while cleaning up. The following is in spoiler tags due to profanities/inappropriate content: Wow. Fry and Leela really fucked. It seemed like when we saw the room while it was being washed down, the janitor had only begun, so that's quite a mess. They must've fucked every day- its not like there was anything else to do. I just hope that Fry and Leela used protection- or not, its up to them/the showrunners.
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DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
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Bender's "YOU WERE IN A ZOO!" killed me at the end. I thought the episode was meh, I don't know, just seemed kind of predictable. Some funny moments in it though, however I found "2-D Blacktop" to be funnier. The robotic hands slapping all the mosquitoes on Fry was a good one. I'm going to have to say 6/10. It wasn't bad, and it wasn't spectacular either.
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pumpkinpie
Starship Captain
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« Reply #20 on: 06-20-2013 13:03 »
« Last Edit on: 06-20-2013 13:09 »
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I have no idea what I liked most in this. The shipper in me had a brain aneurysm every time Fry and Leela were on screen together. Also, I would like to take the time to point out that they are officially the. Cutest. Couple. Ever. Mugging Bender, Marco Polo, and the giggling at the end (seriously how cute). I am really glad they're together. I also enjoyed the character of frugal Sean. Why? I will never know. Also, I had to realize....Fry and Leela got busy, then freaky in that order. Enough to scar Zoidberg. This is probably most evident by the monkey hosing down the place I loved Simian 7, Edwards flirting with Amy the Marmoset (those pajamas were f*cking awesome). I just loved Amy in this, I don't know why. The sight gags, the plot twist, everything. This may actually become one of my all time favorite episodes. Bender's reveal at the end was spot on timing, and had me rolling. 9/10
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Inquisitor Hein
Liquid Emperor
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What came to my attention: - Fry and Leela trying to keep work and private live separated (with their co-workers interfering) was already mentioned on Peel as a plot for Fry and Leela in a commited relationship. - The two episodes showed Fry and Leela as a couple when needed (FaLbF), but kept them in a neutral towards each other when not needed (2DB). That handling was also mentioned on Peel as the supposedly best way to deal with the two characters as a couple. It does of course not take a genius to come up with both ideas, as they are pretty obvious. Yet, there is still some suspicion left wether 1-2 Futurama writers sometimes sneak into fansites, read a bit and occasionally think "Hm...not a bad idea" I'd like to mention another thing about that episode: Couples are said to copy each other's habits after a while. The writing on Leela here reminded me of Fry: She seemed to share Fry's "normal person viewpoint", in which the character often just has to be there and observe events, without performing too many actions. And the two were rather passive and lazy in the episode (their major effort was to walk away as soon as being disturbed by someone else). With Leela taking on some of Fry's habits, I would like to see another reversed episode with Fry taking on some of Leela's traits for the mere symmetry of it (Of couse, going on a holiday fits well with a "let's be lazy theme", so "Leela becoming lazy" is far easier to write then "Fry becoming an action hero".)
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Eternium
Professor
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THAT WAS SO AWSOME! AMAZING! This will be on my personal list of favorite episodes I loved the plot featuring Fry and Leela trying to be alone for a bit(I'm really a shipper), this episode made me laugh for once! Some parts got by very quickly, but I don't mind since those parts were just about to be annoying. The scenery is wonderfull as well! 10/10 ridiculous, I know ^^
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coffeeBot
Urban Legend
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« Reply #30 on: 06-20-2013 20:29 »
« Last Edit on: 06-20-2013 20:31 »
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I thought it was on the better side of "okay". I really loved the twist- it seemed like a return to the sci-fi geekery of the show, which seems to have been declining a bit. As a shipper, the dinner was adorable, but I quickly started hating Leela when Sean showed up. Although, the "naked and interrupted" line was classic, and the hosing out of the room was pretty disgusting and amazing at the same time. However- perhaps my standards are getting way too high after reminiscing about old Futurama, but the shippiness wasn't nearly as good as some of the other romantically tinged ones- in particular, comparing this episode to Parasites Lost makes it seem pretty lame. - In the end, Amy once again acted like a backup Leela.
Yes, this bothered me a bit. But the pj's were adorable. Awww, SPARKLES! [...] the Prairie Elephants weren't great jokes.
I thought they were adorable. I giggled like a little schoolgirl. I gave this an 8/10, but on further reflection, it's more of a 7/10.
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sparkybarky
Liquid Emperor
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Awww, SPARKLES! You rang? ...oh, never mind. I really loved the twist- it seemed like a return to the sci-fi geekery of the show, which seems to have been declining a bit. Perhaps the human enclosure in the zoo is a reference to Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five? I dunno. I didn't find this episode chocked full of laughs. I giggled more than guffawed. Tentatively, what made the most impression on me was just how it showed Fry and Leela acting like a couple. The scene where they are in Leela's apartment, him sitting on the couch while she puts on Bill Withers, just felt so...realistic. Like it had that touch of verisimilitude...Fry wagging his foot, the "lighting" of the apartment, the music that is a mainstay on "lite rock/less talk" FM stations.... Minor details, but nice touches. And when they were skinny dipping, Leela looks on at Fry when he takes his clothes off, without any lasciviousness, but just happiness and love. Ack, I should take this to the shipper thread if I'm going to gush on more. The week in the worm thing seemed completely unnecessary.
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The Sophisticated Shut In
Bending Unit
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I really enjoyed this episode - 2D Blacktop made me smile, but this one had me laughing out loud more than once. Some thoughts : - I didn't have a problem with the twist being spoiled in promos. It would have been much, much funnier if it hadn't been, but it didn't take away from my enjoyment of the episode too much. Knowing what Fry and Leela didn't made a lot of their behavior even more embarrassing - the skinny dipping, the fighting, the sex. And I loved that the crew DIDN'T get there in time to stop them. - Bender : "YOU WERE IN A ZOO!!" - I liked Guenter in this episode. (I know. What's up with the world? Although one of my favorite Guenter moments was him getting tranqued, so maybe all is right after all.) - The return of Bender-the-art-critic was a nice touch. A fun throwback to Love and Rocket. - Sean was pretty much exactly how I pictured him, and I liked the handling of his and Leela's relationship, with her curious at first to see what she'd been missing, but quickly realizing she was bored stupid listening to his sax solos, and that he had absolutely no interest in the major events of her life. His frugality was an unexpectedly hilarious aspect of his character too. - My loved ones are all getting marmoset pajamas for Christmas. Just sayin'. - There were too many moments I liked to list them all, which is a good sign. Aside from all those listed by other PEELers, I'll add : Fry asking the robot hands what else they could do, Amy and Guenter at the ape bar ("Ew! I'll use the tongs."), Fry eating the peanut butter while Leela watches, and Fry and Leela hiding in the lockers at work. (Also Scruffy watching their date, though I think that was commented on already.)
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MuchAdo
Professor
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I enjoyed the newest comic more than both of these episodes!
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Scrappylive
Liquid Emperor
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I've always like Guenter. 'Nuff said. He's one of those characters that would be annoying to know in real life, but provides for some great comedy and plot development on the show.
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