Thoughts on 3ACV02 - Parasites Lost

[Reply #120 on:]

I voted 9/10 to now it's 50/50

[Reply #121 on:]

I don't like how OOC Sal is in this episode, and it's only for one scene...

When Fry asks him to apologise to Leela, he pulls out a knife and goes to stab him. I mean really. That's one hell of a temper. I know it was just an excuse to show off Fry's new strength, but still...

[Reply #122 on:]

While it's an extreme reaction regardless, it's less jarring as an out-of-character thing if you happen to subscribe to the Sal clone theory.

[Reply #123 on:]

True. I suppose. They better address that at some point...

[Reply #124 on:]

These 9/10's are very disappointing, but who the hell voted 8/10? Who dared to make such a heinous move? This makes Otis extremely angry, I mean what did the worms ever do to you huh? ...

[Reply #125 on:]

Fucking LOL, Otis...

But I feel your pain about the rating of episodes, especially Mobius...

[Reply #126 on:]

I don't understand why it matters so much if people happen to disagree with your personal assessment of a given episode; all of our opinions are dumb, and should be hated. I like debating the merits of the show with other posters, but it doesn't pain me when they happen to disagree with me. I want to sway them in my direction, sure--but it's cool if I'm unable to do so. Not that any of you asked for an explanation of my PEELing philosophy...

Anyway: I love this episode and totally think it's 10/10-worthy...but I'm not a fan of Leela's behavior at the very end. It's understandable for her to react to Fry as coolly as she does, but that doesn't mean it's not still a bitchy move. And, like, you're left to think of Fry as the poor victim of Leela's callousness--which is how the shippy episodes will continue to characterize him for the remainder of the series. Leela's the bitch, and Fry is the sympathetic hero. This episode just sets a bad precedent in their romantic dynamic,  I think.

[Reply #127 on:]

I haven't seen this episode in ages. It might be time for a rewatch soon.

Also, I don't see what the big deal is about someone disagreeing with your opinion. Future Stock is one of my favourite episodes, but you don't (usually) hear me gassing on about it.

[Reply #128 on:]

Anyway: I love this episode and totally think it's 10/10-worthy...but I'm not a fan of Leela's behavior at the very end. It's understandable for her to react to Fry as coolly as she does, but that doesn't mean it's not still a bitchy move.

I always felt that her behaviour at the end was somewhat justified by Fry bringing up Amy. Leela obviously has a bit of a rivalry/insecurity thing going with Amy so it makes sense to me that that'd be the straw to break the camel's back, so to speak. It seemed like she would've at least heard him out initially, otherwise.

[Reply #129 on:]

I consider this episode a classic. It was one of the first episodes (correct me if I'm wrong) that gave you that warm feeling about Fry and Leela. It also had plenty of humorous moments, and funny lines form each character. The opening scene with Sal and Co. just cracks me up every time! I voted against Fry harming himself, but if we got what we wanted, then there wouldn't be much taste in the episode. I'm glad Fry went back, because it still left me hanging! 10/10

[Reply #130 on:]

Yeah, I always see this episode as the defining moment when I realised that 'Futurama' was better than 'The Simpsons' because of its emotional depth.

As far as I'm concerned, it's their first big tugging at the heartstrings with Fry and Leela's relationship episode although I'm sure that some would argue a case for that being 'Xmas Story'.

[Reply #131 on:]

But this one really pulled deep into it. I'm sure we all remember that wonderful deep feeling inside us from the first time we watched it.

[Reply #132 on:]

Yeah, I always see this episode as the defining moment when I realised that 'Futurama' was better than 'The Simpsons' because of its emotional depth.

Although I thought Futurama was better back in Season One, I agree that the emotion in this ep added an extra dimension of depth to the series and paved the way for what was to come...

[Reply #133 on:]

That warm feeling that you get in Leela and Fry moments, like from: Parasites Lost, Time Keeps On Slipping, TDHaIP, ITWGY, and Ocw are truly fantastic. Just that great warm fuzzy feeling. My favorite is probably the one from Parasites though, because it seemed to last the longest when Fry played the holophoner.

[Reply #134 on:]

But this one really pulled deep into it. I'm sure we all remember that wonderful deep feeling inside us from the first time we watched it.

Oh no - maybe that was the worms!  Yo.
 

[Reply #135 on:]

BUMP for the PEEL Weekly Episode Club - My review will be up very soon...

[Reply #136 on:]

I love this episode. It features some of my favorite elements: Fry and Leela, Bender's jokes, Going inside a human body . But, I wish that Leela hadn't been too harsh on poor Fry. It was also very cute how Fry tried to stand up for Leela, but ended up failing miserably. Zoidberg  was as hilarious as always, and I couldn't help but laugh at the worms' reference to the "Special sauce". Great job SGB, for picking an episode that is on my top 10 list.

Awesomeness+Hilariousness+Fry and Leela Adorableness= 10/10

[Reply #137 on:]

is definitely in my top 10. Among the journey into Fry's body, her infinite sweetness to get rid of worms for pleasure also to Leela this episode has it all 10/10

[Reply #138 on:]

Truly a classic episode. A great mix of laughs, emotion and character development in one incredible package. "Parasites Lost" has a great plot, and not a single dull moment.

Pretty much every part of the episode of the episode was played off well. The scenes at the truck stop and the scenes involving the boiler's explosion deliver an interesting lead-in to the episode's main plot involving the parasites.

The crew's journey into Fry's body was also full of laughs, especially from Zoidy ("Yippie-ki-yay! You'll never guess where I've been!").

And of course, the developments in Fry and Leela's relationship were crafted well by the writers; I'm not even much of a shipper, but even I can definitely see it. Fry deciding to get rid of the parasites was a clever move, and not overly predictable.

This was the first big episode to explore the Fry-Leela relationship, and it definitely served that role well. Without a doubt, one of the best episodes of Futurama. 10/10

[Reply #139 on:]

"Parasites Lost"


Fry's worms threatening to kill their master


This episode manages to sustain a fantastic plot, great jokes, fantastic characterization and real emotion while also having great sci-fi elements also (These things always make the best Futurama episodes: "The Late Philip J. Fry", "The Sting" and "Time Keeps on Slippin'" to name but a few) But this one stands out to me, this is because this has and always will be my FAVORITE EPISODE. Everything just works, every character, almost every joke and every plot twist - It's just great. Every character has their moment to shine with the Professor, Bender and Zoidberg being hilarious throughout.

The emotional-shippy aspects were handled well (unlike the rather lackluster "Overclockwise" which is actually quite similar in structure...) but this was balanced out with some of the best gags in any episode, including...

• Guess again!
• Scruffy's first appearance
• The way Farnsworth says the "Pelvic splanchnic nerves"
• The worms were well developed characters and pretty darn hilarious
  
• Zoidberg: I've heard of that; Who said I haven't?!
  
  
  There's no doubt about it, even after this re-watch it's still as great as ever. The ending gives me goosebumps while the middle gives me stitches from laughing so hard. In my opinion this is the closest any episode has came to perfection and that's why I'm giving it a well deserved...
  
  
  19/20 (A) 

[Reply #140 on:]

The hardest I've laughed at the TV in a long time. Every joke worked, the plot was flawless and even though I remembered the episode really well I seemed to enjoy it better.

10/10 (I can't vote 10/10 at the moment because I voted 9/10 6 months ago)

[Reply #141 on:]

9-10/10.

Definitely one of the best episodes.
Futurama usually works best when not straying away too much from classics, and they stuck to "Fantastic Voyage" just fine:)

- Great Plot, but still keeping the "Red Line". (E.g. Fry's decisive advancment was the improvement in his language/articulation skills. But even in the confrontation scene with Sal, they showed his wish/inability to protect Leela was not based on an physical strength, but rather "the wrong words at the wrong time". So, it was not "Fry randomly getting better, until all of a sudden Leela considers him good enough", but stating from the very beginning where his journey have to lead to to make a "breakthrough".)
- They kept the references to the present rather limited to the cold opening, in which they did work just fine.
- Scruffy...enough said
- Some really great jokes and dialoges ("Guess again" )
- Some of the best picture jokes ("Who wants to know")
- An episode specific song, which even got its own video clip (The whole song reminded a bit of "Csardas turned into a walz".)
- Also, enough action scenes and a realy classic showdown.

[Reply #142 on:]

I just finished re-watching this one, and I hadn’t seen it in a long time! Good God is this one amazing! This was really the perfect episode in my mind; it was hilarious, intelligent, and heartfelt.

The sight of Zoidberg riding in on the sperm has always been one of the series’ funniest moments in my mind; hell, all of his lines in this episode are great, as were Scruffy's!The sci-fi aspects were done amazingly well, too, and the animation in Fry’s body was great! I also love how Fry and Leela’s burgeoning relationship is handled. It’s so sweet and tentative in this episode, and Fry’s song and the images he conjures on the holophonor are so romantic (love the reference to Asimov’s visi-sonor, too)! I know some people don’t like Leela in this one, and while I agree that her saying she loves what he’s become was not at all the right thing to say, I understand her perspective, too. She saw that he loved her while he had the worms; before them, he would mostly hit on her but still sleep with other girls. As insecure as she is, I’m not surprised she kicked him out after he came back as pre-worms Fry and then mentioned Amy!

All in all, I’ll give this one a 9/10 (I reserve perfect scores for RTEW, TLPJF, and The Sting). It’s not one of my very favorites, but it’s very, very close.

[Reply #143 on:]

Episode has greatness written all over it. What makes it even better, is how it has continuity to The Devils Hands episode. I give it....a 10/10

[Reply #144 on:]

Happened to catch this one on FXX last night; I've been slowly, casually binging through the past Futurama seasons, and after quite a long break from actively paying attention to the series, I really can't overstate how well done and maybe even powerful these earlier episodes tend to be. The creativity in the conflict of this episode lets you see sides of Leela and Fry that wouldn't typically come to surface, while still really carrying on this fun, adventurous spirit. Leela comes across as manipulative, reckless, but it's still totally in character and goes to show just where her head's at. Leela never feels like the one making the wrong choice - it could even be argued she was in the right - but Fry's clear sighted insistence on being himself effectively starts, and once again ends their relationship from the inverse; Leela is infatuated, Fry is more aware. It's a cool way to have pushed them forward as characters without shaking up the status quo, and you just don't see dynamic, emotional relationships on TV like this anymore.

[Reply #145 on:]

This is one that definitely holds up extremely well and bears periodic rewatching. Perhaps if I rewatch this and then Parasites Regained, I might appreciate the latter more...

[Reply #146 on:]

To be fair, "Parasites Regained" is far less related to this episode than I expected based on the title.

[Reply #147 on:]

*DVD bump!!*

Couldn't find the original "thoughts on" thread. Weird.

Anyway, I'll come out and say it. I don't like shippiness!! Still, this episode was pretty good.


The Good:
Sal was funny (for once)
Good development of Fry's character
Some fairly good bits ("She does NOT look good for a truckstop girl!"  )
Leela's pink outfit   


The Bad:
Some overly gross stuff in the "inside Fry's body" scenes
WAAAAAAY too many shippy scenes
The ending (Didn't really make me feel sad at all)


C+  Good episode, but kinda bland.

Ignore this dumbass. It's one of the best episodes. A+

[Reply #148 on:]

"I'll be in the lounge" has got to be one of the best Fry line deliveries.