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AsianLightning, i believe it was "Scooty" puff puff junior and senior. Kinda interesting how the eagle on the Sr. scooter reminded me of the US airforce and the symbols they use. . . which was probably on purpose, heh.

Fry: "I can't work under these conditions, without me there is no mission, i am the mission."
Leela: "We're back from the mission"
Fry: "Wha, what? You went without me?"
Bender: "You were looking up cursewords in the dictionary, it seemed a better use of your time"

We kinda guessed most of what happened, but it was great to see it confirmed and all the bits between.
The bit inside the data-thingy where Fry talks with the Nibblonians about how it was his life they had taken away was so touching.

Nibbler: "We had no choice, you were the only one that could help us. What is one life weighed against the entire universe?"
Fry: "But it was my life" :sniff:

Definately one of the top episodes produced. And it advanced the plot between Fry and Leela so much at the end, but yet it didn't seem forced or sudden.

Loved it all, full marks!

Bender's pucker up,pal quote sounded like Fuck her up,pal the first time I saw the episode.

I waited for this episode @#a$ING FOREVER and the clock on my tv DIDN'T SET ITSELF AHEAD FOR DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME! I was watching a movie to pass time WAITING for futurama and watching the clock every single second, ready to record it, only to turn off the movie to see that it was 7:50 instead of 6:50!

Fox will NEVER play this again and it's going to be YEARS before cartoon network can! NOOO! NOOOoooo*hack*!

*Years before a DVD will be out, too, and if I tried to get a certain other way, the dvd would be out before my computer finished d-err, baking cookies.

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Rating: A+ (~98/100)

Compared to a normal episode, The Why of Fry wasn't particularly funny, and was very heavy on the Fry/Leela thing. I think this episode would have been better if it was the *end*, rather than just an episode.

It tied up a few loose ends that we'd all be wondering about, yet kinda knew already. Because of PEEL, we all saw Nibbler's shadow (and later, Fry's shadow), underneath the table at the Cryogenics Lab. We all saw that coming. Including "Roswell.." in the Futurama mythology was completely unexpected. In the good sense.

Funny bits: the orphans, Elzar, Fry and Nibbler meeting the elders, and Chaz (the 1st two times).

Quotes:
Elzar: "Table for two? Step this way."
Chaz: "I'm afraid we don't have a reservation, but, as you can see, I'm the mayor's aide! Table for two, please!"
Elzar: "Okay, then..."

Fry: "Oh, Nibbler. At least I'm important to you, even if it's only because I clean up your poop."
Nibbler: "The poop eradication is but one aspect of your importance!"
Fry: (screams) "Did you just talk?"
Nibbler: "Indeed. And I have other amazing powers as well."
Fry: "Like what?"
(Nibbler jumps up and hits Fry with a blackjack.)

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Pull the tapeworm out of your ass. Pull the tapeworm out of me.

Now for the ep. review, this ep. was so....COOL! I loved every minute. I was kinda sad that Nibbler blanked his memory. If no one believed him last time, why would they do so this time? It was nice to see Nibbler keep his promise. From the looks he gave, I thought he was lying just to get his way. As a LFR, I absolutely loved that moment between the two. No worms, no time skips, no saving their lives (that they know of), etc. Just a plain old smooch on the lips.

The only ep remaining that has the ability to top the ep would be Devil's Hands. It was just that good.

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Bender: "That plot makes perfect sense, wink wink."
Zoidberg: "Bender, you said wink wink out loud."
Bender: "No I didn't.........[SIZE=1]raise middle finger[/SIZE]."

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Why did Fry cry and complain so much about having his life postponed for 1000 years when he made it so clear he was happier in the year 3000 not 2000? Rather selfish on his part and that caught me off guard. He contemplates not freezing himself (rendering him to not live, and the universe to be destroyed in 3003) but would only change his mind if he knew he had a chance with Leela?

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Originally posted by Venus:
... It made my insides happy in ways i don't even understand!
... And did you hear the absolute awe in his [Fry's] voice when he asked Nibbler if he actually thought he had a chance with her? [Leela]
Oh my God I love this ep so much. Words can't even express... After it was over I just sat on my bed for like 5 minutes before my brain would start processing stuff again.

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Originally posted by The Baz:
I'm torn. It wasn't a terrible episode but it wasn't great story wise.

Why did Fry cry and complain so much about having his life postponed for 1000 years when he made it so clear he was happier in the year 3000 not 2000? Rather selfish on his part and that caught me off guard. He contemplates not freezing himself (rendering him to not live, and the universe to be destroyed in 3003) but would only change his mind if he knew he had a chance with Leela?

Sheesh. Doesn't seem much of a noble character.

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Why would he complain about it? He found out it wasn't an accident like he thought for three years. He said himself too, he didn't like being used. He would have rather been asked.

Also he has to have some reason to sacarifice his life so others may live and until he found out the truth of how he came to the future, he was willing to do just that. Would you freeze yourself knowing you would be nothing, but a loser for all time just to save a world that could give a damn?

Now maybe I wrote this in vain, I just wanted to say something about it, but kudos to your own opinion.

Nibbler: Whats one insignifigant life compared to the lives of everyone in the universe?
Fry: But it was my life!

I think that the "other" Nibbler referred to is Leela. However, she is the "other" because she is the only other Earthling that will know the truth about the Nibblonians, the Brainspawn, and Fry.

Remember, Nibbler '99 does not know that the Brainspawn *will* attack Earth in 3000 or so. Therefore, he doesn't know what will happen. He won't know that he'll have to reveal the truth to Leela when the Brainspawn *do* attack. She's the only other that will know.

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Originally posted by winna:
Really good episode, although I like everyone else kind of knew what was going to happen. I didn't expect the reference to Roswell That Ends Well, though "yeah I did the nasty in the pasty".... So that's what happens when you're your own grandpa. I really liked this episode, if it's the last of "Season 5" then at least I had 2 really good episodes at the end of the season. I think "if" they made new episode then they could still elaborate off of this episode. Like for one, what did Fry and Nibbler do after Fry pushed himself into the freezer, and the thing about Leela being the "other". I also heard on a commentary on my DVDs that there was something secret about how the building Fry was in didn't get destroyed (from the first ep). Nothin more to say, really good episode 5/5, 10/10 etc....!

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