was it just me that thinks that there is at least one reference of each episode in this one???
there is just no words to describe what is in my mind.

This ep, while flawed was actually very well done and quite emotional. It had the feel of finality in the second act onwards. The Opera singing was kinda sketchy, but it was pulled off as well as it could without hiring the three tenors. Beelzebot was good as usual and it was great to see some cameos of folks that never would have factored into the plot, like Zapp, Nixon and Scruffy. The final act was some of the best true feeling and emotion that Futurama ever had. It was campy, silly awkward and very cute and touching. I could have asked for it to be done differently, but not much better.

I will miss this show a great deal. I will wear out the dvds and still wonder what could have been.

8.5/10

PS:
Leela in the Opera dress. Hottest look ever.

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Originally posted by canned eggs:
Also, it was really clever to put a twist on the fairly trite "deal with the devil" storyline. I like how Fry opens in the advantageous bargaining posture, and the devil spends the whole episode making up ground.

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The opera wasn't as interesting as I'd hoped, and I thought there was a little too much singing; I was worried that once they started they'd keep going for the rest of the episode, but fortunately they didn't. It was funny, but it just got a little tedious (though Katey Sagal was great, as usual). I agree that an opera seems a little too different from what we've seen the holophoner do before.

I also figured that the ending would first show Fry, alone and depressed, but then we'd see Leela and it would (somehow) be happy. I would have preferred the ending to be a bit more literal, but it was sweet the way it was done, and it got the message across. (Did anyone else notice that Leela's "I want to hear how it ends" had a quadruple meaning?)

By the way, remember the description from TV Guide that said that Fry's opera would be based on "Bohemian Rhapsody?" Did I miss something?

Did anyone else shed a tear?

And now I'm sad because there is no new episodes anymore!

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Originally posted by Action Jacktion:

By the way, remember the description from TV Guide that said that Fry's opera would be based on "Bohemian Rhapsody?" Did I miss something?

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I thought I read that somewhere. Is it from Fox's official description? Wouldn't be the first time that's been wildly inaccurate. I have no idea where they got that from.

I thought it was a pretty good episode. I was hoping it wouldn't go all shippy in the end, and was relieved that it was left ambiguous. It was no epic like some people were expecting, but it wasn't intended to be the end of the entire series. Just a sweet episode to end the season. And I like it that way.

- Eh, hello Mrs. "Melanger". <- ???
- Hello Filip, and you must be Mr. Bender.

Do you know what Leela whispers?

- Then one day, I found some else is couch fire by son it's butt. (I don't recognize this much good)
I can't you believe this really...

Your show was an insparation to me and the best thing I have ever found on TV. It's meant so much to so many people in these past five years. I wish each and every one of you all the sucess in the world and again thank you for a great show.

*BTW if there is no real name for this drink:
2 oz Sweet vermouth
1 oz Vodka
stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a hollow cocktail olive.

I will from now on call it a Futurama Cocktail

*sad*

HOWEVER:

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Originally posted by MrB:
KillerFox- What do you mean with that reference question?

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i mean like:
liquid people: My three suns
robot devil: hell is other robots
holophoner: Parasites lost
Zapp & manlike lady: put YHOMS
etc, etc, etc.
i think there is one of every episode ( including robot names)

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Originally posted by BNLbum:FOX sucks more than I thought. My local affiliate (I live near Boulder, CO) plastered their call letters OVER the opening subtitle. FOX... I don't even know what to say.

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Why are you bashing the network for what the affiliate did?

Fry: "What did you do to my nails?"
Beelzebot: "I cleaned them!"

-cs™

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I hadn't spoiled the episode for myself, but given the general tenor here in the past few months, I was prepared to be disappointed, even thinking that "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" might become my surrogate final episode.

I needn't have worried. This was an excellent episode with a graceful exit, and, as others have noted, will serve as a new beginning as well as an end. I hope if there are new eps or a movie, that Fry and Leela will be together from this point on. It would be criminal to reverse course at this point. We have suffered too many false starts already. Are you listening, David X.?

It did seem a little odd that the final episode of Futurama would feature Homer Simpson, but he played it well.

Did anything happen during the end credits? Not only does Fox not show the real credits nationally, but my local affiliate botched it up even further, showing a Cadillac commercial too long, and joining the credits well after the voice actors' names had gone by.

I still have one episode left to go. I saw every ep in first run, except the one that was pre-empted in my area and never re-run. C'mon, Cartoon Network, show me "The Route Of All Evil." I'm guessing end of October-ish.

Oh, and for those that don't know, "Lisa" listed on the Wheel of Robots is yet another Apple Computer reference. The Lisa is a contemporary of the original Macintosh.

http://www.lowendmac.com/lisa/lisa.shtml

http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index.php?id=tam&page=personal&subpage=lisa

From which:

Zoidberg's singing was awful - I cringe every time I hear it.

It was good that they brought up the difference beetween irony and coincidentiality(is that a word?). Sarcasm is the way to go anyway :>

Who is And Atomaton? I googled around but the only thing I found was various companies and stuff. Maybe it's supposed to be whoever designed Beelzebot?

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It was a refreshing change from the glut of uninspired Bender-centric episodes of the past month. The snail was awesome, the Robot Devil had some hilarious moments ("these things are always touching me in places.." ), but the singing was just dire..

For a Fry/Leela shipper ep (I'm not a fan, but hell, it's the final episode, let them get together), I can't help but think it's impact was somewhat lessened by FOX's insistence on showing the preceding episodes out of production order. So much for any believable build-up of URST when, bam, there's another useless Bender episode thrown into the mix..

I think the writers handled the relationship issue as best as they could, considering the uncertain role of this ep at it's conception. I can't get the mental picture of Venus, BBT and Co. pulling their hair out as the final credits rolled though..

As always, there was way too little Professor (he is, after all, the funniest character on the show, in my opinion), but it really wasn't his style of episode.

All in all, it was an enjoyable installment, unfairly burdened with a finality with which it should never have had to endure.

Thanks guys.

The caption wasn't exactly witty but maybe it's true. The beginning was funny, with Bender and Fry and the holophoner lessons. Then the robot devil was hilarious. And Zoidberg, oh Zoidberg. His face was great when he was ordering the records. Leela eating the bugglao was also great and the little scene with her and Fry outside was good too and "You're not nice!" also funny. I wish the opera was more like Parasites lost but it was still pretty funny when Bender says, "I dont recall fighting Godzilla, but that's SO what I would do" Leela being deaf and the devil taking her hand- in marriage was the part of the story where it turned from amazing to incredible. The whole musical act was great. Although Leela usually sings better, it was acceptable and Billy West's part was the best he's ever sang. Zoidberg's line was hilarious! The end was just, just, well, it makes me cry whenever I just think about it. The way Leela says, "please don't stop playing Fry. I want to hear the end" was so sweet. And it is great how that reflects onto the show itself. The holophoner scene was cute, and when they ran off into the distance it seems like they're running to a new path. I wonder if the writers and staff intended these signs. Great job, Mr. Keeler.

A+

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Originally posted by edeltraut:
I don't remember thinking that about any other Futurama song, but this one just seemed out of place. I guess it reminded me vaguely of the embarrasingly bad songs from more recent episodes of The Simpsons.

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Bender: Your son is pretty good, how hard did you say you had to hit him?
Lady: Fairly hard.
or something like that

oh and i also love fry's "pretty boy" line

Because stupid Fox didn't run a bumper (like they do every other episode) I hit the record button just has the title shot was coming up and while I got it in time, my VCR didn't have enough time to settle down, so it's all wavy and crapped up and i can't read the words. I know what it says, but still. grr

yay! ben.

The episode's plot really worked well as a series finale too, I think. It flowed very well, and was really interesting, which more than made up for it not being a one-liner fest. I actually prefer this style of writing on Futurama. It's more engaging and it stands up better on repeat viewings.