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« #362 : 12-09-2011 01:34 »
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I dunno, maybe I'm just more willing to sit back and enjoy the ride. I mean the series has always had consistency issues and moments of "cartoony-ness." With a series set in a future like that, it's both one of its strengths and weaknesses.
I loved the Farnsworth/Zoidy interaction, even if it stepped on canonical statements in earlier episodes. I thought Fry's diseases were funny, especially the "it's not easy being gangrenous" statement. This isn't the first time Futurama's made references to outside media, so it doesn't seem out of place. I thought it was a funny counterbalance to the more serious effects of Zoidberg's "practice."
I don't think Amy was out of character for yelling and being so upset. A little unusual for her to be that vocal, but she's a character that's always been pretty proud of her looks - I could see her being upset over the experience. And it setup the hilariously unexpected "over my dead body" line regarding Scruffy.
I didn't find the graphics of Hermes or Leela being particularly over the top, given Futurama's track record with other Zoidberg surgeries gone wrong, and other things in general. I thought they were both a humorous and disturbing way to show how incompetent Zoidberg is, and how minor these things matter in Futurama's world. Just go visit another doctor and your horrible experiences are easily fixed!
I also didn't feel lost or feel that the pacing was off during the first two parts, I knew pretty much from first flashback opening that it was a converging past and present story. And the montage of Zoidberg trying to kill Farnsworth was definitely funny to me.
The Murderlator was fantastic, as was the entire murderlator sequence. The Professor/Mom interaction was also awesome, even if it again steps on canon again.
About the only letdown to me was the whole Yeti part, it felt like it was building up to something but that wasn't it, and they threw it in because they lost what they were going for. I know that's an odd statement after praising the episode but hey, it just seemed that way to me. Although it was worth it for the "believable hulk" comment I suppose.
The ending was still great though, Zoidberg's sad "I was going to go tanning...once" was perfectly delivered. Them whooping out was also funny and feel-good.
Overall I thought it right at the top of the new seasons for me. Season 5 felt really off the mark the entire way and season 6 was ups and downs for me.
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« #388 : 08-04-2013 00:05 »
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Wow, I actually kind of liked the episode. I mean, a 8/10 kind of like. It wasn't anything special, but just an in-depth episode with the Professor and Zoidberg. I liked the plot, but not really the jokes. The jokes were a big issue for me. None were really funny. The beginning half of the episode is kind of what threw me off. I liked all of the flashbacks, alot actually. But the scenes with Zoidberg being a bad doctor went just too far. I mean that was already established, it looked like they were trying to re-establish it in this ep for some strange reason. The second half was way better. It actually had more story to it, and more of a Futurama feel to it too. I did like the montage with Zoidberg trying to kill the Professor. The ep kinda went uphill after that. "I was only trying to kill the professor!".  And seeing Mom and Zoidberg have such a close connection was a nice touch too.  The ending bit was nice. So all in all, good ep. 8/10
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SolidSnake

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« #391 : 08-06-2013 02:19 »
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This is one of those episodes where my opinion has drastically changed from the first viewing. Apparently I scored this one a 9/10 back in 2011. I wish I could change my vote, because I feel like a 5/10 would be more fitting for this painfully mediocre episode.
The premise is good and there's a number of funny jokes, but unfortunately the execution isn't particularly great. The stupid diseases were terrible, as was Leela oh-so-casually being chopped in half. Sure, this is a cartoon. But Futurama isn't Looney Tunes; it's usually much more grounded. They could have written a much better "Zoidberg is a bad doctor" segment then what was delivered here.
I really, hate the diseases over a period of time. At first I didn't mind them, but now I just think they're awful and disturbing. And it's already been established in past episodes that Zoidberg is a bad doctor. Why go back and pitch it off as something new, with a lame-ass disease scene?Those two things bother me alot when rewatching this episode. I still liked the second and third act nonetheless, and the flashbacks. But definitely not the first act.
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