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DannyJC13
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« #326 : 12-23-2011 09:22 »
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instead of it saying "Level Complete" to read "Series Complete"
That would of been awesome.  And, oh, I guess Fry does something bad to Leela... But what would it matter... Unless... Unless... THEY'RE ACTUALLY TOGETHER NOW?! |
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DannyJC13
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« #329 : 12-23-2011 09:32 »
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He can be a jerk to her regardless if they are together or not. Also Fry's stupid so yeah...
But why should she care if they aren't together? You could say "Oh because they know their future..." If they know their future, and it's obviously good, why the fuck are they still seperate?!  I'm not a shipper, but damn just seal the deal already... |
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futurefreak
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« #334 : 12-23-2011 09:49 »
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I was on that boat a few seasons ago Danny. Ever since The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings when Leela was clearly moved, then they come back and Leela is all hunky dory (did I seriously just type that?) over Lars, which isn't so much of a shock as TBWABB when Fry starts dating Coleen...I'm no shipper either (I used to be around the time of Parasites Lost) but it makes me mad too. Either clearly state they are together, or forget the whole ship. Now everyone don't come at me with your flames and pitchforks... * futurefreak hides |
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Inquisitor Hein
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« #340 : 12-24-2011 13:14 »
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That's really more Deep and Exciting and Meaningful then being an intergalactic space captain? Seriously?
Her job is imhO the only thing I would consider credibe for Leela to leave. - What does the titel "Intergalactic Space Ship Captain" mean? In the series, it was rather the person appointed by Farnsworth as the ships pilot, and he could and did chose anyone at random when the necessity arose. Means: Not really an impressive, well paid job. Her job could be rather compared to a trucker today than to a ship's captain. (I liked the double meaning in "Leela's Homeworld" when her picture was put up: I COULD mean she was the only one who made something of her live, but it also COULD mean that her space trucker job is not really such a greater achievement than those of everyone else, and her picture fits into that row very well). - About the meaningful aspects: What looks like adventures to us, is rather a "getting too damned close" for the characters. Getting killed while trying to deliver a parcel. The fatal danger is imhO something she would easily give up. The "entertaining, adventurous" aspect is rather for the audience, but hardly a profit for the characters. ImhO, the character that would endure the longest as ship's captain before looking for something else would be Fry. Not based on qualifications, but rather on the wrongest expectations ("Sci Fi adentures..woohoo...cool"), and being the slowest thinker to find out this asspumption is wrong ("Now wait a second...what else is there expect being nearly killed on nearly every delivery?"), and this job hardly offers anything expect the possibility of an early death. |
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SpaceGoldfish fromWazn
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« #342 : 12-25-2011 00:47 »
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It's not a title, it's just a description of what she does. She's the pilot of an intergalactic ship. I mean... she's on a ship, where several times a week, she will fly across the universe seeing many different planets and meet with loads of alien races. She gets to see asteroids and nebulas, black holes and quasars, and pretty much everything the universe has to offer. I know I'd take that low paying job over a real estate agent anyway. .
Remember? When she met the orphans who bullied her, (and they were all losers), she was itching to rub her status as a space pilot/spaceship captain into their faces and said it like it was something to be proud of. Because it was.
And let's not forget, that coat was ugly
But even so, if she felt it was time to move on, that's her right to. If she doesn't want to risk life and limb every week, again that's her right to. But the way she treated Fry that episode just made her seem capricious, selfish and unreasonable. Fry never even tried to make her choose between making a new life for herself and him, or said: "If you leave, I'm not going." He was fine to go away with her and figure out the future together, but nooo.. as usual with Leela it was all Me, Me, Me and What I Want Now Now Now. Did she even try to work something out with Fry? What's to stop her having another early midlife crisis? I mean she changes her mind as often as she doesn't change her tank top, and she is impossible to please most of the time.
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Gorky
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« #345 : 12-25-2011 02:18 »
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I like that she's rash sometimes. It keeps her interesting.
Yes, rashes are interesting. Wait, did I misread that?Anyway: I really enjoy Leela in "Overclockwise." I think I've pontificated elsewhere in this thread on the subject of her purported bitchiness, so I'll just say that I don't think there's anything wrong with her expecting Fry to commit to her (even if she had been having trouble committing to him throughout season six), and I don't blame her for wanting to find another job. She makes it clear that she feels unsatisfied professionally and personally--that, even though she loves Fry, she doubts his ability satisfy her various needs--and her concerns are valid. Maybe it's a little selfish to abruptly leave the guy you love and the coworkers who have become your family, but I don't hold that against Leela. She was just doing what she thought was best for her. And, by the end of the episode, she realizes that she belonged at Planet Express all along--so, you know, no harm done. |
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SpaceGoldfish fromWazn
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« #346 : 12-25-2011 03:22 »
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At least until her next early mid life crisis, and then she'll come back expecting to pick up exactly where she left off... whether it's with Fry or her old job (someone else pointed out every time she quits, she expects her captainship back just like that.) For someone who has experienced a lot of loneliness, alienation and neglect in her childhood, she often takes the people who are good to her for granted. Especially Fry.
But actually a great idea for an episode would be, Leela quits on a whim, then comes back expecting her old job back, and is told no. Someone has replaced her (either Hermes or Amy), and she has to work her way back to her old career from the bottom (Leela's now a delivery girl or something). Also she has to prove to Fry that she deserves him for once, (I mean with someone as fickle as Leela, it's almost impossible to know where you stand sometimes, and if you know they can actually take care of your heart.) I just think that all of the characters, Leela's probably the one least likely to face consequences for her own actions.
I just found Leela in this episode to be extremely selfish and flighty. Even though she was thinking something perfectly reasonable, the way she behaved was pretty unreasonable. I know if someone I was dating was as fickle as Leela, I would have given up on him at this point if I hadn't already.
As for Leela being a trucker... yes and no. Futurama constantly flip flops on whether everybody drives in space or not, or whether spaceships are the equivilant of modern cars or airplanes or ocean going ships. I mean one episode can have the universe being crossed in a manner similar to a ocean liner or a passenger jet, while the next might show Amy's car doing the job just as nicely. I'm not really sure whether it's possible to consider Leela a glorified long haul trucker or a pilot/captain. A pilot is automatically more glamorous then a trucker, even if they are traveling the same distance and are carrying the same cargo, don't you think?
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DannyJC13
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« #355 : 01-16-2012 19:55 »
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You thought 6A was better than 6B even before the last 3 eps?  I mean 6A is like, WOO, but 6B is like YYYEEEEEAAAAAH! |
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