Solid Gold Bender

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« on: 06-21-2012 03:06 »
« Last Edit on: 06-21-2012 03:29 »
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Well, I don't know what to say. ... ... Hilarious! Wanda Sykes had an awesome role in it as Bev. And with her in the mix of sharp satire and smart/quirky humor is genius. I loved Fry's role too.  How he came up in the end was awesome, and it welded the two parts of the episode together to end a fabulous episode. 9/10
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Gorky

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Put Spoilers warning in the title SGB. Cause I ain't spoilering what I type.
Also--and not to be a backseat thread-opener or anything--this puppy could use a poll, SGB. (And can't you change the topic's title just by editing your original post?) Anyway: This episode exceeded my expectations. The Bender/Ben stuff didn't seem forced (until the ending, at least--but I like that the writers chose to poke fun at the absurdity of the situation by making Bender's anguish deliberately over-the-top and melodramatic), there were a lot of funny moments (Bev's line to a worried Ben about rust monsters eating Bender's face was probably the biggest laugh for me: so cruel, so random, so hilarious), and I like how the episode was clearly about Bender but that the other PE crew members fit naturally in the story. In particular, I liked how Leela's attitude towards Bender's parenting gradually changed, and how she stuck up for him in the end by telling URL that he was actually a good father. I will say, though, that most of the pivotal plot-points in this episode, I saw coming from a mile away. Once Farnsworth made that comment about Ben only having one expansion slot--and once Hermes sent Fry away until someone was in need of a glowing guy--I pretty much knew how things would wind up. That's not necessarily a bad thing, mind you (though I would prefer to be surprised by a story's various twists and turns), but it's worth noting. I'll need to rewatch this again to form a more concrete opinion, but right now I'd say it's in the 7.5/10 to 8/10 range. Bender episodes can be pretty hit or miss for me, but this one managed to pull off both the crazy robot shenanigans and the crazy robot melodrama pretty effectively.
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TheMadCapper

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I was highly amused. The PE signal shining out across the night sky and the various characters' responses made me laugh several times. "To the employment cave!"
Though was it just me or did Bev seem a little racially charged?
And yeah, SGB if you click the button to edit your original post, it should allow you to adjust the thread title accordingly. Here there be spoilers!
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TheMadCapper

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Yeah, they had to cover a lot of ground in about 22 minutes of air time, so things seemed to progress pretty quickly at times.
I enjoyed Ben's attempt to bend the grate. A clear callback to the very first episode, but with a different result.
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ensignfry74

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I had a few concerns about this episode, but I like how it turned out. I would give this a 9/10
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TheMadCapper

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Oh, I definitely appreciated the rate of joke delivery. I was afraid to putz around on the internet during commercial breaks because I might miss a few seconds, and would thus miss a hilarious joke.
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Great Episode! Seeing how Bender and Ben got closer was great! I also liked how Fry got so addicted to Slurm Loco! Very Funny Moments too! I LOVED how it started to get very touching moments as Ben started to grow up! Overall, I loved the entire episode from start to finish! Great way to start off!
10/10 !
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coffeeBot

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Though was it just me or did Bev seem a little racially charged?
It's not just you. It caused me to cringe a couple of times. I was a little scared when I first learned about the plot of this episode, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was hilarious and lighthearted, and the ending was almost as depressing and touching as the end of TKoS. Definitely a strong start. Solid 8/10.
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TheMadCapper

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Thank you, caffeineaddict. I'm glad I'm not alone. I thought it was a little cringeworthy.
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YaBender!

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This was a rather great episode to start the season off with!  With pretty good jokes (I personally enjoyed the opening with Amy stealing Randy's car and all) Wanda Sykes was pretty funny too, her sassy role fits. Having another look into Fry's disturbing Slurm addiction was...interesting.  I also loved the ending, that really made me shed a tear. All in all, I have to give episode a 9/10 score. (Great to have something new to look foreward to on the weekdays)
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TheMadCapper

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I watched that chainsaw scene and thought "That seemed unnecessary". But hey, he's a senile amoral crackpot. Let him saw a little bit, even if he could just use an access door. He's earned it.
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I liked this episode. It was solid and made me laugh, so all in all a good episode. Probably the weaker of the two episodes for me, but definitely more enjoyable then a few of the episodes from Season 6. It feels like the show is hitting its stride once again. Seeing as we all like to deal in numbers, I'll give it an 8/10.
It also looks like LaBarbara is being unfaithful to Hermes again, if Barbados Slim's cameo at the start is anything to judge by.
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Beamer

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Amazed no one's mentioned the opening caption yet. I love the level of awareness there! I'll admit I groaned upon hearing this episode's plot, but they handled it very well, explained away all my concerns and kept me laughing the entire way through. Opening sequence was a particular standout, though the chase at the end was pretty great, too. Overall, a strong premiere. I'd say it's somewhere between a 7 and an 8 for me. 
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