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Nixorbo

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DOOP Secretary

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Well, I noticed that the tear in the note found on Leela mysteriously disappeared when they stuck it into the machine.
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Sventonivs
Poppler

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The toxic waste that Bender dumps into the sewers that mutates the DNA seems to be the same that comes right out of that machine that the professor makes. However, Hermes touches and ingests the toxic waste and he doesn't mutate. Maybe it just takes a larger quantity.
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Sarge

Professor

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Carl-"You see, this is why I don't talk so much."
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meisterPOOP

Professor

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Probably contained naked child porn.
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Allen

Professor

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Here's a good one. Leela is not affected by the toxins (because she is a mutant) and niether is Bender. So the only person her parents would have really been saving was Fry. Of course, they may have figured that she would put two and two together after being dipped and not affected. Yet, she didn't get the hint when she dove into the toxic lake herself and came up fine. Plus, they kept the note that Fry gave Leela about his feelings for her. Sure, it was flushed by her, but it wasn't something written by her. So just some curious questions. Something to think about. 
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Allen

Professor

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Originally posted by McGrady: Allen: They were trying to prevent Leela from learning her heritage. I am sure they know about Fry, and would probably try to save him, but Leela getting dumped into the waste with Fry, and only Fry mutate, might throw her into suspicious mode.
Am I just crazy or do those floating flying rat hog fish remind me of a movie (flying fish). Gee, I'm sure I admitted that but I also said that she remained clueless after jumping in herself. Of course, like I said before, she could have gotten the hint if that had happened, but still. Her parents also saw her jump in and continued to run. I mean come on, getting dipped and not changing definately is a big clue. One she missed almost entirely, but then I've said that 
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Allen

Professor

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And then she said: What is going on here? I see your point. She still clung to the alien theory when confronting her parents though. I also think it was surprise she expressed at the waters not mutating her. She was all too willing to accept the truth when she saw her parents. Why did she not confront it at the waters?
So expressing surprise at not being mutated isn't quite the same as getting the hint. She could have said: "The waters didn't mutate me, that must mean I'm a..." Then she could have accepted the truth when she found her parents.
I suppose her questioning of what's going on does mean she was getting suspcious. But why claim she was still an alien?
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Allen

Professor

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When you're right, you're right. Still, the waters did hold the biggest clue. It couldn't have been clearer if it slapped her in the face.
After seeing it several times, I find I understand their reasons for not wanting her to know, but I still maintain that having their daughter attempt to kill them was a bad plan.
That being said, why did they allow Fry to remove their hoods? They were about to let their daughter shoot them so it wouldn't matter if they tried to protect their identity during the final moments. Not that it would have mattered, she would have seen the truth once they were dead. I'll never truly understand that. Committing suicide I can see. Letting Leela kill them? No. To do so, they would have driven their daughter to madness.
That's my opinion. Feel free to comment
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Allen

Professor

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You make a good point, but she does point out to Bender that the mutants won't be pleased with his actions. That indicates that she has some respect for them like you say. Her acceptance her parents still was a short road compared to your racist, which might have spent years in denial. I don't think she was in denial. Confused and led on are more appropiate words.
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Allen

Professor

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Originally posted by McGrady: Allen: then *why* did she jump into the lake? She was shown that normal things got mutated; mutants did not get mutated. Understand came easy because she knew (deep down) that these could be her parents, but she did not want to admit it until she was forced to see them. Then *why* didn't she admit it? She had a family. She'd always wanted one. Most adoptees would be glad to know where they came from. Are you saying she really didn't?
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Allen

Professor

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Are you talking to me or Mcgrady?
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Allen

Professor

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She possibly decided it was worth the risk.
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