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transgender nerd under canada
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Do we know if they'll actually stay married?
They could pull a "Parasites Lost" ending on us.
Having seen F&LBF, I think I like this idea. Well, I'd prefer more of a TKOS ending, but it's essentially the same, no? Since it's the end of a show characterised by cruelty and teasing the viewer, I think it would be appropriate. A bittersweet ending with a hint of hope and a taste of defeat-for-the-present. Then again, there's not much shipper in me. I'm certain that the shippers of the board will crucify me if I end up predicting anything like this, and it turns out to be true (or even plausible) So I'm going to leave it there, and not elaborate. But I still think that the ending I wrote for Futurama would be a pretty good way for the show to take its final bow.
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Gorky
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I just feel we should all take a moment and ramble on about how adorable they are. Well, if you insist... Things I Dug About "Fry and Leela's Big Fling"- That little music cue when Fry is leading Leela to their romantic dinner at Planet Express; it's just neat-sounding
- The reappearance of the oh-so-romantic bridge from "The Late Philip J. Fry"
- Leela and Fry turning Bender's mugging back on him: not only did it remind me of their mugging in "Less Than Hero" (ahhh, how I love that episode), but it was also strangely adorable to see them so gleefully employing teamwork to screw over their dear friend
- This is not a strictly shippy thing, but the "Just the Two of Us" joke--it tickled me more than probably it should have
- The whole scene in Leela's apartment: as sparkybarky mentioned in the episode review thread, it has a very nice, down-to-earth quality about it--almost live-action-y, but in a good way--and shows a level of comfort and easy intimacy between Fry and Leela that's really neat to see
- The brief image of Fry and Leela being all cute-'n'-cuddly on the beach chair, looking up at the stars
- Fry suggesting they play Marco Polo...and Leela so enthusiastically agreeing: not only is it hilarious, but it shows how, I don't know, silly and simpatico they are
- The peanut butter exchange: For some reason, Leela irritatedly agreeing to watch Fry drunkenly gum a knife slathered in a high-protein sandwich fixin' is both really funny and really cute; there's an old-married-couple quality to their low-stakes bickering that I find endearing
- "I've always wanted to make love by bug light"
And that's about it. This episode reminded me quite a bit of "A Farewell to Arms"--partly because of its placement as the second part of a two-part season premiere, but also in terms of its approach to Fry and Leela's relationship. It spent a lot of time showing us aspects of their romance that have heretofore gone mostly unseen--and it was pretty cool to see how cute and committed they are.
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Inquisitor Hein
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« Reply #620 on: 06-22-2013 11:44 »
« Last Edit on: 06-22-2013 11:47 »
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I wonder wether the staring monkey hordes were a deliberate comparison to the fans wishing to see Fry and Leela get freaky On a more serious note: The Fry/Leela plot had a certain "reference guide" quality to it )which I do not mean in a negative way): It seemed a bit as if the characters were crammed into as many possible couple scenes as possible, as if the writers wanted to come back later to those scene for reference. Also, they were shown as dedicated couple for the first time, and that relationsship being a necessary plot driving force. (E.g. the "Farwell to Arms" episode could still have worked with Fry chasing after Leela just seeing him as a good platonic friend). When thinking of it, I liked the plots simplicity: - Everyone getting on a couple's nerves until they finally turn unto each other. Established and quite realistic theme. - Sci Fi Twist with the Alien Zoo. - Ironic Twist of them being the most happy when having de facto the last privacy (without realising it). One IRL motive, one Sci Fi motive, one ironic twist. Just the minimum amount needed, leading to a rather straight spot-on plot. Fry also worked well in his "common guy's viewpoint" role, who rather observes, but does not act too much. With Leela copying that role, adding the motive: "You sooner or later copy some of your partner's behaviour".
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Gorky
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Also, they were shown as dedicated couple for the first time, and that relationsship being a necessary plot driving force. (E.g. the "Farwell to Arms" episode could still have worked with Fry chasing after Leela just seeing him as a good platonic friend). I don't know how true that is, really. A couple of episodes in 6A--"The Late Philip J. Fry" and "The Prisoner of Benda"--require you to accept that Fry and Leela are no longer just friends. In TPoB, you have to at least believe that Fry and Leela are in a friends-with-benefits and/or non-exclusive relationship: otherwise, why would Leela care so much about Fry's physical attraction to her? This is something she never seemed to care about in the "just friends" episodes of the original run; for example, in "The Cyber House Rules," when Fry tells Leela that she looks great the way she is and that he likes her better as a cyclops, she does not put any stock in his opinion of her beauty. As for TLPJF: While it is not necessary for Fry and Leela to be dating for the episode to work, I think this is the first episode of the new run where reading the two characters as being in a romantic relationship enhances the story, making it more bittersweet and poignant and resonant. While a story about Fry being separated from Leela would have worked just fine in the original run, their longing for each other would have been one-sided. (I mean, I guess "The Sting" sort of fits that description, and in that case the longing is actually more two-sided--but that is an exception, and probably the only episode of the original run where we get to see the ship from Leela's point of view. And in that case, a lot of the emotional punch comes from the fact that Leela's feelings for Fry were unresolved before his death, thus augmenting her guilt and making her progressively crazier.) My point is that TLPJF works much better in the new run than it ever would have in the old run because the audience now has the understanding that not only does Fry love Leela, but Leela loves Fry. Their separation is all the more emotionally wrenching for the fact that they are both bummed out about it. This differs somewhat from the emotional wallop that is "The Sting," because Leela's sense of betrayal by Fry for ditching her in favor of Hedonism Bot's bachelor party has a distinct jealous-girlfriend flavor to it; moreover, for all the grief Leela felt in "The Sting," I don't think she would ever have married Cubert to get over her pain. That "The Late Philip J. Fry" shows us such a scenario indicates that, a this point in the series--unlike in season four--Leela recognizes that Fry, or someone who may as well be Fry, is the only person she wants to be with. And that, to me, indicates that the characters' relationship has changed drastically from the original run, and that they are now definitely more than just friends. While I agree that "Fry and Leela's Big Fling" is perhaps the first episode where we see Fry and Leela doing characteristically couple-y things (or at least so many of them in rapid succession), I would argue that there have been a handful of other episodes (besides the two I just mentioned) from the new run where their mutual attraction--if not their canonized relationship--has been a necessary part of the plot. In these cases, you can't just think of the two characters as being platonic friends. Off the top of my head, these episodes include include "Rebirth," "The Mutants Are Revolting," "Overclockwise," "Reincarnation" (the first segment), "A Farewell to Arms," "Zapp Dingbat," "The Butterjunk Effect," and "Fun on a Bun." Oh, and there's also that bedroom scene in "Free Will Hunting," but I don't know how necessary that is to the plot.
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Tachyon
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That's a great analysis, and it rings very true.
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Sof
Bending Unit
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Ok,my first post here (and maybe last one) and well,I agree about the bittersweet ending,fits more with the series if you ask me.Personally a "happy ever after" end would affect not only in the story and characters personalities also in the fact that would mean that Futurama ended forever,so...a no renewal or something similar. Also,unlike the most of the people here,I don't ship freela,I used to years ago when everything was on the mind of the viewer (for example in season 1,they have cute moments and then someone or something kill it),even in the movies was very well written until the last one (That kiss was cute) but after season 6,I don't know,being a recurrent topic Futurama got more serious that in moments reminds me in a soap opera (that is my biggest complain with FLBF) until where I remember Futurama is a fun show. That is ok if they end together,anyways Fry and Leela showing their love all the time can be very distracting and repetitive,in fact I'm tired about Fry crying and doing everything for Leela,and she being mean with without reason (like in Overclockwise),so personally I prefer them as friends ,they help each other and they are happy! Is just my opinion. And,before to get eaten by furious shippers, I'll leave this song,since we're talking about bittersweet stuff,this song reminds me to them http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oGZCKw_cFMAlso,I'm amazed that nobody have spoken about this... And later in the episode, Fem!Fry talks about being popular with boys and getting her everything she wants And now I'll hide under a rock!
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Jack.Thomas
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Hey everyone! It's been awhile sice I've posted! Anyways what's up with this thread??? No shippers? There's so much Fry and Leela moments to talk about from these new episodes! Come one people lets start talking like we used to!
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DannyJC13
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This gif is pretty funky out of context...
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Quantum Neutrino Field
Liquid Emperor
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* QNF leans towards the screen to study that fascinating series of pictures. Water movement isn't very smooth, but it goes along them.
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Eternium
Professor
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Okay, let's never let Danny make a gif again O_o
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DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
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I didn't even make that gif haha. Either she's playing with her own penis,
In was thinking of what she would normally have.
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Inquisitor Hein
Liquid Emperor
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I think that Amy, and Leela commented on his insufficiency before, so Leela must be going to town by herself.
Well..they said "Life before genetic engineering" and "Those poor 20th century women". Which theoretically could have meant "...they had to deal with such a huge John-Thomas*". It's quite probable that the writers did NOT aim for such an interpretation. Yet, they could wiggle themselves out with that one. *When mentioning that term, the most famous Python song should be linked for reasons of fairness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9PiqCeLEmM
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AllEggsIn1Basket
Professor
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Maybe he went back to that organ dealer and decided to pick something more worthwhile than gills.
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Tachyon
DOOP Secretary
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<pssssst> Wanna' buy some human horn? Guaranteed top quality lower horn. You can't get this just anywhere.
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