Original release date: August 14, 2023

The premise: Leela is surprised to discover Nibbler has worms, and worse off, they’re sapping away his intellect. Discovering they are inhabiting his litter box filled with sand from his homeward, the crew shrinks down inside to eradicate the infestation. Continue reading “144. Parasites Regained” →

Original release date: August 7, 2023

The premise: When the price of bitcoin skyrockets, the Planet Express crew head out west to mine for precious thallium in an effort to pay off the Professor’s considerable debt to the Robot Mafia. Continue reading “143. How the West Was 1010001” →

Original release date: July 31, 2023

The premise: Amy and Kif’s children finally emerge from the swamp, and the two must finally deal with being parents. Continue reading “142. Children of a Lesser Bog” →

Original release date: July 24, 2023

The premise: Yearning to actually do something meaningful with his life, Fry vows to watch every single TV show ever made. But he soon discovers that binge-watching in the future holds more risks than he thought. Continue reading “141. The Impossible Stream” →

It’s (former) series finale time, and now it’s finally time to talk about Fry and Leela. The seeds of their romantic future were planted way back in the pilot, with Leela being inspired to quit her miserable job thanks to this free-thinking wildcard of a man from the past. But the ship teasing didn’t really seem to kick into gear until season 3, where we got multiple episodes devoted to Fry’s hopeless romantic attempts to win the heart of his beloved cyclops. It became such a revisited topic that the show quickly started to make fun of itself for stretching out the “will they/won’t they” for so very, very long. The DVD movies would continue this even further, but at last, they seemed to cut the bullshit once and for all with “Into the Wild Green Yonder” ending with Fry confessing his love to Leela and them kissing. But the revival premiere “Rebirth” seemed to hit the reset button AGAIN thanks to a robot duplicate Leela, with the real Leela pumping the brakes on things with Fry for the time being. Then, at long last, almost unceremoniously, the two were made a canonical couple by the seventh and (formerly) final season, where we saw bits and pieces of them actually as partners. The Fry/Leela saga was thought of as so important to the series that it was a major component, if not the main component, of all four series “finales” we’ve had so far. But here’s the thing: I never really got Fry and Leela. I’m not quite on board with their relationship, but at the same time, I am. Continue reading “Past-o-Rama: Meanwhile” →