The Temp

I'm at a loss at why there are so many positive reviews for this episode. It was very weak and doesn't merit any positive words. It's also very clear that this version of Futurama is a "reboot", meaning the audience needs to forget what they knew about the characters they knew and cared about for decades and begin again with static characters who won't change.

The last episode of season 7 was bittersweet because it ended with what we wanted to see: Fry and Leela in love and together. If there were no more episodes after that, at least it ended on a happy note. This reboot has destroyed all of that. We care about these characters, and Netflix has thrown all of that out.

Every episode of Futurama is now a one-shot, that is, it's a standalone episode and everything is reset at the end, so there's no continuity. Since nothing changes, we don't care, we can't care, about what happens to the characters because they're static. The episodes can be watched in any order because everything resets at the end and nothing moves forward.

Lastly, I'll just mention in passing the gratuitous swipe at Christians when Fry finishes relieving himself and says "I finally found a use for the Bible". Mind you, I'm not a Christian, but I found this grossly offensive and insulting.

It's obvious Netflix simply doesn't care about either Futurama's legacy or the viewers. This was the last episode I watched of the new series and will ever watch. My time is more valuable than this idiocy.

An episode that felt like it was trying to do something a bit different, and didn't feel like it was trying to play its greatest hits.

It reminded me a little of the classic Simpsons episode with Frank Grimes. Although both Franks are very different in character, it does hit on themes of being wrongfully overlooked and bitter jealousy.

Fry, the real Fry, has always been lucky. Frank has always been unlucky. And sometimes it doesn't matter how hard you work, you won't be successful. It is a harsh, but necessary, lesson to learn - and the futileness of it all can actually make some pretty good humour, even if we don't know why.

Without spoiling anything, I really actually enjoyed this episode. I thought it felt like an actual good Futurama episode and is definitely one of the best in this Hulu run so far. The Characters felt in place, the plot felt right, the writing was great. It was overall pretty good! I think the show as a whole with this revival needs a little work, but it's nothing crazy. With these last three episodes alone you can see how the writers and animators were really getting back into the swing of things after being off air for so long.

It kinda gave me similar vibes to "Fun on a Bun" from the Comedy Central era! Which that episode I also like.

But yeah, this episode definitely leaves me hopeful for the next seven episodes in this season.

This episode has a comedic Edge, a Futurama twist, it feels more like a Rick And Morty episode than a Futurama one, in the sense that it is way more mean spirited, but, I liked it, the ending was great, and dark, and stupid, but it was funny, the whole idea of this episode was pretty great, they executed well, but I feel like the episode feels a little rushed, like after the reveal, we only get a few scenes of the Leela finding it suspicious, and after that it was straight to going back to the plot point, but honestly, I just think that they could've cut off a little bit of the wedding to make the reveal less rushed, but overall pretty good episode I say.

I've been a diehard fan of the show since the very beginning and I've enjoyed rewatching during the down time, but blasphemy? Guys, that's not ok. Fry has always been a central point of the show, and now you have him wiping himself with the Bible? I understand not using him to preach or to spread God's word, that's totally reasonable, but making him hate on God's word? Absolutely unacceptable! No, I don't think that I am being to "Christian" for pointing this out. Like, imagine someone treated your father the way you guys are treating God and His Word in this episode. You wouldn't be happy with it, would you? That's what happened here, you're being hateful to my Father. Please do better.