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Honestly the episode itself was fine. Had some funny jokes. I was real worried going in, but I'm a bit more optimistic now. It's just a strange choice for a first episode. It feels really detached from anything significant that already happened in the series. And some of the quips and slapstick were a little too overt to land for me. It's kind of it's own little thing with no continuity, and it was fine. Just a little odd. This episode would have made more sense being put halfway into the season or something. But again, there were actual good things about this episode and it looks like the show is in competent hands. Excited to see where they go from here.

Ah Futurama, I'm so happy your back, i grew up with this show, which is why I was a little disappointed by this episode. It had absolutely hilarious moments, but many of the jokes felt a little too *OMG 10 YEARES*, which while enjoyable to watch I don't see it aging too well, because eventually the meta *its been 10 years* jokes wont land anymore and will just be seen as dated.

Don't misunderstand though, I definitely enjoyed this episode and so long as the 10 year jokes don't be the one thing this season is known for, the series will definitely have a long future. Even though i critisied the meta jokes the general topic was fun and interesting and i feel will age well, given the world we live in,

summery good episode but very on the nose about it being 10 years since an episode.

This episode is a very solid return to form for the iconic series Futurama, which is a bit surprising, considering the last episode aired over a decade ago. It leaned pretty heavily on meta jokes about cancellation and revival (especially in the post-credit scene) but had other good jokes hidden within. It already feels classic and quotable, just like an episode from the original run. The fact that this is just a reintroduction to the series makes me very excited for the episodes that aren't yet out.

Besides, any episode involving the great Calculon and his UNHOLY ACTING TALENT is worthy of a thumbs up from me.

Futurama's back! Voices may be slightly different(such as the professor and Amy), animation may be different(definitely bender and some with leela) but the same humor and writing are back and that's all we can ask for. The self aware/deprecating humor and sharp/dull wit is had in this episode. It did have a "intergalactic TV" vibe a bit, but that's not a knock as futurama has its past commentary on contemporary TV. Some of the good old fashion laughs found in prior seasons are to be had too. Could have done with a different character than calculon(who never did have a great presence in the show) but I look forward to more episodes.

The writing for this episode is fairly consistent with the most recent seasons. Not entirely funny or compelling like the earliest seasons. But ultimately not bad either, my expectations were low and they exceeded them so I'm happy with that. Here's hoping the remaining episodes are equal or better. I'm not expecting Rick and Morty levels of depth or humour just a simple relaxing show with sci Fi concepts and the goofyness of Fry and Bender.

This episode is essentially taking a bit of a dig at streaming services and is fairly meta. Which every other TV show is doing at the moment too. Gone are the days of space adventures for the time being at least.