Seahorse Seashell Party

Who would actually enjoy this miserable piece of crap? This episode is just mean to Meg and disturbing for no reason! And why does Meg apologize for standing up for herself?! This episode is teaching people that you should stay as a punching bag for their abusers' benefit! Who thought about that and thought it was a good idea?! This episode is definitely not worth your time...

This was way more in depth soul searching and angry accusations than I like in my animated comedies.

There were a few good bits but Meg fighting back and doling our the truth went on way too long. If Meg had a backbone why just pull it out now?

My favourite joke was Brian drinking loudly in the background during the start of the family feud. Probably not as good for people who don't have a dog who drinks very loudly and takes forever doing it.

At least they got back to comedy after this with an episode about Quagmire's sister being violently abused.

This week the writers have tried to change up the classic Family Guy formula of completely unrelated jokes and crazy plot twists/holes.. It doesn't work, they're obviously going for an overall parody of that episode in a sitcom when the family is stuck together for some reason and learns something about themselves. The problem is, there are no jokes in between, the idea is kinda funny I guess, but the execution involves a monologue from Meg that goes on and on.

This is not to be mistaken for the usual Family Guy cut away to something boring eg. Conway Twitty for 5 whole minutes etc. It's just crap and genuinely boring. Skip this episode.

I enjoyed this episode back when it aired and I still enjoy it to this day. Watching Meg standing up to her family was deeply satisfying and Brian tripping on mushrooms was kinda cool.. I have no idea what gave Seth the inspiration but It perfectly illustrated what a bad trip might feel like and the animation was tight. This episode was part of a "Trilogy" if you will. American Dad and The Cleveland Show released episodes with a similar theme the same week and Family Guy's version was the best of the bunch in my opinion.

I'm struggling to understand why it's only rated 6.6, this episode is far better than average.

Definitely a memorable Family Guy episode, whether you enjoyed it or not. I liked it because it was so different, a refreshing break from the usual, and you have to take your hat off to whoever thought up all the weird little creepy crawly details of what Brian experiences during his trip. In any case, I don't understand a lot of the hate that this episode has been getting. They went on a ride with it, granted, but that could have turned out far worse.