Railblade

I am in physical pain. I used to love this show, grew up on it, but the writing since season 9 has been so hollow, now it just physically pains me to see it. For a season finale you should at least save your best episode of the season, but this falls so far short of that. There's no heart in it anymore. The show is a soulless Cash Cow for Ad Revenue and that's all that's left of it.

The first episode this season with some actual good bits. Still not what it used to be but this is the best episode so far this season, and the first to produce more than just one or two smirks. Expectations are still low going forward but a nice change of pace.

Look, I love the show with all my heart. But you're doing a disservice by making this a season premiere. If you're out of ideas just own up to it and stop making the show. I know it's a stable paycheck but would you rather be in control of your own destiny or just find out one day you've been canceled due to low ratings? The latter is going to happen, and it'll be a sad day. I love this show to death but it's time to put it down. Season 16 was a great reprisal that 17 was a slip back again and this premiere doesn't give me any confidence for this season. Whatever group of writers is in charge doesn't have "it". The show doesn't have a spark anymore, it doesn't have wit, it's out of touch, or maybe, trying too hard to be relevant to today's kids. What made Family Guy a success back in the day, whatever magic they had in the first 8 seasons, I really hate to say it, sincerely, is gone; the tank has been running on fumes since season 9 and now lay empty. Please just end the show and spare me feeling this bad about a show I love. It's like when your grandfather fights you taking the keys away when they're 85 and they've already run over somebody's kid, twice. Please just let it go.