Clever how Fry's 'Delivery Boy Man' character went from being a Superman archetype (with about 30 powers) to a Batman archetype (no powers, just angst--OK, crying) to finally having the power to randomly summon meteors to crush his foes.
Also, I found the Omicronian impersonator to be kind of hot...when she was out of costume, that is.
I can't say it was as funny as last week's,but there were some amusing scenes...
I loved Fry's comics,Matt Groening's panel at the Comic-Con,and the people at the Con thinking that Lrrr's invasion was just an act,and he was in costume....
It was also funny when Leela got annoyed at Lrrr for messing up her hair,and then Kif points out that Lrrr ate his leg...
A little disturbing that the talkback appeared as the episode was airing.
This was a fun one. They showed the first act at Comic-Con and it was just as funny last night as it was in July. "Who are you supposed to be?" "Every nerd's fantasy."
The rest was also good, especially Lrrr following Bender's lead.
When Fry got vaporized, I thought "How on Earth are they going to end this?" And then when Grrrl showed up, I immediately remembered the throwaway gag about Farnsworth's teleporter ray and went "Of course!" That's my favorite kind of ending, one that builds on something we saw before but didn't think was important then. Bravo!
For new episodes it may be the best way to make a profit, even if it is out of line with what most shows do.
But as far as I know there are zero full episodes of any season online for free.
The funniest parts were anything having to do with Fry's comic and Matt Groening shooting Bender when he asked about another Simpsons movie. The Orson Welles head was a nice touch.
All in all, it was an okay episode. Hope the finale is better.
Futurama is currently unavailable for streaming online, save for the older episodes being available on Netflix. Hulu streams clips of the show, but not full episodes, since they don't have a current contract with Comedy Central to stream their shows.