I have got to stop bathing during Peter's shenanigans

[vovat]

Last night's Simpsons episode was...well, weird. There was a lot of crazy, surreal stuff that struck me as rather un-Simpsons-like (the Grinch-like creature that kept following Homer, the dancing leprechaun, the fact that the episode took place over the course of an entire year, and the ending), which kind of harkened back to the "Things that don't make sense are automatically funny!" mentality that the writing staff seemed to have back in the Mike Scully era. I wouldn't say it was a terrible episode, though, just a crazy one. The structure also struck me as kind of odd. When they reached the part where Gil had left the Simpsons' house, I thought, "Wow, that went by quickly and ended abruptly." Then I realized there was another act, which honestly seemed kind of tacked on. There were some amusing gags in the Scottsdale bit (and we finally learned Gil's last name), but I think it might have worked better if the whole thing had ended the way the second act did.

I actually really liked American Dad. Both the riff on the whole Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays thing and the bit about Mondale handing over control of the United States to the Soviet Union were clever satire. The time travel plot also worked surprisingly well. Roger's part, while funny, struck me as somewhat of a retcon. If he had been hanging around Hollywood (or wherever he was) in the seventies, doesn't it seem like he'd be adept at living among humans, and all the stuff in the earlier episodes about keeping him hidden would have been somewhat unnecessary? Oh, well.

The Family Guy writers seem to want to come up with the craziest dating situations possible. Meg falling in love with Brian was weird, but it worked all right. The best joke was probably Stewie's Cool Whip bit, and the two later callbacks to it.

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[kristenjarrod.livejournal.com]

The best joke was probably Stewie's Cool Whip bit,

YES! All I could think of though is how much Sandra Lee from Food Network abuses Cool Whip on her show though.

[revme.livejournal.com]

I missed all but the second act of The Simpsons. SO I thought that it DID end more or less with Gil going back to Scottsdale. So, I suppose that worked, then! Why was Gil there anyway, though? Man.

Family Guy was awesome, but it was sorta the Ultra Sexual Creepiness Episode. With the whole Meg/Brian thing (not only bestiality but also ephebifilia and incest!), the whole Chris being open to masturbating with Brian, albeit back to back, and the thing with Lois wanting Peter to wiggle his finger in her bullethole (jaaaysus), man. It was actually kinda disturbing!

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think the show has really been trying to push the envelope as far as messed-up sexual stuff goes. I thought Brian being in love with Lois was weird enough, but that's nothing compared to some of what we've seen as of late.

[revme.livejournal.com]

I think the Lois thing was a bit more buyable just because even though Brian's, what, six? He's more of Peter's peer than really one of the kids' peers, and so it's like more... incesty with Meg, where, I dunno, with Lois it's more... adultery or somethin'. Or somethin'. I don't know.

That and, y'know he's a DOG.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

I think the Lois thing was a bit more buyable just because even though Brian's, what, six? He's more of Peter's peer than really one of the kids' peers

Yeah, I guess that makes sense. Brian is always referring to himself as Peter's friend. I'm used to people I know with dogs thinking of them as children, but then, none of those dogs talk and have college educations (even though Brian DID drop out). I suppose part of the point of the most recent episode was that Meg was attracted to Brian because she saw him as an Older Man. It's still pretty messed up, though.

[revme.livejournal.com]

Particularly since she was commenting on things like his wide, flat tongue. Geeeez.

[revme.livejournal.com]

Also that at least Lois seemed creeped out by the whole thing, too.