I’m surprised I haven’t seen one yet, because last night’s ep was one of the best of the season (my opinion, of course). Highlights:
Peter visiting Dr. Katz
the “missing clip” scene
Brian and Stewie’s various attempts at getting sent home from Iraq
Brian calling out Stewie for his stolen zinger (can’t remember where S got the joke from)
I laughed a lot during this one, a welcome change from many of this season’s so-so efforts. Good stuff.
Share your thoughts, please.
Isn’t this the start of the new season?
I thought it was a pretty good episode. I was sort of waiting for Lois to notice that Brian and Stewie were gone but it never happened; it left kind of a hole in the show. But the gags were quite strong, especially Brian busting Stewie for ripping off The Onion, and the montage at the end where Iraq transforms into an American-style democracy (women in burkas pumping water becoming a lesbian bikini carwash, etc.). The stuff with Chris was OK, but I don’t remember any standout gags.
Did Marilyn Manson do his own voice in that one?
I half expected Manson to do his own voice (seems like something he would do), but unless he can really alter his normal speaking voice, that sure didn’t sound like him.
I looked for him in the credits and didn’t see his name.
I like that Stewie shot the vaudville actors that have been in numerous shows and said they won’t be back. We’ll see if they keep their word.
So. I throw the backpack into the building, and then come back and I’m a big hero. Right?
Thank frickin’ god.
Can anyone explain the love for old-tyme vaudeville acts among Those Who Entertain Us?
-Joe
I’m not without a sense of humor, but I couldn’t laugh at a lot of the Iraq stuff. While I intellectually appreciate the sharp humor that the war has produced a shortage of people willing to join the military, I don’t think dead soldiers on guard duty is funny. While the war is still going on, that seemed really tacky.
Overall, though, there was some great comedy. I DID like Stewie going Postal on the Vaudevillians.
One thing that was an unintentional laugh for me was the Stewie/Onion joke. How funny was it that the episode was probably written a year ago and perfectly coincided with the overblown Kerry joke from last week?
I always loved the crazy barrelhouse piano piece the second guy plays when the first guy needs bailing out. “Play me out of this!” But it was still funny when Stewie wasted them.
What was the joke that Stewie stole from the Onion? I saw the bit where Brian was busting him on stealing a line but missed the line itself.
Just one line: “Ah yes. The bottom ten percent of our high school class is off to fight another battle.”
As someone who just watched Dr. Katz Season 1 from Netflix, I have to say that my cat could do a better impression.
Yeah, Manson’s voice is normally deeper, that voice on FG sounded nothing like what I’ve heard.
Good episode although the Iraq stuff was pretty heavy-handed.
But at least they got the squiggle-vision stuff right.