That cat scene reminded me of a scene in one of Haruki Murakami's short stories, (also repeated in the Wind Up Bird's Chronicle if I remember correctly) in it's neutral poetry. The cat's doesn't seem callous, but cats, a force of both nature and super-nature - licking the wounds of the dead, in both a metaphorical and…

Well, we tend to explain it less in terms of strong and clever and more in terms of fitness. I mean, some races with no natural predators aren't very smart or strong, but perfectly fit to their environment.
Also the increasing smartness per generation thesis seems false to me, I'd argue that intelligence is only a…

I too was baffled, are they living in a fascist society, because it sounds fascist and totally opposed to the current trend of more and more accepting other animals' feelings, thoughts, language and rights. I understand that the sentiment stretches to include every living thing, but the underlining point still seems…

I think that the shows basic problem is that the writers try to do characters smarter than themselves, which just makes the dialogue ridiculous.

agreed - and you've got to respect the skill involved in making the whole backwards animation gimmick work through the whole episode.

agreed - and you've got to respect the skill involved in making the whole backwards animation gimmick work through the whole episode.

I found it refreshing too, at least compared to the two last seasons, which have brought me the same empty feeling of wasted time The Simpsons do these days.
About despising jokes in Family Guy - that's just weird… It's a show which make light of Peter fucking babies for Peschi's sake - I wouldn't think that anyone who…

I found it refreshing too, at least compared to the two last seasons, which have brought me the same empty feeling of wasted time The Simpsons do these days.
About despising jokes in Family Guy - that's just weird… It's a show which make light of Peter fucking babies for Peschi's sake - I wouldn't think that anyone who…

It's quite clear I think, he is having sex with humans because his behavior is mostly human - unless other dogs in the series, which is to him nothing more than glorified fleshlights. Also it can be argued that it isn't any stranger than people having sex with dogs, as do happen in the "real world" - more bizarrely…

It's quite clear I think, he is having sex with humans because his behavior is mostly human - unless other dogs in the series, which is to him nothing more than glorified fleshlights. Also it can be argued that it isn't any stranger than people having sex with dogs, as do happen in the "real world" - more bizarrely…

I am not sure I remember correctly, but I'm pretty sure Sam Axe did a fair share of killing in his stand-alone.

I am not sure I remember correctly, but I'm pretty sure Sam Axe did a fair share of killing in his stand-alone.

Double post, please delete or ignore.

Double post, please delete or ignore.

I might be a bit blasé about it, but I thought it didn't symbolize anything, as much as it did illustrate that we are in a medieval setting, and even though Kings and Kingfathers are elevated socially, their horses still shit. Which of course then symbolizes that kings are mere men, and life is a constant struggle to…

I might be a bit blasé about it, but I thought it didn't symbolize anything, as much as it did illustrate that we are in a medieval setting, and even though Kings and Kingfathers are elevated socially, their horses still shit. Which of course then symbolizes that kings are mere men, and life is a constant struggle to…

I did, apparently against popular opinion, find this episode infuriating. It was fun, sure. And it was nice to get some closure to Stan's oedipal issues. What wasn't nice was how Stan regressed into a childhood persona, and kept it up through the entire show and the overuse of side-gags as "Dadded!" - it reminds me…

I did, apparently against popular opinion, find this episode infuriating. It was fun, sure. And it was nice to get some closure to Stan's oedipal issues. What wasn't nice was how Stan regressed into a childhood persona, and kept it up through the entire show and the overuse of side-gags as "Dadded!" - it reminds me…