Oh - that would have been smart - when you mention it now, it seems like a real oversight too.

It's interesting how little Roger was in this episode, despite he served as the catalyst. Which to me was a sign something was off. The best character in the Macfarlane universe is Roger, once they got his role concretely and set him upfront in the episode mix, it started to gel, and the concept could be riffed on…

Did you get that thing I sent you?

Yeah, that was one outcome I didn't want to imagine as a possibility, but I wouldn't be surprised. He's going to be playing Sheldon forever.

Tina / Jimmy Jr relation became a running theme, definitely, but Gene is a secret weapon, creative, used sparingly, but he has meanwhile amassed a good set of eps.

But Parsons was the reason the Sheldon character developed to be so popular, the chances of that happening with a twelve year old version (considering the luck of finding a great twelve year old actor) aren't great, not to mention who wants this?

It was an ok episode, I laughed. I think I've basically become convinced of Bobs Burgers with the more creative, Gene-centric episodes, throw in some Tina, and lot less Linda goes a long way. I like Hugo and Ron as an act, together, but alone he seems to incorporate the Artie Ziff dynamic, and much like Fischoeder's…

This review feels pretty much right on target. All the eps I've watched, I can't help thinking this show belongs somewhere else like netflix or closer in spirit to its adultswim-lite feel, so that it can just find what it is supposed to be, let the potentially freak flag fly in it, if that's what it is. I'd imagine a…

And we all know how making sense provides the big laughs.

Oh I didn't see your comment before I added the same - yes I think it was really well done, and I mention it's a direction that FG should consider, BUT until they do that — it's been pretty much re-treading long before the Simpsons fell into that problem. Especially as they willfully emptied out the Brian character…

I actually liked this episode, it had a good balance between ensemble and (Simpson) leads where despite the number and brevity of the involved, every character still manages to strike the right chord. Self-referential jokes were timed nicely and not milked (like Moe saying the pool table secret door was Halloween…

The lyrics would be comical if they weren't on par with the best of Oasis.
If the intention of the artists is to style her character nothing like the character they just spent all that effort to brand in the movies, then good job.

Nice analysis! I don't know if the serialization is more pronounced this time, especially if I think of the last few eps last easons, but no matter I also like that the serialization allows to creatively develop and sustain the potential wild card factor of either the 'member berries role or Cartman's actual role, to…

That "humans on Mars" line combined with the next days news headlines include Obama speaking about humans on Mars in 2030 is pretty fascinating.

Maybe as that final fight sequence is a certain percentage of her but the rest is cgi direction and effects anyway.

And our actress couldn't really pull it off so we decided to change direction and make it seem like it was intended.

Just reading the synopsis, I'm reminded of the last ep of Season 17,
"The Hobbit", where Wendy tries to introduce girls body-image issues and how quickly it spirals out into absurdity, and then finally capped by a poignant last scene where she resigns and alters her image too. There's still one season between
that and…

First of all, just reading the review I appreciate the attention to something like:

Oh I definitely would liked to have seen the attempt in whatever format it took, and in fact I think there could have been some kind of format, including a summer-only run or like that. But I'm pretty sure there would have been more "if he doesn't like the guest" than the other way. It's pretty much impossible to…

Really? I never saw the last ep of that series but I definitely would not have imagined David Spade ever changing from that one expression he seems to always use. I'm thinking there's a strange collection out there, somewhere, of scenes where comedians fight to hold back the sudden surge of emotions.