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Cuteness Overlord

Summary Amy sets out to collect the cutest toys in the universe – but they are not as harmless as they appear. Our Take A surprisingly dark toy-collecting episode that leans into Amy’s obsession with real gusto, and the plush…

Planet Espresso

Summary Hermes inherits a Jamaican coffee farm that holds the ruins of an ancient spaceship. Our Take Hermes finally gets his spotlight episode and it’s a solid one, leaning into his Jamaican roots with some of the season’s best gags.…

Attack of the Clothes

Summary The Professor’s fast fashion clothes are a smash hit, but an environmental disaster. Our Take Very good, not the series’ peak, but an hour that reminds you why Futurama works.

One Is Silicon and the Other Gold

Summary Leela becomes friends with a jealous chatbot. Our Take Solid, satisfying television. The season’s engine keeps turning and the character work pays.

Beauty and The Bug

Summary Bender becomes a matador in the sport of “Bug Fighting”. Our Take A decent Bender spotlight that gets a lot of mileage out of the absurd bug-fighting premise, even if the matador swagger wears thin before the third act.…

The Temp

Summary A mysterious temp worker takes over Fry’s job – as well as his entire life. Our Take A tightly put together episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.

Quids Game

Summary Bizarre aliens force the crew to reenact all the classic children’s games Fry played at his 8th birthday party… except this time, they are played TO THE DEATH! Our Take A silly premise that Futurama mostly sells through sheer…

The One Amigo

Summary After Bender sells an NFT representing the “Concept of Bender”, he feels lost and returns to his ancestral village in Mexico to rediscover himself. Our Take A solid season opener that gets good mileage out of Bender’s identity crisis,…

All the Way Down

Summary The crew investigates whether the universe is a simulation. Our Take Very good, not the series’ peak, but an hour that reminds you why Futurama works.

The Prince and the Product

Summary The crew members are reborn as toys. Our Take A weirdly high-concept half hour that leans on its gimmick more than its jokes. The toy-world premise gives the animators room to play, and a few sight gags land, but…