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Summary A paralyzed Bender joins rock star Beck on the concert road. Our Take Bender’s folk-singing road trip with Beck is a fun idea that mostly coasts on guest-star charm. The satire of benefit concerts lands a few good jabs,…

Summary Fry thinks he’s a robot after being brainwashed at an insane robot asylum. Our Take Solid, satisfying television. The season’s engine keeps turning and the character work pays.

Summary A trip to the orphanarium leads Leela to get cosmetic surgery and Bender to adopt 12 orphans. Our Take A sturdy episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.

Summary Fry travels to Old New York to retrieve his lucky clover. Our Take This is Futurama at its most sincere, and the ending lands hard enough that you’ll forgive the fairly thin plot. The flashback structure gives Fry’s backstory…

Summary Leela fights to save the penguins of Pluto after an oil spill. Our Take A solid environmental satire that leans into Leela’s stubborn do-gooder streak, with the penguin chaos paying off in some genuinely funny back half gags. Bender’s…

Summary Dr. Zoidberg heads to Hollywood to help his washed up uncle revive his film career. Our Take A middling Zoidberg spotlight that leans hard on old Hollywood jokes, and the celebrity-decomposition gags get more attention than the actual laughs.…

Summary Only Fry’s superior inferior brain can save the day when knowledge sucking alien brains invade. Our Take Very good, not the series’ peak, but an hour that reminds you why Futurama works.

Summary Bender gets jealous when he thinks his new fembot love might still love her ex. Our Take Middle of the road. Watchable, but you’ll forget the details by next episode.

Summary The crew gets stranded on a planet of Amazonian women. Our Take One of the season’s funniest half hours, mostly because the jokes come fast and weird instead of leaning on the premise. The snu-snu gag shouldn’t work as…

Summary The crew takes a trip inside Fry’s body to save him from parasitic worms. Our Take A clever premise with real follow-through, as the microscopic adventure inside Fry turns into one of the show’s sweeter character episodes. The worms…