I have to say, I’ve mostly enjoyed this season, but this episode was rough. All of the Covid parody (satire?) stuff didn’t really land for me. It was almost like someone had an AI make Covid...
I have to say, I’ve mostly enjoyed this season, but this episode was rough. All of the Covid parody (satire?) stuff didn’t really land for me. It was almost like someone had an AI make Covid related jokes, they were just devoid of any insight or commentary.
The Hermes side story felt a lot better, I really wish the episode was entirely that and had none of the Professor’s antics, which is not a sentence I’d ever thought I’d type regarding Futurama.
I thought it was okay and some of the jokes were funny. I did like that basically people would rather accept voodoo instead of vaccines when it practically is a vaccine. I also liked the joke...
I thought it was okay and some of the jokes were funny. I did like that basically people would rather accept voodoo instead of vaccines when it practically is a vaccine.
I also liked the joke where it took them hundreds of years to finally declare the covid 19 pandemic over.
But I really would rather not have a covid centric episode. It took me out of the show. Last thing you want right now is to be reminded of covid. And while covid is still happening, the jokes also felt dated in a way.
Idk I feel like it's expected at this point that every show is going to have some kind of covid or pandemic adjacent episode/arc. People feel the need to address it, even if it isn't necessary but...
Idk I feel like it's expected at this point that every show is going to have some kind of covid or pandemic adjacent episode/arc.
People feel the need to address it, even if it isn't necessary but it's going to happen.
Much like 9/11, WW1, WW2, JFK, Moon landing, these are major events, some global events that are talked about ad nauseum for decades of not centuries to come.
Covid was a major world event and will likely be talked about for centuries alongside other major world events. And as such, everyone wants to address it.
Rick and Morty pulled it off best. It was still really early in the pandemic before anyone else was doing it, and it was the very last line of the episode. Today caught me by surprise.
Rick and Morty pulled it off best. It was still really early in the pandemic before anyone else was doing it, and it was the very last line of the episode. Today caught me by surprise.
I have to say, I’ve mostly enjoyed this season, but this episode was rough. All of the Covid parody (satire?) stuff didn’t really land for me. It was almost like someone had an AI make Covid related jokes, they were just devoid of any insight or commentary.
The Hermes side story felt a lot better, I really wish the episode was entirely that and had none of the Professor’s antics, which is not a sentence I’d ever thought I’d type regarding Futurama.
I get that all the covid jokes were old recycled goofs, but I still laughed at the giant q-tips and the vaccines full of tracking chips.
I thought it was okay and some of the jokes were funny. I did like that basically people would rather accept voodoo instead of vaccines when it practically is a vaccine.
I also liked the joke where it took them hundreds of years to finally declare the covid 19 pandemic over.
But I really would rather not have a covid centric episode. It took me out of the show. Last thing you want right now is to be reminded of covid. And while covid is still happening, the jokes also felt dated in a way.
Idk I feel like it's expected at this point that every show is going to have some kind of covid or pandemic adjacent episode/arc.
People feel the need to address it, even if it isn't necessary but it's going to happen.
Much like 9/11, WW1, WW2, JFK, Moon landing, these are major events, some global events that are talked about ad nauseum for decades of not centuries to come.
Covid was a major world event and will likely be talked about for centuries alongside other major world events. And as such, everyone wants to address it.
Rick and Morty pulled it off best. It was still really early in the pandemic before anyone else was doing it, and it was the very last line of the episode. Today caught me by surprise.