Post by fonebone on Mar 23, 2023 2:18:28 GMT -8
Bob's Burgers "Oh Row You Didn't"
For an episode celebrating a milestone (the 250th episode) it felt a little frivolous. It was all right, and I like Gene's origami frog being hung up at the end, but I wasn't really into this week. ***.
Bob's Burgers "Stop! Or My Mom Will Sleuth!"
This is one of those shows that can still surprise you on occasion, but this wasn't one of those episodes.
I guess the one line I really liked was Ms. Selbo asking Linda if she's never seen interesting things. It is both the wrong question (Linda is b.s.ing her), and considering Linda's interests and what impresses her, the most right question anyone who doesn't know her could ever actually ask.
The song sucked, per usual. The show needs to stop this. It feels like a cry for help at this point.
The show's done better but it's also done worse. ***1/2.
Bob's Burgers "These Boots Are Made For Stalking"
Tina is an extremely frustrating character and I wish I could go through my TV and shake her and yell at her, and tell her what she is doing wrong.
First of all, she is absolutely right that that group of teenagers is cool. And they are some of the first cool characters ever seen on the show. There is a cool adult here and there, granted, but very few younger characters on the show.
Tina's problem and the reason she frustrates me is she misidentifies why they are cool. She thinks it must be the music or the clothing. They are cool and outside of the rest of the people at Tina's school because they are refreshingly normal and sane. That is the thing Tina is actually responding to, and I could have told her worrying about the music and the clothes is counterproductive. Those kids are cool because they talk and behave like real people instead of ill-mannered or gross cartoon characters. And stalking and hovering around that type of person is UNCOOL. Linda's means well in her advice, but she is missing the forest for the trees. Probably because Linda is so uncool herself. She can't be any help there for that reason.
I think Bob and Linda were acting TOO cool in this episode, actually. They are doing their daughter no favors by humoring her doing something this nuts. I would actually see the logic of indulging this if Tina were the type of kid who asks for so little and just this once NEEDS this. But Tina is constantly doing crap like this, as are Gene and Louise, and Bob and Linda are entirely too permissive and understanding. And that frustrates me too, especially because for the most part, Bob himself is a good parent.
Gene and Louise were revolting this episode. I give any episode where Gene creepily mentions his "wein" a negative grade on general principle. People LOVE this show, but I can't get over the fact that I seem to be the only one to complain about how gross Gene Belcher is. It's not funny or cute. It's creepy, especially with his adult voice.
So here's that negative grade for an episode that isn't terrible, but is still frustrating on every level. **1/2.
Bob's Burgers "The Show (And Tell) Must Go On"
Louise is so frustrating, especially when she puts other people in life-threatening danger for stupid narcissistic reasons. I'm sick to death of her.
But no lie. She had a good one-liner at the end about potentially selling the stinky seaweed to the government as a biological weapon. But Louise frustrates me SO much with her recklessness, selfishness, and stupidity. Not feeling this week. **.
Bob's Burgers "What An (April) Fool Believes"
I think Mr. Fischoeder's pranks suck. Yes, they are big. But they aren't good natured or fun. They all seem to involve dominance and fear. I don't like April Fool's because a lot of people feed into that sort of thing and it's unhealthy. If April Fool's were all sugar on eggs it would be tolerable. But a lot of people use it as license to be mean to people they don't like without consequences for it. Worst of all, the internet is absolute useless for that entire day. The holiday should be retired if only for that.
Speaking of suck, doesn't Jimmy Jr.? Can't Tina do better? I seem to keep asking this and I won't stop until she realizes she can.
Bob's prank was all right, because it WAS personal and showed that Fischoeder DOES care about him. But it's still pretty asymmetrical warfare if you ask me. Ten seconds of Fischoeder being "Dear God, not Bob!" is in no way equivalent to the amount of suffering he puts him through every year.
It was a solid plot and mystery. But it was also frustrating. Bob doesn't deserve all this and I feel bad for him. ***1/2.
Bob's Burgers "Crows Encounters Of The Bird Kind"
When the hawk got the dove it's one of the few times the show really got real. The show doesn't deal with actual death too often (outside of the movie) even though one of the secondary characters is actually a mortician. But that bordered on appalling and I was nearly as upset as Tina was. And I was mad at her too.
All right episode. Family Guy had the night off and The Simpsons easily won the night of Fox Toons. ***1/2.
For an episode celebrating a milestone (the 250th episode) it felt a little frivolous. It was all right, and I like Gene's origami frog being hung up at the end, but I wasn't really into this week. ***.
Bob's Burgers "Stop! Or My Mom Will Sleuth!"
This is one of those shows that can still surprise you on occasion, but this wasn't one of those episodes.
I guess the one line I really liked was Ms. Selbo asking Linda if she's never seen interesting things. It is both the wrong question (Linda is b.s.ing her), and considering Linda's interests and what impresses her, the most right question anyone who doesn't know her could ever actually ask.
The song sucked, per usual. The show needs to stop this. It feels like a cry for help at this point.
The show's done better but it's also done worse. ***1/2.
Bob's Burgers "These Boots Are Made For Stalking"
Tina is an extremely frustrating character and I wish I could go through my TV and shake her and yell at her, and tell her what she is doing wrong.
First of all, she is absolutely right that that group of teenagers is cool. And they are some of the first cool characters ever seen on the show. There is a cool adult here and there, granted, but very few younger characters on the show.
Tina's problem and the reason she frustrates me is she misidentifies why they are cool. She thinks it must be the music or the clothing. They are cool and outside of the rest of the people at Tina's school because they are refreshingly normal and sane. That is the thing Tina is actually responding to, and I could have told her worrying about the music and the clothes is counterproductive. Those kids are cool because they talk and behave like real people instead of ill-mannered or gross cartoon characters. And stalking and hovering around that type of person is UNCOOL. Linda's means well in her advice, but she is missing the forest for the trees. Probably because Linda is so uncool herself. She can't be any help there for that reason.
I think Bob and Linda were acting TOO cool in this episode, actually. They are doing their daughter no favors by humoring her doing something this nuts. I would actually see the logic of indulging this if Tina were the type of kid who asks for so little and just this once NEEDS this. But Tina is constantly doing crap like this, as are Gene and Louise, and Bob and Linda are entirely too permissive and understanding. And that frustrates me too, especially because for the most part, Bob himself is a good parent.
Gene and Louise were revolting this episode. I give any episode where Gene creepily mentions his "wein" a negative grade on general principle. People LOVE this show, but I can't get over the fact that I seem to be the only one to complain about how gross Gene Belcher is. It's not funny or cute. It's creepy, especially with his adult voice.
So here's that negative grade for an episode that isn't terrible, but is still frustrating on every level. **1/2.
Bob's Burgers "The Show (And Tell) Must Go On"
Louise is so frustrating, especially when she puts other people in life-threatening danger for stupid narcissistic reasons. I'm sick to death of her.
But no lie. She had a good one-liner at the end about potentially selling the stinky seaweed to the government as a biological weapon. But Louise frustrates me SO much with her recklessness, selfishness, and stupidity. Not feeling this week. **.
Bob's Burgers "What An (April) Fool Believes"
I think Mr. Fischoeder's pranks suck. Yes, they are big. But they aren't good natured or fun. They all seem to involve dominance and fear. I don't like April Fool's because a lot of people feed into that sort of thing and it's unhealthy. If April Fool's were all sugar on eggs it would be tolerable. But a lot of people use it as license to be mean to people they don't like without consequences for it. Worst of all, the internet is absolute useless for that entire day. The holiday should be retired if only for that.
Speaking of suck, doesn't Jimmy Jr.? Can't Tina do better? I seem to keep asking this and I won't stop until she realizes she can.
Bob's prank was all right, because it WAS personal and showed that Fischoeder DOES care about him. But it's still pretty asymmetrical warfare if you ask me. Ten seconds of Fischoeder being "Dear God, not Bob!" is in no way equivalent to the amount of suffering he puts him through every year.
It was a solid plot and mystery. But it was also frustrating. Bob doesn't deserve all this and I feel bad for him. ***1/2.
Bob's Burgers "Crows Encounters Of The Bird Kind"
When the hawk got the dove it's one of the few times the show really got real. The show doesn't deal with actual death too often (outside of the movie) even though one of the secondary characters is actually a mortician. But that bordered on appalling and I was nearly as upset as Tina was. And I was mad at her too.
All right episode. Family Guy had the night off and The Simpsons easily won the night of Fox Toons. ***1/2.