[6.7/10] Eh, another episode where there’s nothing wrong, but just not that much that’s great either. The trajectory of this one was a little obvious, where Tina wants Jimmy Jr. all to herself and is bristling at the constant presence of Zeke, but in the end does the right thing and helps him out. The show follows that thread well enough, it’s just the obvious result of all of this, and there’s not much of a twist or a wrinkle to it.
(Although maybe that happens next season? Bob’s Burgers is kind of a “revert to the status quo” type show, so who knows if they’ll remember anything that happened here, but it seems impossible for Zeke to avoid getting in trouble ever again.)
The kids’ caper was reasonably fun though. I enjoy the addition of the little karate master, whose enthusiasm and “I need this” devotion to his craft was a welcome additive to the usual Wagstaff milieu. Honestly, the funniest part of the episode though was Mr. Brodka, Mr. Frond, and the two of them jawing at one another. Still, while we’re pretty familiar with it at this point, the kids’ “we have to achieve some heist type thing in the school” tale was amusing enough, albeit lacking in the usual knee-slappers.
The B-story didn’t do much for me either. It is nice to see Randy again, and Bob being the annoyed straight man to this week’s oddball is always a good look. Randy’s hackneyed one-man film just didn’t get the laughs out of me I might have expected. I did get a kick out of Linda misremembering lines from every movie, and her and Bob’s banter about dying in the restaurant was the sweetest/funniest thing in the episode.
(Here too, I wonder if the show will pick this up again next season, particularly the idea that maybe people see the short film and identify Bob with it? Who knows!)
Overall, this is a bit of a let down as season finales go, but even when Bob’s Burgers isn’t firing on all cylinders, it’s a show I’m always glad to be watching.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2019-08-16T01:45:43Z
[6.7/10] Eh, another episode where there’s nothing wrong, but just not that much that’s great either. The trajectory of this one was a little obvious, where Tina wants Jimmy Jr. all to herself and is bristling at the constant presence of Zeke, but in the end does the right thing and helps him out. The show follows that thread well enough, it’s just the obvious result of all of this, and there’s not much of a twist or a wrinkle to it.
(Although maybe that happens next season? Bob’s Burgers is kind of a “revert to the status quo” type show, so who knows if they’ll remember anything that happened here, but it seems impossible for Zeke to avoid getting in trouble ever again.)
The kids’ caper was reasonably fun though. I enjoy the addition of the little karate master, whose enthusiasm and “I need this” devotion to his craft was a welcome additive to the usual Wagstaff milieu. Honestly, the funniest part of the episode though was Mr. Brodka, Mr. Frond, and the two of them jawing at one another. Still, while we’re pretty familiar with it at this point, the kids’ “we have to achieve some heist type thing in the school” tale was amusing enough, albeit lacking in the usual knee-slappers.
The B-story didn’t do much for me either. It is nice to see Randy again, and Bob being the annoyed straight man to this week’s oddball is always a good look. Randy’s hackneyed one-man film just didn’t get the laughs out of me I might have expected. I did get a kick out of Linda misremembering lines from every movie, and her and Bob’s banter about dying in the restaurant was the sweetest/funniest thing in the episode.
(Here too, I wonder if the show will pick this up again next season, particularly the idea that maybe people see the short film and identify Bob with it? Who knows!)
Overall, this is a bit of a let down as season finales go, but even when Bob’s Burgers isn’t firing on all cylinders, it’s a show I’m always glad to be watching.