[7.4/10] Tons of fun. There’s not much to this one -- it’s pretty much a gag-fest -- but the gags are fun and Halloween-y, which makes it a-ok in my book!
There is the story about Bender getting “bitten” by a werecar and turning into one himself, and the episode paces the story nicely. But that really just makes a nice spine for the show to riff on a lot of old horror tropes and enjoy some amusing Halloween/car-based wordplay. The animation on Bender’s transformation is well done, and the attack set pieces are exaggerated but enjoyable.
There’s also the hint of an emotional storyline, with Fry being hurt that were-Bender went after Leela rather than him, despite the fortune teller bot saying that he’d go after his dearest friend. The absurdity of Fry later being overjoyed that his best friend is trying to kill him is the kind of lunacy I enjoy from this show.
But overall, this is just a Bender-focused episode that leans heavy on the laughs. Everything from the Robo-Hungarian villagers, to Zoidberg’s Mary Kay selection, to Calculon’s recounting of the origin of the Satan car is quite funny. Overall, this is a nice, spooky and irreverent outing for the show.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2019-10-19T01:36:08Z
[7.4/10] Tons of fun. There’s not much to this one -- it’s pretty much a gag-fest -- but the gags are fun and Halloween-y, which makes it a-ok in my book!
There is the story about Bender getting “bitten” by a werecar and turning into one himself, and the episode paces the story nicely. But that really just makes a nice spine for the show to riff on a lot of old horror tropes and enjoy some amusing Halloween/car-based wordplay. The animation on Bender’s transformation is well done, and the attack set pieces are exaggerated but enjoyable.
There’s also the hint of an emotional storyline, with Fry being hurt that were-Bender went after Leela rather than him, despite the fortune teller bot saying that he’d go after his dearest friend. The absurdity of Fry later being overjoyed that his best friend is trying to kill him is the kind of lunacy I enjoy from this show.
But overall, this is just a Bender-focused episode that leans heavy on the laughs. Everything from the Robo-Hungarian villagers, to Zoidberg’s Mary Kay selection, to Calculon’s recounting of the origin of the Satan car is quite funny. Overall, this is a nice, spooky and irreverent outing for the show.