God I don't know if it's just because I've been more stressed lately but these last few episodes have just not been very good? It feels like the show changed tones more than halfway through and it's just weird. I have no idea what's going on anymore, how did we go from Zeke and Prudence celebrating the fourth of July to Prudence being kidnapped in a bird cage and Zeke about to eat a child? I thought the episode was funny but I am really missing how grounded the earlier episodes were. I'm worried for this finale.
Review by LineageBlockedParent2021-09-09T01:50:56Z
I think this was a step-down from the previous episode. It was essentially another filler episode, to a lesser extent than the seventh episode. Both storylines were nonsensical, only existing to make an episode out of it, leaving rescuing Prudence; and probably the reconciling of Benny and Trig; for the finale. But Benny, Todd, and Farmer John made the episode enjoyable. I can now say, with absolute certainty, that they are my top three characters of this season, and I doubt that will change after watching the finale.
Another reason for this episode was definitely the storyline with Todd: drawing parallels with you-know-who. And some of the dialogue seemed to draw parallels, too. Even the cage Prudence was in may have been intended to draw a parallel with stuff regarding cages in the real world; you probably know what I'm talking about, although I'm probably reading too much into that: but it does make you wonder.
The focus and point of the episode were definitely on those things, and they were very on-the-nose, too. I didn't particularly care for it, but something obvious is obvious. Doing stuff like that in TV shows and movies is hit-or-miss: missing most of the time.
The previous episode was probably the second-best episode of the season, so I guess you could say that this episode had big shoes to fill to be just as good. I don't think this episode was bad by any means; there were some humorous moments, but it was definitely a step-down from the previous episode, and the episode itself wasn't as entertaining as other episodes.
I don't really have any theories as to what will happen in the finale; well, besides the two things I've already mentioned at the start. Hopefully, it will go straight to the point, given that it's the finale; and that there won't be any filler-ish stuff running out the clock. Part of me doubts that there will be a sufficient amount of humor: humor that I like, but as long as there's humor, in general, it should be a decent finale. I don't think it will top the previous episode or the third episode, though.