As this episode opens Bender of up to no good putting his graffiti tag, in mosaic form, all over the city. Ultimately this leads to his arrest. Meanwhile Kif is getting fed up with Amy flirting with every bad-boy she meets. Things come to a head when they go to bailout Bender and Amy starts flirting with various criminals in the jail. Kif has had enough and ends the relationship. Amy is initially upset but it isn't long before she is dating Bender. This relationship breaches one of societies few remaining sexual taboos and many people don't approve. Amy's parents drag her back to Mars to set her up with a human and the Preacherbot takes Bender away to force him to see the error of his ways. Their friends, minus Professor Farnsworth, help reunite them and Bender proposes to Amy. This is currently illegal so they organise a referendum to try to legalise robosexual marriage.
After the previous disappointing episode this is a real return to form. The story was good with plenty of great jokes as well as an enjoyable guest appearance from George Takei as his own preserved head. The story of the 31st century's attitude towards robosexuality is clearly, and not too subtly, a reference to the 21st century's changing attitudes regarding homosexuality. While some may find this a bit heavy handed as it is quite clear which side we are meant to be on I wasn't bothered as it managed to stay funny even while it was being a bit preachy. As the episode progressed I thought that the character dynamic would be left changed at the end but ultimately things returned to the way they were in a way that didn't require anybody to act out of character. Overall a good episode.
After the previous disappointing episode this is a real return to form. The story was good with plenty of great jokes as well as an enjoyable guest appearance from George Takei as his own preserved head. The story of the 31st century's attitude towards robosexuality is clearly, and not too subtly, a reference to the 21st century's changing attitudes regarding homosexuality. While some may find this a bit heavy handed as it is quite clear which side we are meant to be on I wasn't bothered as it managed to stay funny even while it was being a bit preachy. As the episode progressed I thought that the character dynamic would be left changed at the end but ultimately things returned to the way they were in a way that didn't require anybody to act out of character. Overall a good episode.