Suffice to say there wasn't really anything mindblowing about this episode, but it kept me engaged enough throughout.
The main plot with Brian and his robot duplicate was pretty good. I think they handled it well how at first Brian thought it was cool to have him around given how highly he thinks of himself, but later on he starts getting annoyed when he realizes all his bad traits have been inhabited as well. It demonstrates how Brian thinks so highly of himself he's never really gone through any self-reflection, understanding why some people might find him intolerable at times. I think if I hung around a clone that acted exactly like me I would get tired of myself too. Aside from being a funny concept it also allowed for some character development, which is pretty rare this late into the show.
The subplot with Peter as a masseuse had its moments, the highlight being Joe suddenly fantasizing himself as being a monkey's uncle (based on the famous expression "I'll be a monkey's uncle before..."), which is even weirder once it turns out Peter, Quagmire and Cleveland have entered the fantasy as well. Was it really a fantasy in that case or is Joe *actually* a monkey's uncle now? It's probably best not trying to make sense of Family Guy logic.
This subplot is still the weaker part of the episode though. Usually with Peter's jobs you get to see at least a little of what he does, but strangely this time you didn't see him do anything at all, which makes the moment where Joe arrests him feel rushed. Lois is right, is there even a reason he took the job?
Speaking of Lois, I didn't like the brief sight gag of her cheating on Peter. Remembering when something like that used to be a big deal? Yeah, not anymore.
Overall, Bri, Robot is flawed, but still enjoyable. Considering how poor the previous episode was this one worked for what it set out to do.
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