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Star Trek: Picard "Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 2" Season Finale Review (Spoilers)
Also reviews for the latest episodes of Batwoman, Supergirl, The Simpsons, and Bob's Burgers.
Star Trek: Picard "Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 2"
That was my everything.
I missed having this on television. Yeah, you got Riker threatening to kick a Tal Shiar's @$$, you got spaceship battles, you got an f-bomb, but ultimately it's all Star Trek, and all Jean-Luc Picard deep down.
The thing that had concerned me the most about the season, which is not something I previously brought up, because I (rightly) suspected it would work itself out, is the prophecy stuff. I don't oppose the idea of religion in Star Trek, and I found Captain Sisko's devotion to the Bajoran Prophets refreshing. I don't like prophecies though. They take the actions entirely out of the characters' hands, and that is the opposite of a Star Trek moral. That's probably why the Gene Roddenberry-era resisted religion for as long as it did.
But this remembers this is not a enigmatic Bad Robot show, it's a Star Trek show, so the entire moral is that Soji is only the Destroyer if she chooses to be. It's actually up to her. Pretending she has no choice is a profound lack of imagination. She is a child so Picard is going to teach her by example. Everything the episode did is why Jean-Luc Picard is one of my favorite Star Trek characters, and why Next Generation, for all of its flaws, meant so much to me and to so many other fans. The Romulans actually have no say about it. And they never did. And I love that.
I love how they de-aged Brent Spiner for Data, which considering his appearance in the Pilot was so brief, is not something I noticed or appreciated before. I did not have the problem many fans did about Data's death in Nemesis. I think the reason Spock's death in Wrath Of Khan is so good is that Spock is given a moving deathbed farewell to Kirk. But that's not possible for Data because he's an Android. A quick "Goodbye" followed by a heartbreaking explosion is the best that could have been done.
But this show crazily finds a way to actually give Data the moving death scene, and farewell to Picard the movie could not give him. That isn't a failing on the movie's part, by the way. The entire series of Star Trek: Picard, or at least the season, seems to have been created to be able to give Data the farewell the producers couldn't give him before. And they had to set up a bunch of stuff with synths and artificial consciousness that they couldn't do in a two-hour movie about a Picard Romulan clone. I don't begrudge Nemesis at all, but I also appreciate this show all the more.
What do I think of Picard dying and becoming an Android? I like that we were given the proper amount of grief, but not TOO much, which would make the resolution feel like a cop-out and cheat. The best thing about Picard being an Android is that immediately sets him up as a future Romulan enemy and target next season.
I liked Seven of Nine's role. I agree with her that it didn't feel right that Narissa was alive, and I like that she regretted killing her for the precise reason that that's the only reason she did. There are plenty of people I don't feel right about being alive. But I wouldn't kill them or cheer anyone else killing them. That's not how decent people operate.
For the record Narissa is a racist butthole calling Seven a half-meat, whatever that means. She's telling her to commit suicide, and when Seven says she's still there to get justice for Hugh, I am not as conflicted as Seven herself is later. I don't approve. But Narissa is the kind of person who makes the Universe worse for existing in it.
I love Riker as the cavalry, because it undid a very questionable moral about the series. It seemed to me that with Admiral Oh so high up in Starfleet, and the Utopia Planetia massacre being an inside job by her and some complicit Romulans, that the series seemed to be saying that Starfleet can no longer be trusted, was unfathomably corrupt, and was never the virtuous organization Gene Roddenberry spent his life portraying it as. And to be honest, I never thought it was myself, so I enjoyed the show raising the question. But it IS Star Trek after all, and despite my questioning some of Gene Roddenberry's morality in the portrayal of 24th Century human values, I think it's ultimately good that the Federation can be counted on to do the right thing when the truth comes out. I don't find that a very realistic or relevant moral for the world we live in today. But contrary to countless sci-fi essays and fans' beliefs, Star Trek has never been a direct allegory for the world we live in today. It's an allegory for how our world and society SHOULD be in the future. That is the unique thing about the Star Trek allegories. They aren't necessarily realistic to human nature as it exists now. But they still have value for the positive notion of tomorrow. And yeah, that's Riker and the fleet coming to rescue the budding Synth planet from Romulan genocide, regardless of the Synth planet's current intentions. It doesn't have to be applicable to real-world events to be a good Star Trek moral. If anything real-life has drifted even further from Gene Roddenberry's ideals. But it's good to know the franchise still has and believes in them.
I noticed Seven holding Raffi's hand at the end. It's been hinted Raffi is gay (although not outright said yet) and it seems like the show is exploring the idea that maybe Annika Hansen is bisexual and she and Raffi are now together. To be perfectly blunt, I would not mind if Seven was a lesbian instead. Chakotay's "romance" with her on Voyager felt forced by the writers, and was especially terrible because the actors had no romantic chemistry. That holding of the hand suggests there is a larger reason for that.
I love that the show explored the fact that Picard was finally able to tell Data he loved him. That is far more rewarding to me than if Data had said the reverse instead. I also love him telling Data he doesn't care for his brother. Frankly, I don't either. Data is not kidding when he calls the Soongs an acquired taste.
But say what you will about Altan Inigo Soong, I like that the thing that turned him against Sutra is that she killed her own sister. As seen in Star Trek: Enterprise, Soongs have very different definitions about what constitutes a proper family. But the defining thing about the Soongs is that they consider the one unforgivable sin to be killing a sibling. Unlike the Founder's "No Founder has ever harmed another" value, the Soong's children are quite likely to violate this code with malice aforethought, and quite often too. And whether it's Androids or Augments, it's always the thing that turns the Soong against them entirely. It's a very Soong quality. So, no I don't love the Soongs. But I do get why they are an acquired taste to begin with.
What's great about his fury is him understanding Sutra's reasoning. And it's because he understood it which is why she sucks. In reality, she's no better than he is. And he hates her for it.
Is Inigo a Princess Bride reference? That wouldn't shock me. Next Generation and Deep Space Nine were overloaded with references to the cult movie Buckaroo Banzai, after all.
It's interesting that Data requests Picard deactivate his consciousness. Because the logical story move would be been to have it downloaded into a new Soong-type Android body. But that's not part of the human experience, which is why Data doesn't want it. In the end, perhaps he was more human than Picard after all.
The Picard Maneuver. Make it so. Engage. This show is pushing the correct nostalgia buttons and I love it for it.
And finally, we are going to talk about the last scene, and the ending, and I'm going to be blunt and insensitive when discussing it. The reason I loved the ending so much is that it ended like a Star Trek movie, instead of Star Trek season. Outside of the series finales, I don't think Star Trek has EVER given us a satisfying season ending, and that true of the rare endings that weren't even cliffhangers. If the show did not come back, I would be satisfied with leaving Jean-Luc Picard's story here. And this is where my bluntness comes in: It's smart because Patrick Stewart is NOT a young man. The Coronavirus is a very real threat to him, and with television production suspended indefinitely across the board, who knows if he'd either still be alive, or still healthy enough to do the show when it IS able to resume? So like each of the movies, they give us a satisfying ending, which is still open-ended enough to leave room for more. Despite what the trailers claimed, I do not for a second believe Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was actually planned to be the last Original Crew film. That's been the mindset for every film since Wrath of Khan. Spock died in that one. Another movie. The Enterprise is destroyed. Another movie. Let's call it The Voyage Home. Another movie. Let's call it The Final Frontier. Etc... I think the cast and most of the producers expected the same thing after Star Trek VI. And yet, I still felt Star Trek VI was a great place to leave off the characters anyways. And that's just how the movies always seem to end. The good ones AND the bad ones give us a satisfying happy ending, that leaves room for more if somebody else has a new idea. And that's how this season ended, and it's the first non-final Star Trek season to ever end that way, and I found it incredibly respectful to Patrick Stewart's long run with the franchise, and how much the character means to people. God forbid, if there isn't a season two, I will have nothing but fond memories of this season. I wouldn't feel like I'd be missing out on a hinted-at plot thread that was set up all season long and dangled at the last second. This was a good definite ending itself. And I appreciate that like no other Star Trek finale.
I cannot say enough good things about the series, the season, and the finale. Star Trek actually gave us a satisfying non-series ending season finale. And it was so good, I'm wondering why we can't have that every year with every Star Trek series. Amazing. *****.
Batwoman "Through The Looking Glass"
The episode was better than I expected.
I am still unclear as to why Kate and Jacob are covering up Cartwright's death. Yes, there would be trouble for Kate, but she would never get convicted after what he did, and I doubt a prosecutor would even bother to charge her. It's like Jacob and Kate are dirtying themselves over a crime they would have certainly gotten away with if they hadn't tried to hide it. It's never the crime, it's the cover-up. That goes for this.
I love Alice saying because of Kate's new lethal mindset she'd love working with her. Not a comforting compliment.
Lying to Luke about it was stupid too. His job is to access information. If she gives him faulty intel, she's hurting her mission in the future.
Alice is trying to get attention? No! Get out of town! Kate is so dumb.
So apparently the guy who was convicted of killing Lucius has a manbun. The conviction should stand for that alone.
I was a little troubled at first by how opposed Luke and Mary were to reopening the case. It sounded like the guy was railroaded. If he was, and he didn't actually do it, Lucius isn't actually getting justice. The new trial wouldn't be the thing that outraged me were I Luke. It would be that there is a large chance that the real killer got away with it.
In Luke's defense, I think he realized the guy was framed once he confronted him. If he were guilty, he probably wouldn't have been murdered to have been shut up. Him knowing about Luke's college and how proud his father was of him is another thing to say the guy didn't do it. I think Mary was just saying at the end what he was thinking.
That Arkham nurse turned out to be more on-the-ball than I expected.
At first I did not believe the arc the episode was setting up. I appreciated some of the moments between Kate and Alice such as when Kate protests that doing this would make her no better than Alice, and Alice saying she isn't. And Alice thanking Kate for killing the man who destroyed their family. Those were both good, dramatic moments. But I didn't buy Kate helping to break out Mouse because of them. Whatever else Kate is, she's supposed to be a crimefighter. This is where Mouse is supposed to be. Even worse, there was nothing to be gained for Kate to do this. What if Alice broke her promise and killed somebody on the mission? Kate would be a first-degree murderer then. Worse, what about anyone else Mouse killed after he was freed? Kate only had everything to lose for doing something that wouldn't remotely benefit her. It was a terrible idea and premise for an episode.
Except Kate is playing Alice the entire time and leading her to get locked up herself. So instead it's smart storytelling. Riverdale would have done the exact same story without the righteous twist at the end. And I like that even when this show explores territories that could potentially make it stumble, it doesn't after all.
Was pleasantly surprised at Julia Pennyworth's appearance. Learning Lucius was her Godfather made me smile.
Better than I thought it would be. ****.
Supergirl "Alex In Wonderland"
Yeah, Dean Cain and this show parted on bad terms. He would be in an episode with this specific premise if they hadn't.
The show is dumb and unbelievable. With all of the health risks involved in the VR, there is no way it wouldn't have been shut down already. The show doesn't do an actual simulation of reality all that convincingly if you ask me.
Alex is not handling her father's death well but I am beyond infuriated by Kara and Kelly's reactions to her. Jeremiah was murderer. She is under no obligation to mourn him and Kara has no right to tell her she HAS to go to his funeral. Also Kelly psychoanalyzing her during this particular struggle says that Kelly is a bad person. Letting Andrea steamroll over her misgivings about the VR merely cinches that.
Sad truth: David Harewood's performance as Hank Henshaw is not very good. And it probably never was.
In virtual reality trolls have far too much power. That is also true in actual reality.
Not impressed by that. **1/2.
The Simpsons "Highway To Well"
Let me be as diplomatic as possible: This was not the right premise for THIS specific show.
I struck me that I saw Otto in the episode far more than I usually do. It says how limited the show's use of him is that I felt that two major scenes were unusual for that specific character.
I love the joke that Homer told them he was Kevin Smith's father and they let him in. Even Smith bought it.
I also laughed at Drederick Tatum saying the likeness of his face is licensed to the person who did his tattoo. There is something dehumanizing about that idea, which disturbs me greatly. But it still made me laugh. What is wrong with me?
This was not a good episode for this specific show. They should have picked a different topic. **1/2.
Bob's Burgers "Just The Trip"
I love Nat and I always have. But her favorite pizza is fictional.
I love Gene asking her to drown the snakes at the end. The specificity of the request suggests he gave it some thought.
I laughed at Louise saying the House of Madness needed a snake. They should be paying them.
Bob being grateful for a 3 minute nap on a car ride says it doesn't take much to make the dude happy.
Bob and Linda can't ask the kids for privacy. They chose to have the kids. That's not how this works. I love that.
Only watched Bob's Burgers and Simpsons tonight, but Bob's was better. ***1/2.
Star Trek: Picard "Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 2"
That was my everything.
I missed having this on television. Yeah, you got Riker threatening to kick a Tal Shiar's @$$, you got spaceship battles, you got an f-bomb, but ultimately it's all Star Trek, and all Jean-Luc Picard deep down.
The thing that had concerned me the most about the season, which is not something I previously brought up, because I (rightly) suspected it would work itself out, is the prophecy stuff. I don't oppose the idea of religion in Star Trek, and I found Captain Sisko's devotion to the Bajoran Prophets refreshing. I don't like prophecies though. They take the actions entirely out of the characters' hands, and that is the opposite of a Star Trek moral. That's probably why the Gene Roddenberry-era resisted religion for as long as it did.
But this remembers this is not a enigmatic Bad Robot show, it's a Star Trek show, so the entire moral is that Soji is only the Destroyer if she chooses to be. It's actually up to her. Pretending she has no choice is a profound lack of imagination. She is a child so Picard is going to teach her by example. Everything the episode did is why Jean-Luc Picard is one of my favorite Star Trek characters, and why Next Generation, for all of its flaws, meant so much to me and to so many other fans. The Romulans actually have no say about it. And they never did. And I love that.
I love how they de-aged Brent Spiner for Data, which considering his appearance in the Pilot was so brief, is not something I noticed or appreciated before. I did not have the problem many fans did about Data's death in Nemesis. I think the reason Spock's death in Wrath Of Khan is so good is that Spock is given a moving deathbed farewell to Kirk. But that's not possible for Data because he's an Android. A quick "Goodbye" followed by a heartbreaking explosion is the best that could have been done.
But this show crazily finds a way to actually give Data the moving death scene, and farewell to Picard the movie could not give him. That isn't a failing on the movie's part, by the way. The entire series of Star Trek: Picard, or at least the season, seems to have been created to be able to give Data the farewell the producers couldn't give him before. And they had to set up a bunch of stuff with synths and artificial consciousness that they couldn't do in a two-hour movie about a Picard Romulan clone. I don't begrudge Nemesis at all, but I also appreciate this show all the more.
What do I think of Picard dying and becoming an Android? I like that we were given the proper amount of grief, but not TOO much, which would make the resolution feel like a cop-out and cheat. The best thing about Picard being an Android is that immediately sets him up as a future Romulan enemy and target next season.
I liked Seven of Nine's role. I agree with her that it didn't feel right that Narissa was alive, and I like that she regretted killing her for the precise reason that that's the only reason she did. There are plenty of people I don't feel right about being alive. But I wouldn't kill them or cheer anyone else killing them. That's not how decent people operate.
For the record Narissa is a racist butthole calling Seven a half-meat, whatever that means. She's telling her to commit suicide, and when Seven says she's still there to get justice for Hugh, I am not as conflicted as Seven herself is later. I don't approve. But Narissa is the kind of person who makes the Universe worse for existing in it.
I love Riker as the cavalry, because it undid a very questionable moral about the series. It seemed to me that with Admiral Oh so high up in Starfleet, and the Utopia Planetia massacre being an inside job by her and some complicit Romulans, that the series seemed to be saying that Starfleet can no longer be trusted, was unfathomably corrupt, and was never the virtuous organization Gene Roddenberry spent his life portraying it as. And to be honest, I never thought it was myself, so I enjoyed the show raising the question. But it IS Star Trek after all, and despite my questioning some of Gene Roddenberry's morality in the portrayal of 24th Century human values, I think it's ultimately good that the Federation can be counted on to do the right thing when the truth comes out. I don't find that a very realistic or relevant moral for the world we live in today. But contrary to countless sci-fi essays and fans' beliefs, Star Trek has never been a direct allegory for the world we live in today. It's an allegory for how our world and society SHOULD be in the future. That is the unique thing about the Star Trek allegories. They aren't necessarily realistic to human nature as it exists now. But they still have value for the positive notion of tomorrow. And yeah, that's Riker and the fleet coming to rescue the budding Synth planet from Romulan genocide, regardless of the Synth planet's current intentions. It doesn't have to be applicable to real-world events to be a good Star Trek moral. If anything real-life has drifted even further from Gene Roddenberry's ideals. But it's good to know the franchise still has and believes in them.
I noticed Seven holding Raffi's hand at the end. It's been hinted Raffi is gay (although not outright said yet) and it seems like the show is exploring the idea that maybe Annika Hansen is bisexual and she and Raffi are now together. To be perfectly blunt, I would not mind if Seven was a lesbian instead. Chakotay's "romance" with her on Voyager felt forced by the writers, and was especially terrible because the actors had no romantic chemistry. That holding of the hand suggests there is a larger reason for that.
I love that the show explored the fact that Picard was finally able to tell Data he loved him. That is far more rewarding to me than if Data had said the reverse instead. I also love him telling Data he doesn't care for his brother. Frankly, I don't either. Data is not kidding when he calls the Soongs an acquired taste.
But say what you will about Altan Inigo Soong, I like that the thing that turned him against Sutra is that she killed her own sister. As seen in Star Trek: Enterprise, Soongs have very different definitions about what constitutes a proper family. But the defining thing about the Soongs is that they consider the one unforgivable sin to be killing a sibling. Unlike the Founder's "No Founder has ever harmed another" value, the Soong's children are quite likely to violate this code with malice aforethought, and quite often too. And whether it's Androids or Augments, it's always the thing that turns the Soong against them entirely. It's a very Soong quality. So, no I don't love the Soongs. But I do get why they are an acquired taste to begin with.
What's great about his fury is him understanding Sutra's reasoning. And it's because he understood it which is why she sucks. In reality, she's no better than he is. And he hates her for it.
Is Inigo a Princess Bride reference? That wouldn't shock me. Next Generation and Deep Space Nine were overloaded with references to the cult movie Buckaroo Banzai, after all.
It's interesting that Data requests Picard deactivate his consciousness. Because the logical story move would be been to have it downloaded into a new Soong-type Android body. But that's not part of the human experience, which is why Data doesn't want it. In the end, perhaps he was more human than Picard after all.
The Picard Maneuver. Make it so. Engage. This show is pushing the correct nostalgia buttons and I love it for it.
And finally, we are going to talk about the last scene, and the ending, and I'm going to be blunt and insensitive when discussing it. The reason I loved the ending so much is that it ended like a Star Trek movie, instead of Star Trek season. Outside of the series finales, I don't think Star Trek has EVER given us a satisfying season ending, and that true of the rare endings that weren't even cliffhangers. If the show did not come back, I would be satisfied with leaving Jean-Luc Picard's story here. And this is where my bluntness comes in: It's smart because Patrick Stewart is NOT a young man. The Coronavirus is a very real threat to him, and with television production suspended indefinitely across the board, who knows if he'd either still be alive, or still healthy enough to do the show when it IS able to resume? So like each of the movies, they give us a satisfying ending, which is still open-ended enough to leave room for more. Despite what the trailers claimed, I do not for a second believe Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was actually planned to be the last Original Crew film. That's been the mindset for every film since Wrath of Khan. Spock died in that one. Another movie. The Enterprise is destroyed. Another movie. Let's call it The Voyage Home. Another movie. Let's call it The Final Frontier. Etc... I think the cast and most of the producers expected the same thing after Star Trek VI. And yet, I still felt Star Trek VI was a great place to leave off the characters anyways. And that's just how the movies always seem to end. The good ones AND the bad ones give us a satisfying happy ending, that leaves room for more if somebody else has a new idea. And that's how this season ended, and it's the first non-final Star Trek season to ever end that way, and I found it incredibly respectful to Patrick Stewart's long run with the franchise, and how much the character means to people. God forbid, if there isn't a season two, I will have nothing but fond memories of this season. I wouldn't feel like I'd be missing out on a hinted-at plot thread that was set up all season long and dangled at the last second. This was a good definite ending itself. And I appreciate that like no other Star Trek finale.
I cannot say enough good things about the series, the season, and the finale. Star Trek actually gave us a satisfying non-series ending season finale. And it was so good, I'm wondering why we can't have that every year with every Star Trek series. Amazing. *****.
Batwoman "Through The Looking Glass"
The episode was better than I expected.
I am still unclear as to why Kate and Jacob are covering up Cartwright's death. Yes, there would be trouble for Kate, but she would never get convicted after what he did, and I doubt a prosecutor would even bother to charge her. It's like Jacob and Kate are dirtying themselves over a crime they would have certainly gotten away with if they hadn't tried to hide it. It's never the crime, it's the cover-up. That goes for this.
I love Alice saying because of Kate's new lethal mindset she'd love working with her. Not a comforting compliment.
Lying to Luke about it was stupid too. His job is to access information. If she gives him faulty intel, she's hurting her mission in the future.
Alice is trying to get attention? No! Get out of town! Kate is so dumb.
So apparently the guy who was convicted of killing Lucius has a manbun. The conviction should stand for that alone.
I was a little troubled at first by how opposed Luke and Mary were to reopening the case. It sounded like the guy was railroaded. If he was, and he didn't actually do it, Lucius isn't actually getting justice. The new trial wouldn't be the thing that outraged me were I Luke. It would be that there is a large chance that the real killer got away with it.
In Luke's defense, I think he realized the guy was framed once he confronted him. If he were guilty, he probably wouldn't have been murdered to have been shut up. Him knowing about Luke's college and how proud his father was of him is another thing to say the guy didn't do it. I think Mary was just saying at the end what he was thinking.
That Arkham nurse turned out to be more on-the-ball than I expected.
At first I did not believe the arc the episode was setting up. I appreciated some of the moments between Kate and Alice such as when Kate protests that doing this would make her no better than Alice, and Alice saying she isn't. And Alice thanking Kate for killing the man who destroyed their family. Those were both good, dramatic moments. But I didn't buy Kate helping to break out Mouse because of them. Whatever else Kate is, she's supposed to be a crimefighter. This is where Mouse is supposed to be. Even worse, there was nothing to be gained for Kate to do this. What if Alice broke her promise and killed somebody on the mission? Kate would be a first-degree murderer then. Worse, what about anyone else Mouse killed after he was freed? Kate only had everything to lose for doing something that wouldn't remotely benefit her. It was a terrible idea and premise for an episode.
Except Kate is playing Alice the entire time and leading her to get locked up herself. So instead it's smart storytelling. Riverdale would have done the exact same story without the righteous twist at the end. And I like that even when this show explores territories that could potentially make it stumble, it doesn't after all.
Was pleasantly surprised at Julia Pennyworth's appearance. Learning Lucius was her Godfather made me smile.
Better than I thought it would be. ****.
Supergirl "Alex In Wonderland"
Yeah, Dean Cain and this show parted on bad terms. He would be in an episode with this specific premise if they hadn't.
The show is dumb and unbelievable. With all of the health risks involved in the VR, there is no way it wouldn't have been shut down already. The show doesn't do an actual simulation of reality all that convincingly if you ask me.
Alex is not handling her father's death well but I am beyond infuriated by Kara and Kelly's reactions to her. Jeremiah was murderer. She is under no obligation to mourn him and Kara has no right to tell her she HAS to go to his funeral. Also Kelly psychoanalyzing her during this particular struggle says that Kelly is a bad person. Letting Andrea steamroll over her misgivings about the VR merely cinches that.
Sad truth: David Harewood's performance as Hank Henshaw is not very good. And it probably never was.
In virtual reality trolls have far too much power. That is also true in actual reality.
Not impressed by that. **1/2.
The Simpsons "Highway To Well"
Let me be as diplomatic as possible: This was not the right premise for THIS specific show.
I struck me that I saw Otto in the episode far more than I usually do. It says how limited the show's use of him is that I felt that two major scenes were unusual for that specific character.
I love the joke that Homer told them he was Kevin Smith's father and they let him in. Even Smith bought it.
I also laughed at Drederick Tatum saying the likeness of his face is licensed to the person who did his tattoo. There is something dehumanizing about that idea, which disturbs me greatly. But it still made me laugh. What is wrong with me?
This was not a good episode for this specific show. They should have picked a different topic. **1/2.
Bob's Burgers "Just The Trip"
I love Nat and I always have. But her favorite pizza is fictional.
I love Gene asking her to drown the snakes at the end. The specificity of the request suggests he gave it some thought.
I laughed at Louise saying the House of Madness needed a snake. They should be paying them.
Bob being grateful for a 3 minute nap on a car ride says it doesn't take much to make the dude happy.
Bob and Linda can't ask the kids for privacy. They chose to have the kids. That's not how this works. I love that.
Only watched Bob's Burgers and Simpsons tonight, but Bob's was better. ***1/2.