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Everyone talks about Jurassic Bark and Luck of the Fryish…
But what about the ones that hit quietly and never got the love they deserved?

  • Lethal Inspection — Baby Bender. Hermes. That final reveal. Gut punch.
  • Cold Warriors — That father-son silence? Brutal.
  • The Late Philip J. Fry — Time skips and a rose that says “I never stopped trying.”

What’s your sleeper Futurama pain episode?

#FuturamaFeels #SignalDrop #UnderratedEpisodes #EmotionalCartoons

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[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 54 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The one where fry has the worms.

He's bluffing! No creature would willingly make an idiot out of itself!

Obviously, you've never been in love!

[–] Threaded@lemmy.world 38 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Fry giving up literal brain-boosting superworms just to prove Leela could love the real him… That’s one of the rawest character moments in the whole series. Fry doesn’t just grow—he chooses vulnerability. Peak Futurama.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 17 points 3 days ago

It's always been my favorite episode. So many great jokes in it but it's also one of those episodes that boils down to the heart of the story. Pursuit of love will make people do crazy things because it's really the only thing worth going crazy for.

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Same, I fucking laughed and sighed for that whole episode. Haven't really checked anything from the newer block of seasons for fear the writing wasn't as good.