[7.2/10] They packed a loooot of plot into this one. Going from an embarrassing situation/revenge scenario with Mr. Frond, to trying to complete a reciprocal revenge arrangement with Kurt the pilot, to resolving Kurt’s sibling rivalry situation with his sister is a lot. But the episode manage to tie it all together pretty well in the end. Things spin a bit out of control as the kids become more enmeshed in Kurt’s scheme, to the point that the empathy video lesson feels a bit tacked on. But it’s at least a structurally sound A-plot, even if it gets jumbled up at times.
I really enjoyed the B-plot, which sees Bob, Linda, and Teddy try to win a paper airplane competition to earn themselves an appliance or two. I love how into it Bob gets. Bob falling headlong into some hobby is always good strain of humor on the show, everything from the magical paper to his dream about meeting the fold-master was great.
And the comedy was generally solid too. I like the old pilot guy and his matter of fact side commentary. The kids acting in Mr. Frond’s video and their usual array of one-liners was fun. And Will Forte is always a treat whenver he pops up.
Overall, a bit of a sprint of an A-plot, but one that worked well enough while a silly but enjoyable B-plot picked up the slack.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2018-11-14T02:30:31Z
[7.2/10] They packed a loooot of plot into this one. Going from an embarrassing situation/revenge scenario with Mr. Frond, to trying to complete a reciprocal revenge arrangement with Kurt the pilot, to resolving Kurt’s sibling rivalry situation with his sister is a lot. But the episode manage to tie it all together pretty well in the end. Things spin a bit out of control as the kids become more enmeshed in Kurt’s scheme, to the point that the empathy video lesson feels a bit tacked on. But it’s at least a structurally sound A-plot, even if it gets jumbled up at times.
I really enjoyed the B-plot, which sees Bob, Linda, and Teddy try to win a paper airplane competition to earn themselves an appliance or two. I love how into it Bob gets. Bob falling headlong into some hobby is always good strain of humor on the show, everything from the magical paper to his dream about meeting the fold-master was great.
And the comedy was generally solid too. I like the old pilot guy and his matter of fact side commentary. The kids acting in Mr. Frond’s video and their usual array of one-liners was fun. And Will Forte is always a treat whenver he pops up.
Overall, a bit of a sprint of an A-plot, but one that worked well enough while a silly but enjoyable B-plot picked up the slack.