[7.1/10] These three stories episodes have become a bit hit or miss for Bob’s Burgers, and this was no exception. Imagining what Louise’s future job would be isn’t a bad frame story, but the spoof themselves left something to be desired.
The John Wick spoof about Louise becoming a wedgie assassin was fine. I get a kick out of Rudy being her totally platonic roommate who needs to be avenged when Millie strikes. Turning assassinations into wedgie attacks is a cute bit, and Jocelyn is amusing as ever. But the laughs just weren’t there for this one despite the sideways take on the assassin action genre.
The Indiana Jones parody was a little better, but not by much. The funniest thing in it was less the spoof and more Louise being surprised at Tina making Jimmy Jr. the bad guy, only for Tina to explain that he hadn't shared her gum. The mix between Indiana JOnes and James Bond-esque plotting left the piece feeling a bit jumbled, though the idea of a catastrophic unreleased Boys 4 Now track was a chuckle.
The best segment was the third one, which mixes a solid Children of Men parody with some genuinely sweet ideas from Bob about his kids’ future. Him not quite remembering the movie leads to some amusing moments, and the kids’ reactions to his imagined futures for them are quite good. (I got a particular kick out of Tina objecting to only having a “small” horse farm.) The notion that their stealthy talents would help save the world (and also, coincidentally, hamburgers) is very wholesome, as is his idea that they’d choose to run the restaurant for fun afterwards. (His balance between not wanting to push the restaurant business on them but not-so-secretly being excited at the prospect of them running it together is very cute.)
But I particularly like the message at the end, that you might live an unexciting life for a while, because not every moment can be special, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do something exciting and important down the line. It’s a nice way of lifting Louise’s spirits before her assignment, and has the kernel of well-observed realism in both future-Louise’s day-to-day doldrums, but the sweetness of her family and her dad’s belief in her buoying through it all.
Overall, this one is worth watching for the third segment alone, but the first two are fairly meh despite some inventiveness in imagining Louise’s future.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2022-11-30T17:15:26Z
[7.1/10] These three stories episodes have become a bit hit or miss for Bob’s Burgers, and this was no exception. Imagining what Louise’s future job would be isn’t a bad frame story, but the spoof themselves left something to be desired.
The John Wick spoof about Louise becoming a wedgie assassin was fine. I get a kick out of Rudy being her totally platonic roommate who needs to be avenged when Millie strikes. Turning assassinations into wedgie attacks is a cute bit, and Jocelyn is amusing as ever. But the laughs just weren’t there for this one despite the sideways take on the assassin action genre.
The Indiana Jones parody was a little better, but not by much. The funniest thing in it was less the spoof and more Louise being surprised at Tina making Jimmy Jr. the bad guy, only for Tina to explain that he hadn't shared her gum. The mix between Indiana JOnes and James Bond-esque plotting left the piece feeling a bit jumbled, though the idea of a catastrophic unreleased Boys 4 Now track was a chuckle.
The best segment was the third one, which mixes a solid Children of Men parody with some genuinely sweet ideas from Bob about his kids’ future. Him not quite remembering the movie leads to some amusing moments, and the kids’ reactions to his imagined futures for them are quite good. (I got a particular kick out of Tina objecting to only having a “small” horse farm.) The notion that their stealthy talents would help save the world (and also, coincidentally, hamburgers) is very wholesome, as is his idea that they’d choose to run the restaurant for fun afterwards. (His balance between not wanting to push the restaurant business on them but not-so-secretly being excited at the prospect of them running it together is very cute.)
But I particularly like the message at the end, that you might live an unexciting life for a while, because not every moment can be special, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do something exciting and important down the line. It’s a nice way of lifting Louise’s spirits before her assignment, and has the kernel of well-observed realism in both future-Louise’s day-to-day doldrums, but the sweetness of her family and her dad’s belief in her buoying through it all.
Overall, this one is worth watching for the third segment alone, but the first two are fairly meh despite some inventiveness in imagining Louise’s future.