Futurama

Futurama Season 4 Episode 13

Futurama depicts the adventures of a delivery boy named Fry who gets frozen and ends up a thousand years into the future where it is the 31^st Century. He meets the crew of the Planet Express ship: Captain Leela, Bender the robot, Professor Farnsworth who is Fry’s distant relative, Doctor Zoidberg, Amy and Hermes the accountant.

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Summary

The episode starts off with the Planet Express crew attending the Olympic Games to watch Hermes participate in the limbo competition. While watching, Bender felt the need to try winning a medal too but he felt inferior to the other male robots so he impersonated as a female robot named Coilette to compete in the female competitions. Bender came first for five different challenges and received medals for his accomplishments. Although he came across a problem when his gender needed to be checked to make he was a female robot and ensure the games were fair. Professor Farnsworth gave Bender a sex change operation to turn him into a female robot. On a talk show, Coilette met a famous robot actor named Calculon and she got asked to go on a date with him. He had fallen in love with Coilette and eventually asked her to marry him. Coilette said yes but when questioned by her friends stated she was using him for the status and being a gold digger. The crew were worried about Coilette and feared her actually developing the emotions of a female robot. On the wedding day, they created a dramatic scene where Coilette dies so Bender can return back to being his old self and Calculon can give up on his love for Coilette believing that she is no longer in this world. After this experience, Bender puts up a tough persona which is like his usual self but deep down he seemed to care about Calculon.

Humour

It was funny for viewers to compare the different traits depicted by Bender and his female side, Coilette. Bender was usually greedy for money and had an attitude where he claims he did not care about anyone. However Coilette was ambitious in winning medals and developed a romance with Calculon who she had feelings for although she did not want to admit it.

Score

7/10

- Angela