One of the few FG episodes I do not like.
The fragmented nature of Family means there is usually something to like, in this case the intro-plot in which Peter fulfils a new persona inspired by his new name (Xavier). it's so clever how the FG writers suggest these character types and cultures you actually sort of recognise. They feel familiar somehow and you don't know who you're making fun of, you just want to go along with them.
The rest of the episode is kind of painful. Not in the good way like "Encyclopedia Griffin" but in a sickly, desperate kind of way. I guess it hits a raw nerve with me as what happened to Quagmire could happen to anyone sex positive. Quagmire is an awful person, I understand that. He is more than the lecher we saw in the first seasons, he is a rapist.
But still, that doesn't carry over to this episode. What happened to him could happen to anybody and he now has to face his whole life being torn away from him for such a bogus reason.
Yeah it's all status quo in the end but the unfunny lifetime special that is his Mother arriving and coming through to him and all the excruciating moments in course are just judged badly.
The fragmented nature of Family means there is usually something to like, in this case the intro-plot in which Peter fulfils a new persona inspired by his new name (Xavier). it's so clever how the FG writers suggest these character types and cultures you actually sort of recognise. They feel familiar somehow and you don't know who you're making fun of, you just want to go along with them.
The rest of the episode is kind of painful. Not in the good way like "Encyclopedia Griffin" but in a sickly, desperate kind of way. I guess it hits a raw nerve with me as what happened to Quagmire could happen to anyone sex positive. Quagmire is an awful person, I understand that. He is more than the lecher we saw in the first seasons, he is a rapist.
But still, that doesn't carry over to this episode. What happened to him could happen to anybody and he now has to face his whole life being torn away from him for such a bogus reason.
Yeah it's all status quo in the end but the unfunny lifetime special that is his Mother arriving and coming through to him and all the excruciating moments in course are just judged badly.