Nice episode. The best of this season, hands down. We learn something new, what Stewie really think about real world, what world baby sees. Dark and deep.
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Edvis-199712 March 2021
Review of "A Lot Going on Upstairs"
santifersan23 April 2024
Warning: Spoilers
At first, it feels like a difficult episode to follow and the music playing during the monster's appearances in Stewie's nightmares sounds louder and more annoying than usual.
However, both the music and the direction of the episode improve astonishingly from the scene in which the neighbors of Quahog have dressed up as others to convince Stewie that monsters are good, as it is a scene presented in a very cool way precisely because of the notes of the score that has been presented, not only for the clever and fun of the scene.
The second plot, on the other hand, becomes brilliant when Peter and his friends are locked in the attic by Lois. The brilliant direction of the main plot starts to stand out in that plot as well from then on.
The parts that I liked the most were the reference to the Bristol Stomp song and the musical composition that was built during the scene in which it dawns in Quahog just before Brian and Stewie woke up connected to the machine, as well as the impressive musical construction that sounded when the machine was being activated.
However, both the music and the direction of the episode improve astonishingly from the scene in which the neighbors of Quahog have dressed up as others to convince Stewie that monsters are good, as it is a scene presented in a very cool way precisely because of the notes of the score that has been presented, not only for the clever and fun of the scene.
The second plot, on the other hand, becomes brilliant when Peter and his friends are locked in the attic by Lois. The brilliant direction of the main plot starts to stand out in that plot as well from then on.
The parts that I liked the most were the reference to the Bristol Stomp song and the musical composition that was built during the scene in which it dawns in Quahog just before Brian and Stewie woke up connected to the machine, as well as the impressive musical construction that sounded when the machine was being activated.
Perfect Stewie & Brian story
jnc899915 April 2016
Warning: Spoilers
WARNING SPOILERS: do not read If you have not seen this episode
I loved this episode with its entertaining story written by Steve Callaghan, and excellent animation directed by Joe Vaux. The Story of the episode is Stewie begins having nightmares like being naked in class, having dinner with Glenn Close(voiced by herself), and screwing up the theme song saying pumpkin pie instead of laugh and cry which features a hilarious scene with some of the show's the unused gag characters(Jim Kaplan, Obie, Vern & Johnny, RJ, and Fouad) all of which involve an evil black monster with yellow-green eyes and teeth. So Brian decides to help Stewie with his problems in honestly the funniest scene in the episode by having many of the show's numerous characters dress up as each other(ex.Chris as Frankenstein, Meg as Chris, Mayor Adam West as Meg, and Opie as Quagmire)and say a rudely toot-toot. When that fails Stewie builds a machine to allow Brian to enter his sub-conscious and fight off the monster while making their way through Stewie's numerous phobias such as Tom Tucker reading "adult stuff", Three child rapists, and Farm Animals dancing with their genitals swinging in the air, before finally confronting the monster in giant fuzzball field. Brian takes the Giant Needle from a nightmare version of Dr. Hartman and throws at the monster defeating it, as the monster dies he withers away and transforms into Brian where its revealed that the source of Stewie's nightmares is him disappointing Brian. Brian tells Stewie he will always be proud of him and returns to reality. Meanwhile Peter starts hanging out in the Attic, much to Lois' chagrin. When he invites Quagmire, Joe, and Cleveland, Lois Fed up with them in the attic, nails the door shut and traps them in the attic. The men threaten to poop on Lois' wedding dress, at first she does not believe them but when they poop on the dress and break the attic door she relents and Quagmire who threw up in Peter's ass says he needs a week off from his friendship. Stewie then wakes up from this dream walks out and sees the ruined wedding dress and says the final throwaway line "There's a wedding dress out here covered in s**t". This episode along the Halloween episode are the best this season so far, I definitely recommend this episode to any Family Guy fan.
I loved this episode with its entertaining story written by Steve Callaghan, and excellent animation directed by Joe Vaux. The Story of the episode is Stewie begins having nightmares like being naked in class, having dinner with Glenn Close(voiced by herself), and screwing up the theme song saying pumpkin pie instead of laugh and cry which features a hilarious scene with some of the show's the unused gag characters(Jim Kaplan, Obie, Vern & Johnny, RJ, and Fouad) all of which involve an evil black monster with yellow-green eyes and teeth. So Brian decides to help Stewie with his problems in honestly the funniest scene in the episode by having many of the show's numerous characters dress up as each other(ex.Chris as Frankenstein, Meg as Chris, Mayor Adam West as Meg, and Opie as Quagmire)and say a rudely toot-toot. When that fails Stewie builds a machine to allow Brian to enter his sub-conscious and fight off the monster while making their way through Stewie's numerous phobias such as Tom Tucker reading "adult stuff", Three child rapists, and Farm Animals dancing with their genitals swinging in the air, before finally confronting the monster in giant fuzzball field. Brian takes the Giant Needle from a nightmare version of Dr. Hartman and throws at the monster defeating it, as the monster dies he withers away and transforms into Brian where its revealed that the source of Stewie's nightmares is him disappointing Brian. Brian tells Stewie he will always be proud of him and returns to reality. Meanwhile Peter starts hanging out in the Attic, much to Lois' chagrin. When he invites Quagmire, Joe, and Cleveland, Lois Fed up with them in the attic, nails the door shut and traps them in the attic. The men threaten to poop on Lois' wedding dress, at first she does not believe them but when they poop on the dress and break the attic door she relents and Quagmire who threw up in Peter's ass says he needs a week off from his friendship. Stewie then wakes up from this dream walks out and sees the ruined wedding dress and says the final throwaway line "There's a wedding dress out here covered in s**t". This episode along the Halloween episode are the best this season so far, I definitely recommend this episode to any Family Guy fan.
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