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The Goldbergs: A Peck of Familial Love (2022)
Just Another Network Show
All of these episodes have been the same for the last season. Erica does / says something bad, Geoff gets offended/ sad- they make up. Adam and Bria have a problem, Beverly meddles in it somehow, Adam offends Beverly, Adam has to apologize to them both.
The timing is so bad, the pace is horrible. No real drama, it is like they flandarized every character to the max. The Goldbergs was such an awesome show because of the fun plots and idea- and now it is just like every other family-based show. Those "whacky" one liners, everyone's acting is the same. They used to have diverse acting methods- you can't differentiate Erica's acting from Adam's. I mean, what was with Erica making fun of Geoffs family? Yeah it used to be funny but she just rags on him and he's a doormat. That's the joke. Adam's friends are those "whacky" characters that add nothing to the story and are just Disney Channel oddballs.
It's upsetting and the show used to be so special because a real talented guy was behind it. I bet now they use the same writers "The Conners" had. They're all the same show now. And of course, Jeff Garlin and George Segal being gone is had. Segal was tragic, and added so much magic. I can't speak on Garlin, but he was pretty much the last comedic character who got a few laughs. But again, he just got boiled down to "lazy dad who likes to eat".
I can't see this show coming back. It had a good run with its first few seasons, and this episode was the last straw for me.
Family Guy: The Birthday Bootlegger (2021)
Best + Most Normal of The Season!
This episode both had nice plots, and Peter had one suited to him. But, where did the other bosses go? Did they ever explain that? Luckily there was little Doug, but still enough to be annoying. Seriously, why do they keep putting him in episodes? Unbearable. But, there was a few very good laughs. Like Stewie as an old man.. that was hilarious. They need to get a Joe episode going!! He is hilarious and they don't give Peter AND the guys much screentime anymore. I didn't feel disappointed after watching this and was very happy.
Family Guy: Cootie & The Blowhard (2021)
Meh.
I always hope with every new episode of family guy, they will bring back some magic. The best partt about this episode was that it didn't suck. It wasn't dreadful to watch, Peter singing black Betty was amusing and catchy.
My main complaint is the way they changed all of the characters this season. They have boiled down Chris to a masturbator, they aren't even subtle funny jokes anymore! It is just straight out with no humor involved. Stewie has become only some toddler. I love Chris Parnell, but his character is somewhat insufferable. What happened to the Stewie-Brian plot lines? Lately it is just Brian calling out, or 'fixing' Stewies problem. There hasn't been an adventure in seasons, let alone any mention of time travel! Give him that good mix of genius AND baby, I'm honestly getting sick of these toddler plotlines. Brian has been sidelined and boiled down to some dog to only be the voice of reason for Stewie. Lois has become crazy and insufferable, or some netrual character. Even though Peter is the main star of these plot lines, it seems as if he is gone most of the episode. And Quagmire... jesus. He has been pushed to the side MAJORLY and only used as a crazy cat guy. Where is his creepy plot lines? Theyre offensive sure, but they're funny. They're what make family guy, well, family guy. Before now they always pushed the barriers of comedy, and PC standards. Now they've given into them. Where is Joe and Cleveland? They're only here for a couple of minutes. Bring them in! This episode overall was enjoyable, but the quality makes you feel incomplete.
Family Guy: Family Cat (2021)
Mixed Feelings
I really loved the beginning, as we need more Peter, Joe, Quagmire and Cleveland!! Not enough of them this season. I love cats, and I enjoy the humor. Brian not being believed because of his nature and Meg standing up for herself in little spurts that goes no where are tropes that are WAY too overplayed. They aren't bad or boring, I've just seen them way too much. This wasn't a bad episode at all, this was just all replayed tropes. The Griffins get a new animal, Brian hates them, deviates a plan, no one understands it and way prefers the new animal, and the animal turns out to be evil in the end. Season 19 has been better in the second half, not outstanding by any means. I like this episode.
Family Guy: Customer of the Week (2021)
Ugh
Yeah... what?!? By the promos, I was excited for the Stewie sideplot. But there was none! The beginning gave me hope.. the middle not so much.. at the end, "that was it?!" The normal (and great) Family Guy format is there is a plot that doesn't relate to the main theme, but it is a bridger. Then, it splits off into two different stories. This missed all of that. There was no first plot, it just jumped right in. There was no bridge, and there was only one story. This was a plot that wasn't strong on its own. Peter could've tried to rival Lois, it could show what went on at home with Lois not around. The beginning was good, as it showed reality and a difference of plots. If it had kept like that, it would've been awesome! To add, it kept skeeming over. It went too fast, there was no one focused storyline. They could've gone in with the kidnapping.. they could've done a prision one (although they've done a lot of those..), but no. It kept moving, way too fast. I always go in with the highest of hopes in these episodes, and this was more than a let down. This was confusing... and bad. Lois episodes are rare and not as hated as Meg episodes, so they could have done a lot. But nope.
Family Guy: PeTerminator (2021)
Truly Amazing!
My problem with recent episodes is they feel 10 minutes long, whereas season 8 episodes feel 40 minutes long! This one hit the season 8! All of the jokes blended into the plot and did not feel forced. The best episodes are when you are confused in the beginning :) I only take one star off because the ending was so anti-climatic, but it was sure as hell funny!
Family Guy: And Then There's Fraud (2021)
No Great Moments
Both of the plots were interesting. They weren't cringey or overly political. Megs' gag had potential! It could've been so funny but it wasn't executed properly. But, there were no funny moments. Stewie's face made me chuckle but not seriously laugh. Yes, the Hudson Brothers were annoying. I don't think Conway Twitty went on that long! There was no great set up either. I always want the new episodes to be great and funny but this, wasn't good. It wasn't terrible, but not great.
Family Guy: Fecal Matters (2021)
Good Plotline
I wish they had done more with Brian being a cat because that is where most of the laughs were. Peter's plotline definitely was more interesting and full of quick jokes that weren't very funny but appreciated. Everything in total made it an enjoyable episode, free of controversy or any plot that didn't make sense. Loved the ending!
Family Guy: The First No L (2020)
Great Episode
Way better than the last Christmas episode, it did have a few gags that I appreciated and a couple funny ones. It was an interesting enough plot where it didn't have to rely on jokes. Compared to the other episodes I am just grateful this isn't politics. It makes it so uncomfortable to watch with family! No, this was no season eight episode but it seems like a savior compared to the others. The grinch scene.. the ending.. the beginning.. almost every part of it was either funny or realistic.
Family Guy: Meg's Wedding (2020)
Amazing!
I am so happy with this episode. A lot of the jokes were old family guy and amazing. I started crying laughing when Peter started doing the macarena. Meg's plot wasn't too interesting but bearable with all of the jokes. The only good cutaway though was the first Peter one. I'm happy about the outcome of Meg's Wedding and loved the Peter parts. He just looked so funny. Love it!