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A Farewell to Arms
First aired 06/20/12
Rank: 18/124
Reviews: 114
Rating: 90%

An ancient prophecy predicts the world will end in the year 3012.

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#1 by GG

Loved it. Was laughing my ass off at the end.

GG gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#2 by Sc4tterbra1n

Excellent episode! The sci-fi and humor that I love from this series!

Sc4tterbra1n gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#3 by KernelChrill

The humor in this episode is awesome. We see Zapp and Kif for the first time this season, the relevance of Fry's pants, and an explicit parallel to the Mayan calendar. The sci-fi concept here was superb, I hope to see more like this. Plus, always good to see an episode that gives those heartstrings a good hard tugging.

KernelChrill gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#4 by Green Ham and Eggs

This was my favorite of the two episodes by far.

Green Ham and Eggs gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#5 by Dom

I enjoyed this episode ALOT, But not as close as "The Bots amd the Bees". It had surprising moments around the end, and was very.....Humurous. The Fry/Leela Hand thing was kind of stupid, but I loved the ending of it though! Their arms flowing through Space forever.......Now that is something we would see from CLASSIC FUTURAMA!

Loved the Ep!

4/5

Dom gave 4 points

21.06.2012

#6 by Sheriff

Good way to start the season!

Sheriff gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#7 by 420dude

This one "dis-armed" me.. it was so good and fun!

420dude gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#8 by Kornography

The episode itself was classic Futurama hilarity, but that ending simply had me in stitches!

Kornography gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#9 by Brock Baker

This was an episode I was skeptical about, but it turned out really well. Both episodes tonight were funny and up to par with the original run. Hope this keeps up!

Brock Baker gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#10 by Josh

Much better than i expected, i think the writers are finally adjusting. Not as good as the bots and the bees though.

Josh gave 4 points

21.06.2012

#11 by Amazing Randy

Wow. That was awesome, particularly the ending. Really funny and touching, too.

Amazing Randy gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#12 by John Pirruccello

This one was strangely great. Really high concept episode, could have worked better in a longer format or as a finale. The ending was ridiculous and oddly touching. Can't say I didn't love it though

John Pirruccello gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#13 by Julie

The writers have hit a stride with these premier episodes this season. The combination of comedy and emotion was just right in this one - nice to see the Fry/Leela romance going strong. Loved it!

Julie gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#14 by Xewie

Great episode, this season had a strong opener. I laughed my ass of when the smallest violin joke hit!

Xewie gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#15 by Pool

Simply stunning!

Pool gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#16 by Brian

Classic Futurama storyline and writing... here's hoping the rest of the season falls well behind this one.

Brian gave 4 points

21.06.2012

#17 by youcas

Fantastic story, filled with great moments

youcas gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#18 by Caiti

I have noticed the comedy central episodes are slightly more gruesome.(See: The Tip of the Zoidberg) Ripping each others arms out? It doesn't bother me, but I could see how it could bother some. I didn't like it as much as the bots and the bees, but I was disappointed when it ended, so that's always a good sign! Well done, Futurama writers.

Caiti gave 4 points

21.06.2012

#19 by Jeremy Fein

A sweet tender episode, only shows how strong Fry and Leela's Love really is.

Jeremy Fein gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#20 by ElectricZoNe

Another great episode! Futurama is having a great start to this new season. Like I've said before making characters stupider than they should be is a real episode breaker for me. But everyone seemed to be where they should be in this episode which is a huge plus for me.

ElectricZoNe gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#21 by SGB

What a great ending! Very funny!

SGB gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#22 by endy

One of my favourite episodes ever!

endy gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#23 by Beatle60

It was very funny!

Beatle60 gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#24 by yulelog

This might be my favorite season openers ever!

yulelog gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#25 by Tandy-O

Classic Futurama! Funny all the way through with great tender moments, too.

Tandy-O gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#26 by The Gromble

I was very impressed with this episode. It was funny and original, and reminded me of Futurama's original run. I especially liked the part where the box chose who could and couldn't go to Mars. Of course Bender stayed so he could loot, even with the end of the world near! It was just a great episode overall.

The Gromble gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#27 by Gorky

Probably the best Fry/Leela episode since "The Late Philip J. Fry"--and the end-of-the-world craziness was equally entertaining. This is the kind of sci-fi-balanced-with-shippiness story that was sorely missing from a lot of season six; it was great to see that delightful combination back in full-force.

Gorky gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#28 by Jaytch

This episode had a "big-time" feel to it, and it was loaded with laughs and heart. Classic Futurama.

Jaytch gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#29 by Boba

Epic hilarity.

Boba gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#30 by Vidsub

I had high hopes for this one, but it dissapointed. Like alot of newer episodes, it felt rushed. This storyline needed more time, at least an hour long episode. Also, I really disliked the Tron Legacy joke. Why would they be talking about that movie 1000 years later. Dont get me wrong, I didnt hate the episode. There were funny parts and I enjoyed the stuff with Fry's pants, I just didnt enjoy it nearly as much as Bots and bees

Vidsub gave 3 points

21.06.2012

#31 by !iMmOrTaL!

One thing that certainlly hasn't changed is the writers torturing us with the development between Fry and Leela.
Still, it's one that we will love as part of their saga!

!iMmOrTaL! gave 4 points

21.06.2012

#32 by killuck

Loved that zapp was included, didn't think we'd see him the debut episodes!

killuck gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#33 by Randy

This one had it all.
It was simply a joy to view... three times in a row.

Futurama for President.

Randy gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#34 by renbutler

Okay, that was much better than the other premiere! Lots of laughs throughout. So the premise was far-fetched, even for a fantasy/sci-fi cartoon. But the last shot of the arms drifting away capped the hilarity with some emotional punctuation. I hope the season is more like this than like Bots/Bees.

renbutler gave 4 points

21.06.2012

#35 by BenderFriender

Futurama's back, classic style!

BenderFriender gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#36 by Catface

Solid episode. Once again, way too many duds, and nowhere near the quality of pre-cancelation, but solid.

Catface gave 3 points

21.06.2012

#37 by lookie

In my opinion, both these episodes were up to the standard of the old episodes. These were superb.

lookie gave 5 points

21.06.2012

#38 by Bernard

Exciting story, great jokes, emotional ending. A first rate start for this season's Futuramas with these 2 episodes.

Bernard gave 5 points

22.06.2012

#39 by Lamusiqe13

This episode was very funny, and very moving... much better than The Bots and the Bees. And from Josh Weinstein... he was one of my two least favorite Futurama writers before now (the other being Michael Rowe) but now, I'm actually looking forward to his episodes. AMAZING!!!

Lamusiqe13 gave 5 points

22.06.2012

#40 by Tim

Great mix of humor and sci-fi!

Tim gave 5 points

22.06.2012

#41 by The Magical Dreamer

A wonderful episode -- I loved the absurdity of the Mars/Earth near collision thing. As well as the Cheif Martian.

In the past I've complained about gruesomeness when characters get dismembered...I cringed when it happened. But the payoff was as beautiful as it was grotesque.

The Magical Dreamer gave 5 points

22.06.2012

#42 by Ben

Another average Episode. Of course "average" Futurama is better than anything else on TV.

Ben gave 3 points

22.06.2012

#43 by Tanya

One of the best episodes (though not as good as "The Late Philip J. Fry"), especially if you like a good Fry and Leela story surrounded with crazy sci-fi. Gives me high hopes for the rest of the season!

Tanya gave 5 points

22.06.2012

#44 by staniel

I'm already loving this new season! This episode in particular was fantastic!

staniel gave 5 points

22.06.2012

#45 by Tom_Apples

The writers of Futurama now are making everything emotional. Season 6 was a tearjerker due to lack of funny jokes. But Season 7 may now be a tearjerker due to emotion.
Bender no longer seeing his son again(maybe), Fry and Leela thinking they will be apart from each other forever again(Same thing with one of their arms each).
5/5 rating.
Beautiful.
:,)

Tom_Apples gave 5 points

22.06.2012

#46 by themoirae

Not enough laughs and some random unexplained events (such as why Fry and Leela's arms tore apart so easily?) made this episode hard to like. The "rock of kajigger" remark made me laugh hard enough to grade this one a 3.

themoirae gave 3 points

23.06.2012

#47 by Retard Above

They right inbewtween the gravitational pull of two revolving planets...It would pull anyone's arm off.

And there were a lot of laughs! Plenty!

Retard Above gave 5 points

23.06.2012

#48 by Miss Vicky

I don't mind if Futurama sometimes has more far-fetched scientific ideas, as long as it's entertaining and funny and this episode was (surprisingly sweet, too, considering all the limbs getting torn off) Also, Mars heading for Earth I think could be based on that 50's sci-fi movie "When Worlds Collide". I loved both episodes!

Miss Vicky gave 5 points

23.06.2012

#49 by Blarg

An excellent followup to the season premiere. great laughs, great story, great everything.

Blarg gave 5 points

23.06.2012

#50 by Ryan

A good episode that tried to hit the beats of a more sentimental one, but seemed kind of forced. It still worked on the whole.

Ryan gave 4 points

23.06.2012

#51 by Carmen

Everything I want from Futurama in one episode - epic!

Carmen gave 5 points

24.06.2012

#52 by phillipjcye

Another good episode. Thought the story could have been stretched out as a dvd movie though. Think how epic that would be. But still a fab episode.

phillipjcye gave 4 points

24.06.2012

#53 by Zinc Saucier

Interesting take on the end of the world story. Fry was funny in this one

Zinc Saucier gave 5 points

25.06.2012

#54 by Nitrou$

I loved the arms popping out...lol.
Another solid episode!!!

Nitrou$ gave 5 points

25.06.2012

#55 by bbr

wasn't brilliant and wasn't bad. avarage, but I enjoyed it more than the previous episode. like gore and Fry-Leela relationsheep

bbr gave 3 points

25.06.2012

#56 by BeckyBot9000

A great episode, love the way the story built and the twist towards the end (about Mars). The more I think about their arms popping out, the more I laugh!

BeckyBot9000 gave 5 points

25.06.2012

#57 by 4LegsGood

I loved the martian stuff and the ship and Zapp, but the Leela/Fry sappiness is just getting old. I can only hear Fry whine about her so many times and still care. I have no problem with the writers playing them on again/off again, but please stop with the sap.

Other than that (significant portion), it was a fun episode.

David

4LegsGood gave 3 points

26.06.2012

#58 by Another Reviewer

Loved the shippy part. At last Fry and Leela are committed to each other. Thank you, Josh Weinstein.

Another Reviewer gave 5 points

26.06.2012

#59 by thomasgyongy

Great episode with a lot of laughs.

thomasgyongy gave 5 points

26.06.2012

#60 by BigBadBrad

I loved this episode! Keep 'em coming, Futurama!

BigBadBrad gave 5 points

26.06.2012

#61 by jerkbot

Josh's best episode ever!

jerkbot gave 5 points

27.06.2012

#62 by Csatrad

Loved every second of it! Already watched twice but not last! I love Leela's ponytail and that they didn't destroyed the story with too much love but it's still there so you know whats up. Perfectly ballanced Long live for the writers, bless em all!

Csatrad gave 5 points

27.06.2012

#63 by Jason

futurama rules!

Jason gave 5 points

27.06.2012

#64 by Scooty-Puff Sr

excellent episode, loved it when fry and leela's arms floated off into space

Scooty-Puff Sr gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#65 by hurtfelt

This was the perfect mix of topical and hilarious

hurtfelt gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#66 by Lebron MVP

Its not a good episode, but not bad neither.

Mars appearance is bad shown.
Where is mars vegas? mars university and all that mars iconic places in an episode where mars is supposed to be destroyed?

The story is not that addictive like other episodes. Its a 5 of 10 my rating.

Lebron MVP gave 3 points

28.06.2012

#67 by 13th

loved it. Don't get why so many people disliked the ending, not sure what a better alternative would've been.

13th gave 5 points

29.06.2012

#68 by Segfau

A classic Futurama episode with lot science/history references.

Thought, I think the plot could be better, everything happened too quickly and it hadn't any really smart joke.

A solid 4 for this one.

Segfau gave 4 points

29.06.2012

#69 by CesiumAdam

An all-around great episode! I loved the Fry/Leela story, but I also love that Nixon and Zapp are getting bigger roles again. Futurama seems to be on a roll this season.

CesiumAdam gave 5 points

29.06.2012

#70 by Sure Win

Good doubleheader

Sure Win gave 5 points

29.06.2012

#71 by Malfarious

A solid episode, but a little over the top. Upsetting to see yet another heart-strings episode, and so soon. Would have improved if going for straight jokes.

Malfarious gave 3 points

29.06.2012

#72 by Conroy

Awesome episode, great story!

Conroy gave 5 points

30.06.2012

#73 by Hoot Hoot

One of my favourite episodes of the second run of Futurama. This episode was fast paced, but didn't feel rushed and I enjoyed most of the jokes. A point should be made on the quality of the animation in this episode, because it was superb. I find that these grand, sweeping "epic" type storylines have become sort of a clich� for futurama now - the PE crew have been involved in so many plots that affect the earth on a planetary scale that by rights they should all be internationally famous heroes. That said, I still enjoyed this one a lot and I feel like the writers are hitting a new stride.

Hoot Hoot gave 5 points

30.06.2012

#74 by DeBest

I really loved this episode. Not in the all-time top 10, but one of those great Futuramas with an epic sci-fi story but also emotional. I also agree with other reviewers here that the animation on this one (and the other new ones this season) is pretty amazing.

DeBest gave 5 points

30.06.2012

#75 by andy

One of the best stories in futurama history

andy gave 5 points

01.07.2012

#76 by Snarf

Classic Futurama.

Snarf gave 4 points

04.07.2012

#77 by Ireal

Managed to be current, but still sci-fi. Fantastic.

Ireal gave 5 points

05.07.2012

#78 by MariLuWho

Really fantastic episode! This season rocks.

MariLuWho gave 5 points

05.07.2012

#79 by The Futurama Critic

A very nice "end of the world" episode! It was hilarious, although, it felt a bit rushed at some places. Still, very enjoyable episode! Gonna make sure to watch it again December 22! WOO! 8.5/10

The Futurama Critic gave 4 points

07.07.2012

#80 by Sender

Good, but I didn't like it how Fry and Leela's arms broke off at the end.

Sender gave 4 points

08.07.2012

#81 by DianaSultana

Super funny + really moving = classic Futurama!

DianaSultana gave 5 points

08.07.2012

#82 by jeremy

How good was the animation in this one? Some parts were breathtaking.

jeremy gave 5 points

08.07.2012

#83 by ToddK

I didn't like the arm thing either, It seems they went way out of their way to do it. What no one mentioned was the return of the cloned body of agnew! ARRRRGGGGHHHH!

ToddK gave 4 points

09.07.2012

#84 by Permeable

At least they acknowledged agnew was a clone. I thought that was funny.

Permeable gave 5 points

13.07.2012

#85 by BringerOfPie

One of the most ambitious post-revival episodes but also one of the most well done ones. Great humor throughout, lots of crazy ideas, kept the Fry/Leela relationship going instead of ignoring it like last season. So much goodness was crammed in that I'm not even miffed by the rushed ending.

BringerOfPie gave 5 points

15.07.2012

#86 by alex

loved it!

alex gave 5 points

15.07.2012

#87 by ZappAttack

Just a great episode all around. Loved the emotional aspects amidst all the end of the world craziness. Enjoying the whole season so far!

ZappAttack gave 5 points

16.07.2012

#88 by timothy

Best eepisode so far in a stellar season!

timothy gave 5 points

17.07.2012

#89 by DTP

Much better than bots and the bees in my opinion. Seems like there was much more sci-fi substance in this topic. And this is a good example of a pop culture episode that works well within the Futurama universe even if you don't know what they're referencing (unlike that god-awful iphone episode. Ughh...)

Anyways, the episode was pretty decent. Good sci-fi moments, some good comedy, but the ending was poorly thought out. Scruffy saved her with a ladder? Okay, that's fine, but they never used to do off screen endings in the original run. Just seems lazy.

The arms getting ripped off was a little too much. Just seemed like gore for the sake of gore. However I did like the end scene. It actually felt like an ending to an old Futurama episode.

All in all, better than the first episode, but still not as good as the originals, or even some new series classics like "Late Philip J Fry".

DTP gave 4 points

27.07.2012

#90 by Baconator

Fantastic episode. Really enjoying this season.

Baconator gave 5 points

27.07.2012

#91 by tillicho

The pacing of this episode was perfect, it neither rushed nor dragged

tillicho gave 5 points

28.07.2012

#92 by Sweet Zombie Jesus

I've never been a fan of the "touchy feely" episodes which most other Futurama needs eat up so this was not a great episode for me. I found it very dry and not at all funny for the most part. A few good laughs at Zapp as always but that's about it.

Sweet Zombie Jesus gave 2 points

28.07.2012

#93 by lee lemon

This could be the emmy episode. It's that good.

lee lemon gave 5 points

29.07.2012

#94 by FuturamaFan

I'm all for the "touchy feely" episodes if done well, but it has been done far better in past Futurama episodes. The Fry/Leela has been beat to death so many times that it's getting inherently for the writers to make those kinds of moments work. Not that it's impossible, but it'll just take some really good writing.

The episode has a whole was conceptually better than Bots and Bees in my opinion. However, some of the jokes were a little weak, and the thing with the arms was a bit much to me. If I could rate it a 7.5 I would, but I can't, so a 4/5 should do.

FuturamaFan gave 4 points

29.07.2012

#95 by MorboReports!

I think this season of Futurama is really strong and this episode is one of the best, next to the one about Leela's mother. I'm also pleased the writers seems to be paying more attention to the Fry Leela relation. Morbo is pleased!

MorboReports! gave 5 points

29.07.2012

#96 by terwilliger

At least the Fry/Leela relationship sems more stable now. That's something.

terwilliger gave 5 points

29.07.2012

#97 by Bigsi

funny that the worls is ending so much

Bigsi gave 5 points

09.08.2012

#98 by errrrrric

My new favourite episode.

errrrrric gave 5 points

12.08.2012

#99 by Heuman.

Luved dis epizode, it waz liek awsum.

Heuman. gave 5 points

17.08.2012

#100 by Woohooo!

This is Futurama at peak form!!!

A masterful piece of entertainment!

Bravo.

Woohooo! gave 5 points

19.08.2012

#101 by john. c

This is how you stay current without pop culture references.

john. c gave 5 points

20.08.2012

#102 by WHOOPEEE!

This was the 'REAL' 100th episode (not counting the DVD movies) and it did let down.

It was awesome!

5/5.

WHOOPEEE! gave 5 points

24.08.2012

#103 by brown or silver

It was really good, but I hope these episodes stay in moderation. Not too shippy, please.

brown or silver gave 5 points

24.08.2012

#104 by Spice Weasel

I'm shouldn't be surprised this episode has a high rating like it does because as soon as the writers put in sappy emotional "heart tugs" people seem to eat it up.

Unfortunately the episode provided much in the way of gags and the only reason I can give it a 2 is because of the badger and some funny one liners from Zapp.

Spice Weasel gave 2 points

06.09.2012

#105 by jermain

Spice Weasel, if people lap up emotional episodes, how come Fun on a Bun is only 81%?
Anyway, I loved this episode. Zapp was hilarious, and it had the best plot this season.

jermain gave 5 points

09.09.2012

#106 by Sidney

I would've been happy if this had been the Emmy episode. Extremely well done.

Sidney gave 5 points

19.09.2012

#107 by kaka

Mr Weinstein is a god.

kaka gave 5 points

27.09.2012

#108 by Lisa

Absoutely amazing! A really vague but funny starting with fry's lucky(and ONLY) pants ending with the end of 'the world'. Something you should really have watched!(or two times, three, ten...)

Lisa gave 5 points

10.12.2012

#109 by Fat Old Kev Smith

On the set of Mallrats

Fat Old Kev Smith gave 5 points

22.12.2012

#110 by Captain

Simply the best episode of season 7-A!

Captain gave 5 points

19.04.2013

#111 by lovelasss

nothing special

lovelasss gave 1 point

05.09.2013

#112 by Garry

This was an epic ep! I like it because it has a combination of that good ol' Futurama emotion and a ton of great jokes and visuals. Not the best ever episode, but a great one.

Garry gave 5 points

15.10.2013

#113 by Tobz

Good episode.

Tobz gave 4 points

14.01.2015

#114 by Lewis

A great episode but can't help feeling that the writers did this episode to progress the relationship between Leela and Fry.

Lewis gave 5 points

16.02.2016

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