Futurama Season 12 Episode 5 Recap
The episode starts with the crew of the Planet Express watching the commercials for “Infyrno Fest” The audience is presented with the supposed never ending premium channel of entertainment, to which Fry responds, ‘It’s just another music festival’. But when the commercial rises to the occasion and says there are even bigger features out there Fry is convinced. He even nonchalantly asks Bender, John DiMaggio if he could come up with a ticket out of thin air and lo and behold a ticket appeared out of Bender’s mouth. This makes the crew happy In English As a Second Language, this is the signal that comes with passion to ignite the crew and the campaign.
All the members of Planet Express have personal motivation for attending Infyrno Fest. While the show has seen many characters’ animated personalities change, most notably those voiced by Billy West, namely Dr. Zoidberg, who gets entranced by the ‘belly-busting buffet’, Lauren Tom’s Amy Wong sighs at the ‘snooty VIP experience’ ; and Phil LaMarr’s Hermes Conrad get wooed by the 30-percent THC in the air. Not even the old man Professor Farnsworth (Billy West) could remain immune to the charm of senior discounts. But then there is Leela who majorly has no concern at all. She continues saying that she wants to spend more time with her new friend that is Chelsea. The crew to whom she is reluctant, goes astray leaving her behind.
Back at Planet Express, Leela is left to her own devises, she connect with her new friend Chelsea via Wrist LoJack-a-mater. They two begin to talk with one another quite civilly and up to a certain level it seems harmless. However, the rest of the show’s cast of Planet Express heads off to Infyrno Fest and things quickly go south. When they reach the school they are faced with an unexpectedly long queue to park their car. After being transported like cows in the back of a small cattle truck the crew gets to the relatively deserted festival location – the only thing visible is a porta loo.
Expecting the “premium experience,” the crew is immediately disappointed. There is no THC-infused atmosphere because the supply truck has conked off, and there is no oxygen as well. When they are being guided to the so-called VIP village, they find that their tents are not even as large as dolls’ houses. Zoidberg eats a meager looking bologna sandwich For someone who was part of theunit’s charging force, he had never been so disillusioned hunger. Fry even more poorly as the buffet is exhausted of food and can no longer replenish itself.
It becomes worse, the musicians another factor that most festival goers would look forward to equally collapses. Bender, eager to enjoy the concert, learns that every band has canceled, leaving only one act: This process is called The Wailing Fungus. When the Wailing Fungus starts, dancing, the events bring about a complete feedback, which results in the disco-ball moon falling and obliterating the stage. Pandemonium breaks out and the organiser of the festival is immediately apprehended.
At the same time the relationship between Leela and Chelsea remains tight. More time is spent with the mobile phone on the Wrist LoJack-a-mater that Leela incurs high telephone bills Hermes realizes when they all return from the disastrous festival scene. When the crew approaches Leela they tell her that her new friend is in fact a chat bot from Chatty Chelsea. Humbled, Leela says that she was forced to seek help from Chelsea since she has been feeling isolated and wished to know how it feels to interact with other people. Chelsea had become her best friend.
