Always let your conscience be your guide! This mainly comedic episode starts where it ends, which is always an interesting if somewhat odd way to begin. It shows a suicide/execution, with a man very eager to get to old sparky, which is quite the contrast to the opening of season one's "The Man who was Death!" Anyway, it shows us exactly where the lead is ending up. The twist of "For 'cryin out Loud" is so lame, though. Wow, so all the people were actually looking at something Marty had stuck in his ear the whole time and couldn't actually hear the ravings in his head! That's actually what the twist is, a miserable little stick of gory wood. Lame! I must admit though, didn't see it coming, so kudos the surprise I guess, something this show frequently managed to pull off so well. I've seen this one a couple of times before years ago, but didn't remember it at all, so it must not be very memorable. This episodes definitely not for me. The rock and roll themed episodes were never my cup of tea... The cast alright, with only one awesome gal and one rock star I had ever hoid of. I thought Katey Sagal was good in her bit part as a conniving banker, (his banker?! Why didn't they just have her be another con artist?) who unfortunately for her, crosses the soon-to-be totally insane Marty Slash. I think the manner of her demise, the most violent moment in the tale, was possibly lifted from Friday the 13th part 8, as that is the only other guitar slaying that I've ever seen. It sounded just like "Leela" talking! I'd recognise that voice anywhere. I thought Iggy Pop was also pretty "f*****g" amusing in a lively cameo as himself. :::3::: The to say the least, energetic performance of Lee Arenberg as a con man driven mad by his own conscience is definitely the highlight of the episode and makes it worth watching. He played a guy going crazier by the minute very well. Not really a scary kind of crazy, more campy and humorous kind. But for me he rapidly became plain annoying, and the voice is at times cheesy, but still pretty fun to watch. I'd not exactly call the guy a great actor, but he's so loud and enthusiastic it works. I find it mildly interesting how you never really know if Marty is a schizo, or if the voice is something supernatural. The spectacle of his pressure-cooker of a meltdown is certainly something to see. I'ts definitely what I like the best about this story. ::: This is basically a good episode, but I do 'em a little less retarded. Stupid, ear-splitting and obnoxious, but still one of the more enjoyably bad episodes. Thanks!
Review of For Cryin' Out Loud
