Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q (30 Oct. 2011)

Quagmire and his friends try to talk his sister into getting away from her abusive boyfriend. But when she won't listen, they decide to take matters into their own hands.

Directors:

Dominic Bianchi, Peter Shin

Writers:

Seth MacFarlane (creator), Seth MacFarlane (developer),

Stars:

Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Seth MacFarlane	...	Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Glenn Quagmire / Dr. Elmer Hartman / Jay Leno (voice)
Alex Borstein	...	Lois Griffin (voice)
Seth Green	...	Chris Griffin (voice)
Mila Kunis	...	Meg Griffin (voice)
Mike Henry	...	(voice)
Alexandra Breckenridge	...	(voice)
Ralph Garman	...	Jeffrey Fecalman (voice)
Gary Janetti	...	(voice)
Kaitlin Olson	...	Brenda Quagmire (voice)
Alec Sulkin	...	(voice)
Jennifer Tilly	...	Bonnie Swanson (voice)
John Viener	...	(voice)
Patrick Warburton	...	Joe Swanson (voice)

Storyline

Quagmire lands in the hospital and his sister, Brenda, and her boyfriend, Jeff, rush to Quahog to nurse him back to health. As Glenn recovers he quickly realizes that Brenda is the one who needs help.

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Plot Keywords:

abusive boyfriend | character says i love you | popping pimple | deadbeat | white trash | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Television Animation, Fuzzy Door Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

User Reviews

What's going on with this show?

Two serious episodes in a row; and when I say serious, I mean unfunny. Family Guy has just become... dark. I don't know what's going on, but I think Family Guy should either end or get cancelled if they put out episodes like this (even the creator himself said he should've ended the series after season 7). If you had a hard day's night and want to watch an episode of Family Guy to cheer yourself up to, this is exactly the opposite. Remember the episode where Peter reveals to Brian that Quagmire hates Brian? They showed Quagmire's sister, who is a victim of domestic violence from her boyfriend, Jeff, and we thought this was just a one-time gag? Nope, they're back in a major role for the storyline in this episode.

It might've worked to see into the violent relationship between Brenda and Jeff, but the subject is too serious for a show that's supposed to be comedy. The only funny parts of this episode are when the cutaway gags are shown, and the jokes they throw during the plot just don't go with the serious plot. So basically, Peter, Joe, and Quagmire plan to kill Jeff, because he beats Brenda. Yeah, that justifies it! A dramatic fight happens between Quagmire and his potential brother-in-law, and Quagmire ends up murdering Jeff; yep, that's right, Quagmire is now a murderer! He should feel guilt, but no, since Joe the cop is Quagmire's friend, Quagmire will not go behind bars!

On a positive note, it does show how much Quagmire - the ladies man and pervert - cares about his sister, so much that he goes to extreme lengths to protect her; in this case, murder her boyfriend. But domestic violence is very common in this world, and it cannot be resolved by killing the perpetrator. There are no lessons learnt in this episode.