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Family Guy: Brian & Stewie (2010)
The only episode of Family Guy that I truly love
Family Guy is a TV series that I have a lot of problems with.
For the most part, I do not find the show's humor funny. The majority of jokes in Family Guy rely on either lazy pop culture references and mean spirited jokes that don't work. This episode (for the most part) is unlike any other episode of Family Guy.
For starters, this episode contains no cutaway gags (which I am THRILLED about). One of the main things I hate about Family Guy is the terrible cutaway gags which drive away from the main plot. I know that Family Guy relies a lot more on jokes than storytelling and character development (which is mainly why I don't like the show very much), but this episode does exactly that, storytelling and character development.
There's only two characters in Family Guy that I like (for the most part), Stewie and Brian Griffin. Stewie and Brian are the only Family Guy characters that I ever found enjoyable. Stewie is easily the funniest character in the show, and I feel that Stewie's character got better as the show went on (and all the other characters got worse as the show continued). Brian is the only other Family Guy character I like (Pre Season 12). He's the voice of reason for the show and is basically a metaphor of people who want to do better but aren't very good at trying to be better (I personally believe BoJack Horseman pulls that off a lot better).
This episode of Family Guy is the only episode of the show I truly love for 2 reasons:
1. The only 2 characters from Family Guy that I like are the only characters in this episode
2. This episode is very different from the rest of the series
I'll say this first, I have mixed feelings about the first act of the episode. I loved seeing Brian and Stewie interacting with each other and even having a dramatic moment when Brian smacks Stewie (even though Stewie deserves the smack), and I liked how it showed Brian's better half when he agrees to do the thing for Stewie after he smacked him and Stewie was being unreasonable.
Now, about the thing...
The first act of this episode has a scene when Brian eats Stewie's poop from his diaper, licks his ass, and then eats up Stewie's vomit afterwards. Thankfully, this is the only bad part of the episode, the rest of the episode is much better after that scene.
The second act of this episode is when the story starts to get REALLY good. After Brian and Stewie realise that they'll be stuck in the vault for a whole weekend, they decide to get drunk. After at first being silly, they soon start to get serious. Stewie becomes harsh to Brian, which then leads to Brian becoming harsh to Stewie and eventually pulling out a gun to him. Even though Brian shouldn't have pulled out a gun at his BEST FRIEND, it is important to remember that they're both drunk in this scene. They then argue a bit longer and Stewie accidentally shoots the gun and they hide under the table and hug each other (which was a sweet moment, but also a blink and you miss moment).
The third and final act of this episode is one of the few moments in TV/Film that made me cry.
The final act of the episode shows Stewie and Brian having a serious and dramatic discussion about life, death, and purpose. Even though the scene is very serious, it does throw in humour every now and again, but the humour is realistic and sounds like witty remarks that someone would spout out in a serious discussion, so it works. At the end of the episode, Stewie tells Brian how much he means to them, they snuggle up together (which was adorable), and Brian reads David Copperfield to Stewie.
The final scene of the episode shows the vault door opening as Brian wakes up. He carries Stewie and walks out of the bank vault, after experiencing a weekend that they would never forget.
This episode is absolutely amazing, and it blew me away. I understand why some people dislike this episode, due to the disgusting moments in the first act, and the fact that a show which doesn't care about its characters suddenly wants us to care about them. I do get the negative criticism this episode receives.
I believe this episode could only be done with Brian and Stewie, and no other Family Guy characters. I personally treat this episode more like a short film than an episode of a show that I don't like very much.
I highly recommend giving this episode a watch (but only if you can handle gross out jokes and mature themes).
I give this episode a 10/10. It may have its bad moments in the first act, but the good moments of the episode more than make up for the very few bad moments.