Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane, This is Us, Stewie, Stewie and Brian, Animated Television
The last two episodes of ‘Family Guy’ have been amazing.
“It’s quite possible that MacFarlane realizes the only way people will still talk about the show is by creating offensive and grotesque content. He may still bring in revenue, but it is destroying the legacy of what was once the most funny and relevant animated show on television.”
At first, one is led to believe that Brian was just doing what dogs always do. But the episode reveals that Brian knew what he was doing and killed the bear because he is jealous that this stuffed animal, which isn’t even alive, is taking up all of Stewie’s attention. At first, Brian is shocked that Stewie is acting like a family member has been murdered. However, he soon becomes sensitive to Stewie’s feelings and follows him to Vermont up a mountain to scatter Stewie’s ashes.
Last week’s episode, “Send in Stewie, Please,” continues Seth MacFarlane’s love of vulgar shock — but it is actually humorous (in a very dark way) this time when we see Stewie let his psychologist die of a heart attack without helping him. It ends up that he saves Dr. Pritchfield (voiced by Ian McKellen) from receiving some awful heartbreaking news.
Stewie’s conversation with Dr. Pritchfield about his insecurities, fears, and hangups makes the viewer analyze themselves. It’s quite interesting how Stewie soon becomes the psychologist who analyzes Pritchfield. Through this, we learn that everybody has their issues, even rich doctors. The conversation also deals with relationships in the LGBT community; Dr. Pritchfield is involved with a much younger boyfriend. How does their relationship work? Perhaps, it doesn’t. And Stewie makes Pritchfield realize this.
Stewie reveals more of himself to Pritchfield than he has ever shown to anyone else. So, when the doctor is having a heart attack and needs his medicine, Stewie realizes he has a way out; he ignores Pritchfield’s request to hand him his pills. In writing, this may seem cruel. In the context of the show, however, you realize that Stewie is doing both himself and the doctor a favor.
