Spoilers for “Futurama” season 11 follow.The latest “Futurama” episode, “I Know What You Did Next Xmas,” joins the canon of previous holiday episodes — “Xmas Story,” “A Tale of Two Santas,” and “The Futurama Holiday Spectacular.” Indeed, it is Xmas season (as the December holiday is exclusively known in the 31st century), and as usual for Planet Express, this Yuletide isn’t about good tidings and cheer.
They have to dodge the wrath of Robot Santa (John Dimaggio), who kills those he deems naughty.
Namely, everyone except Dr.
Zoidberg (sometimes).However, “I Know What You Did Next Xmas” is also this revival season’s first episode about time travel.
“Futurama” uses this concept only sparingly; it took 50 episodes before they first did so in “Roswell That Ends Well.” To get to the future, 20th-century everyman Fry (Billy West) had to take the long (cryogenic) path.
It’s not surprising then that “I Know What…
Read full article