Bender's Great New Love Interest In Futurama Season 12 Finally Breaks A Disappointing Series-Long Trend
The following contains spoilers for Futurama season 12 episode 4, "Beauty and the Bug," now streaming on Hulu
Marquita breaks the trend as Bender's best love interest in Futurama, showcasing unique agency and beating Bender. Bender's past love interests in Futurama follow a trend of being short-lived and one-note. While Bender benefits from one-off love interests for plot variety, Marquita's agency sets a new standard.
Futurama's newest love interest for Bender might be one of his best, and has a strength of concept that many others don't.. Bender has been given plenty of brief love interests over the years. While they vary in origin, characterization, and role in the universe, they share a habit of being written out of the series after their episode concludes. That's not the case for Ana Ortiz's guest role in season 12's "Beauty and the Bug," which gives her a refreshing sense of agency and individuality that many others lack.
Marquita breaks the trend as Bender's best love interest in Futurama, showcasing unique agency and beating Bender. Bender's past love interests in Futurama follow a trend of being short-lived and one-note. While Bender benefits from one-off love interests for plot variety, Marquita's agency sets a new standard.
Futurama's newest love interest for Bender might be one of his best, and has a strength of concept that many others don't.. Bender has been given plenty of brief love interests over the years. While they vary in origin, characterization, and role in the universe, they share a habit of being written out of the series after their episode concludes. That's not the case for Ana Ortiz's guest role in season 12's "Beauty and the Bug," which gives her a refreshing sense of agency and individuality that many others lack.
- 8/19/2024
- by Brandon Zachary
- ScreenRant
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