The show can even take on other genres with ease, as seen inFuturama’s horror episodes.
However, this verstility has been impacting the stakes in-universe and the subjects the show takes seriously.
InFuturama, the emotional core of the characters is at the focus of every stort.
This approach has produced some fantastic episodes.
As with many previous anthologies, the episode is a three-part parody of different types of stories.
This time, the focus is on famous literary characters targeted towards children.
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Death was a very real element of the stakes.
This helped elevate tension whenever it was needed, and could often be subverted for a laugh.
However, as time as gone on, the series has become more overtly silly and emotionally resonant.
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This might be why death changed inFuturamaand stopped being used to raise tension.
The stakes have been rendered moot by the overall goofier tone of the show.
IfFuturamakeeps using death as a punchline instead of a threat,the show risks losing active tension in stories.
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