Scores:
Total - 4/10
Funny - 2/10
Memorable - 5/10
Re-watchability - 3/10
Review:
Bob's Burgers continues its slow decline from an adult-focused show with edgy humor about a family to a show for families and kids with limited laughs and a focus on preaching morals. If you doubt this, re-watch the pilot and compare it to this episode.
I'm not sure there was a single funny line in this latest episode.
The show is not even consistent with its own main characters! In this episode (no spoilers), Linda is basically a maniac dead-set on a vacation regardless of the family's well being. Bob acts totally contrary to his fondness for the outdoors from S4E1 (A River Runs Through Bob). He has also completed his journey to the stereotypical dumb white dad, something he definitely was not in early seasons. The kids are just vehicles for moving the story along. None of them are funny and several of them have become totally unlikable (Linda especially).
The movie was a huge disappointment for me too, not funny. Honestly, if you want to see Bob's Burgers in it's prime, watch the first 4-5 seasons. Or if you want a show for 6 year olds, watch the later seasons.
It's sad to see the massive change from the writing team, but they've clearly been influenced by the current zeitgeist and not charting its own course as it once did.
RIP Bob's Burger's, 2011-2022.