Stench and Stenchibility

The penultimate episode to this whimsical and brilliant animated series does not have us gear up for the famous finale later. Instead, we are treated to watching Dr. Zoidberg -the pathetic crab/human hybrid- find love. With a forgettable B-story about Bender Rodriguez tap-dancing or something, the real focus of the episode is Zoidberg meeting Marianne (voiced by Emilia Clarke) a human woman who makes her living selling flowers on the streets of New New York. The kicker is Marianne has no sense of smell and Zoidberg has the body odor of "a burning zoo." The whole concept is sickeningly sweet, but seeing their romance develop throughout the episode is really cute and by the end, arguably the most miserable character of the show gets his perfect fairytale ending at long last. Even though Zoidberg makes an appearance in the very next episode without his human lover by his side, this heartwarming rom-com episode preceding it definitely completes his arc.