Great Episode:

As always Bender gets the best jokes.

NITPICKING A CARTOON:
-Why would the inhabitants of a Trinary System be made of water?

ANP

Amos, I got the irony as well.

Does Bender make any sense? He is hollow on the inside. I suppose he could use some room, but does he need all that empty sapce?

Also, where does Bender get all those cigars from? His chest is empty.

I liked the guest star emporer. He had some great lines "I will not come out his sweat glands!" "Yes yes, crying. Either that or the bone crunching."

I personally liked "Essence of Extar". The chef robot did a perfect Emeril!

>Does the crew normally pack black-tie attire for their missions? Would anybody have realized what happened to Bont had Fry worn a shirt? Add to pile of unanswerable questions.>

I guess they like to plan for every posible emergency. Also, in episode 4 (the Zapp Branigan episode) they could have used formal wear for the banquite. On a related note, could Fry have worn a T-shirt to the ceremony?

The apron is a reference to the classic Twilight Zone episode of the same name, which in turn was based on a great short story by Damon Knight. "How to Serve Man" was the title of a cookbook.

Ross--Bender's chest must be like the Doctor's TARDIS: bigger on the inside than the outside.

Or like Snoopy's dog house.
It could be that it's not as deep as we think.. it could only be as deep as half his circumfrance, and the rest is his inner workings. It could also be a replicator that allows him to produce whatever he wants.

Anyone else catch the reference to the "silence of the lambs" parody in the old critic tv show in the opening statements?

This episode was a real tear-jerker. ;-)

The shot of Fry's footprints show them one size, then suddenly much smaller. It should have been a more gradual change.

Fry and Leela were arguing in front of a picture of an Emperor, but the name plate was blank.

Nit a nit, just an observation. One of the signs next to the Emperor's chair used Egyptian characters, another used Runes.

Why was the landing pad for the spaceship so far from the city?

The best line "...and for all you know she is!" --Bender tricking Fry into thinking Leela is dead.

My dad wondered why they had to land so far away from the city, given that they've shown that the spaceship doesn't really need a pad to land on. And while we're at it, exactly WHY is the EMPEROR of the whole PLANET kept in a little BOTTLE? He must be able to compress himself really well, cuz al of the inhabitants of the planet and him look like they take up a lot more space that what's inside that bottle. And I loved Extar!

Yes! Extar was delicious!

I loved the salt on the slug bit - because if you've ever sprinkled salt on a slug or snail, they don't like it very much!!!!!!
Also liked the fact the TV chef had the "extra pair of hands" that everyone in the kitchen wished they had.

BEST DIALOGUE:

Leela: "I know you like cooking shows, but you're a robot. You don't even have a sense of taste."

Bender: "Honey, I wouldn't talk about taste if I was wearing a lime green tank top."

Well, obviously, Bont doesn't want someone to drink him.

They was a Plastic Man story where the villain, Mr. Aqua, was drunk by Woozy Winks.