7.5 Zapp Dingbat Despite a scene featuring the one-eyed goddess almost naked and looking for some rumpy-pumpy (calm down, Internet), Zapp Dingbat is emotionally concerned with the Planet Express pilot and her mutant parents (bloody emotions!). The gang visit the Turangas as the couple celebrate their 40th anniversary only to find that all is not well within the marriage, leading to a rather hasty divorce. Her mother, Munda, who studied exolinguistics at University, and her father Morris, who wanted to surf the sewers of the world as a youth, find their passions have driven them apart. Thankfully, Munda is on hand to help out, resulting in Zapp taking a romantic interest in the tentacled mutant, much to her daughter’s disgust. After a brief dalliance, Leela’s mother becomes his translator, traveling through space with him whilst her ex surfs the sewers of the world. Both dreams fulfilled. As you can perhaps tell, this isn’t vintage Futurama. At times, it’s predictable (not in a good way) and feels very familiar (and not particularly funny) – though it’s gratifying to see the mutant world revisited again. Follow Den Of Geek on Twitter right here. And be our Facebook chum here.
