Love and Rocket story
"Love and Rocket" is the third episode in the fourth season of the American animated television series Futurama. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 10, 2002. The show is a Valentine's Day-themed episode that centers on Bender's relationship with the artificial intelligence of the Planet Express Ship. The subplot involves Fry trying to express his feelings for Leela thorough the use of Valentine's Day candy. The episode parodies 2001: A Space Odyssey. Directed by: Brian Sheesley. Story by: Dan Vebber.
14 total · 11 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | Bender and new Planet Express ship personality became an item. Leela mentioned about her breakup with Shawn. Amy mentioned Kif. |
| clingy girlfriend | major | Planet Express ship was clingy to Bender. |
| coping with getting dumped | major | Planet Express ship coped badly with Bender dumping she/it. |
| fear of commitment | major | Bender backed out of his relationship with Planet Express ship after she became serious about their future. |
| human vs. sentient machine | major | HAL going haywire and trying to kill everyone in 2001: A Space Odyssey was parodied. |
| romantic infidelity | major | Bender was unfaithful to Planet Express ship. |
| romantic jealousy | major | Planet Express Ship was jealous of the fembots that Bender was running around with behind her engines. |
| sentient computer | major | The Planet Express ship was run by a HAL-like AI. |
| sentient spaceship | major | The Planet Express ship behaved as a living being after being installed with a HAL-like AI. |
| the battle of the sexes | major | The story was a parody on people in a heterosexual relationship not getting along well due to stereotypical gender attributes. |