Reincarnation story
"Reincarnation" is the 26th and final episode of the sixth season of the animated sitcom Futurama. It originally aired on Comedy Central on September 8, 2011. This is one of the only episodes not to be animated in its regular animation style, instead featuring three different segments which each showcase Futurama "reincarnated" in a different style of animation. The plot of each segment forms part of an overall story arc, revolving around the discovery and subsequent destruction of a diamondium comet. A running joke for the episode involves a key plot point in each segment being obscured by the specific animation style, though the characters themselves express amazement over what they see. Directed by: Peter Avanzino. Story by: Aaron Ehasz.
7 total · 4 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| incompatible modes of communication | major | Story 3 was premised on communicating with aliens using their gestural language. |
| romantic love | major | Story 1 centered on Fry trying to get with Leela. |
| the need for a purpose in life | major | In story 2, upon solving the great mystery, prof Farnsworth became despondent. |
| the thirst for knowledge | major | Professor Farnsworth was trying to answer various fundamental scientific questions. |
| boredom | minor | Professor Farnsworth became depressed after he found answers to all fundamental scientific questions. |
| engaged couple | minor | Fry and Leela got engaged. |
| theory of everything | minor | The Professor found a single equation that was The Grand Unified Theory, to his own latent dismay. |