A Farewell to Arms story
"A Farewell to Arms" is the second episode of the seventh season of the animated sitcom Futurama. It originally aired on Comedy Central on June 20, 2012 directly after "The Bots and the Bees". In the episode, an ancient Martian prophecy predicts the end of civilization in the year 3012. The episode was written by Josh Weinstein and directed by Raymie Muzquiz. The episode received a WGA Award nomination. Directed by: Raymie Muzquiz. Story by: Josh Weinstein.
9 total · 6 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | Fry and Leela. |
| choosing who dies and who lives | major | A computer decided which 30000 people who board the ancient stone spaceship headed for Mars. |
| Martian extraterrestrial | major | An ancient Martial calendar prophesied the world would end in 3012. |
| planet scorching solar flare | major | Heightened solar activity was on the verge of bringing the world to an end. |
| romantic love | major | The story centered on Fry and Leela's romance. |
| sacrifice for a loved one | major | Fry gave his arc-ship ticket to Leela so that she could live, knowing he would die. |
| disembodied head | minor | Richard Nixon's head was among the 30000 people transported to Mars. |
| interplanetary space travel | minor | There was a flight of 30000 people from Earth to Mars. |
| speculative spaceship | minor | There was an ancient Martian spaceship made of stone with no electronics. |