Quick summary of episode:
All the returning and main characters are separately invited to a dinner in their honor from a mystery host. At the beginning of the dinner one of the guests is killed, but no one knows by whom. Sounds familiar? It should. It’s pretty much And Then There Were None, but Family Guy.
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Sex Role Analysis:
- Maid of the manor they go to is a woman
- Domestic job
Worth noting:
- Intended intertextuality- this episode is clearly a reference to the book by Agatha Christie and the movie made after her novel
- If the viewer is familiar with And Then There Were None, they would pretty much know what is going to happen throughout the episode; we interpret this episode based on the book and movie
- Heavier set female character:
- “I can’t help feeling this would be sadder if she wasn’t heavy…”
- “Cant we all just be glad she’s dead?”
- Both remarks made after she died; women have less value if they do not have the perfect body/appearance
- A running joke throughout the episode
- Stewie is worried about others judging him on his appearance
- Women are stereotyped to be more worried about their appearance than men. Stewie has a bit of a blurred sexual identity in a way throughout the series.
- One of the female characters recently had her 40th birthday
- At her job as a news anchor, she was going to be replaced by a younger more attractive female anchor
- In her relationship she was dumped for a new younger woman
- Double standard: men can be older but women must be young and attractive
Shared by: Hope Duppler
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