Does Futurama's Revivial Ruin The Previous Series Finale?

By Evan Valentine – February 9, 2022 06:24 pm EST


Futurama is set to return next year on Hulu, with most of the original cast returning to their roles as the crew members of the Planet Express. but this wouldn’t be the first time that the animated series that sprang from the mind of Matt Groening has made a major comeback. In 2013, the series gave us the second of its series finales in Meanwhile, with this following the initial series finale of “The Devil’s Hands Are Idle Playthings” on Fox. With another series finale clearly coming down the pike, does the show’s return negate Meanwhile?
If you’re unfamiliar with the story of the second series finale for Futurama, Meanwhile saw Fry and Leela existing in a moment in time, with time being frozen but the two main characters living out the entirety of their lives during said moment. A major part of the series was Fry’s love for Leela, which was explored in both Meanwhile and Devil’s Hands, but the latest series finale saw both Fry and Leela growing old with one another and nearly dying of old age within the frozen moment in time. In the final moments of the finale, they are saved by Professor Farnsworth but with a twist.
In the final moments, Farnsworth reveals to Fry and Leela that they won’t remember the events of their lives outside of time, and will “relive” all the events that took place throughout the original series. Bringing back the series doesn’t negate the events that took place during Meanwhile, as the series finale has given the member of Planet Express the excuse to simply move forward and act as though these events never took place.
Of course, this leaves the relationship between Fry and Leela up in the air and it will be interesting to see what their status is when Hulu brings the series back. Meanwhile was seen by many to be the perfect series finale for Futurama but continuing on with new episodes certainly doesn’t negate the episodes that took place within it.
What is your favorite series finale of Futurama between the two? How do you see these upcoming twenty new episodes coming to a close? Feel free to let us know in the comments or hit me up directly on Twitter @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and the world of the Planet Express. 
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