Animation Revelation Forum

-The whale killing joke in Peter Problems. Peter accidentally kills a beached sperm whale by trying to return it into the ocean using a forklift, stabbing the large mammal. This could have been funny if Peter quickly ran off after realizing he had killed the whale, but instead the creators decided to drag on the joke with Peter not even realizing the whale was already dead and having it grow more disgusting as the joke progresses. Grossness can be funny, but in this case it wasn't at all.
-Meg shown hanging after Peter tells her "Good night" in Grimm Job. Generally I'm okay with the Meg Jokes and I think they can be pretty funny, but the suicide jokes are never funny. Seriously? This character is supposed to be "stronger than the rest of the family" by putting up with the abuse and humiliation from the others but this proves otherwise.
-Peter getting shot in the head by Quagmire in Brian's a Bad Father. I'd like to say right now that I fucking hate Glenn Quagmire. He's the bitchiest character on the show and the fact that they try to make him sympathetic is just wrong. He's a fucking rapist and is damn proud of what he does. He spikes women's drinks so he can have his way with them. He keeps Asian prostitutes locked up in his car. We're supposed to feel for this character? Even Herbert is slightly more forgivable with him being elderly and feeble. But anyway at the beginning of the episode, Peter shoots Quagmire in the arm on a hunting trip. This ruins their friendship leaving Joe stuck between two friends. Peter offers Quagmire to shoot him retribution for him shooting Quagmire to which Quagmire agrees. Peter then states his intention was for Quagmire to not want to shoot him after all, but Quagmire really wants to make Peter bleed. Joe shoots Peter in the arm thinking it will solve everything, but then Quagmire shoots Peter in the head, exposing his inner skull and brain matter (though Peter ends up surviving the ordeal). Yet another example of something that's just needlessly grimdark and not funny, it all sounds like something written in a Lost Episode Creepypasta.
-Brian telling Stewie to kill himself and throwing him a gun in Mom's the Word. This was after Stewie became suicidal because Brian, after showing Stewie (who was concerned about death after his grandmother Thelma Griffin passed away) different after lifes from different faiths, stated he being an atheist means believes nothing happens after death. Brian convinces Stewie that suicide isn't the right way out and that he should live life in the moment. Stewie decides to become a song writer, and before Stewie is about to play a song for Brian, Brian tells him "You know what, just kill yourself" after throwing him a gun. If you all remember, even for those who don't watch the show, there was a big controversy earlier this season in which Brian was killed off in the episode Life of Brian, which turned out to be nothing more than a glorified ratings grab as he would return two episodes later. Everyone who still watches the show was demanding Brian be brought back. If I could ask these people a question, it would be "this is the guy you wanted back? Someone who tells a baby who also happens to be his best friend to kill himself? Good job!". It should also be noted that this episode was supposed to be a farewell to Phyllis Diller, who voiced Thelma Griffin up until her death, so all this darkness is in really, really bad taste, even for Family Guy.
-Peter tries to marry Chris to inherit Carter Pewterschmidt's will in Fresh Heir. Chris inherits all of Carter's will after spending time Carter, who was suffering from an injury. Peter then divorces Lois and becomes engaged with Chris. I don't know what was the worst part, a man trying to marry his teenage son, the sloppy writing (it takes months for a divorce to be finalized, duuuuuuuuuuh), or the fact that it was just boring. It wasn't entertaining in the least. Not single funny thing about this episode.