Warning: Full spoilers from the episode to follow.
In this week's episode "Viva Mars Vegas," the Planet Express crew paid a visit to Mars Vegas for a wind down, courtesy of Amy and the Wong family. It was only an added bonus that Zoidberg was our protagonist for the adventure, going from rags to riches -- and then rags again.
It was actually kind of fun to see the gang all hanging out at Amy's family casino, and Zoidberg's lavish money montage had some nice chuckles, too. His "let it ride" bit proved to be one of the stronger scenes of the episode, justifying his losses by adding, "Easy come, easy go. But for one brief moment, I made everyone on Mars happy. If you ask me, that makes me a winner!" ("Category 5 loser now departing.")
But it was the Donbot's takeover of the casino that really set the story off on its way. Having Zoidberg covered in ink and subsequently turned invisible provided its fair share of clever sight gags, particularly his bathroom scene with Amy.
From there, the episode made a sharp turn into Ocean's Eleven territory as the Planet Express crew formulated a heist plan to take back the casino from the Donbot and his mob squad. The chart room sequence was the real standout here ("Um... How come we've never been in this room before?"), especially given the sheer magnitude of charts prepared by all the characters.
The heist itself had some okay moments as well. But more than the crew's various disguises, it was the Donbot's nonchalance that made it so great with lines like, "You know, I think I'll close the safe a little prematurely today," and, "I'm enjoying the casino business. You meet a lot of colorful characters."
Overall, it was a pretty fun show this week. Zoidberg, the Robot Mafia and even Amy all delivered on their respective arcs, and it was nice to see another episode where the entire crew gets involved in the story. More so than the last couple weeks, "Viva Mars Vegas" was tight, fun and had a solid amount of good laughs throughout.
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