Blagsnarst, a Love Story
| "Blagsnarst, a Love Story" | |
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| American Dad! episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 11 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Chris Bennett |
| Written by | Wes Lukey |
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| Production code | 8AJN22[1] |
| Original air date | September 21, 2014[1] |
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"Blagsnarst, a Love Story" is the third and
Plot
On the way to work, Stan Smith (Seth MacFarlane) gets annoyed by Roger's surprise entrance, lack of disguise and clinginess which affects the entire family. Accompanying Francine on a trip to the mall, Roger picks up a pheromone trail and follows it until he finds a crashed spaceship with a female alien (Kim Kardashian) who was also attracted by his scent.
They take her home to meet Stan, who becomes afraid that the
Pulling over at a gas station, Roger calls the CIA to turn her over at a bed and breakfast for them. Stan gets word of the CIA on their trail and he admits that he called them as they can be heard approaching. Stan points out that she can lead them back to the family and Roger takes her away and proposes they go their separate ways. Handing her cash, he leaves her behind as Bullock spots her dog disguise from a helicopter and attempts to intercept her after it falls off as Roger cheers her on. But when the CIA corners her, he decides to intervene by building a high-powered rifle out of stones, sticks and his bubble gum. He manages to shoot down a tree which crashes onto the copter. As they leave together, she continues with her future plans together until Roger bails out of the car and it crashes in flames. The female alien crawls out as the fire burns off her fur, revealing a curvy woman in a fur bikini who walks away from the wreckage. The episodes ends with the reveal that the entire story (and the series on FOX) is found in a book Stan is reading from, ending with how Kim Kardashian was born.
Meanwhile, in prison, Marylin Thacker is executed for the murder of her husband. Her son returns to the family home in sadness as he prepares for an election as attorney general. As his son is hit by a car outside, he discovers a secret hiding place under the floorboards containing The Golden Turd. Ignoring everything else in his life, he calls Wyatt Borden (voiced by Paul Reubens), a wealthy chemical dumper that pledges to help him and even make him president one day.
Production
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In September 2013, it was revealed that Kim Kardashian would appear in an upcoming episode as a "love interest" for Roger.[2]
Reception
"Blagsnarst, a Love Story" first aired on
Critical reception for "Blagsnarst, a Love Story" was mostly positive. Alasdair Wilkins of The A.V. Club gave this episode an A− stating: "The episode features Kim Kardashian, a move that should feel like shameless stunt-casting, except she’s on hand to play a furry pink alien; this is in keeping with American Dad’s admirable habit of reeling in impressive guest voices and casting them in unrecognizable roles. The episode features Roger and Stan at their most casually sociopathic, yet both find just enough hidden emotional depth for the episode to not feel completely mean-spirited."[4]
On TV.com, this episode has a rating of 8.3 out of 10, based on 34 votes.[5]
On IMDb.com, this episode has a rating of 7.1 out of 10, based on 413 votes.[6]
References
- ^ a b http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20140826fox20/
- ^ "Kim Kardashian to Guest on Final FOX American Dad - IGN". 20 July 2014 – via www.ign.com.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 23, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Good Wife' & 'American Dad' Adjusted Up; '60 Minutes' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ^ "Headed to a new network, American Dad remains TV's most lovably shocking show". TV Club. 20 October 2014.
- ^ "American Dad! - Season 9, Episode 23: Blagsnarst, a Love Story - TV.com". Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- ^ "Blagsnarst, a Love Story". IMDb. 21 September 2014.
External links
- "Blagsnarst, a Love Story" at IMDb
