How long should the finale be?
Unless a miracle(a.k.a a movie) happens or the voice actors turn out to be immortal, September 28th will probably be the last time we see the Planet Express crew ever.
This raises the question, how should they go out?
Meanwhile, in my opinion, it is the best finale and the best episode period of Futurama. I think it's gonna take one hell of an effort to top. But I think they can if they fix the one gripe I have.
Meanwhile put all of its eggs into the Freela basket with a tiny bit of Farnsworth sprinkled in. Did the gamble pay off? Yes. However, I think the whole cast deserves at least a few moments to shine each.
If they want to make each character's screen time more balanced, they have 3 options
Keep the episode the same length and have each character split screen time equally. This has the risk of making the episode feeling scattered.
Try and dedicate an episode to each character in the final season. I feel like this is what they tried to do last time with Comedy Central, but they only really got to Zoidberg in Stench and the general ensemble in Murder of the Planet Express.
Double the episode time and therefore give more screentime to characters that might otherwise be neglected. I personally think this is the best route.Even though there is a possibility it could drag, the writers proved that they can write longer stories with Benders Big Score.
What are your thoughts and what route do you think the writers should approach with this final season?