Okay, so this story's finished, but I said that I would write a bit about "The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair". So here it is. Oh, and if you didn't catch last Sunday's episode, DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU WANT TO SEE SPOILERS!
Okay, first just let me say that I was kinda disappointed. I mean, I knew that there would be Stewie's subplot, but I felt that neither plot got the time that they deserved. Both plots were good, but I wish Seth had made them into 2 separate episodes rather than this. With that said, I did enjoy Stewie being evil again (through his clone). And since it was kinda implied at the end that Brian shot the wrong Stewie, I can't wait to see what happens in the future. But I wanna talk more about the Meg/Joe plot, since that's what this fic was all about.
The first thing I noticed right off the bat was Bonnie going over to the Griffins' and asking Lois to watch Joe and Susie. I totally nailed that one! I also noticed that Quagmire had a one-liner. Quagmire was nowhere to be found in "Meg Loves Joe". And that's where the episode starts, whereas my version starts at the Swansons' with Bonnie getting ready to leave. I also kinda got the part where Lois says she'll help, then pushed it on Meg (though my version's a little different). And Peter wasn't involved whatsoever; remember, I have Peter act all stupid and be like "who's Joe" (because he is retarded, after all). And Meg was reluctant to help, whereas in my fic she was the one who brought it up (after the family forgot about Joe).
You know, unlike all other Family Guy episodes, this one only had two cutaway gags. My fic had, like, one. I haven't mastered writing funny cutaway gags yet. But I did like it when Peter stole Meg's cutaway. Seeing him dressed like that...that was so wrong (and gross)! Oh, and I forgot about Meg actually helping Joe with things other than Susie, like her stretching his legs or getting his juice box. I thought it was funny that Joe bit Meg; what, is he part dog? LOL. Anyway, losing focus. Let's see...oh, I loved Joe's car, like his gas and breaks. Of course, that's not how it works but it was funny. Looked like a pain in the ass. I didn't show Joe driving in this fic, but my next one I will (that's right, another Joe fic coming hopefully soon). And it helps to see Joe driving, so that I can remain consistent with the show. Oh wait, hold on...I've got a question:
"Is Lady Gaga a douche?" That was probably my favorite line in the whole episode! God, I hope she doesn't get pissed when she hears that.
So Meg actually goes cuckoo when Joe drives her to school. In my fic, it was seeing what a good dad he is (that's something I'm gonna hit later). And it's actually another kid who plants the idea in her head. I see I got the part where she makes breakfast for him (okay, I knew about that because of a pic I saw on Family Guy Wikia). I also got that she arrived early, to Joe's surprise. But didn't barf when seeing her (though he did ask about the dress); if fact, he doesn't seem to act towards her the way the other characters do. I also got where Meg starts calling him "Joe (only it happens later in my fic). I had no interior dialogue in my fic, but that would've been fun to write. Oh, and did Joe just think "****"? For some reason, that surprised me (I was also surprised to hear Bonnie say it later). Meg thought they were married, which I got but I really didn't say that in my fic. Oh, and I loved Patrick Stewart as Susie's inner voice! I hope he does more of that in the future.
Okay, I did not have Meg where Bonnie's clothes or call Joe "honey". That seems a little too weird. I also didn't have Bonnie call Joe while she was gone; guess I thought she was having so much fun without him (actually, I just didn't think of it). "Has Joe died?" What! Oh, and I loved Peter prank calling Joe, even though it's mean since Peter's Joe's best friend. Why didn't I think of something funny like that? Oh yeah, 'cause I'm not Seth MacFarlane. I was so excited that Meg snuck into Joe's room and stole his gun, kinda like in my fic. And I noticed that Joe's pants were laying on the floor. In my fic, Joe throws his clothes in the floor (gee, he's kinda a slob). I also noticed (I notice a lot of small things), that Joe's wheelchair is not parked beside his bed (uh, I keep my chair beside my bed...I thought everyone did), and his gun is not under his pillow (close though, it's in the drawer). Joe didn't notice Meg in his room, just like in my fic (but in my fic, he eventually notices *evil laugh*). I never thought that Meg would steal Joe's car, drive to Maine, plant the gun in Bonnie's bag, and drive home. Nor did I think to write about Bonnie while she was away. And I can't believe she was trying to smuggle coke. Bonnie's turning out to be a bad girl. :)
So, Joe's the one that takes Meg out, not the other way around. Interesting. I didn't think she's want to have a baby with him, at 17. But she wanted to have sex with him in my fic, and what does making babies require? Hmmm? And she made the comment about making love. Meg breast feeding Susie was kinda gross and weird. No wonder Joe freaked out! I have a strong imagination, but not that strong.
I didn't write about the Kool-Aid guy. Wait, so is he, like, dead now. Will we see him again, or is he really dead? I like the Kool-Aid guy.
So, Joe's the one to tell Meg's parents about her crush. But Meg does admit to it, so I got it half right. And I predicted that Lois wouldn't like this (once she finally quit laughing at poor Joe). I still can't believe that Meg threw herself in front of Joe's car hoping to be crippled! I figured she'd try to have sex with him, then it'd all be over. Thank God she was okay, though.
I LOVE HERBET! I should have included him in my fic, but I didn't know what to do with him.
So, Meg and Joe do wind up friends. I'm not sure what they were at the end of my fic, but probably not friends. Oh, another insight into Bonnie: she's addicted to gambling and uses her job on Family Guy to pay off gambling debts. Maybe I can use that in my next fic.
Can't you tell that I've been writing this as I watch the episode? Anyway, the episode's over, so I just wanna say a couple more things. First, I noticed that Seth also omitted Chris from this episode. Also, above I said that I wanted to comment on Joe's parenting, so here it is: does Joe's handicap prevent him from being a dad? I was so disappointed to see no interaction between Joe and Susie. Hopefully in the future he'll interact with her. Also, in the episode Meg didn't steal Joe's clothes, spy on him, handcuff him to her, or try to rape him. And there was no interaction between Stewie/Brian and Meg (but I didn't think there would be).
Okay, I'm done. Sorry it's a little rambly; I pretty much just did a free write while watching the episode on the internet. But I hope you enjoyed it anyway, along with my fic Meg Loves Joe. Thanks for reading! :D
