Review: American Dad “She Swill Survive”

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Last night’s episode was titled “She Swill Survive”. It is the sixteenth episode in this tenth season and it almost put me to sleep, guys. American Dad has been on a bit of a viewership decline this season, and it’s episodes like this that may explain it.

In this episode we see Stan return from a long day at work, only to find Hayley awaking at four in the afternoon. Concerned that she lacks the skills to take care of herself in life, Stan forces her to take a job and at Roger’s bar and start paying rent. Stan is also having a rough time at work because he wants to be part of Mr. Bullock’s “Inner Circle”, an exclusive club where plenty of fun times are had. When Stan learns that Mr. Bullock has been making drunken confessions to Hayley at the bar, he plants a microphone and uses it as a way to get himself into the Inner Circle.

Meanwhile, Steve and his pals settle in to watch Wolfgang Petersen’s classic “Das Boot” with Klaus. Just before they start the film, a minor slip of the tongue sets off a chain reaction of Germanic folk tales that prevent the boys from actually watching the movie at all.

I feel like I’ve been hard on American Dad these past few weeks. We’re winding down on this season, and it doesn’t appear to me that it will end well. I haven’t really enjoyed this season as a whole, to be honest. Admittedly there are a few great ones, but they seem few and far between.

“She Swill Survive” had a few good moments that made me laugh, and the story book animation used to illustrate the old German stories was awesome as well. The problem with the old German stories is that you’re never really told one. Just as one gets off the ground, its cut off and you’re brought into a different one. Although it was a little funny, I was sort of wishing we’d finally get told something of a story by the end. The use of drunken humor in this episode isn’t something we usually see on American Dad, and it came off kind of funny. It was a little silly though. I wasn’t really into the stories presented in this episode. They weren’t bad or anything, I would just like something that sticks out a little more.

Overall, I thought this episode was kind of boring. Just like with any other episode, it had some good moments. I hope the show steps it up a notch in the next few episodes because this really is one of my favorite shows going right now.

What did you guys this of this episode? Did you enjoy it a little more than I did? Agree with me? Let us know below! Enjoy the rest of your week guys.