Futurama introduces a secret new villain that makes the show's real bad bad even more terrifying after 2 decades

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Futurama introduces a secret new villain that makes the show's real bad bad even more terrifying after 2 decades

The following contains spoilers for Futurama Season 12 Episode 7, "Planet Espresso," now streaming on Hulu

Futurama Season 12 introduces some new secret villains to the 31st century that also amplify the power of the show's long-running primary threat. Futurama is a lot of things, which helps explain the long-term appeal and adaptability of the series. Episodes can range from romantic and epic to darkly comedic and relentlessly silly. This benefits the show immensely, but it also helps that there are certain elements and supporting characters in there Futurama Which can be bedrocks for the show to orbit around.

One of the best examples of this is MomThe biggest villain of the show. She has been a recurring threat on the show since season 1. Although she has been given some depth over the years, she remains Futuramas most consistent antagonist. Even as season 12 episodes of Futurama Introducing new secret threats to the world, these plans only increase the power and reach of the show's real big bad, and highlight what makes her so entertaining and adaptable as a threat.

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The aliens from Thermos that appear in Futurama Season 12's "Planet Espresso" are the latest secret threat to the sci-fi setting, fitting neatly into the world while simultaneously elevating another long-established villain. "Planet Espresso" delves deeper into Hermes' tragic origins, revealing his father abandoned him to start a coffee business. after his death, Hermes discovers that the coffee he was brewing was actually brought to Earth by long dead aliens From the world of thermoses. Their attempts to increase humanity's potential with their powerful coffee came to a halt when their ship crashed millions of years ago.

At the end of the episode, Planet Express and Mom realized the Thermos ambitions by spreading the amplified coffee around the world. however, This was actually a secret plan by the Thermos aliens all along. The real power of the coffee is the addictive nature of it, resulting in humanity effectively turning Earth into a coffee mill for the current versions of the aliens. Staying in secret and benefiting from the results of humanity's love for coffee, the thermos aliens finish the episode victorious. However, they also raise another villain in the process.

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One of the twists in "Planet Espresso" Brings Planet Express into an unlikely partnership with Mom. one of FuturamaThe most powerful industrialists, Mom has repeatedly butted heads with the main characters of the sci-fi comedy. However, the evil CEO always takes an opportunity to earn more profits, which lead you to become a silent partner with their coffee shop. The result is that thousands of Planet Espressos have been opened all over the planet, earning the company a massive amount of money along the way. Mom finally earns a huge victory at the end of the episode, buying the company from Hermes.

This allows the main characters to inevitably shift back into the normal status quo. Rather than stop the business however, Mom sells it for a massive profit to a secret investorThe thermos aliens. Notably though, this earns Mom a massive payout that will only increase her power on earth. Even as the thermos aliens enact their own plans, Mom seems unbothered by any competing conspiracies. This highlights just how powerful mom has become in the world of Futuramawith other ancient conspiracies only playing minor roles in her overarching plans.

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Mom is a great big bad for FuturamaA nefarious and comically evil character who can be threatening or stupid from scene to scene. Even compared to similar archetypes like Mr. Burns of The SimpsonsMother has become Futuramas most authentic dangerous force. "Planet Espresso" highlights how she can stay in this kind of role, even when taking a back seat to the more active villains of letters like the thermos aliens. Mother is FuturamaIt's Big Bad for a reason, and it's exciting to see the character stay consistently in that role through multiple revivals of the show.