We’re treated to some wonderful scenes of Francine and Roger pushing the goodwill of their widowdom as far as it will take them. Rather than tow any sort of line here the episode just decides to drown you in this nonsense, literally throwing you in a barrage of the word “widow” where it almost takes on a Smurf-esque polydefinition. It gets to the point where “widow” is nearly every other word that’s being said and it’s just beautiful stupidity. Plus there’s even some poignancy present as the storyline provides some commentary on society’s uneasiness with the bereaving.

So it’s kind of perfect when the realization that Francine’s not-dead husband can actually die while on these missions sinks in and begins to change her devil-may-care, Lambo’ cruising tune. There’s also some stylized fantasy sequences from both Francine and Roger involving loss (tacos, in Roger’s case) that also add a little extra to the storytelling.

The only setback that this episode faces is that its placement is so close to “Anchorfran” but these two episodes really couldn’t be more different. Some heavy Francine plotting is never a bad thing in my opinion, especially when it takes a turn for the serious. So to see this episode morph into a story about Francine attending a widow support group over her very real fears involving Stan’s mortality, it actually stumbles into being a really touching plot. Meanwhile Roger’s wallet stealing antics act as the proper release valve to all of this somberness.

The episode continues to go down a very Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore-like rabbit hole where Francine and Roger embrace self sufficiency and find quaint jobs in case the impossible happens to their significant others. Francine goes one step further from just worrying about this grave possibility to actually living it in order to beat this fear.

Elsewhere, the rest of the Smith family is swiftly dealt with in some very on-point side plotting. There’s something eerily satisfying about Steve confidently striding in full regalia as he barks out, “We’re gonna wrestle in the basement!” to his mother. Naturally, Steve and friends are more interested in the pomp and pageantry of the “sport” rather than actually inflicting any pain onto one another. Also, if you’ve thought that this season has had a lack of Klaus acting as a Michael Buffer surrogate, then this episode will do much to right that wrong for you.