The Send in Stewie, Please episode, which aired commercial-free, took viewers into Stewie Griffins therapy session, exploring his sexuality (which has been a running joke) directly for the first time and other things that revealed Stewie has been pretending to be someone hes not.

His uncertainty gives him a vulnerability, which is something we need to maintain for the series, writer Gary Janetti told Deadlines sister pub TVLine.

Whether he is gay or not, that isnt going to be answered when hes a one-year-old.

But if you read between the lines, its not that difficult to decipher.

Hes still a baby.

Its better to keep that as something thats not determined yet.

And then to have Ians character the one person hes sharing this big secret with not even hear the difference was another fun opportunity.

It felt like a good way to show Stewies insecurities in a way that felt truthful to the history of the series.

Its initial seasons were criticized for copying The Simpsons.

Then, after its first cancellation, it morphed into a beast of its own by focusing on what set its characters apart (and, of course, plenty of cutaway gags ).

In recent years, the show has become meta, finding the humor in its own reputation.

Around the fourth season, he moved away from dreams of matricide and became more defined by his campiness and sexual ambiguity.

This transformation opened up the characters potential, and since then, he just keeps getting better.

Whereas Homer is a guy who tries his best, but his best isnt very good, Peter is a guy who doesnt try at all.

An episode about Lois and Chris, for example, would be pretty weird, because they dont really have any chemistry.

Stewie is the only character who has great chemistry with everyone.

The star of the 60s Batman TV series played himself as the Mayor of Quahog in 118 episodes across two decades and he was hysterical in every single appearance.

Stewie is a bona fide genius, and he can see right through his familys idiocy.

However, over the years, hes grown into a much more rounded character.

Its the sociopathic cousin of a show where the characters feel like a real family that really love each other, like The Simpsons.

Hes prone to doing immoral things sometimes, like burning a playhouse containing his girlfriend and the male friend hes jealous of, but for the most part, Stewie is the most likable Griffin.

Hes a liberal atheist writer, hes the character MacFarlane uses his regular speaking voice for, and most importantly, hes the voice of reason that grounds the insanity of Family Guy, and particularly of Peter.

A couple of years ago, when the show temporarily killed off Brian, there was an uproar among the fan base, because weve become attached to Brian and didnt want to see him go.

In addition to writing news and features for Game Rant and lists for Screen Rant and CBR, Ben directs independent films and does standup comedy.

Hes currently in pre-production on his first feature film, Hunting Trip, and has been for a while because filmmaking is expensive.

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