There seems to be more of a focus on Stewie and Doug this season (where Doug is the darker, more twisted between the two), instead of the usual Stewie and Brian friendship. It happened again this episode, and their story was so-so, a bit weird. The other main storyline involving Peter and Quagmire was also a bit weird, but funny at times. Not as funny as I was expecting when I read the summary of the episode. Very few cutaways, if any. This wasn't a particularly bad episode, just nothing memorable.
Review of Brief Encounter
