In “Dial Meg for Murder”, Meg goes to prison for aiding the escape of her pen-pal boyfriend.  When she’s released, the family realizes that sweet Meg is gone and tough as nails Meg has emerged.  She bullies the family to her whims.  - It’s always good to see underutilized characters get a chance to shine and Meg is no exception.

In “Extra Large Medium”, Stewie and Brian go missing for several days in the woods.  Lois and Peter seek the help of a psychic and after the boys are found, Lois becomes obsessed with psychic phenomena.  Peter, meanwhile, claims to be a psychic until he is gruesomely disproved.  A side story involves Chris summoning up the courage to ask out a classmate who happens to have Down syndrome.  - Just as in the previous episode, Chris gets a chance to shine this time.  If you like the occasional political jab, there’s a quick Sarah Palin joke here you’ll dig.

In “Brian Griffin’s House of Payne”, Brian sells a dramatic TV pilot to the network, only to see his dream go up in flames due to studio interference.  Next thing he knows, his touching drama has become a sex farce sitcom starring….James Woods. - I always give props to any celebrity willing to take a jab at himself and Woods has done so repeatedly on this series.  Much love and respect!

In “Brian and Stewie”, the boys accidentally get locked in a bank vault for a weekend.  The 150th episode of the series is a nice departure as it focuses on the relationship between the two.  Both emotional and hilarious throughout its highs and lows, this episode will stay with you. - Powerful dialogue from both leads, this was almost a peek behind the comedic curtain.

In “The Splendid Source”, a dirty joke from Quagmire gets Chris suspended from school.  Peter, Joe and Quagmire begin a quest to find the source of joke, backtracking through everyone who heard it.  This leads to a reunion with Cleveland and the foursome encounter the Secret Order of Dirty Joke Writers.  - First of all, it’s good to see the boys reunited with Cleveland.  Secondly, whenever Peter hears the joke that got Chris suspended, he craps himself…literally.  Nice cameo from Freddy Krueger, too. 

In “And Then There Were Fewer”, the major characters from the series are all invited to a formal dinner party hosted by James Woods.  What follows is a one hour episode in the format of a ‘whodunit’ after a few bodies turn up.  - We get a farewell to a regular minor character; I loved the retro style of this episode as it invoked feelings of 80’s primetime dramas like Dynasty.