10 Tiny Details In Futurama You Definitely Missed
4. The Other
'The Why of Fry’ is a pivotal and important episode in the series. In sending Fry back to the moment he was frozen, it finally paid off the mysterious shadow noticed by so few people in the pilot, and allowed the 20th century man to save the universe.
This didn’t happen without some convincing from Nibbler, however. When Fry first went back in time, he was ready to kill the Nibblonian for robbing him of his life. It was then explained to him that he was the chosen one, and that he was prophesised to save the universe. And yet, he wasn’t the only one mentioned in this Nibblonian prophecy.
When Nibbler asked if there was anything in the future worth saving, Fry spoke of Leela, to which her future pet summised that she must be ‘the other’. Ominous to say the least. In 1000 years' time, Fry saved the universe and sped away on Scooty Puff Sr., seemingly with no input from Leela, so what on Earth was her part to play in all this?
Could it be that it is yet to happen? With any luck, this could be explored and explained when the series is revived next year, but it seems more likely that this will forever remain a thread without an answer.