History Recap / FamilyGuyS12E13ThreeActsOfGod

* AcceptableBreakFromReality: The crux of the episode is the New England Patriots going on a 10 game losing streak. For reference, the Patriots haven't lost 10 games ''total'' in one season since the pre-Creator/TomBrady 2000 season, and would win the Superbowl later in the 2014 season.

* AcceptableBreakFromReality: The crux of the episode is the New England Patriots going on a 10 game losing streak. For reference, the Patriots haven't lost 10 games ''total'' since the pre-Creator/TomBrady 2000 season, and would win the Superbowl later in the 2014 season.

* AcceptableBreakFromReality: The crux of the episode is the New England Patriots going on a 10 game losing streak. For reference, the Patriots haven't lost 10 games ''total'' since the pre-Creator/TomBrady 2000 season, and would win the Superbowl later in the 2014 season. If anything, rival fans would be praying '''''for''''' the Pats to have such a losing streak.

** Death abandoning his plan to kill Creator/RussellBrand in order to take Peter and his friends to see God.

* AcceptableBreakFromReality: The crux of the episode is the New England Patriots going on a 10 game losing streak. For reference, the Patriots haven't lost 10 games ''total'' since the pre-Creator/TomBrady 2000 season, and would win the Superbowl later in the 2014 season.

** God tells Peter and the guys that even Conway Twitty himself hated the Conway Twitty cutaway gags.

* ContrivedCoincidence: Parodied. Even though his own show had been cancelled, Cleveland was still living in Virginia at the time and wouldn't move back until later in the season. So, they lampshade his presence by having him say he's been driving up to Rhode Island ''once a month'' to get a haircut. And everyone just moves on from there.

* [[AwardBaitSong Award-Bait Gag]]: The CutawayGag of Peter seeing the pedophile opera of Mozart's ''The Magic Flute in A minor.''
-->'''Peter''': AND YA STILL WON'T GIVE US AN EMMY®?!?!?! Come on!! If ''Series/ModernFamily'' did that joke, you'd be carrying 'em on your shoulders!!

-->'''Peter''': AND YA STILL WON'T GIVE US AN EMMY?!?!?! Come on!! If ''Series/ModernFamily'' did that joke, you'd be carrying 'em on your shoulders!!

-->'''Peter''': AND YA STILL WON'T GIVE US AN EMMY?!?!?! Come on!! If ''Series/ModernFamily' did that joke, you'd be carrying 'em on your shoulders!!

* TheRainman: God is depicted as mildly autistic ([[HatesBeingTouched he doesn't like people touching him]]) in the final act.

* AbusiveParent: Peter, as usual, but this time, exaggerated as he asked God Himself to use his powers to wipe Meg [[OffingTheOffspring from existence]] and make everyone else forget about her.

* TheRainman: God is depicted as mildly autistic (he doesn't like people touching him) in the final act.

* TakeThat and TakeThatMe: God tells Peter and his friends that even Conway Twitty hates the Conway Twitty cutaways. It should be noted that those Conway Twitty segues aired on seasons six and seven [[note]]([[SeasonalRot which were already bad without them anyway]] -- season six was bad because of the Writers' Guild strike of 2007-2008 and FOX going behind Creator/SethMacFarlane's back and airing near-complete episodes without his permission (though the "Stewie Kills Lois"-"Lois Kills Stewie" two-parter is often cited as a highlight of that season); season seven's reasons for being bad was too much exaggerated characterization, heavy-handed attempts at being socially conscious (i.e., "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" and "Episode 420"), and mediocre writing,[[/note]]and not in that many episodes, though most fans do cite this as one of many reasons why ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' JumpedTheShark.
** The cutaway of Peter planning the different characters appearing in his cutaways is also a joke on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and its cutaway humor. Peter notes that he will use the CampGay stereotypes all week is a jab at the show's (sometimes over)-reliance on gay jokes.

* TakeThat and TakeThatMe: God tells Peter and his friends that even Conway Twitty hates the Conway Twitty cutaways. It should be noted that those Conway Twitty segues aired on seasons six and seven [[note]]([[SeasonalRot which were already bad without them anyway]] -- season six, because of the Writers' Guild strike of 2007-2008 and FOX going behind Creator/SethMacFarlane's back and airing near-complete episodes without his permission; season seven just had too much exaggerated characterization, heavy-handed attempts at being socially conscious, and mediocre writing), and not in that many episodes, though most fans do cite this as one of many reasons why ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' JumpedTheShark.[[/note]]

* AcceptableBreakFromReality: The crux of the episode is the New England Patriots going on a 10 game losing streak. For reference, the Patriots haven't lost 10 games ''total'' since the pre-Creator/TomBrady 2000 season.

Peter, Joe, Quagmire, and Cleveland (back from his stay in Stoolbend, [[OutOfOrder even though the official episode in which he returns is broadcast after this one]]) travel the world to find God so they can beg him not to screw with the outcome to football games.

Peter, Joe, Quagmire, and Cleveland (in town for a visit) travel the world to find God so they can beg him not to screw with the outcome to football games.

** When Peter and his friends head to India, thinking it's the holiest place on Earth, they are met with scenes of poverty and devastation, but the one thing that convinces them God doesn't exist in India is a theater advertising an AzizAnsari show.

Peter, Joe, Quagmire, and Cleveland (back from his stay in Stoolbend, [[OutOfOrder even though the official episode in which he returns will broadcast in May]]) travel the world to find God so they can beg him not to screw with the outcome to football games.

* TakeThat and TakeThatMe: God tells Peter and his friends that even Conway Twitty hates the Conway Twitty cutaways. It should be noted that those Conway Twitty segues aired on seasons six and seven [[note]]([[SeasonalRot which were already bad without them anyway]] -- season six, because of the Writers' Guild strike of 2007-2008 and FOX going behind SethMacFarlane's back and airing near-complete episodes without his permission; season seven just had too much exaggerated characterization, heavy-handed attempts at being socially conscious, and mediocre writing), and not in that many episodes, though most fans do cite this as one of many reasons why ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' JumpedTheShark.[[/note]]

** Death abandoning his plan to kill RussellBrand in order to take Peter and his friends to see God.

* TakeThat and TakeThatMe: God tells Peter and his friends that even Conway Twitty hates the Conway Twitty cutaways. It should be noted that those Conway Twitty segues aired on seasons six and seven [[note]]([[SeasonalRot which were already bad without them anyway]] -- season six, because of the Writers' Guild strike of 2007-2008 and FOX going behind SethMacFarlane's back and airing near-complete episodes without his permission; season seven just had too much exaggerated characterization, heavy-handed attempts at being socially conscious, and mediocre writing), and not in that many episodes, though most fans do cite this as one of many reasons why ''FamilyGuy'' JumpedTheShark.[[/note]]
** The cutaway of Peter planning the different characters appearing in his cutaways is also a joke on ''FamilyGuy'' and its cutaway humor. Peter notes that he will use the CampGay stereotypes all week is a jab at the show's (sometimes over)-reliance on gay jokes.

* Irony: This episode aired on Adult Swim on Feb 1, 2015....the night that the Patriots won their fourth Super Bowl.

* TheEeyore: Bill Belichick. Which any football can tell you is a pretty accurate portrayal.

* TheEeyore