Of all the wives of animated families, I love Linda Belcher the most. Absent is the misogyny of MacFarlane characters or the frequent neutrality of Marge Simpson. Marge is great, but she often has to be pushed to an extreme in her leading episodes. Season 4 of Bob’s Burgers has provided some great development for Linda, with “Purple Rain-Union” in particular giving a peek into Linda’s girl band days. Her roles as mother and wife have two different meanings. She’s great to her family, but she always wants to have fun.

So tonight when Linda starts to think she is psychic, I was along for the ride. Linda’s faith in the mysterious has been a redeeming quality in the past. She usually inspires her family to never give up on their goals. However, the situation gets a little more out of hand in this instance. Her blind faith runs the risk of hurting others’ lives. Bob, the realist to most of Linda’s antics, stands by as he awaits the chance to say, “I told you so.” But that’s not the result, at least at first. People really buy into Linda’s psychic trip especially, Louise.

Louise’s schemes are typically a bit better baked than this week’s. After just a few simple tests, Louise is ready to bet $82 (of Tina’s money) on the ponies. These are those few moments where you can understand Tina leaving Louise in sticky situations. Louise isn’t always the most appreciative of Tina’s good heart, but it’s always in the quest to split something three ways. The deal is a cheap one, but Louise has to be commended for her ability to share.

Taking Linda’s psychic abilities even more seriously is Sergeant Bosco (voiced by Gary Cole, also back this week on Veep). Bosco has popped in a couple times. His desperate move to bring in Linda on an investigation of the Little Boy Bandit (classic) reminds us just how thick he really is. Bosco isn’t quite a Chief Wiggum, but I’m convinced he’s watched every episode of The Mentalist (with Teddy). Bob’s realism almost forces him to intervene with this matter. Bob can be easily annoyed when his family members have whimsical ideas in their heads, but he’s worried about Linda’s safety here.

Bob’s Burgers doesn’t insult Linda. Rather than making her the victim of her straight-and-narrow husband’s clarity, she’s able to see for herself the issue of her ways. Linda can get carried away when something exciting may be happening in her life. Someone like Linda has had many days similar to the one before. Sometimes getting a bump on the head that’ll release psychic abilities is all a person wants to satisfy their needs. It’s not easy watching Bob, Tina, and Louise take a backseat in an episode structured like this, but the respect given to Linda makes up for that.

Serialization is rare on Bob’s Burgers. That’s something I struggle with enjoying, but honestly, Bob’s Burgers relaxes that internal struggle better than most. However, this week carried over some dynamics from “Uncle Teddy.” The kids now see Teddy as a gullible adult to further their scheming. Louise would call him a pawn, but he’s just a goofy uncle figure. Come to think of it, we don’t see enough of the Belchers’ extended family. “It Snakes a Village” brought us Linda’s parents, and her sister Gail pops in occasionally. However, Bob’s parents have remained out of the picture and no siblings of his have come into the fold.

Maybe I’m pitching a spec episode, or it’s the Game of Thrones talking, but I’d like to see the Belcher kids meet some cousins. Some of my best childhood moments involved the appearances of my cousins. I’ll have to let that simmer, but there’s an episode there. Better not be Bizarro-Belchers, though.

I digress, so back into an episode that felt a bit too light for Bob. A good portion of the episode is dedicated to Linda making that awful “prediction grunt” while Bob urges her to stop. Though I will say, watching Bob turn afraid of the stairs after Linda predicted he would fall down them was certainly amusing.

I’m really going to hate the offseason of Bob’s Burgers. It’s the only show I could see having a 52-episode season. Yeah, I said it.