(to Lois) Lois, I’m bored. Regular TV is for chumps. I’ve seen every episode of King of Queens four times. I’ve memorized the UPS guy’s route. I need… immersion.

Whoa. I can see Meg’s sad aura from here. It’s like a beige-colored gas leak.

(dazed) I saw everything, Lois. I saw the episode where they forgot to animate my left hand. I saw the writers’ room. Seth MacFarlane was just five otters in a trench coat.

Suddenly, Peter is inside a familiar scene: the living room. But he’s not on the couch. He’s the camera . He turns his head left—there’s Lois, mid-argument. Right—Brian is typing something sarcastic on a laptop. Behind him—Chris is eating a bowl of cereal that seems to refill itself.

Peter orders the Threesixtyp “Quantum Helmet,” a bulky VR headset with “SEASON 16” stenciled on the side. It arrives via a sweaty, terrified UPS driver (who mutters, “Don’t put it on after midnight”).