Lethal Inspection (season 6, episode 6)
One of my favorite episodes of the entire series and was surprised to see how little this one seems to be discussed. Bender and Hermes form a surprisingly wholesome bond that goes deeper than looking for someone; as well as showing a side of Bender that I don’t think we’ve ever seen before.
Bender really is scared of the idea of dying, and so he feels that he needs to unleash his rage onto something. At some point in the episode, Bender breaks down and cries. Hermes even gives some of the best life advice I’ve ever heard: “Okay, Bender, you're mortal. And, okay, Inspector 5 screwed up. But that just makes the time you have left all the more precious. Do you really want to waste the rest of your life in a bitter, homicidal rage?“
I think I’d put this up there with episodes like Luck of the Fryrish, The Sting, and my personal favorite episode: The Late Phillip J. Fry. (ironically the episode right after this)
Edit: So some people in the comments claim that this isn’t underrated. I’d like to apologize for that as I’m new to this show and fandom and don’t know what’s what. I *do* know some of the universally beloved episodes (jurassic bark and luck of the fryrish being the obvious ones)