Every now and then, we get a phenomenal episode like this that make up for the sillier ones.

It's a great episode because of the truth of van gogh.

It'd be forgettable if slartibartfast had said that of a fictional character.

The next line made me finally break down. 

"He was not only on of the greatest artist, he was one of the greatest men to ever live."

relevant: http://imgur.com/gallery/dLpfZPj