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There will be spoilers for the last two episodes, if you somehow don't want the recent episodes of The Simpsons to be spoiled for you...
Is it just me or have the last two episodes of The Simpsons have been really good? Last week's A story was fine (it dealt with Patty and Selma quitting smoking and only one of them actually seeing it through), but the B story was a whimsical romp with Maggie and animals, which led to an awesome surprise appearance of Spider-Pig. That whole sub-plot was just fun in my opinion. And home some really funny moments.
Tonight was actually the first ever real Halloween episode of the Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror is next Sunday). It was also one of the better episodes where Homer shows off his fathering skills. Towards the beginning, Homer and the family going to a seasonal Halloween store run by A-boo (Apu's Halloween themed name, which Marge prefers). There are three workers who try to steal from the store and Homer tells Apu about it. They get fired and vow revenge on Homer. Later, Homer, Bart, and Lisa go to Krustyworld (second appearance of that park) for it's Fright Fest-esque event. Prior to going, Lisa is all excited because she is old enough and is finally able to go. When she gets there, she freaks out, but Homer is able to get her to realize its not real and she shouldn't be scared. She listens to Homer, but gets separated from him when a horde of zombies are walking through the park. Somehow she ends up holding the hand of zombie and Homer ends up holding the hand of Hans Moleman (I had a nice laugh here). Lisa starts really freaking out and sort of becomes terrified of pretty much all things Halloween. Homer, to the chagrin of Bart, removes all Halloween decorations at their house to avoid upsetting Lisa. Later, while Homer and Lisa (a shell of herself at this point) are home (Marge and Bart had a B-plot and were out), the fired workers break into the house, seemingly to harm them. Hiding in the attic, Lisa keeps repeating that it was not real, but Homer had to calmly and bravely tell her that it was not fake, that they were in real danger, and he was really scared himself. They manage to get to the roof to fire off fireworks and get the adults that were out after hours to get the police. It ends with the intruders being arrested. I really didn't expect this episode to go where it went, because I didn't expect those workers to present an actual threat, which they did. It was a very good episode that had something substantial to it.... something meaningful. And it had a plot that didn't seem forced or tired.
Did anyone else watch these episodes?
Is it just me or have the last two episodes of The Simpsons have been really good? Last week's A story was fine (it dealt with Patty and Selma quitting smoking and only one of them actually seeing it through), but the B story was a whimsical romp with Maggie and animals, which led to an awesome surprise appearance of Spider-Pig. That whole sub-plot was just fun in my opinion. And home some really funny moments.
Tonight was actually the first ever real Halloween episode of the Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror is next Sunday). It was also one of the better episodes where Homer shows off his fathering skills. Towards the beginning, Homer and the family going to a seasonal Halloween store run by A-boo (Apu's Halloween themed name, which Marge prefers). There are three workers who try to steal from the store and Homer tells Apu about it. They get fired and vow revenge on Homer. Later, Homer, Bart, and Lisa go to Krustyworld (second appearance of that park) for it's Fright Fest-esque event. Prior to going, Lisa is all excited because she is old enough and is finally able to go. When she gets there, she freaks out, but Homer is able to get her to realize its not real and she shouldn't be scared. She listens to Homer, but gets separated from him when a horde of zombies are walking through the park. Somehow she ends up holding the hand of zombie and Homer ends up holding the hand of Hans Moleman (I had a nice laugh here). Lisa starts really freaking out and sort of becomes terrified of pretty much all things Halloween. Homer, to the chagrin of Bart, removes all Halloween decorations at their house to avoid upsetting Lisa. Later, while Homer and Lisa (a shell of herself at this point) are home (Marge and Bart had a B-plot and were out), the fired workers break into the house, seemingly to harm them. Hiding in the attic, Lisa keeps repeating that it was not real, but Homer had to calmly and bravely tell her that it was not fake, that they were in real danger, and he was really scared himself. They manage to get to the roof to fire off fireworks and get the adults that were out after hours to get the police. It ends with the intruders being arrested. I really didn't expect this episode to go where it went, because I didn't expect those workers to present an actual threat, which they did. It was a very good episode that had something substantial to it.... something meaningful. And it had a plot that didn't seem forced or tired.
Did anyone else watch these episodes?
