The Simpsons have been inconsistent for the last few years. I can't imagine any show lasting this long and acing each episode but lately I've only watched episodes if I'm getting a real case of nostalgia. With that said I was in for a real treat with the BartHood episode. It starts off with a cool rotoscope introduction that isn't recycled from past seasons(at least from what I've seen).
We get that it's a takeoff on Boyhood but like the episodes it quickly becomes something better. I personally love episodes where we get to see The Simpsons age. So Bart goes from seven to somewhere I think in his early 20s(they don't specify). Yes, Bart and Lisa compete for their parents recognition throughout their formative years but then it becomes about how they connect.
When The Simpsons works it always come back to how they look out for each other but sill make jokes at each others expense. This episode NEVER gets cheesy. Cool to see Bart interact with his grandpa and witness Homer when he was not a complete buffoon. Even better is that you get to see what all the regulars in Bart and Lisa's classes are up to when they "come of age"
This rates up there with the best episodes since it:
1.) Contains subversive satire 2.) Winks at its own ridiculousness 3.) It's full of surprises and isn't predictable 4.) Has A lot of great one liners. Funny dialogue.
Be sure to watch through the end credits since the best dialogue in the pops up there.
We get that it's a takeoff on Boyhood but like the episodes it quickly becomes something better. I personally love episodes where we get to see The Simpsons age. So Bart goes from seven to somewhere I think in his early 20s(they don't specify). Yes, Bart and Lisa compete for their parents recognition throughout their formative years but then it becomes about how they connect.
When The Simpsons works it always come back to how they look out for each other but sill make jokes at each others expense. This episode NEVER gets cheesy. Cool to see Bart interact with his grandpa and witness Homer when he was not a complete buffoon. Even better is that you get to see what all the regulars in Bart and Lisa's classes are up to when they "come of age"
This rates up there with the best episodes since it:
1.) Contains subversive satire 2.) Winks at its own ridiculousness 3.) It's full of surprises and isn't predictable 4.) Has A lot of great one liners. Funny dialogue.
Be sure to watch through the end credits since the best dialogue in the pops up there.