The Simpsons have had dark episodes before, but they were always necessary to the plot and had the ability to be humorous. This, this was unnecessarily bleak from start to finish. The opening with the Sea Captain was just cruelty.
J. Stewart Burns should not write for comedy, he seems more in tune with tragic, almost nihilistic cynicism. Even though the Simpsons have wained in the years, this was not at all entertaining.
Review of The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson
