Specs and the City

This episode is one of those that they make in The Simpsons lately that resembles more the style of sitcoms about marriages and neighbors than an actual episode of The Simpsons. They are turning the series into that, a sitcom about marriages and neighbors. In this episode, the focus is primarily on the marital troubles of Marge and Homer. Gone are the days of the show's sharp wit and biting social commentary. Instead, we are presented with a watered-down version of the characters and their adventures.

Furthermore, it gives the impression that they are retconning the show by revisiting themes like Valentine's Day that have already been addressed in classic episodes of the series.

It is an episode that might work well for a lower-profile series with live actors, but not for The Simpsons, which initially laid its foundations on a much more original idea - precisely to parody those shows rather than become one of them.

Specs and the City is a brilliant Simpsons episode with a very well written storyline.The episode starts off really funny,as we see Homer getting use to his new Google Glass-like technology,which was a lot if fun,and then we the episode got a lit more serious after Homer finds out that Marge has been going to marriage counseling on her own.While they were dealing with a serious subject,the show still managed to be funny with being offensive towards this subject,and I love that about the Simpsons,they can still be hilarious without being offensive,if it was Family Guy or South Park it would have gone way overboard with offense.Specs and the City is a very enjoyable Simpsons episode.

Mr Burns buys his employees high tech specs so he can spy on them,while Bart refuses to give Nelson his annual Valentines cards that every kid in school gives him.