P.S. I Hate You

After an underwhelming Ozempic episode, season 36 bounces back with an excellent Marge episode.

This is a simpler story with less topical commentary: Homer finds Marge's secret stash of letters that she's written to everyone she's angry with (including guest star Tim Meadows). But Marge is blackmailed when the stash gets out, with the blackmailer threatening to unleash Marge's secret thoughts and destroy her reputation.

The great thing about this episode is its message: it's healthier to deal with negative emotions maturely and constructively, rather than suppress them. Marge is the perfect vehicle for this as she's often taken for granted by her family and Springfield in general.

This is a great example of how Marge episodes have more emotional depth than yet another Bart-Homer or Marge-Homer story. The question is whether Marge continues her growth in future episodes or - like so many Simpsons episodes - she returns to the status quo?

Loyal fans will appreciate the return of Lurleen Lumpkin (Beverly D'Angelo) and Artie Ziff (Jon Lovitz), while Meadows is a great sport and gets to riff over the closing credits.