Smoke on the Daughter
Wow, tonight's new episode was pretty funny, a nice return to form if you ask me.
Favorite Moment: Bart in full camoflage, rising from the dumpster full of used lag warmers all Martin Sheen-Apocalypse Now style. Always good to see "good" film references, although that is depending on your definition of good cinema and whether or not you have seen Apocalypse Now: Redux or not.
Second fav: As Lisa defends her smoking habit to Homer, with reasonable excuses as how else can she stay thin and focused, she then appeals to him that he's never had to worry about those two things. Suddenly, Homer is mid-bite of a hamburger that comes from nowhere, and says, "Huh?" as he is snapped back into the conversation. Subtle, and pointed.
My only issue with "Smoke on the Daughter" would be that why had we never heard of Marge's dream to be a ballerina before, as we have had two, count 'em, two episodes previously involving ballet. In the Thelma and Louise episode, "Marge on the Lam", Marge goes to the ballet with Ruth Powers and never mentions that she had studied, and again in that episode when Bart gets stuck taking ballet, "Homer Vs. Patty and Selma", no where does Marge offer her childhood dream.
Of course, that is a rather dumb thing to complain about, as with the Simpsons and their nineteen seasons, there is absolutely nooooo way that the series can avoid "changing history" within a character's life. So, issue withdrawn, but I don't recall there being any closure or return to Marge's tiny storyline in the episode. Ah, closure, who needs it?
Oh, yeah, and I liked the moment when Homer tied the little black "burgler" mask on the raccoon.
Seems like other people liked this one, too on TV.com.
Favorite Moment: Bart in full camoflage, rising from the dumpster full of used lag warmers all Martin Sheen-Apocalypse Now style. Always good to see "good" film references, although that is depending on your definition of good cinema and whether or not you have seen Apocalypse Now: Redux or not.
Second fav: As Lisa defends her smoking habit to Homer, with reasonable excuses as how else can she stay thin and focused, she then appeals to him that he's never had to worry about those two things. Suddenly, Homer is mid-bite of a hamburger that comes from nowhere, and says, "Huh?" as he is snapped back into the conversation. Subtle, and pointed.
My only issue with "Smoke on the Daughter" would be that why had we never heard of Marge's dream to be a ballerina before, as we have had two, count 'em, two episodes previously involving ballet. In the Thelma and Louise episode, "Marge on the Lam", Marge goes to the ballet with Ruth Powers and never mentions that she had studied, and again in that episode when Bart gets stuck taking ballet, "Homer Vs. Patty and Selma", no where does Marge offer her childhood dream.
Of course, that is a rather dumb thing to complain about, as with the Simpsons and their nineteen seasons, there is absolutely nooooo way that the series can avoid "changing history" within a character's life. So, issue withdrawn, but I don't recall there being any closure or return to Marge's tiny storyline in the episode. Ah, closure, who needs it?
Oh, yeah, and I liked the moment when Homer tied the little black "burgler" mask on the raccoon.
Seems like other people liked this one, too on TV.com.
