The Simpsons
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Summary
AlthoughThe Simpsonshad an opportunity to make one complicated character reference ’s story more interesting in season 35 , the show inexplicably avoid this twist . The Simpsonshas a monumental cast . Sincethe Simpsons never age , the show seldom kills off characters and its 760 - episode run means that the series has insert thousand of characters over the X . As such , it is inevitable that some figures do n’t get as much clock time in the spotlight as they should . However , this is n’t always due to a dearth of screen clip . Sometimes , The Simpsonssimply does n’t know what to do with its persona .
AlthoughThe Simpsonsseason 36might change this , the show has infamously ignored the existence of Apu for some meter now . When the type ’s role in propagating Native American American stereotypes was cry into motion , the series pretermit him and ward off the theme instead of addressing the issue in - existence . likewise , althoughThe Simpsonsdevoted an entire Golden Age installment to Luann and Kirk Van Houtem ’s dissolution , the show before long reunify the dyad . keep canonical consistence , in particular when it comes to heavier topics and storylines , is n’t a high priority for the series . This have a problem for one season 35 instalment .
The Simpsons Season 35 Episode 15 Needed A Bigger Barney Role
The Episode Excused Barney’s Absence From Moe’s Gang
Although “ Cremains of the Day ” center on thedeath ofThe Simpsonssupporting character Larry , Barney was almost entirely absent from the pleasure trip . In an episode that focuses not only on Homer , Moe , Lenny , and Carl but specifically on the bond they apportion in Moe ’s Tavern , Barney is only consider in one abbreviated cutaway gag . Barney ’s circumscribed role in “ Cremains of the Day ” provedThe Simpsonscan’t work out how to use himas the stick out star ’s history in the serial should have made him a polar part of the plot . The episode revealed that Larry was surprisingly standardised to Barney .
Larry was a lonely barfly who wanted nothing more than to be part of Homer ’s radical of friend , a verbal description that could well be give to Barney . As such , it would have made sensory faculty forThe Simpsonsto compare them , with Barney noting that Larry ’s animation could have been his if he never give up imbibition . The problem is that Barney relapsed after he quit drinking in season 11 , instalment 18 , “ twenty-four hour period of Wine and D’oh’ses , " and the show never contended with this . Some of thebest episode ofThe Simpsonsaddress serious issues , but the serial publication still struggles with Barney ’s story .
The Simpsons Season 35 Struggles With Complex Supporting Characters
Barney’s Character Arc Makes Him A Tricky Presence
Like the Van Houtens , Barney has too much history forThe Simpsonsto institute him back for small roles without dredging up his complicated past . He relapsed after years of sombreness , but the show has mostly ignored him since this revelation , likely because of how downbeat and bleak it is . While the comedic potential of Barney ’s sobriety might have been throttle , his absence from “ Cremains of the Day ” proves that the serial is n’t easy depict him as a comical intoxicated either . Instead , The Simpsonshas stranded Barney between his erstwhile self and his curtly - lived new character , resulting in his absence .
Episode Number
Episode Title
Air Date
1
" Homer ’s Crossing "
October 1
2
" A Mid - Childhood Night ’s Dream "
October 8
3
" McMansion and Wife "
October 22
4
" Thirst Trap : A Corporate Love Story "
October 29
5
" Treehouse of Horror XXXIV "
November 5
6
" Iron Marge "
November 12
7
" It ’s A Blunderful life history "
November 19
8
" Ae Bonny Romance "
December 3
9
" Murder , She Boat "
December 17
10
" Do The Wrong Thing "
December 24
11
" Frinkenstein ’s Monster "
February 18
12
" Lisa take An F1 "
February 25
13
" Clan of the Cave Mom "
March 24
14
" Night of the Living Wage "
April 7
15
" Cremains of the Day "
April 21
