The Simpsons
Warning : This clause contains SPOILERS for The Simpsons season 35 , episode 16 .
Summary
WhileThe Simpsonsseason 35 has been an improvement on recent outing , the long - running series did keep one unwished-for style alive in episode 16.The Simpsonshas been around for a recollective meter , so , clearly , the show ’s convention can sometimes feel tired for longtime viewers . After over 35 years and 760 episodes , The Simpsonshas become fairly predictable since its Golden Age ended . However , The Simpsonsseason 36may stop up changing this trend if season 35 is any meter reading . So far , the first episode of season 35 have been an unusually imaginative , original outing for the revivify comedy .
Although these outings have hardly replicated the critical acclaim of theGolden Age ofThe Simpsons , they are a major step up from the critically abhorred seasons 30—32 . Sincethe Simpsons never age , the main quality themselves do n’t seem to have convert since those maligned outings . The show ’s approaching to its deed of conveyance characters is what has undergone the most meaningful transformation , with time of year 35 focusing less on zany , random humour and more on the dynamic between the eponymous family members . floor root in the house ’s interactions grind the show ’s action and give these new episodes stake .
The Simpsons Season 35 Episode 16 Featured 2 Pointless Songs
These Superfluous Songs Wasted Screen Time
Despite these melioration , time of year 35 , episode 16 , “ The Tell - Tale Pants , ” proves the show still fall back on some unwelcome later - time of year traditions . The Simpsonsstill features right smart too many superfluous musical numbers , with “ The Tell - Tale Pants ” including an ode to Homer ’s torn trousers and a bizarre Dr. Seuss parody wherein Moe warn Homer about losing Marge . This was particularly galling since the rest of the instalment focused on a fairly small - key story , center on Marge and Homer ’s marriage . As such , these musical flights of fancy felt tonally jarring and unneeded , breaking the established reality of the scene without much purpose .
This is reminiscent of howpost - Golden AgeSimpsonsseasons used anthology episodesto tell a trio of short account instead of providing viewers with one substantial , emotionally betroth plot . The musical numbers in “ The Tell - Tale Pants “ were n’t particularly funny or lively to the story ’s success , but they filled air time and were distracting enough to keep viewers bear tending . Adding songs to lard out a thin plot is a late - seasonSimpsonsstaplethat can be seen throughout the show ’s lesser outings . It ’s dissatisfactory to see season 35 rely on this when the instalment ’s core conflict was upstanding .
The Simpsons Season 35 Struggled With This Issue Already
Season 35 Episode 11 Featured Another Aimless Musical Interlude
unluckily , this is n’t the first meter that season 35 macerate cover time on melodious numbers the show did n’t need . WhileLarry the Barfly’sSimpsonsseason 35 deathset up a spoof of " Eleanor Rigby , " this was a genuinely distressing import that proved to be a melancholy highlight of the underappreciated character ’s long - overdue episode . Instead , it was Lisa ’s dirge about Homer ’s new job in season 35 , episode 11 , “ Frinkenstein ’s Monster , ” that could have been edit out . This segment wasted valuable screen time that could have function to fleshing out Amanda Seyfried ’s guest reference , provingThe Simpsonsseason 35 still has some bad wont it ca n’t shake .
Episode Number
Episode Title
Air Date
1
" Homer ’s cross "
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 "
November 19
8
" Ae Bonny Romance "
December 3
9
" Murder , She Boat "
December 17
10
" Do The untimely Thing "
December 24
11
" Frinkenstein ’s Monster "
February 18
12
" Lisa sire An F1 "
February 25
13
" Clan of the Cave Mom "
March 24
14
" nighttime of the Living Wage "
April 7
15
" Cremains of the Day "
April 21
16
" The Tell - Tale Pants "
May 5
