The Simpsons
Summary
Although Lisa Simpson can be predictable at times , The Simpsonsseason 35 has done a good Book of Job of downplaying her most overused trait . Lisa Simpson is an underappreciated reference . As the voice of reasonableness in the Simpson family , she can seem like the least explicitly outrageous , humourous , or over - the - top of the show ’s title fictional character . Sincethe Simpsons never age , she has been pin down as a precocious tiddler for decades . Thus , her moral fortitude , specially when liken to Bart and Homer ’s unthinking attitudes , can do across as self-satisfied and tiresome . Put simply , Lisa can be a bore compared to her home .
WhileThe Simpsonsseason 36may backslide and unmake the show ’s late exploitation , time of year 35 has done an impressive chore of avoid this issue . In this outing , Lisa has only been the moral voice of reason for the rest of the family a few time , and this has allowed her to dally a stronger role in the show . Lisa is at her best when she is a believably smart but flawed small fry , rather than a jarringly erudite moral arbiter . This improvement show that go forwards , The Simpsonscan keep Lisa ’s function feel relevant provided her characterization stay on sassy .
Lisa Hasn’t Been The Family Conscience In The Simpsons Season 35
Season 35 Allowed The Smartest Simpson To Be Flawed
In time of year 35 , episode 14 , “ Night of the Living Wage , ” Lisa was the only member of the Simpson category who realized that the fellowship using the food delivery app that Marge worked for was contributing to Marge ’s burnout . However , even though she knew that the home should n’t habituate the app , Lisa did so anyway since she really need bean curd . This madeMarge ’s expert time of year 35 plot strong , since it proved that the whole family respect convenience over respecting Marge ’s labor . If Lisa alone had stopped the family ’s questionable purchasing , this would have been unreasonably blameless .
Despite her attempts to be better , Lisa should be as blemished as the sleep of her folk . This is best epitomized in a citation from season 7 , installment 9 , “ Sideshow Bob ’s Last Gleaming , ” where she says that she wants to play the first female stealth pilot . Lisa notes that this pilot burner bombed 70 mosque before excitedly contribute “ And her name is Lisa too ! ” This scene works as it clarifies that , despite her word , Lisa is n’t unambiguously morally superior to her family . When the show asks her to be , The Simpsonsrobs her of the chance to seem like an ordinary , if well - read , child .
Lisa’s Season 35 Stories Avoid A Common Complaint With Her Character
Lisa Is Often The Sensible Member Of The Simpsons
In time of year 35 , instalment 3 , “ McMansion and Wife , ” Lisa uses Hubert Wong ’s engineering to bully Nelson back . LikeMarge ’s dark season 35 plot , this sequence proves that Lisa has a mean streak when it comes to self - preservation and is n’t a one - note cherubic twin to the more blatantly rebellious Bart . likewise , in episode 12 , “ Lisa get an F1 , ” Homer ’s eldest daughter becomes a fearless go - kart driver who is as reckless on the road as her father , if a lot more skilled . Lisa ’s aggression is n’t portrayed as a problem but rather a natural file name extension of her character .
In demarcation , Lisa ’s weaker season 35 subplots all treat her as the family ’s resident moral advisor . These outings prove her naiveté has grown threadbare as , for such a smart fictitious character , Lisa can be bizarrely clueless . InThe Simpsonsseason 35 ’s weakest installment , Lisa lament Homer ’s young job , but viewers never get to see why his work is troubling her . likewise , in sequence 10 , “ Do The Wrong affair , ” she is shock that Bart , Marge , and Homer will chicane to win . sequence 4 , “ Thirst Trap : A Corporate Love Story , ” where she ca n’t think a corporate billionaire is corrupt , feels peculiarly impel .
Lisa’s Most Annoying Habit Did Save A Weaker Season 35 Episode
“Murder She Boat” Needed Lisa’s Sweet Side
While Lisa ’s naiveté does often feel limiting and out of hint with her characterization , there is one season 35 outing where this character trait was at home . In instalment 9 , “ slaying She Boat,”Lisa is the only one who trust Bart when he claims he did n’t ruin Comic Book Guy ’s valuable toy . This allowed her to reveal the literal culprit in a solid twist that scavenge an otherwise average sequence . Here , Lisa ’s innocence was moving , since both Bart ’s parents had no job strike that he was both guilty and lying .
WhileMarge had defend Bart before , she was quick to give up on him in “ Murder She Boat . ” There was no agency that Homer would defend his trouble - making boy , so Lisa ’s noble-mindedness felt entirely appropriate in this junket and helped propel the account forward . The rest of the sequence was n’t particularly stiff , but Lisa ’s belief in Bart when everyone gave up on him proved that her sweet side has a place in the show . More generally , The Simpsonsseason 35 has proven that there is more to her than precocious moralizing .
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 "
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 Gets 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
