This is my first "1 out of 10" in my IMDb rating history. This episode had no laughs, no plot involving any of the main characters, and instead focus it's entire run time on a social narrative it was trying to reinforce to the audience.
Never before have I seen a Simpsons episode have such a decisive concept become simplified and polarized. They make a prominent joke about consumables being used as political propaganda while creating just that in the very same breathe.
Regardless of the specific message, this episode was treated as an essay instead of a sitcom. It exists purely to perpetuate the social and political beliefs of the writer. While that is not an issue in an appropriate media, it comes across as preachy and obstinate when disguised as a regular episode of a comedy show.
Never before have I seen a Simpsons episode have such a decisive concept become simplified and polarized. They make a prominent joke about consumables being used as political propaganda while creating just that in the very same breathe.
Regardless of the specific message, this episode was treated as an essay instead of a sitcom. It exists purely to perpetuate the social and political beliefs of the writer. While that is not an issue in an appropriate media, it comes across as preachy and obstinate when disguised as a regular episode of a comedy show.