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Review -- The Simpsons: "Holidays of Future Passed"
- By Ariel Ponywether
- Published 12/13/2011
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- Unrated
Ariel Ponywether
Ariel Ponywether has been a fan of The Simpsons since the first time Bart was ten.
View all articles by Ariel PonywetherKredit Kookies: Couch Gag: The Simpsons are gingerbread cookies, and Homer takes a big bite out of his own arm.
The Simpson flash forward to a future that includes Bart as a dissolute divorced dad of two, Lisa as the mother to a rebellious teenage daughter with a somewhat-surprisingly unsurprising dad, and Maggie as a big-time overseas rockstar who’s ready to bear her first child.
I’m surprised by how impressed I am by this episode.After the disasters that were Bart to the Future and Future-Drama (and this one is, admittedly, canon with the later while rejecting the former and the ne plus ultra of flashforward episodes, Lisa’s Wedding, as continuity), one has learned to grit their teeth when the show reveals it’s taking a journey into the distant future.
I liked the idea of Lisa and Milhouse forming a functional and apparently loving romantic partnership.Of course her daughter would rebel by becoming a party girl – and of course Lisa would try to solve everything by being nice – just as her mother did years ago.
I’m marginally disappointed by Bart’s future, but not shocked by it.At least he’s not overjoyed to have ended up a slacker, and he’s trying to change his lifestyle – Jenda being his future-wife, even temporarily, is also an intriguing idea.
As for Maggie’s plotline, her being a badass rockstar and a proudly single mom is an intriguing twist; I want to spend more time in her world.Just let her communicate by writing on things, show!
This is the first flash-forward episode EVER to definitively be a part of canon- not a delusion, a fantasy, or a dream, and they made a few wise choices – even the futuristic humor is well-chosen and the gadgets aren’t just existent to make sarcastic jokes about how futuristic everything is.A highly recommended episode, and one of the most moving, relatable and beautiful of the modern run.
Letter Grade: A+
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