J.S. Gornael is a writer at Collider who focuses on classics, Oscar nominated films, and The Simpsons. He also writes/edits reviews for IndieReader.
The Simpsons' canon contains several kinds of episodes deemed special for their structure: the ones that show past clips, the "Treehouse of Horror" series, the flashback episodes, and the installments that peer into the future. Though several seem to operate on the same timeline, they generally tend to contradict each other and cannot be counted as canon. Still, they can be very charming hypotheticals to consider for one of the most beloved sitcom families in TV history.
It may not be one of The Simpsons' best holiday specials, but it's funny when the show transitions from the present to the future to show that Bart thinks faux-turkey still tastes terrible. Other good moments include Comic-Book Guy tweeting his negative opinion of the new Matrix movie in a very old-fashioned way, Flanders asking to move next door at a ridiculous time, and Mr. Burns having extremely thin wrists. It goes to show that this series still has some life in it.
Lisa winds up opening an after-school program that, unsurprisingly, becomes a huge success. She then becomes president of the United States, which makes it all the more puzzling why Marge is still angry. Along with poor pacing, this episode doesn't have the impact it's shooting for. However, it's still funny when Homer says that "all jobs suck. That's why you get paid to do them!" The mom-translator is great, too, and the ending is wholesome enough.
Lisa is called in to investigate a string of murders so awful that not even she can get into the serial killer's head. So she seeks help from the now-imprisoned Sideshow Bob. A reference to Hannibal Lecter's penchant for anagrams leads to a trip to the amusingly named "Ana Gram's Spooky Abandoned Slaughterhouse." With a twist that echoes that of another classic horror movie, this story's alternative universe is interesting enough to keep the viewer's attention.
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