In fairness her gullibility is still off the charts on this one and she has to be pushed every step of the way by Louise, a dynamic I don't think would happen in a solid Simpsons plot.  I could see Lisa turning to Bart for some shady help after she takes the initiative and gets desperate but that's about it.  That…

They waited long enough to use it after they hinted at it that I forgot it was going to show up at some point.  Well played, writers.

Kenneth can be grating at times but I think the show could have veered into overwhelmingly cynical without him.  Shit, imagine if this show started with a Hazel in the pilot instead.

Yeah, the Cleveland sequence where she got the TV and modeling offers confirmed this for me.  It all ties back to her problems being caused by her work, including self esteem.

Yeah, the Cleveland sequence where she got the TV and modeling offers confirmed this for me.  It all ties back to her problems being caused by her work, including self esteem.

"People will forget about this one, right? Right?!?"

"People will forget about this one, right? Right?!?"

Vanderwerff while reviewing The New Normal.

Vanderwerff while reviewing The New Normal.

It's like God spilled a comment.

It's like God spilled a comment.

Yeah, I don't exactly expect the reasoning of the antagonists to be especially strong but this seemed really loose to me.  I just went with him upstaging them but it still doesn't quite fit.  That said, they felt natural as villains in the John Henry storyline because they were profiting off the new technology so it…

Yeah, I don't exactly expect the reasoning of the antagonists to be especially strong but this seemed really loose to me.  I just went with him upstaging them but it still doesn't quite fit.  That said, they felt natural as villains in the John Henry storyline because they were profiting off the new technology so it…

The thought of a gumball machine with male pattern baldness made me laugh way harder than I had any right to.

The thought of a gumball machine with male pattern baldness made me laugh way harder than I had any right to.

I think Thomas might fit in a little better if Mordecai or Benson didn't already fill the straight man role in just about any situation (with Margaret available in a pinch if need be).  He does, however, give the group a vital extra man in any fist fight and can ram people with his head which has quite a few combat…

I think Thomas might fit in a little better if Mordecai or Benson didn't already fill the straight man role in just about any situation (with Margaret available in a pinch if need be).  He does, however, give the group a vital extra man in any fist fight and can ram people with his head which has quite a few combat…

Next episode would make sense for Yarlexis.  Yara's shtick got pretty tired by the end of season 3 and an elimination next episode would probably be them exiting at their peak.

Next episode would make sense for Yarlexis.  Yara's shtick got pretty tired by the end of season 3 and an elimination next episode would probably be them exiting at their peak.

Much like in today's challenges, Juju carries the team.