I didn't like the line that went something like 'marriage isn't just between a man and a woman, that's just the whole of history except for the last 5 months'.

'For you kids watching, this is a reference to a Woody Allen movie who also married one of his children'

That episode for definitely a kicker. The show handled her death well - she was too important to the show to just not be in new episodes, so it was nice she's been retired with dignity and sensitivity. This is the first time within an episode (outside of the openning/closing credits) the show has officially…

Do you really think the 500th episode would have made a good season finale. I enjoyed all the landmark episodes, but wasn't impressed with that one. The ending was a bit of a rip off of the 200th episode, so you couldn't help draw unflattering parallels to it.

'And I would still choose a new Simpsons over any episode of Two and a Half Men's entire back catalog'

I haven't seen that episode. Wait is dolphin rape a thing?

Depressingly I have also watched every episode of The Simpsons and The Office.

'He must be super fun at parties'

Holidays of Future Pasted, was a suprise amazing episode. I actually thought it was better than Lisas Wedding and that isn't something I'd say lightly. It was like a reward for all the fans that have stuck with the show through all the mediocrity of later seasons.
It could was good because it could have acted as a…

I'm going to ask a dumb question, in that bit where Stewie is singing and Brian gives Stewie a gun, suggesting he kill himself - immediately after that it cuts to a shot of a cemetery - was that for a second meant to be a joke implying that Stewie did actually kill himself (before revealing the scene was taking place…

Hey remember a time when one episode of Family Guy, wouldn't have two montages - one montage of an old woman trying to fuck her dead friends, retarded, vulnerable son and one montage of a baby trying to kill himself….nah, me neither.

Agreed. I think AV Club, did do an article about Cleveland being cancelled, but I would have liked the last episode to have got a review. The way that show got treated still kind of pisses me off.

'silly comic book mad-genius-splices-DNA-into-his-DNA', I actually think these kinds of stories are really the only way you can justify Bob's presence. If they are going for a general evil, socially irresponsible story they have Mr Burns as a fairly malleable character who can fit that sort of role as required. Bob is…

The SImpson seems to have a flair for contingency with things like gills and faces falling off (or in Krusty's case scars and third nipples, but don't have the same knack for remembering he supposed to be in a relationship with that Princess Penelope which they dedicated a whole episode to).

This is one of my favorite episodes, but years ago, even though the show dealt with obesity in a funny (and actually quite sensitive) way, when I first saw this episode I [wrongly] thought Homer becoming obese was too cartoony in a way I couldn't really explain and it seemed to not kind of fit the grammar of the…

The Lisa [at the beginning] of this episode has to be the least likable incarnation of Lisa of all. Lisa trajectory in this show is one of the most troubling to me as she used to be one of my favorite characters. She gone from a thoughtful, angst ridden CHILD whose opinions were based on her perspectives as a CHILD,…

Yup Krusty's father, would be the lamest, least creative, least satisfying thing the show could possible do, so this will almost certainly be the thing they actually do

I know what you're saying J.P McPickleshitter, but Mrs K, is so loved (and as shes Neds wife and Bart teacher, one of the most important secondary character), after 25 years I think its right that the show does something to explain her absence rather than have her just not be on the show anymore.
I'm not sure, if she…

Between this episode, Summer of 4 ft 2, Lisa the vegetarian, 22 short films about springfield, Homer the Smithers, Scenes from the class struggle in Springfield, mother Simpson and Marge be not proud - I genuinely think theres a case to be made for this season being one of the best seasons ever.

I would have quite liked to see it on the Wii U