I must have been in a good mood when I watched this because I actually found myself laughing a lot this episode. The bit when Lois was selling the idea of going to Italy under the guise of going to a water parking was the most charming and likable version of Peter I've seen for a long while.

I don't understand why people are 'campaigning' for the Simpsons to end. Yes, it is past its best but they still churn out at least a few decent episodes per season and in my [miss-infomed] opinion is still one of the best shows on TV. Even if I was to stop watching it, there's something kind of comforting about the…

Agreed, I loved the A-story. Homer with Homer Jr was super cute. The Simpsons still does the emotional stuff really well.