It was the "Behind the Music" episode that really put me off. Was that in 9, or 10? Perhaps I could consult this new thing called the Internet for the answer.

My son and I have been stuck in the Simpsons seasons that I own the DVDs for (3-7). I started being so disappointed when seasons 8 & 9 aired that I walked away, afraid to ever turn back lest my love for those best seasons be diminished. However, I know there must be good episodes/seasons since then, but now there are…

I'm just happy to be on the record with this.

I don't hate millennials!

I'm almost 50 and I love this show. Plenty of the stories don't have anything to do with millennials.

Super astute analysis, bro.

Plus monsters, minus authentic 80s experience.

I've always thought it was more like "asshole."

Clean

God how I hated PHC. Fortunately I was able to read his excellent piece without hearing his voice in my head.

On a side note, the credits are a cool tribute, but the fake film dust they added pushed it a little too far. How's that for nitpicking?

What a ridiculous statement.

Excellent job illustrating my point.

Well, Black Lives Matter is about bringing focus to a specific set of issues that black people deal with in our culture, not about singling blacks out as the only lives that matter. Said by itself, "All lives matter" isn't racist, but when it is used as a response or rebuttal to "Black lives matter" it becomes racist…

Possible, but on the internet, not likely.

Look, I really don't like to go Full Neg, but for the love of god can we please get another writer for the season 7 reviews?

Yes, that is absolutely not the X-Ray.

This was before he joined.

I went into this season fully expecting to still love it. It's changed for sure. I'm not disparaging anyone for still liking it at all, it's just not making me laugh any more.

I agree with all of that and am relieved I'm not alone in feeling that way. It seems like the story and the characters and story are all doing what they are "supposed" to do according to the theoretical blueprint of the show, but none of it feels as organic or believable as it did before. And I'm rarely surprised by…