Extra Seconds - Co-Dependent's Day

[@johnsistrunk7120]

This episode would have been good if there was a reversal of the DUI, with homer waking up after a crash while marge was at the wheel and replacing her

[@theMoporter]

Now THAT would be a compelling dynamic

[@patricklauer4452]

I’ve would of liked it if both Marge & Homer still passed out at the wheel but get pulled by Wiggum and then the rest of episode focuses on them getting better in rehab while realising that they don’t need to drink to enjoy each other’s company or something like that idk I’m not a writer

[@audiosurfarchive]

@@patricklauer4452 You don't have to be a writer; _almost anything would've been a better execution than what they picked._ Shoulda, coulda, woulda I suppose.. but dunno what the fuck they were thinking..

[@EphromJosine]

I think that misses why Homer framing Marge was a real issue. Here's a question: Why did Homer frame Marge? Does he have the maximum amount of DUIs he can before he loses his license? Is he worried about upsetting Marge? Unlike Jim, I think this plot could have worked, all we need is both a reason as to why Marge is framed and for Homer to take responsibility for his actions and actually realize he took advantage of Marge's desire for more time with him.

[@mechajay3358]

Now that right there is a good concept.

[@brianwill7980]

Plus in the kidney episode, I don't care nearly as much about Homer's relationship with Grandpa as I do about his relationship with Marge. It's way less disturbing for the Homer-Abe relationship to be played for super dark humor. I mean they've already had Homer straight up call his childhood traumatic. But his relationship with Marge is supposed to be one of his main redeeming features.

[@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747]

Don't know man, I mean, Grandpa was a horrible father for sure but Homer is just a despicable character in that episode; they drive on the highway and pass several bathrooms and Homer still ignores grandpa causes him a kidney failure and then refuses to give him a transplant. That's fucked up.

[@tsawy6]

@@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747 Yeah, it is bad, but seeing someone do these things to someone who you don't really expect them to be nice to hits really different to seeing it done to one of relatively few unequivocally loving relationships in his their life.

[@andrelunaisatuna]

TheRealJims has quite an eloquent comment section

[@nifralo2752]

I agree but the kidney episode is a farce from the start its suposed to be silly. This isnt. To me the worst episode is the one where the while town hates Bart over at baseball game.

[@phineas81707]

@@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747 I thought Homer thinking twice about giving a kidney was a natural flow. He decided to do something nice, basked in the adulation for it, but then chickened out once the implications sunk in. Everyone in the episode calling him out as a horrible person for it struck me as dissonant.

[@hoopsonwheels]

Honestly homer did something I’d expect Peter griffin from family guy to do

[@dontspikemydrink9382]

They are the same character after all

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@dontspikemydrink9382 Nah Homer is smarter than Peter, Homer Simpson has a bigger heart. Peter is much more hyperactive, he is much more reckless, and is much more aloof. Peter is also a jerk. Homer isn't usually more well-meaning but short-sighted and quick-tempered.

[@patricklauer4452]

This is like an American Dad episode and I fucking hate that show

[@daniel-vn4ql]

@@icecreamhero2375 Homer been smarter than peter is very debatable. If we look at job performance alone. Peter is away more competent than homer at there respective jobs.

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@patricklauer4452 Nah American dad would be sillier the plots in that show tend to be more fantastical.

[@Arrowdodger]

I feel like the story could have worked if you take out the DUI and have the conflict be that Marge realizes she has a drinking problem, but is conflicted about quitting because she's finally having something she can share with Homer, her having to juggle her health and her newfound bond with him. I feel like that'd have been plenty, especially if you had Homer be the one to get her to dial it back on realizing what it was doing to her.

[@ChristieBrewster]

That sounds like it'd be a good episode.

[@joeblevins1061]

Amazingly, this episode features one of my favorite all time Simpsons lines: "There's blood on your hands, Mrs. Thatcher!" It has nothing whatsoever to do with the main plot, which is why I forget that it's even in this one. I love the whole sub-sub-subplot of Otto seeing "The Momentum of Things" and then being deeply moved by it. He actually has a better, richer experience at the theater that day because he DIDN'T see Cosmic Wars.

[@nikkixx7964]

"If you don't dig enough coal you're back on the dynamite squad"

[@HOTD108_]

"Inject it between my toes, because my mom checks my arms!"

[@mankytoes]

Yeah, this had really nasty undertones. Homer was acting like Peter Griffin, but without the show accepting it's just ridiculous, like Family Guy does. The weak attempt at a conclusion made it feel like a justification of abusive relationships. The really offensive thing is that it feel like the writers don't care. They just have loose idea, a string of jokes, and try to shove a story around them. But we care, because we grew up with Simpsons as hilariously, beautifully crafted television. The turn of the Simpsons reflects the good and bad points of America- the early years involved hard work and ingenuity. But when the show had run its' course, the reflex of greed and the priority of profit set in.

[@jessicastrike5640]

This would have been much better if Marge had been out drinking with Homer, loving that they are spending more time together, and she had been the one driving! She passes out and Homer actually saves her from the DUI by switching seats with her and the difficulty then comes from Marge berating Homer into giving up alcohol not realising it was her that had crashed, he does so to protect her but grows to resent it and finally tells her the truth at the end of act 2. Then act 3 is about them as a couple trying to work through the issue together

[@TerrenceNowicki]

See, that sounds like an actual story.

[@twinpeaksfan929]

I feel like a big problem with this particular episode is that Homer's misdeed is simply too reprehensible to work and as a result the writers more or less painted themselves into a corner. I cannot even think of a good way that Homer could have redeemed himself here considering how heinous his actions are. Kidney Trouble is an interesting comparison, but in that case it's at least somewhat understandable to consider why Homer did what he did, awful as it was. In that case he was motivated purely by fear, especially after being egged on by the guys at Moe's, and of course as you said, Homer pays dearly for what he did. Co-Dependent's Day on the other hand is more like, "Homer acts like an ass, the writers can't think of a way to adequately deal with it, so they don't. The end."

[@lordroy88]

Andrew Barusek kidney trouble was awful. He left for a boring plot.

[@SquimJim]

I think "interesting garbage" sums up the worst of the middle seasons pretty well. You have episodes like this with some questionable plots/character writing but there are still funny and memorable moments. It's not good but it's fairly entertaining throughout. The biggest issue with modern Simpsons (to me) is how horribly boring and forgettable they are. At least I can remember the plot to Co-Dependent's Day 5 minutes after I watched it.

[@parforet]

After Breakfast huh I never thought I would see you here

[@calpone6399]

The problem with new Simpson episdoes is that the jokes are also very boring and lazy, not just the story's.

[@thematt523]

Exactly. Seasons 11-18 (basically pre-movie), while a decent dip in quality from seasons 1-10, were still enjoyable in many ways. You can still tell that the writers were having fun and enjoyed their jobs. There was still effort, energy, and passion, even if the episodes didn't have much to say. NONE of that is in the recent seasons. The show just feels so lifeless and slow. Every joke feels forced and desperate, and the voice actors sound like they're just waiting for their paychecks.

[@calpone6399]

Even though I loved Futurama, I'm glad they stopped it as if they never it would have ended just like the Simpsons. They ended it right, the Simpsons should have do that aswell.

[@nathansnyder5968]

you make a good point here. is a boring, unmemorable plot worse than a bad one that is memorable? what do you think Jim?

[@dwarfbunni]

The most unpleasant part of this episode is (in my mind anyways) the fact that this is kinda more realistic in a sense that they dont play homer framing marge for laughs at least while hes in the act, and that she forgives him almost instantly for a betrayal like that while shes still suffering the consequences of what he did to her.. kinda like a real life co dependent relationship.. "hes a bag of shit but I like doing things with him" to quote you. this episode kinda depicts a very unhealthy co dependent relationship, not even with homer and marge drinking but their relationship together as a whole, is the definition of co dependent, he needs her to be his ever loving caretaker and she needs him to support the family and love her, even though hes a neglectful, irrational, selfish, drunk. HOWEVER I dont think the writers were going for this. Because they generally try not to make homer look like an abuser, which this would make him...

[@ramirocarnicer2503]

Got to agree on that. The way the relationship is portrayed in this episodes is the kind of "yeah he sometimes get angry and starts punching me, but he is not that bad". The kind of awful relationship you want your close ones to get away from but is ver hard for them.

[@maxresdefault_]

Just the Hypocrisy in this episode makes me angry. The first half of the episode pokes fun at the Prequels, and how bad Star Wars become over the years. Then they do the most typical "Simpsons in seasonal rot" thing and have the second and third acts not have anything to do with the first, and completely butcher Homer's character, and Marge's to a degree. Also, two TF2 youtubers in the comment section, neat.

[@Super_Mario128]

one of my main complaints about The Simpsons Movie, was that it kept on changing plots quite often and made Homer into a pompous asshole throughout most of the movie.

[@gabrielzayas3903]

I don't see how bad the prequels were.

[@JarJarBinks4ever]

The Prequels are so much better than zombie Simpsons tbh

[@davidhonez8859]

@@Super_Mario128 they missed a great chance to bring Hank Scorpio as the villian in the movie

[@NyQuilDonut]

​@@gabrielzayas3903If you don't see what's wrong with the prequels then I have to assume that those are the only movies you've ever seen.

[@zacharybryant9881]

God I hate this episode so much. Though the quote “I’m in no condition to drive...wait I shouldn’t listen to myself, I’m drunk”

[@commietearsdrinker]

That's a great one. Too bad some of these good jokes are wasted on these poorly built episodes.

[@Castigar48]

that is a pretty top tier quote

[@Wolfdogg]

This is legitimately probably my least favorite episode of the Simpsons. It's good to see someone else who agrees with me.

[@Lexilove2016]

Pretty much everyone else agrees with you.

[@levv7258]

Correction: this is your least favorite episode from the first 20 seasons of the simpsons. Most episodes after 20 (or to be fair, 22) are even worse than this.

[@Rosteg2406]

Lev v The simpsons became impossible to watch after HD

[@clevernickname3396]

I would’ve liked the episode and it’s ending more if they hadn’t butchered homer’s character.

[@consumerisms]

@@Lexilove2016 Boys of Bummer was worse

[@toon4thought]

I feel the Star Wars jokes were overall decent, they just came a few years too late. It's like, I'm pretty sure everyone has made these same comments about the Phantom Menace by 2004, so it's like, why even bother commenting on it by then? And it's just plain weird that they used parody names when they previously used the actual Star Wars brand. I do really like this line from Comic Book Guy though: "Worst, Cosmic Wars, ever! I will only see it three more times... today."

[@davidhonez8859]

I knew people who hated the prequels but saw it multiple times in theatres

[@billcipher2604]

I think it would have worked this way: After finding out about this shared interest, Homer and Marge start drinking together. Homer is having fun and doesn't notice that Marge's drinking is affecting her health negatively because she has less tolerance than Homer does. Homer at first is completly oblivious to Marge becoming an alchoholic worse than him, and Marge is not only addictive but doesn't want to say anything because she enjoys their time together. Homer underestimates how drunk Marge is and she crashes the car. He's unconcious so he can't take her place or do anything about it. Marge is sent to rehab and Homer tries to sneak there to talk to her. I don't know, anything that doesn't fuel that stupid "Homer is an evil abuser" theory.

[@theMoporter]

It's not to much "theory" as "fact".

[@dodojesus4529]

Homer trying to get into the rehab clinic and getting denied cause they know who he is could also make for good comedy

[@Lichzim]

Jerkass Homer at his worst.

[@nikoyoshi6089]

Wait until you see "Mobile Homer" Out of pure pettiness, he wastes the money Marge is saving for his insurance, after realizing he might die at any moment, on buying an RV. And the worst part of the episode is that, in the end, Marge is the one who apologizes and learns a lesson

[@fraya1022]

I saw this in my notifications and went "oooooh shit" and got really excited. Honestly, I needed a video like this after the terrible day I had. Thanks, Jims.

[@TheRealJims]

This video is rated PG-13. (Also, "Secrets of a Successful Marriage" is a hard expression to say repeatedly. I tried my best.) ;)

[@hasan_z]

Its about as hard to say as "eating an orange"

[@vinnythewebsurfer]

TheRealJims I’ll have you know that I’m watching this over a sophisticated cup of Ben and Jerry’s.

[@rt6692]

WOW! Jim you own this! I never thought something like this did tap into a side of you I never knew until now. There are very few episodes specially really bad that strike a cord with me but this one with you takes it to a new level.

[@fozzieatdetourbillnye5514]

TheRealJims If you think its such garbage why do keep watching it.

[@AllStar909]

+Tariq Faridi He swore twice. (I mean thrice)

[@PsyDei]

2:21 wtf happened to Lisa's head?... oh yeah, she's a monster.

[@DrBigt]

Lisa needs braces.

[@scorchx3000]

@@DrBigt DENTAL PLAN!

[@DrBigt]

I absolutely hated the fact that they also played the whole framing Marge for laughs with Homer making bird noises behind a tree or some shit. I forget and I pretend this episode was a fever dream.

[@FathomLordKarathr]

We need an Extra Seconds for every episode of the Simpsons

[@samuelbarber4154]

I think it would've been better if Homer rescued Marge from the DUI and when he's out at Moe's he sees that Marge was arrested for it, goes to the rehab centre and spills the beans to the Psychiatrist about him doing the DUI.

[@Appleboy78165]

Co-Dependent's Day is one of the few Simpsons episodes that makes me legitimately angry

[@HOTD108_]

Why?

[@Appleboy78165]

@@HOTD108_ Because Homer is just so awful in it. More so than pretty much any other episode.

[@GlipGlig]

What are some other ones?

[@Bishiboshii]

Love your content man keep it up

[@rhodahaque]

Fantastic video. I don't know what else to say, I could watch these Extra Seconds for every single episode.

[@qwellen7521]

Co-dependence day feels like a dark Simpsons episode.

[@greenhowie]

I had forgotten this episode. I wish I still forgot it.

[@LunaFund]

Love this channel! Hate this episode esp. As a recovering alcholic. I hate that no brown liqours joke. Tried that and failed.

[@LunaFund]

Shit. He says no clear Liquors. All brown liquors are the worst. And we rarely see Homer drink anything but beer, it makes it seem like hard alcohol is a constant. This episode makes me sad.

[@limbverbatim2220]

A majority of Simpsons episodes that were before the movie are very difficult for me to hate. But I realize until today that this episode might come a bit close to being that when you pointed out that what Homer did to Marge might be the worst thing he's ever done. I still think a lot of moments on this episode were brilliant though, like the Star Wars references in Act 1, as well as Homer singing on the phone and Homer carrying around a fake Bible with liquor in it.

[@Zardzewialy95]

Marge is perfect. Homer is not good. Every episode about marriage in simpsons... 98%...

[@MorseCodeStutters]

I think it's a perfectly fine plot element for Homer to do something horrible once Marge finds something fun to do with him. Because then it would be an opportunity for him to weigh out what he truly values: his wife or booze. To do it right maybe Marge could've gotten worse than him as an alcoholic and the possibility of her dying would mean they can't depend on drinking to have fun together. Then of course him making up for it in the end should be as huge as his mistake.

[@vphiameradisogaarwa]

I actually love this episode and absolutely view his response while on the phone as classic! Great video nonetheless.

[@stupidstonercomics7374]

Dude, your video are super fun to watch! Such a great critique!

[@DeeJaySNRG]

Homer's performance of Wichita Lineman is my favourite part of the episode

[@mechajay3358]

Yeah this episodes has Homer and Marge relationship at the worst, but I I will say my favorite part of the 2nd half is Moe being so disgusted by what Homer did that he has him drinking watered down beer from a chipped glass sitting on a nail and pokes him with a stick while he eats peanuts.

[@samueljackson3512]

Good video, it's nice to see you tear something apart since you truly tall about what's good.

[@vinnythewebsurfer]

Oh wow the infamous Co-Dependants.

[@benmalsky9834]

The Star Wars references here in this episode I believe have really not aged well in the sense that the prequel films and are really getting more love. The Clone Wars absolutely played a big part in getting people to actually understand the politics and the nuances of what Lucas was going for.

[@Talisguy]

He was not going for a lot of those nuances. The corrosive influence of money in politics and the complicity of big business in democratic backsliding was definitely intentional, and ahead of its time. I'll give him that. But any nuances regarding, for example, the Jedi Order, were a total accident. They really were supposed to be seen as an unalloyed good and their fall was Anakin's fault for not repressing his emotions like he was supposed to. Lucas has said as much in interviews. Any subtext about the Jedi Order bringing their fall upon themselves through the more questionable aspects of their ideology is, at least in the films themselves, a total accident.

[@unstoppableExodia]

I've started rewatching arrested development and there's an episode where theybdo a similar thing where Michael takes the rap for a dui after his mother Lucille frames him. That episode used that idea a million times more effectively. It was completely in character for Lucille to do something that dark and there were many jokes in how Michael discovered the truth.

[@twinpeaksfan929]

Agreed. It worked on AD in part because Lucille is a rotten person, who we can easily accept doing something like that.

[@skibot9974]

Which episode came first

[@PeterHowe228]

I think Homer should have pulled her out of the car, then hides so that the police only find the car. The conflict comes from Marge being mad at Homer for crashing the car and asking her to back up his lie that the car was stolen by someone they didn't see. She goes to Patty and Selma and it's there she has the realization. Homer and her making up then has less to overcome.

[@earth_5496]

"Worst Things Homer's Ever Done" is a pretty great idea for a list

[@iam9991000]

Oh boy. I remember the sixty seconds review.

[@mpdalyful1]

Homer and marge drunkenly tossing Randall Curtis is hysterically funny. And I love the prequel jokes in this episode

[@BaboDex]

3:18 That was actually funny, they set up the joke earlier in the episode with Homer getting some.

[@Derekivery]

It almost works as a super black comedy. The joke is Marge IS co-dependent. No matter what horrible things Homer does Marge will support Homer's bad behavior. It would be super dark, but this is basically an abuse episode, Marge is basically a battered wife in denial, her husband hurt her, and rather than confront or leave him she decides she loves him even more because they're good together even if not one else sees it. Again, it's really, really dark and depressing.

[@JohnnyCrayfish]

Even the Star Wars stuff didn't work for me. Not just because I'm not a huge fan of Star Wars, but also because, it seemed too late to pick on Episode I. Episode II was already on home video by this point. And the "Cosmic Wars" parody name? Why?! Simpsons has already established Star Wars exists in their universe. I would be just as confused to see Patty and Selma watching "McGregor" or learning that Mr. Burns went to "Yule University" for one episode. It just seemed so out of place. All the other stuff, couldn't agree more.

[@shawnhughes4192]

Star wars is garbage! The modern movies are boring long dialogue that is poorly written, then quick bursts of bs "sword fighting" and "swords faster than bullets" action scenes. The originals are hilariously bad in both the acting and the "sword fighting" action scenes. CGI is also very obvious and Samuel L Jackson ffs lol lmao

[@quangamershyguyyz7166]

@@shawnhughes4192Ok troll, Lmao! Great baiting here.

[@Brobro7SF]

Alcoholism with my friends and family is a big reason why I completley abstain from drinking. It can really hurt the family and most importantly it hurts you. That being said, everybody has different reasons and I can't judge anyone for needing an out.

[@aarontheperson6867]

so high. love this vid and all youre vids.

[@comradesXcosmos]

i had stopped watching the show at the “tomacco” episode, but now i want to see this just to witness how bad it got

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

Comrades across the Cosmos Haven’t thought of that episode in years. Thanks for reminding me of that awful piece of shit.

[@consumerisms]

@@EndOfSmallSanctuary97 Sneed and cope

[@Joe-vz4yc]

I felt like I was constantly catching reruns of this episode when I was growing up and, as much as I loved the show, this episode always made me uncomfortable. Glad to see I'm not alone lol

[@PaceFilmsProductions]

Basically once the Star Wars spoofing section ends I check out on this episode.

[@avaevathornton9851]

I'll have you know my glass of red wine was a good few centimetres from my hand, sir!

[@b.m.933]

It was very out of character for Homer to frame Marge for a DUI. Marge is one of the few people Homer really cares about, so to see him just brush Marge aside like that was really out of character. Homer even admits that it is a new low.

[@SmarkusAurelius]

Homer framing Marge and driving drunk in the first place is fucked up. But I think characters in fiction should be able to do fucked up things, so long as there's a reason for it. My problem here is the episode fails to really drive home to despicable of what Homer did, he doesn't really learn from it and Marge forgives him far too easily. This would all be okay if Homer was supposed to be a villain, but he isn't, they want us to have sympathy for him which I quite frankly, can't do

[@Super_Mario128]

then you've got an episode like Brake my Wife Please where Marge tries to kill Homer by running him down in her car, Marge going into therapy, Homer throwing a dinner party for Marge and inviting their friends and family, and at the end Homer telling everyone to get the hell off his lawn before turning on the sprinkler system.

[@imkool51391]

Do Barts Comet next. Probably my favorite Simpson's episode ever

[@DasNordlicht91]

“Tabled this motion is… or is it?” is a favorite line of mine in an otherwise crap episode.

[@guilhermemelo3760]

This episode has one of the jokes I've laughed the most at, his ankles

[@kyletitterton]

Can u imagine if this was the first ever episode of the show? It would have been cancelled immediately.

[@CyberLance26]

I have noticed that in most TV shows, movies and other stuff with a married couple the husband and the wife are completely different and got nothing in common at all but still for some weird reason they love each other and decided to get married just like Homer and Marge.

[@MTTT19]

They should have ended the episode with Randall Curtis learning about Homer’s antics and deciding to put him on a cereal box with Jim Jam

[@HuskyVerbatim]

That silence at the end is deafening.

[@bradderz99x]

Hi could you do lisa vs malibu Stacey. Think the episode has good social values, great character development for Lisa. Got some funny jokes aswell. Really enjoying the channel btw!

[@VerdantRange]

Personally, I thought the George Lucas stuff felt dated since it'd been five years since Phantom Menace when this came out and the prequels would end not too long after this.

[@uknownada]

So it's not in your top ten?

[@skiesandshadows3313]

I actually like the ending more than the beginning. That whole George Lucas stuff just felt so stupid and hypocritical to me, and honestly for me the episode really begins after they leave California. Yeah, it's not a great episode, but it has its moments. The Simpsons have definitely done worse.

[@Rubberman202]

To be honest, I only remember the beginning part of the episode, with the knock-off Star Wars and George Lucas stuff, and Homer getting drunk with Marge and bonding over that. The rest of the episode is more-or-less blank to me. Maybe I should revisit it, but then again, considering what Homer does to Marge in this episode, maybe I shouldn't. Edit: I take that back, I DO remember something else about this episode: Homer's hold music. I remember busting my gut at that!

[@lordroy88]

I don’t like how easily Marge forgives Homer, but everything else is so great that it’s definitely worth watching

[@BlueLightningSky]

You know there was a recent episode about Marge and Homer's relationship where someone tried to break them up and Moe gives a speech to Homer at the end. What do you think about that in terms of Homer Marge episodes?

[@fantasticmadness8935]

Hey Jims. I know you do Pixar perfect and I was wondering if when you finished that, you could do Rise Of The Guardians by Dreamworks Animation. Its a great movie thats pretty underrated and the few reviews I see of it are pretty negative, personality, I love the movie( Its one of my top three with HTTYD 1&2) and I wish you could have an open mind about it.

[@lylelanleymonorail79]

Me seeing you did this episode: WOW.......

[@austinlee4156]

Really loved this video and your view and opinion of it

[@shawnarthur5921]

I don't give a dang-diddly cow patty about Homer abandoning Grandpa. Grandpa is a horrible, selfish-to-the-point-of-sociopathic, POS father (and has always been). What Homer did to Marge was straight up monstrous. I just go ahead and ignore that episode's existence.

[@ReyaitheShadowWolf]

This episode made me realize something: the writers were really adamant about showing off their hate for the prequel trilogy. Why were they so obsessed with shoving in Star Wars references out of nowhere during the mid-season era? The credits of one episode were "dedicated to everyone who died in Star Wars," even when the episode in question had NOTHING to do with Star Wars. The prequels must have really pissed off the writers if they were in their minds for that long, and I think that's absolutely ridiculous.

[@cmbeadle2228]

Because the writers were nerds in the early 2000s

[@jefferyjones8399]

If they just removed the Homer framing part, I'd be more okay with the episode. Maybe Marge just getting a DUI on her own would work. Idk. Yeah, the plot is a bit of a mess.

[@Jon-Patrick-S]

Just wanna see it's cool to see you go back to do an Extra Seconds on an episode you did a 60 Seconds Simpsons Review on before you started doing the Extra Seconds series because I feel like its a really good addendum for the short reviews its good to see both the main points and then be able to look at the all the deeper details.

[@FarelForever]

I knew this episode was awful, I was merely surprised you deemed it that bad, but looking through the comment and seeing your explanation was enough for me. Still, nice to get this little episode to tell the full story

[@Alex_DC413]

I found this episode excruciating. Even finding anything nice to say was you being too nice

[@benmalsky9834]

Every time I see people lampoon the Star Wars prequels, all I can think is “People REALLY didn’t understand what George Lucas was going for and the nuances of what he was doing and how brilliant it actually was.” I believe it took the burgeoning popularity of The Clone Wars and Rebels, and the MAGA movement that would eventually take place to get people to realize how ahead of of the curb Lucas was and that he really predicted where we might be heading if we are not careful.

[@romaldosanford5893]

How did the maga movement lead to people liking the prequels

[@benmalsky9834]

@@romaldosanford5893 Because Palpatine evokes many aspects of Donald Trump and his movement.

[@benmalsky9834]

@@romaldosanford5893 It’s a case of art imitating life as many of us know how Trump wants to make the country starting to morph into a dictatorship if he’s re-elected, much like how Palpatine managed to reshape the Republic into the Empire. Star Wars is now like a cautionary tale of what might happen to us if Trump gets re-elected.

[@bsage0925]

I totally agree that this episode makes light of alcoholism and codependence!

[@KINGBADASS100]

Episodes like this & the one with Ricky Gervais were the episodes I grew up watching on Sky in the 2000’s, which I think is why i never really liked the series as a kid, until I watched the older episodes years later. Also, please think I’m biased because of my avatar.

[@Deanobucko917]

The fact that they’re self aware about it makes it even worse.

[@CeemPlay]

flanderization

[@moonbeam9142]

9:10-9:32 their relationship perfectly explained.

[@theprooblem]

The only major issue I have with the "Simpsons" through the whole series is how they banalize alcohol addiction.

[@icecreamhero2375]

Actually, I wouldn't want to drink beer after watching the Simpsons. Who wants to be Homer Simpson. Also, beer is gross.

[@bradleremond]

This one honestly was more than divorce worthy

[@CoryTheNorm]

The weird thing is, this episode would be fine if Marge actually _did_ cause the DUI. It wouldn't be great, but at least the resolution would feel earned.

[@elisekehle8520]

Doesn't it work? Why would she stay with him if she wasn't emotionally committed to thinking he's a good guy and even obsessed with him? Marge is a character who can only maintain her happiness by shutting out all realistic views of everything and everyone around her, and I like this as a key point in developing her tragic character and her growing complicity in Homer's crimes

[@DinaraTengri]

Hate this episode. It's also a great example of how the writers are being total hypocrites when bashing George Lucas and the prequels for selling out and "betraying" the orginal trilogy, while they have been doing the exact same thing for the past twenty years. If you make an episode like Lisa Goes GaGa, you have forfeited your right to say anything about Lucas.

[@Lanoraptor]

I remember watching this episode for the first time years ago and not taking it seriously and while I didn't have a problem with it, Marge and Homers revelations at the end were joke of a... joke... It was a semi-dark do not take anything away from it type of episode, but certainly not a good one, I agree with your positive points though.

[@ThePB77]

3 hours and not one dislike. Must be a good video

[@Mrphilipjcook]

Status quo!? ¡Aye, carrumba!

[@ryanstevens199]

I actually do find the Star Wars stuff too on-the-nose, to point that it almost doesn’t even feel like satire but just straight-up mocking. And while I disagree that you can’t do an episode that pairs Marge and Homer finding common ground and then Homer screwing it up, I do agree that framing her for a DUI and all the (lack of) consequences presented in the episode are truly awful. It’s also an annoying one because Act 1 is pretty much just a mini-episode. They could have wrapped a whole episode around that concept. There’s any number of ways they could’ve gotten to the main plot, but it doesn’t feel organic here. All-in-all, I don’t even think the good jokes here are worth the watch.

[@CarrietheCritic]

This episode is more infuriating than tasting wine I don't like.

[@hullzor970]

As much as I agree with the alcoholism part, there actually excists people like Marge who either childlishly ignore the problem or are too clingy so to evade the problem. "As long as we are a couple" -kind of people. Its not a healthy relationship because both parties have uncured mental issues, but I can see that this episode depicts reality in the end.

[@docjoe86]

3:51 I see what you did there

[@captainofmusic4732]

Thought i would never seen this XD

[@vibeology9432]

I hope one day you get paid tons of money for these videos! I love love love them!

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

I do this, yet I'm Jewish... Isn't that in this one?

[@HonkeyKongLive]

I'm surprised that someone with a connection to troublesome alcoholism hasn't had a problem with how much the series trivialises alcoholism CONSTANTLY. Yes this was the worst example of it, but Homer was literally a physically abusive alcoholic from day one. This episode is trash for tackling it with an absolute lack of taste, but it's just a case of doing the shit they've always done but more blockheaded.

[@EphromJosine]

An idea: Instead of Homer framing Marge, have Marge actually be the one drunk driving. Or have Marge take the blame for Homer's drunk driving on purpose because she not only enables his drinking but actually encouraged him to go beyond what even he normally would. Or how about have Homer admit he framed Marge as soon as she bailed her out instead of waiting until halfway through the third act? Maybe Homer already has the maximum amount of DUIs he can have before his license is suspended, considering he's the one who goes to work this would make framing Marge understandable, albeit not moral. (It would be a good chance to dive into the whole "a reason is not an excuse," idea.) Wait, here's an idea: Have Homer realize his drinking is an issue, he starts trying to cut down by only doing it at home, Marge joins him, and they end up just making everything worse. Notice all these ideas--while not all of them are good--would at least be better than this. For that matter, notice how all my ideas take this adult subject and treat it as an adult subject. This episode is not interested in treating this subject with maturity, it's just interested in making Homer look like an asshole.

[@DrunkJockeySenior]

I'm drunk so I had to rewatch this review of this episode about how awful being drunk is.