The Simpsons: Mr. Lisa's Opus (2017)
Season 29, Episode 8
10/10
Another great futuristic episode.
10 December 2017
Another good entry of the season 29. In this case, with a new parody to Boyhood. It's really great to have such a nice summary of both Bart's and Lisa's life. Honestly, I never imagined that they would dare to parody a movie so similar to another episode. Luckily, they ventured without caring about possible criticism. It was a good decision, although at least I would have liked the episode to be called "Lisahood". It's a small detail, but I wanted to mention it.

Lisa's life progress is connected by her application to Harvard. It is interesting, and it gives rise intelligently to its growth. It all starts with some scenes of Lisa with a year... And she's so cute and adorable! In addition, he interacts with his father, who did not know that euphoric is a word: I let out a loud laugh at that moment.

Then, Lisa begins to remember how she suffered on her seventh birthday,because no one in her family or school remembered her. It is probably the least interesting segment, although I was fascinated by the joke of Maggie's pacifier and that it is Homer who realized it was his birthday (although Flanders had already done it, and without help). "You have 6 years and 365 days." Really fun

The second segment is really attractive. It's true that little has to do with Lisa's life, and that she again abuses the marital problems of Marge and Homer, but it's pretty hilarious, especially the conversion of Homer with Ned's help, and the appearance of Ralph saying he missed Lisa in the second grade.

The third segment is my favorite. The presence of Lisa in Harvard had to become reality in some episode of the series. And they do it with positive results. It is beautiful that it is Bart who helps Lisa adapt, and that she does so without self-interest. In addition, the possibility that Lisa opens to homosexuality is easy to enjoy.

Mr. Lisa's Opus is, in short, a great futuristic episode. In the comparison with Barthood, it loses, because he seems less consistent. However, humor is constant and effective. The characterization of the characters is excellent, with a small exception in Marge, who curiously does not remember her daughter's birthday. The winks to the classic episodes are fantastic, unlike the chilling they were in the previous two, which shows that Al Jean, with all his mistakes, knows a lot about the series and is a great writer. For the moment, my third favorite futuristic episode (below Barthood and Holidays of Future Passed), and the best in this season 29.
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