The image I see is that of Bart. The voice I hear is Bart's. Still, I don't feel Bart in this episode. As if another being that I don't recognize had occupied his body, we find ourselves before a strange Bart, who accepts his second place, in a certain way even humiliated, and who does not turn with his usual intelligence towards the aggressor. The topic at hand is very topical, and the Simpsons do very well to deal with it, although I wonder...wouldn't it have been better if Milhouse or Nelson, with much less personality, had been caught by the girl gang? Bart has changed over the course of 30 years, but he has never lost his essence, except in this episode.
Review of Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy
