The Simpsons
WhileThe Simpsonsseason 36 has been a major melioration on earlier outings , I was still strike by how small a role the family ’s occupant trickster , Bart , played in the Disney+ special “ The Past and the Furious . ” AsThe Simpsonsseason 37 ’s renewalapproaches , it is no surprise that the serial has changed a fortune in the age that the show has spent on the strain . The Simpsonsis officially the longest - running scripted primetime American television show in story and the series has reshaped the landscape painting of animated video comedy in its decades on the atmosphere .
As such , The Simpsonshas inevitably needed to switch with the times . Some of these change have been welcome , withThe Simpsonsdoing few time showsas the data formatting fell out of favor with viewer and critics in recent decades . However , other changes have been less welcome . The Simpsonsmade a cooperative effort to accost literal - aliveness societal , political , and cultural vogue around seasons 30—33 , resulting in some of its weakest outings ever . AlthoughThe Simpsonsseason 36 acknowledged the show ’s humordoesn’t fit well timed political comment , the series still struggle with unwelcome changes .
Bart Is Only In 2 Scenes In The Simpsons Season 36’s “The Past and the Furious”
Bart Barely Appears In The Simpsons Season 36’s Second Disney+ Special
For illustration , Bart has played a minor role in most ofThe Simpsonsseason 36 ’s first 16 outingsand this change has not necessarily given the show more room to center on other underrated supporting stars . Some of thebest episodes ofThe Simpsonsfocus on Bart , but he has repeatedly been sidelined in season 36 . This was particularly pronounce in the Disney+ limited “ The Past and The Furious , ” whose storyline visualise Lisa travel back into the 1920s to meet a new , astonishingly sugared Monty Burns .
Bart could have volunteer Lisa some assistance in her attempts to sway “ Monty B , ” but his only two on - covert appearances were shockingly abbreviated .
Lisa ’s attempts to convince Burns to help her continue Springfield ’s ecosystem turn up futile , but the heartless corporate industrialist did provide her enough money to build up a flower garden before buckle under to his future as an evil capitalist . Bart could have volunteer Lisa some aid in her effort to carry “ Monty B , ” and he did appear in one polar view from the special . However , his only two on - screen appearing were shockingly abbreviated , moot how central a role he play in the serial .
ahead of time on , Bart questioned Lisa ’s sanity while Homer and Marge fretted , and later on he returned the therapy widget that Lisa used to journey back in time to her . SinceBart ’s friend Milhouse failedto help Lisa find the clickers she needed to metre travel , Bart ’s comeback was somewhat polar in patch terms . However , in terms of screen door time , the purpose was less than brief . Bart barely appear onscreen at all in the special , uttering only a quartet of lines while Homer , Marge , and Lisa master the episode ’s action . Season 36 in general has reflected this pattern .
Bart’s Role In The Simpsons Season 36 Has Been Minimal
The Season 36 Premiere Included Its Only Bart-Centric Storyline
To be fair , season 36 , episode 1 , “ Bart ’s natal day , ” did center on Bart ’s experience . However , that outing was a off-the-wall , self - referential in - population “ Series finis , ” so it did n’t operate on like an ordinary episode ofThe Simpsons . In contrast , every episode ofThe Simpsonsseason 36 after the premiere relegated Bart to a sustain function , and even these underpin roles were smaller than common . In season 36 ’s first Disney+ special , “ Oh C’Mon All Ye close , ” Bart was exit in the screen background as Homer pick out Ralph as a sidekick when he hear to encounter Santa Claus .
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As the critically acclaimedBob ’s BurgersbeatsThe Simpsonsat its own gameby coming up with queer , moving plot line centered on the show ’s unseasoned heroes , Bart ’s absence seizure is becoming a veridical way out for season 36 . Back in the show ’s Golden Age , The Simpsonssplit its focus evenly between the one-time generation of the family and their children . Bart was central to some of its adept episodes , such as " Wild Barts Ca n’t Be impoverished , ” “ Lemon of Troy , ” “ Bart Gets An F , ” “ Kamp Krusty , ” “ Das Bus , ” “ Bart the General , ” and “ Three Men and a Comic Book . ”
“The Past and the Furious" Story Focuses On Lisa, But Bart Could Have Still Played A Bigger Role
Bart’s Minimal Role In “The Past and the Furious” Continues A Season 36 Trend
While “ The Past and The Furious ” might be Lisa ’s story , this alone is no reason for the show to sideline Bart . Some of Lisa ’s best episodes were made good by incorporating Bart into her story , such as “ Summer of 4Ft 2 , ” “ ' Round Springfield , ” and “ Lisa On Ice . ”The Simpsonsseason 36 ’s particular was sadderthan I expected , and it is tough to tell whether the show ’s in style outing would have ferment best with Bart around to inject some levity .
WhileThe Simpsonsseason 36 has n’t abandoned its unfledged antihero entirely , the show does require to recenter him in its later episodes .
Indeed , it is telling that the pathetic , and bad , express joy in “ The Past and The Furious ” comes courtesy of one of Bart ’s immature pranks on Lisa . WhileThe Simpsonsseason 36 has n’t empty its immature antihero entirely , the show does require to recenter him in its later episodes .
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