When The Simpsons was good it was great. One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish epitomises why I loved The Simpsons so much. It is not my all-time favourite, that's Cape Feare, but it is for me up there with the best and an example of an episode where it is funny and poignant at the same time.
The writing is fantastic in this episode. It still has the snappy lines and humour that you would expect in a standard Simpsons episode, but the last five minutes were so reflective and heart-wrenching I found myself tearing up. One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish also has an engaging and poignant story that almost anybody I think upon watching would identify with.
The animation is top notch, with vibrant colours, colourful backgrounds, well-modelled characters and well-judged gestures and facial expressions, and the music is wholly memorable as well. The voice acting as it always is is superb, with the real plaudits going to Dan Castallenetta, while Homer is still the Homer we know and love we also feel for him and Castallenetta's voice work is what made it so.
All in all, a wonderful episode and one of the best of the show. 10/10 Bethany Cox
The writing is fantastic in this episode. It still has the snappy lines and humour that you would expect in a standard Simpsons episode, but the last five minutes were so reflective and heart-wrenching I found myself tearing up. One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish also has an engaging and poignant story that almost anybody I think upon watching would identify with.
The animation is top notch, with vibrant colours, colourful backgrounds, well-modelled characters and well-judged gestures and facial expressions, and the music is wholly memorable as well. The voice acting as it always is is superb, with the real plaudits going to Dan Castallenetta, while Homer is still the Homer we know and love we also feel for him and Castallenetta's voice work is what made it so.
All in all, a wonderful episode and one of the best of the show. 10/10 Bethany Cox