This episode has probably been the low point of the season so far. Steve Carell of The Office guest stars as Dan Gillick, a straight-laced accountant who's tapped to take over the local mob while Fat Tony's away on jury duty.
I may be a little biased, since I've never cared for Carell, but his character doesn't make much sense within the scheme of the Simpsons' universe. His character arc almost reminds me of Frank Grimes from Season eight's Homer's Enemy. The problem is that Gillick doesn't have a genuinely funny line in the entire episode. It's strange how Gillick takes over the episode. Homer actually becomes the ride-along next to him.
I preferred the second plot line, dealing with Lisa's iron deficiency. She counters it by eating bugs. I know, I know. This sounds like the makeup of a Treehouse of Horror episode. I actually like that. They don't take it too far, into Treehouse of Horror territory. But I enjoyed the bug-eaters of Springfield and her dream.
I may be a little biased, since I've never cared for Carell, but his character doesn't make much sense within the scheme of the Simpsons' universe. His character arc almost reminds me of Frank Grimes from Season eight's Homer's Enemy. The problem is that Gillick doesn't have a genuinely funny line in the entire episode. It's strange how Gillick takes over the episode. Homer actually becomes the ride-along next to him.
I preferred the second plot line, dealing with Lisa's iron deficiency. She counters it by eating bugs. I know, I know. This sounds like the makeup of a Treehouse of Horror episode. I actually like that. They don't take it too far, into Treehouse of Horror territory. But I enjoyed the bug-eaters of Springfield and her dream.