The Simpsons, as I see it, is a show categorized by four ages. The first age, the Beginning Age, is approximately 1986 (Tracey Ullman Shorts) to 1990 (Season 1 and 2). The cartoons were beginning to get the hype they deserved. The Golden Age was the best. Seasons 3 through 8 featured almost zero bad episodes, it was perfect. But then small flaws started appearing after the episode 'The Principal and the Pauper' (Season 9, Episode 2, 4F23) aired. Since we had been accustomed to perfection, we hated it. It then began the Slums Age. But in about season 15, the show began to rise once again, which is known as the 'Reclaimation Age'.
This episode, in the recent crop of bad ones, was very well done. The idea was a current event, and many people could relate to that. It was well written and the concept of Marge becoming addicted to a game was original and interesting, and Bart being the villain was a very predictable, yet well played 'twist' so to speak.
Many have said the side story of Lisa and Homer is very poor and not supportive to the overall episode, and why this may be true, it was a very nice side story. Take in mind that the Simpsons has had 395 episodes, and have usurped nearly every idea in the book. This was a nice one, and made good sense. Though not as Homeric as we are accustomed to, it was still a good episode.
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