Marge Simpson passes away in the epilogue of The Simpsons season?36?finale
The Simpsons season 36 finale had a major time-skip following which it showed the death of Marge Simpson, the family matriarch. Featuring mature themes of growing up and drifting apart, the episode still resonates with fans a month after airing.
The Simpsons sent shockwaves through the fandom by portraying the death of Marge Simpson, the family matriarch, in the season 36 finale. The episode, titled Estranger Things, was notable for being an episode portraying the future lives of the Simpsons family, which have mostly been stuck in the same age for most of the series run. Written by Tim Long and directed by Matthew Nustuk, the episode explores themes of growing up and drifting apart, with a particular focus on the in-universe The Itchy and Scratchy Show. More than a month after its original airing on May 18, fans are still mourning Marge Simpson and reflecting on the episode¡¯s mature themes.
The Simpsons season 36 finale shows Marge¡¯s death in a flash forward
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The final episode of season 36 starts out in the present day, where Bart and Lisa begin to question their love for The Itchy and Scratchy Show after seeing it being marketed towards literal babies with branded infant onesies. Insecure about their perceived childishness, the two move on to other interests, and begin to spend more time on their tablets, apart from each other. This causes much consternation for Marge, who pleads for her children to remain close and not drift apart. Unfortunately, that does end up happening once the episode has a time-skip and shows Marge¡¯s death.
Estranger Things has an extended epilogue showing Bart and Lisa as adults
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Estranger Things breaks the conventional Simpsons formula by showing Marge Simpson¡¯s funeral in a flash-forward and staying in that time period for the rest of the episode. After Marge¡¯s death, Bart and Lisa go their separate ways, leaving Homer as a lonely widower. As an adult, Lisa becomes a manager for the WNBA, which is a rebranded NBA that just focuses on women¡¯s sports. She¡¯s been paying for her father¡¯s retirement expenses, but when she finally goes to visit him, she¡¯s denied entry.
She then visits her childhood home and discovers that Homer and Bart have been colluding in running an illegal retirement facility at the place. Alongside Homer, the facility also houses Lenny, Carl and Comic Book Guy. The situation escalates because of Lisa¡¯s belief that Bart is being dangerously irresponsible, which results in her filing a complaint to the Senior Protective Services. This results in Homer getting detained and slated for transfer to Florida.
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Lisa regrets her decision and flees to her childhood home¡¯s attic, where she discovers a video message from her late mother where she expresses her hope that Bart and Lisa will continue to rely on each other. As a result, the two siblings reconcile, and successfully help Homer escape the bus taking him to Florida. The three then go back home to watch a reboot of The Itchy and Scratchy Show, while Marge watches everything that¡¯s happened from heaven.
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