‘Thanksgiving of Horror’ is a festive spin on the Treehouse of Horror format, and is a nice surprise, proving to be a better episode than the Halloween version this year. The Black Mirror parody segment in particular is interesting and entertaining to watch.
‘Bart the Bad Guy’ is a Marvel centric episode, with the voices of the likes of Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, and Kevin Feige. As a MCU focused piece of entertainment, it falls short, but as a funny and engaging takedown of spoiler culture in today’s society, it is successful.
The finale, titled ‘The Way of the Dog’ is one of the best episodes the show has done in years, feeling close to the emotional character studies of the golden years. It was a perfect episode to close out my rewatch, as it is almost a direct sequel to the first ever episode of the show, focusing on Santa’ Little Helper. I’m glad the show is continuing but this in many ways felt like ‘The Simpsons’ coming full circle.
Rating = 3.5/5
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