Despite what comic book guy (aka Jeff Anderson) says, this Sunday’s couch gag was one of the best. If that box isn’t for sale already, it should be.
The main plot of this episode: Lisa gets a best friend. It’s sad from the beginning–we know it won’t last; this is a sitcom. Still, the story is sweet and funny.
The best bits: Lisa’s friend, Juliet, has an “academic” father who’s obsessed with his research subject: John Grisham.
Lisa and Juliet (who have a star-crossed love) are obsessed with Josh Groban. (I’m not saying their love is gay–it’s just homosocial, the way young girls’ friendships are.)
Homer nonchalantly drinks out of a coffee mug clearly labelled “NED.”
The girls write a book–a fantasy utopia. Feminist utopias are actually a subgenre of their own.
We learn that Groundskeeper Willie was Dr. William MacDougal before he went through Ellis Island.
Apparently, they make a cream just for peaches. I wonder if there’s one just for strawberries in Springfield.
Apparently, Lisa and Juliet are the two brightest writers this side of the Iowa Writer’s Workshop (said workshop is thrilled to have been mentioned).
Finally, as Homer says, “Writing is hard.”
(By the way, I don’t see what was so awesome about the Fall Out Boy credit song. It’s not that different from Greenday’s.)
I wonder if Ned has one of Homer’s coffee mugs…
And, (good)writing is hard!
woah–shades of Heavenly Creatures?