In this episode of The Simpsons, Bart discovers his talent of easily pitting Marge and Homer against each other and uses it to help get him out of punishment for misbehaving at school, but naturally, he takes it too far.
I thought there were a lot of fresh jokes and humor in this episode. I loved their spoof on those old "Jetsons"-like films from the 60's that showed the "world of tomorrow"! The scoring on the orchestral music was just fantastic! I think they finally realized that Simpsons does a lot better with a storyline and not just random things like other shows such as Family Guy.
It wasn't that the overall plot of "Postcards from the Wedge" felt original or fresh, but the way in which it was presented was. I really liked that the episode used a Springfield of Tomorrow video to show us that Springfield has an antiquated subway system. Sure we've never heard of the city having a subway in the 21 seasons the show's been on the air, but if the citizens were dumb enough to go for a monorail, we're sure they had a crummy subway system too. Either way, great presentation guys. Despite its plain plot, the episode brought plenty of laughs, including two Internet jokes. Not sure why, but I always get a kick when The Simpsons attempts to make jokes on modern technology. Maybe it's because we associate the show with the early 90s still. In summary? Great jokes, mediocre plot, fantastic Springfield of Tomorrow video.
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