Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
It would be really nice to be able to review new episodes of The Simpsons solely on their own merits and not in terms of how great the show used to be 20 years ago. But the longer the show lasts, the more it becomes guilty of retreading familiar ground and even directly rehashing old storylines. The Season 27 finale reached hinged on Marge being unfairly punished and being sent to prison, which is pretty much exactly the premise of Season 4's "Marge in Charge." "Orange Is the New Yellow" was a generally decent cap to the season, but like so many before it this episode failed to put a new spin on an old formula.
This episode was notable, if nothing else, for being the first to be scripted by ex-Futurama writer Eric Horsted, who was responsible for gems like "War Is the H-Word" and "Bendless Love." The hope being that Horsted might bring some of that trademark Futurama charm over to Springfield. There were definitely moments this week where the show had a greater energy and more scathing wit than usual. "Orange Is the New Yellow" was at its best not when it focused on the prison storyline, but in poking fun at contemporary society's overprotective approach to child-rearing.
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