Rate and Review: "The Nedliest Catch" (NABF15)

[Cartoonnetwork]

Not that I really care to vote or anything but if I did it would be anti-Nedna. Fuck just saying Nedna sounds stupid. Regardless Simpsons isn't a show that needs character arcs. They ruined every arc they ever brought in Homer's mom/Skinner and Edna etc. So I'm not to sure why so many people want them together. Sure the revert to status quo can get boring but change doesn't always mean something better will occur.

I both agree and disagree with your points.

"Fuck just saying Nedna sounds stupid". Meh, I don't think it sounds that bad, but anyway they are using that in the promos more than in the actual episode, so I couldn't care less.

"Regardless Simpsons isn't a show that needs character arcs." Well, they don't NEED them, but they can be fine and interesting, especially at this point. And I really enjoyed some of the ones they have used, like Skinner/Edna.

"They ruined every arc they ever brought in Homer's mom/Skinner and Edna etc. " That's kind of true, but it's not because the character arc was bad. It was because the changes of executive producers leads to other decissions and at some point they always try to go back to the status quo. They could have ended those character arcs much better or still continue with them, but the fact that the endings weren't so good doesn't mean they couldn't have done it and it doesn't mean they weren't enjoyable before.

"Change doesn't always mean something better will occur". That's completely true. It all depends of the writing that can be just as good or as bad whether there are changes or not. But sometimes it seems a change is a good thing to make the viewers and even the writers more involved in the story. I liked how they developed the romance in this episode and the hints of new things that could happen, like Edna living next to Bart or Edna's attitude towards Homer abusing of Ned. Maybe in the next episode they don't know what to do with this, but for now these look like nice and fresh ideas.

And it's not like I want every character arc to end happily and with a wedding, so I don't necessarily want them together forever. The problem with other character arcs , like Edna-Skinner, wasn't so much that they didn't get married, but mainly that the episode that ended with the relationship wasn't all that good and the conflict was extremely forced and contrived. Suddenly introducing Comic Book Guy in the love triangle was a very odd decission and the problems in the wedding weren't handled in a down to earth way, but more like a soap opera. I think Edna and Skinner as a married couple would have worked- I'm not sure about Ned and Edna getting married- but a well written episode about them breaking up could have been a good ending too. It's just that it seemed like they came up with the most bizarre cop out to end the thing.

[Old painty-can Ned]

I never quite thought about the fact that this would be an Al Jean only character arc. Well most likely because I don't think he's going step down before the shows end. That could be interesting and actually work but at the same time do you have enough trust in the writers of now to run this arc? Especially with characters that I don't know will meld together so well. Maybe I'm just bitter because I really wanted Skinner and Edna to work out. They really did fuck up that one.

I do somewhat enjoy the aspect of the Homer/Edna/Flanders dynamic with Edna making Homer be a better person to Flanders. But I can see that getting tiresome if overused and it may push Homer to be jerkass in some episodes just for the sake of exploiting this dynamic. I really don't enjoy the idea of Edna living beside Bart. It just reeks of some dumb sitcom cliche and might ruin the decent relationship they still have.

[The Governor]

Episodes nowadays that I rate a 1/5 & 2/5, and there are a lot, are so uninspired that a "dumb sitcom cliche" really couldn't be any more worse.

[Stupid Like a Fox]

First post here

Well, a refreshing episode to say the least. Some funny gags. And above all, of course, the best thing was the concentration on characters in stead focusing on the gags. The concept of letting the audience affect on the show is.. well I approve. I just hope that this doesn't become a tradition.

I also loved the Pin Pal touch on Moe's wall. These little things I like. Shows that the makers still care about the history of The Simpsons.


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[SimpsonArgentina]

someone noticed that Edna has no body here?

[Financial Panther]

[Oh, that's raspberry!]

someone noticed that Edna has no body here?

ERASED FROM EXISTENCE!

[The Governor]

someone noticed that Edna has no body here?

Well, Bart made that 'fake' Edna which fooled the other teachers, yet when Edna emerged from the bathroom, she got chewed out for being in their for three hours.

And now this...

The people in charge of quality control must be asleep at the switch!

[NoOneFamous]

But those types of animation errors have happened throughout the show's entire history. Its nothing new.

[Jims]

THIS SHOW IS GETTING TOO CARTOONY!

[The Governor]

But those types of animation errors have happened throughout the show's entire history. Its nothing new.

The fake Edna and real Edna mix up wasn't an animation goof, it was bad storytelling.

[bovine_university]

That was pretty good. Not the best of the season by any means, but a nice way to close out the season.

Though it didn't start off that way. Bart starts out seemingly as an important factor to the story, but he wasn't really all that necessary in getting Ned and Edna together, and even when he appears later on to try and mess with Rod and Todd, that goes nowhere also. In fact, I was also pretty disappointed by how much of an afterthought Edna's job situation ended up being.

Besides that however, this episode had a lot of good things going. Edna and Ned made a sweet couple, and yet their behavior later on as they find out more about their personal lives made a lot sense too. I was also afraid once Homer stepped in that we were in for a bunch of jokes at Ned's expense, but surprisingly they made Homer sympathetic to Ned. It might have come off as too much to some, but I liked it, and Ned's speech in the bar was very heartwarming. The humor wasn't terrific, but the jokes that worked did really work, like the callback to Flaming Moe's and the montage of people Edna has been with on her face. Homer's speech to Ned as he power walked however, was a little too goofy for my tastes. I liked the characterization of Edna also, since in the past we've seen she can be hopeless and way too desperate for companionship, but the scene at the end shows this is not one of those times. It's not that she needs to be with Ned, it's that she wants to be, but only if he can accept her past and who she is. And of course, there is the matter of the poll.

I wish they had come up with a more subtle way of doing it though. The final scene was funny, but too long, and I know it's an easy comparison, but I can't help but think of the end of Who Shot Mr. Burns? where the gag was very funny and didn't resort to flat out talking to the audience like this one did. As for the poll question itself, I picked Pro. Let's face it, we have to let go of the Edna-Skinner romance which was developed well, but eventually handled and dropped very poorly. I think it might be interesting to see these two in a relationship, since their personalities and conflicts with the main family have potential to lead to new and interesting possibilities.

In the end, there's enough here for me to give this final episode a generous 4/5. I must say though, this was a very trying season. There were stretches of greatness, but big stretches of disappointment also.

[NoOneFamous]

The fake Edna and real Edna mix up wasn't an animation goof, it was bad storytelling.

sorry, read your post wrong.

[Gatorgod]

Was Lisa in this episode, at all?

More than youd think. I spotted a small error in that episode.
At the very first seconds of the episode as we zoom in through the letter "P" into the school kids gathered on the bleachers, you can [freeze frame] catch sight of lisa sitting in the middle right end. and yet she's also on the gym floor trying to give a pep rally speech.

[simplysimpsons]

After a break from watching TS, I got around to seeing this one...and was pretty impressed. I mean, I can see Edna would finally snap some day, and her getting back with Bart was nicely done - as was her meet with Flanders which was sweet I really cared for them both in this. But...that ending...

Why that stupid ending with Homer and Marge? I mean, talk about ruining it and making it so god damn obvious. Couldn't they have just had a similar ending as who shot mr. burns? That "greater power" line was fine and it should have ended there with a note in the credits...instead we got some excruciating lines about ID theft.

I guess a B- would be OK...It's one of the best season endings in a long time, and I vote yes too...(but "Nedna"...ugh, funneeee..)

Also, Lunchlady doris. Writers, don't use another voice. It sucks.

[Alex_Of_Darkness]

The Ned-liest catch

I just saw the episode "The Ned-liest wrestling and I can say that it is an episode unlike any other. I think Joey Kramer has made ​​a good appearance unlike some guest star! The générque is also very special because it is only the beginning where we can see the Princess Penelope! I love the scene when Bart from running because Edna is going to fall down the ladder but Ned arrives just in time to catch it! The scene where Edna takes the sweater but it has several very funny! I think Ned very well in this episode and I am not at all boring watching the episode! I also like the scene with Homer and Maggie in the living room! However, I do not know what to think of the episode and that's why I'm not going to put any notes! I can only say that my grade will be between 0 and 5! I'll think and I will change it and then my review! After many hesitations, I decided to post a score of 3.5 / 5 this last episode of season 22!

[lionelhutz123]

One would wonder whether you were wrestling while writing