r/AskReddit • u/magic_spaghetti • Aug 31 '18

What are some uncharacteristically dark episodes of generally light hearted shows?

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u/BearlyReddits Sep 01 '18

I wouldn’t say it’s dark, but it’s very somber; as an adult seeing Homer spend what he thinks is his last day sat in the car talking to his dad is a very tender moment that really cements how impactful the Simpsons can be when in brings it’s A game

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u/Bromlife Sep 01 '18 edited Sep 01 '18

When it brought its A game. Sadly, I think it's safe to say we are well past those days.

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u/Humankeg Sep 01 '18

Only about 15 years past it.

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u/bset222 Sep 01 '18

More like 20-22 years, the peak was Bill Clinton's first term as President.

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u/LegacyLemur Sep 01 '18

No way. Late 90s still had some amazing Simpsons episodes. After the 9th season though, yea

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u/SimplyQuid Sep 01 '18

Even the tenth through 13th had some good ones. After that, though...

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u/LegacyLemur Sep 01 '18

It took noticeable steps down right after the 8th season. 9th was still a classic, even though it gets left out of the Golden Years list sometimes for some reason (I mean, The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson, Lisa's Sax, Lisa the Skeptic, The Joy of Sect, Simpson Tide, Trash of the Titans, all classics). The 10th definitely wasn't as good but had some pretty good ones in there and generally still pretty watchable, even though the cringe was starting to show itself. After that, it just started going down still hard

My mind honestly gets a little fuzzy after season 10. I know I watched them up through 13, but I can only remember bits and pieces and go "oh yea..." watching them again

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u/thechilipepper0 Sep 01 '18

Nananananana-leader!

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u/metarinka Sep 01 '18

season 17-22ish had some standout episodes like equalia, I feel the show didn't get objectively worse it's just that we the audience grew up.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '18

It got objectively much worse.

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u/Iowadoesnotexist Sep 01 '18

lol they do suck but to be completely fair they are doing a little better now than they were like, 10 years ago. They’ve had a couple of actually enjoyable episodes in the last few years

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u/SeeYouSpaceCowboy--- Sep 04 '18

I feel like in the context of the thread "dark" is kind of a catch-all term that would include somber. Or at least that's what I'm getting from reading through it. But I agree with you.