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I actually found this episode to be very admirable. It was really nice how they made lots of references to previous episodes like Radioactive Man, In Marge We Trust, and Husbands and Knives. It was also a much better version of Worst Episode Ever and an apology to Comic Book Guy for what happened in Worst Episode Ever. In that episode, Comic Book Guy falls in love with Agnes Skinner, and they bond over being jerks to other people, until Comic Book Guy gets busted for having pirated video tapes. In this episode, Comic Book Guy falls in love with Kumiko Nakamura and they bond over their love for comic books until Kumiko's dad doesn't want her around Comic Book Guy, but then Homer and Kumiko's dad drink strange wine that gives them hallucinations and Kumiko's dad realizes that he was wrong to not let Kumiko be with Comic Book Guy. Harlan Ellison and Stan Lee's cameos were also very funny and I liked how they showed time passing on clocks from different worlds, like Earth, Vulcan, Krypton (if it lived), and Bizarro Earth. At the end Kumiko and Comic Book Guy get married and the best part is that they have actually stayed together in later episodes. Who says nothing could save the Simpsons from being canceled? I know this episode certainly did, 2 months and 1 day after whatculture.com said nothing could save it. This episode actually convinced me that they were getting good again, and it's so underrated! If you're reading this review, you should keep giving this episode 10/10 ratings to increase its whole IMDb rating over 8 because you're not giving writer Tim Long enough credit for redeeming himself after Lisa Goes Gaga unless you increase your own rating vote of this episode after reading this review. Maybe this should have been called Best Episode Ever. But seriously, you should be open to new characters like Kumiko Nakamura and not just worry about the old characters, because when they actually work, you're not giving new writers in general enough credit if that doesn't help to increase their ratings.
I actually found this episode to be very admirable. It was really nice how they made lots of references to previous episodes like Radioactive Man, In Marge We Trust, and Husbands and Knives. It was also a much better version of Worst Episode Ever and an apology to Comic Book Guy for what happened in Worst Episode Ever. In that episode, Comic Book Guy falls in love with Agnes Skinner, and they bond over being jerks to other people, until Comic Book Guy gets busted for having pirated video tapes. In this episode, Comic Book Guy falls in love with Kumiko Nakamura and they bond over their love for comic books until Kumiko's dad doesn't want her around Comic Book Guy, but then Homer and Kumiko's dad drink strange wine that gives them hallucinations and Kumiko's dad realizes that he was wrong to not let Kumiko be with Comic Book Guy. Harlan Ellison and Stan Lee's cameos were also very funny and I liked how they showed time passing on clocks from different worlds, like Earth, Vulcan, Krypton (if it lived), and Bizarro Earth. At the end Kumiko and Comic Book Guy get married and the best part is that they have actually stayed together in later episodes. Who says nothing could save the Simpsons from being canceled? I know this episode certainly did, 2 months and 1 day after whatculture.com said nothing could save it. This episode actually convinced me that they were getting good again, and it's so underrated! If you're reading this review, you should keep giving this episode 10/10 ratings to increase its whole IMDb rating over 8 because you're not giving writer Tim Long enough credit for redeeming himself after Lisa Goes Gaga unless you increase your own rating vote of this episode after reading this review. Maybe this should have been called Best Episode Ever. But seriously, you should be open to new characters like Kumiko Nakamura and not just worry about the old characters, because when they actually work, you're not giving new writers in general enough credit if that doesn't help to increase their ratings.