I enjoyed the episode, as it had some moments. I'm glad that Mr Burns had an episode expanding on his relationship with Smithers, though it could have been a lot better.
For example, a lot of the jokes fell flat, I'll admit - I chuckled a few times, but not enough if it were, say, season 6.
The style is polished as usual, but the characters (the Simpson family in their short time for example) are just stereotypes of their old selves. The joke where Bart pretends to "love school" falls flat on its yellow face as Bart isn't really like this and would consider a more clever approach.
Other than that, 6/10, ready for next week.
For example, a lot of the jokes fell flat, I'll admit - I chuckled a few times, but not enough if it were, say, season 6.
The style is polished as usual, but the characters (the Simpson family in their short time for example) are just stereotypes of their old selves. The joke where Bart pretends to "love school" falls flat on its yellow face as Bart isn't really like this and would consider a more clever approach.
Other than that, 6/10, ready for next week.