"Last Exit to Springfield" is an episode that meets the masterful standard of the golden era of the series, with impressively directed scenes, as I have mentioned in previous reviews.
This episode features those well-directed scenes, and I have discussed in other reviews why the classic era of the series was superior to the modern one, so I won't repeat the keys to that brilliant direction here. Also, because it was a time when the series not only directed well but also produced well, having composer Alf Clausen to contribute immersive musical quality that added a lot to those well-directed scenes. To give an example and better understand what I mean, consider the moment when Burns is about to press the button to cut off Springfield's electricity. At that moment, a masterful camera movement is simulated accompanied by Clausen's immersive music. There are many details apart from those, like the camera hidden in the beer barrel, which, when moved, triggers Clausen's immersive music, but that is an example for you to understand what I am talking about without boring you by repeating the same thing in every review.
Then there's the comedic aspect, here, aided by that brilliant visual and musical narrative and parodies of impressively directed movie scenes, it greatly enhances the humor's impact and emotion on the viewer.
However, the reason I don't rate this episode a 10 is because, despite good humorous moments from the dentist and "The Big Book of British Smiles" and that brilliant portrayal of Mr. Burns as a potential villain, the plot can be difficult to follow due to abrupt scene changes, which in this episode happen more hastily than usual.
This episode features those well-directed scenes, and I have discussed in other reviews why the classic era of the series was superior to the modern one, so I won't repeat the keys to that brilliant direction here. Also, because it was a time when the series not only directed well but also produced well, having composer Alf Clausen to contribute immersive musical quality that added a lot to those well-directed scenes. To give an example and better understand what I mean, consider the moment when Burns is about to press the button to cut off Springfield's electricity. At that moment, a masterful camera movement is simulated accompanied by Clausen's immersive music. There are many details apart from those, like the camera hidden in the beer barrel, which, when moved, triggers Clausen's immersive music, but that is an example for you to understand what I am talking about without boring you by repeating the same thing in every review.
Then there's the comedic aspect, here, aided by that brilliant visual and musical narrative and parodies of impressively directed movie scenes, it greatly enhances the humor's impact and emotion on the viewer.
However, the reason I don't rate this episode a 10 is because, despite good humorous moments from the dentist and "The Big Book of British Smiles" and that brilliant portrayal of Mr. Burns as a potential villain, the plot can be difficult to follow due to abrupt scene changes, which in this episode happen more hastily than usual.