Season 26 Ep 10 Review: The Man Who Came To Be Dinner

The Simpsons go to...OUTER SPACE!

"The Man Who Came To Be Dinner"   

    Okay, this is quite a doosy. Firstly, this is episode 10 of season 26. The last one I did, "Simpsorama", was episode six. I skipped ahead because today I plan on listening to my new favorite (and actually, only) podcast today, entitled, "Worst Episode Ever". I plugged it last Simpsons entry I think, but in summary it's two guys who watch newer (season 11 and beyond) episodes of The Simpsons to determine which episode is the worst episode ever. I skipped ahead and watched this episode because they are covering this episode on thier podcast today, and I wanted to watch it and write my own thoughts down before I listened to their podcasts, as to not consciouslly or subconsciously alter my own thoughts and opinions based on what they say. Unfortunately, occasionally I will let outside influences creep into my own works, and I don't even realize it until after the fact. I don't do it on purpose, of course. I'm just susceptible that way, I guess.
    I will say, I actually (inadverdantly) watched this episode when it aired a few weeks ago. I didn't give it my full attention, but I knew it was a very big...well, no that's not the right word. Important? Eh, no that's not right either. Bizarre? Well, that's closer. Costly? Damaging? Annihilating? I don't know exactly, but I knew this would be an episode to talk about for days, weeks, and maybe months later. It was just such a strange epusode in the overall cannon of The Simpsons. I mean, they go to outer space! But, more on that in a moment.
    The couch gag for this episode is actually pretty decent. It's short