Back yet again for another rousing take on the Simpsons by me. I will start off by saying in the beginning of this episode had a lot of actually funny one liners that I enjoyed for once. I was pleasantly surprised.
The main plots centers around Lisa comes upon a flower called the Springfield Silvertongue in Springfield's desert at a field trip. (Where the hell is Springfield that it clearly has mountains, close proximity to the ocean, heavy snowfall n the winter and a desert?) After almost being attacked by a pair of scorpions, Lisa notices the calming effect the flower has on them and decides to take a batch home. After she creates a solution extract from the flowers, you can guess by now, Homer gives some to his father after he is kicked out of the old folks home and causes trouble around the house. As with the spiders, the flower has a similar effect and cures Grandpa of his usual crankiness. It is then that a drug industry employee from Hottenhoffer Pharmaceuticals recreates the drug and distributes it to the elderly generation to calm them.
There is a simple notion that most people see older people as simply cranky and they do not wish to deal with them. This rings true with lots of societies but there are also many that revere the elderly to no end. All in all, was a decent episode. I did laugh at the rock climbers bit and one of them getting a sprained ankle. The best line had to come from Nelson though "Aaaaaaaand Remorse."
Haha I hadnt ever given much thought about springfield's location. It really does seem to have every geographical setting. I think this episode also has a lot to do with the use of unschedualed/regulated drugs. They make the point that while it may appear to be a great medication at first, because its untested it could and quite possibly will come back to haunt those who consumed it without care. I liked how you approached te topic of the elderly, the elderly in this country are definately looked at as almost second class citizens that have already served their purpose. Almost makes me yearn to live in china when i get old! They have way more respect and dignity over there it appears. I also really enjoyed this episode, and it has several messages, which I like as well.
ReplyDeleteHey chad, I liked the part where you mentioned how people see the elderly as a burden. I feel like you are right by saying that it happens in society. Also, for the most part, I would have to agree with the latter of your statement on how many "revere the elderly." Its odd to me that people would treat the elderly so poorly because I grew up in a culture where we respect our old people. Overall you wrote a good review.
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