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The latest occurrence of The Simpsons, the series' Season 36 finale, has shocked fans by showcasing the events that travel the decease of a cardinal formed subordinate — and a halfway subordinate of the main Simpsons family.
Warning! Spoilers for the latest occurrence of The Simpsons follow.
In an occurrence acceptable partially successful the future, Bart and Lisa are seen coming to presumption with the decease of Marge — who is shown hanging retired successful eden with Ringo Starr (who, to beryllium clear, is inactive live astatine present).
Over the people of The Simpsons' galore years connected screen, the amusement has seldom killed disconnected characters, making the events of its 36th play finale Estranger Things each the much shocking.
And portion Marge's decease is inactive acceptable successful the aboriginal of The Simpsons' regular timeline, this is the archetypal lawsuit of 1 of the show's assorted flashforwards focusing connected a clip erstwhile a halfway household subordinate is nary longer alive.
Estranger Things shows Bart and Lisa opening a missive written by Marge, to beryllium work successful lawsuit of her death. The enactment asks the siblings to instrumentality together, and look aft Homer (who present lives successful a status home). While acceptable successful the future, this isn't meant to beryllium a fake-out. Marge truly has died, leaving the household without its iconic blue-haired matriarch.
The Simpsons features a dubious timeline, not helped by the information that its halfway formed of characters person not aged passim the show's 35-year history. But determination is astatine slightest immoderate interior consistency, for illustration successful narration to the fewer different characters that person died implicit the years, specified arsenic Maude Flanders and Edna Krabappel, and different large crippled points specified arsenic the divorcement of Milhouse's parents.
Fans person debated whether erstwhile flashforward episodes should beryllium treated arsenic canon — peculiarly arsenic their assorted takes connected the aboriginal person clashed with 1 another.
In Season 11 occurrence Bart to the Future, for instance, Lisa is seen becoming president (taking implicit from — successful a weirdly prescient twist of destiny — Donald Trump). These events bash not look to instrumentality spot successful the aboriginal seen wrong Season 23 occurrence Holidays of Future Passed, wherever a bid of Simpsons household Christmas photos for the show's pursuing 30 years picture Lisa joined to Milhouse (and an aged Marge and Homer inactive present).
Whether this latest look into The Simpsons' aboriginal is canon oregon not, fans expect Marge to beryllium backmost live successful the contiguous for the show's 38th play — and so successful the 2 seasons thereafter. The long-running animation has presently been renewed until its 40 season, acceptable to debut successful 2028-2029.
Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You tin scope Tom astatine [email protected] oregon find him connected Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social
Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You tin scope Tom astatine [email protected] oregon find him connected Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social
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