#poorhouse rock

[castlewyvern]

[dirt-grub]

i cant wait for the legend himself to be spray painted on the street again. return of the king

[bethany81707]

It took me a moment to notice, but they actually snuck a cute little moment of quiet character development across two separate seasons- Marge invites Sarah to her friend group after what they went through together. Sarah Wiggum's new characterisation from Uncut Femmes also appears intact, even through around fifteen seconds worth of dialogue in a disposable Act 1 setpiece- although the fact that she's using her thieving to supply the Netflix subscription does kinda make it feel like "they like her for what she has", the way it's presented does seem more like Sarah was invited without the knowledge that she'd be bringing Helen's credit card.

[brightlotusmoon]

fun fact: the janitor from that simpsons episode poorhouse rock is also played by hugh jackman, aka wolverine

Yes, he is! I genuinely didn't realize until the guest star credits. He did a fantastic job.

[noraqrosa]

a newer Simpsons episode was playing on the TV where we're temporarily staying atm and holy FUCK this song cuts deep, this is some biting and upsetting satire

wasn't paying attention to the episode until this came on; i should rewatch it sometime

[luaminesce]

Okay, so, Poorhouse Rock might be the best Simpsons episode in years.

[springfieldblues]

the couch gag for the season 33 finale "Poorhouse Rock" with character designs and background by me :^)

[tilseptemberends]

Post ACOSF Elucien snippet

Elain stared absently at the wall of the strange apartment. Not strange in that it looked odd, honestly most homes in Velaris had a very samey feel to them, but in that she hadn't expected to find herself coming here of all places. But where else did she have to go? There was not one place in this city that she could call her own. And going to her room in Feyre's new home was not an option. Not while the others were still there recovering from the night of Nesta's mating ceremony.

It hadn't just been the necklace... It was everything about the situation. How happy Gwyn looked as she twirled around in a corner with a veritable pack of shadows. How Azriel watched her with the smallest of smiles on his face. I'll bet he never thought that kissing her would be a mistake... Elain thought and immediately regretted it. Gwyn deserved to have someone look at her like that. It wasn't the preistess's fault. Wasn't that why Elain had refrained from commenting on the necklace till Gwyn brought it up herself? Azriel had watched them warily. Actually, warily was putting it rather mildly. He'd looked about ready to launch himself out of one of the nearby windows when Gwyn had approached her. Like he'd expected her to point out who he'd originally given the necklace to. As if she would ever be so graceless. She should have given him a good knock about the ears for thinking so little of her. Elain had simply said that the charm suited Gwyn and casually changed the subject so she wouldn't have to think about it a second longer. And then she'd found the first opportunity to excuse herself. And come here.

She'd started walking in the direction of the apartment without thinking. She just needed to get away from everyone. The inner circle. Nesta's new friends. All of them. Separately she could handle these developments in her life but they just kept coming. And before she knew it she was at his door, practically weeping that she didn't know where else to go.

"Damn, another one?" A hushed voice came from the next room and Elain lifted her head from one of the pillows. "How long did you live in Spring, and you still can't keep a house plant alive?" he spoke again and Elain blinked in surprise. Had she seen any houseplants last night? No, she'd been far too busy spiraling and kicking Lucien out of his own damn bedroom. Elain sat up and rubbed her face. She'd been so busy thinking about herself that she hadn't even considered that she might be intruding on his already sparse free time. She slowly got to her feet and paused as she caught sight of her reflection in a full-length mirror sat next to his armoire. She frowned. Not night court black but the charcoal grey was close enough. Who was she fooling with this getup? She might have shredded the dress with her bare hands if she had something else to change into. Elain shook her head and moved past the mirror to the bedroom door.

When she opened it she was struck by a few different things. The first being Lucien at the stove in his kitchen. The sleeves of his white shirt rolled up to his elbows as he cooked his breakfast. And second, the poorhouse plant he'd scolded himself about earlier. She tentatively approached and gave the pot a look. Yikes. She winced slightly at the condition of it and when she looked up she found that Lucien had turned in her direction. He stood very still, like he was scared she might bolt if he made any sudden moves. She cleared her throat lightly,

"Do you mind if I ask what your pot of mud used to be?" she asked and Lucien slowly set his plate back down on the counter.

"...it's a peace lily," he replied quietly and Elain snorted. She immediately covered her mouth and she knew her face had gone quite red. "I- Gods, I'm so sorry. That was so rude." Shit. SHIT. She was going to crawl under a rock and die. But then Lucien started laughing. His own face tinted pink. "I knew it was bad. In my defense, the flowers in Spring don't need maintaining." He pulled another mug down from the cupboard and Elain made sure she was looking at the dearly departed lily when he looked back at her. "Would you like some tea?" She folded her hands together and considered. "That won't... will it?" she couldn't bring herself ask finish the question aloud. Lucien filled the mug with hot water and set it on the counter next to her with a teabag and a spoon. "I don't think so. But just in case." Carefully, Elain slid the mug toward herself and did her best not to stare at his forearms. The bond was making maintaining a normal conversation excessively difficult this morning. But he walked back across the kitchen to grant her the space she need to think. Maybe he needed the space too. She dropped the teabag into the mug of water. "Thank you... for helping me." She tapped her spoon lightly on the counter. "It's alright. I... know what it's like to not feel like you have anywhere to go." Elain nodded to herself. How close she must have struck him last night with those words. I didn't know where else to go...

She rubbed her eyes and sighed heavily.

"I should go before Feyre sends the city guard out to search the streets for me..." Lucien considered her for a moment.

"Would you like me to walk you back?" And that offer... she swallowed and shook her head. "N-no... that's alright... I need some time to think before I see them." And I won't be able to if you're right next to me... she didn't finish. Lucien didn't insist though. If Elain wanted to walk herself back home after commandeering his bed for a night then he would let her. Something about that twisted her heart in a way she couldn't think about right here. More space. She needed some distance from him before she considered what it meant that she'd come here to escape the others.

Elain finished her tea and Lucien saw her to the door. He paused when he opened it though.

"Is something wrong?" she asked and he tapped his foot sharply. Weighing a decision apparently. He sighed and buried his hands in his pockets.

"You can come here any time you like, Elain. Even if I'm not around. There are wards on the door but... they'll let you in." He didn't look at her, instead staring hard and the ground between them. "I... thank you, Lucien." she spoke quietly and he nodded without another word. Without much else to say Elain turned and followed the Sidra back toward her sister's home.

[azspot]

Goodbye Middle Class Full Musical PART 1 [The Simpsons] (S 33 E 22- Poorhouse Rock) with subtitles

[rrcenic]

if you ever wanna see the simpsons go full on realistic leftist “eat the rich” watch the episode poorhouse rock

[castlewyvern]

[dirt-grub]

just watched the latest simpsons episode

[rolkstone]

Can you draw the janitor from "Poorhouse Rock"?

[queerautism]

What r some new Simpsons episodes you'd recommend (I'm talking 31 and after)

Season 31: "Marge the Lumberjill" is a fun marge episode, which imo was lacking in some previous seasons. So is "Highway to Well" and the weed stuff in it is pretty funny.

I quite like "Warrin' Priests" which is two episodes, part one and part two. But mostly because I really like Lovejoy he's terrible lol

Season 32: "Treehouse of horror XXXI" had some really cool stuff imo! "the road to cincinnati" is a great chalmers and skinner episode.

"A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas" is a parody of hallmark christmas movies and it is one of my favourite episodes in the newest seasons tbh it's so much fun.

"The Dad-feelings Limited" is a good episode about comicbook guy and Kumiko about having kids, I really like explorations of smaller characters like this

"Diary Queen" has Bart reading the late Mrs Krabappel's old diary. Makes me really emotional.

"Wad goals" is a great bart episode! Fuck golf and fuck rich people vibes i love it

"Uncut femmes" really awesome, really FUN episode that makes Sarah Wiggum into a really cool character, highly recommended

"Panic on the streets of Springfield" good lisa episode! Really like the music in this one

Season 33: "The Star of the Backstage" a really amazing marge episode with cool songs

"Lisa's belly" super good episode about Lisa and marge and their relationship. Deals with body issues related to gaining weight.

"A serious flanders" is another two parter, and extremely good shit. Crime thriller parody, gory and fun as hell. Id fuck flanders grandpa tbh

"A made maggie" has fun maggie stuff and fat tony being her godfather. He's great with kids i love him

"Pixelated and Afraid" really solid marge/homer episode, some really sweet stuff

"Pretty Whittle Liar" really develops Brandine Spuckler. I just love episodes that get into minor characters like this.

"Poorhouse Rock" has a great musical number about capitalism and the death of the middle class. Also hugh jackman plays a janitor that sings about it.

[brightlotusmoon]

The Life in The Simpsons Is No Longer Attainable - The Atlantic

I just realized I knew the author of this article from years ago, and the article inspired the story for the most recent episode, Poorhouse Rock, which I absolutely recommend twice over.

[wack-ashimself]

The most anarchist simpsons episode ever...

I do not watch the simpsons like ever. Cuz it's fucking bad. Like, one laugh, tops, per episode.

But, eating dinner, I had it on as background noise practically.

I am glad I did tho. The entire episode was bart wanting to be like homer when he grows up cuz of his good pay, easy job, and great perks.

THEN, out of no where, the whole thing turns into a musical number about how the rich killed the middle class, there is NO hope for the next generationS to get what their parents had, it is mostly the older generations' fault, AND (swear to god) it culminates to a janitor saying the literal words 'burn it', bart burning his clothes, starting a fire, then them glamorizing firefighters (and their job benefits).

It took a HARD 180.

I loved this episode more than any in SEASONS. Maybe a decade if I am being honest. They even had the balls to directly (again) blame part of this on fox news.

There was only one thing I was kinda confused by: the ending. Were they making firefighters and their jobs look good OR making socialization good OR (which so many shows do) blame the rich in control of the government, but, still say in the end 'but look at the good they can do.'

Overall, still good and highly unexpected. I think they purposely went all out shock jock cuz they knew they were losing viewers. Kudos. It worked. And just in case you wanna watch...