Homer's Odyssey

This time after a Bart-centric episode we get a Homer-centric One. We establish Homer as a lazy and unintelligent man but who ultimately has a lot of love for his family and will stick to his principles without compromise. Like Bart he is a character with many flaws but a heart of gold.

This episode Gets dark very quickly as Homer contemplates suicide due to his failure as a family provider. I was shocked at this. I never imagined the show got this real. We get the feeling this is much more than just a simple comedy cartoon - this show is discussing heavy themes.

Not as emotionally impactful as the previous episode. Homer's little journey as a safety officer is not that interesting or integral to his character.

Sets up The incompetent apes who run the Nuclear power plant.

It's very strange seeing Smithers as a brown character. I don't know what that's about.

This is probably typical of the early Simpsons episodes - ones that you watch out of curiosity and for the sake of history, but probably wouldn't want to rewatch. Still a bit crude and unformed.