The Simpsons
Summary
" Homer ’s Enemy " is consider to be the darkest episodeThe Simpsonsever put out during its favourable geological era , which is why it received a divided up response upon publicize back in 1997.The Simpsonschurned out comedy gold calendar week after workweek during its heyday in the 1990s , but " Homer ’s Enemy " stood out because it portrayed both Homer Simpson and Springfield from a completely unlike point of position compared to whatThe Simpsonsusually put out .
The episode introduce Frank Grimes , a nuclear physicist who has had to fight and struggle daily to get the seemingly little he has in life . After getting hired by the Springfield Nuclear Powerplant , he receive Homer Simpson , who Grimes quickly dislikes due to one , Homer ’s outright betise make him incompetent at his Book of Job , and two , Homer ’s life being much expert than Grimes , despite having done small to merit it . Upon declaring Homer his sworn enemy , Grimes tries to expose Homer ’s awkwardness , only to realize the hard way that he would never succeed .
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Homer’s Enemy Ends On A Very Dark Note
In an attempt to scupper Homer as a fraud , Frank fools Homer into entering a competition to project a atomic powerplant , not knowing that the contest is for youngster . When Frank direct out Homer ’s amentia to everyone else attending the competition , not only does it fall on deaf ears , but Homer wins , as everyone barrack him on . This causes Frank to have a gross mental breakdown , deluding himself into act like Homer Simpson . In a amazingly dark twist , the episode ends with Frank accidentally electrocuting himself to death while acting like Homer . Even for a show likeThe Simpsons , it ’s a bleak direction to link up theFrank Grimes story inThe Simpsons .
Throughout " Homer ’s Enemy , " grime ' motivations are completely sympathetic . It makes sense why he despises Homer because of how much grunge has struggled despite his efforts , while Homer has accomplished so much in the boldness of his folly . What ’s worse , Homer ’s antics have made thing harder for Grimes . So much so thatthe dingy termination of " Homer ’s Enemy"can be very off - putt when it all stop with his death . Even worse , at his funeral , mass go on to rivet their tending on Homer while ignoring dirt ' coffin being lower . soil ' story ending in such a mean - spirited fashion was quite prominent .
Homer’s Enemy Is A Meta Commentary On Homer Simpson
Homer Simpson is ordinarily recognized as one of the biggest cartoon icons ever create . His charm primarily stems from how easy it is to laugh at his amentia . Yet , " Homer ’s Enemy " begs the interrogative sentence of what would happen if a normal person really met Homer through Grimes . From someone else ’s gunpoint of survey , it makes such little sensory faculty that someone like him is handed so much while others who are more capable and smart than him have to earn it . Frank Grimes blend in to show thatHomer is n’t as much of a punchline as much as he is a abrasive reality .
" Homer ’s Enemy " represents the sad but accurate verity that the great unwashed like Homer Simpson and Frank Grimes exist in the real world , record how sincerely unjust life can be . That factors into how factious the episode can be in how unpleasant it is to watch Homer , who was always the humorous center ofThe Simpsonsat its best , suddenly being go steady in such a different brightness . It ’s also why Frank Grimes is commonly see as one ofThe Simpsons ' near one - off fiber .
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