It was only a matter of time until The Simpsons aired an episode about the economy and I suppose this was as good of time as any. After throwing a huge Mardi Gras party, Homer learned that his adjustable mortgage rate was going to be changed, which would later cause them to lose their house due to foreclosure.
I think one of my favorite comments in this episode came during that scene where the Simpsons are being kicked out of their house and one of the mortgage broker mentioned that the company’s CEO was let go and given a $50 million settlement package and Homer sarcastically wondered how he’ll ever manage to get by.
If there’s any major gripe about this episode, it’s that it was woefully predictable. Even though Ned was angry at Homer and his family, they have too much history to just end it after kicking them out.
It may have been rather predictable, but this was still a good episode. I don’t know if it’s just me, but The Simpsons has put together a nice run of good episodes which is very much out of character of the show. The writers are on their game at the moment.
Rating: 7.6
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