Smithers

A_Bad_Exampl3 wrote:

NeoSEC28 wrote:
This is getting crazy......is Homer not an alkey?? :lol:

Next we'll find out that Moe has a crush on Marge.

He doesn't does he? Wonder what happen if homer found out ;)

chelsea0790 wrote:


Just seems really cheap, Smithers used to be a more real and natural gay person, now he's just the butt of any gay jokes or references

Totally agree. The Whip It quest is a bit much, not to mention nearly every comment he makes in the game. Smithers is a much more interesting character than just a gay alcoholic.

canonmills wrote:

chelsea0790 wrote:


Just seems really cheap, Smithers used to be a more real and natural gay person, now he's just the butt of any gay jokes or references

Totally agree. The Whip It quest is a bit much, not to mention nearly every comment he makes in the game. Smithers is a much more interesting character than just a gay alcoholic.

+1 :thumbup:

Not that there's anything wrong with it.

MarFur93 wrote:

ddashrock wrote:
I just got Smithers like a week or so ago and I don't remember him being so open about his sexuality.

The scene where Smithers told Mr Burns that he loved him, the scene where he dreams about Mr Burns flying through his window, "Hello Smithers, you are quite good at turning me on" computer, his apartment with pink walls and Malibu Stacey dolls covering every wall, when he played the male lead in a Malibu Stacey play. Just a few examples that come to mind. ;)

Well as a previous poster said their "Shoving it down our throats now" "He's the butt of gay jokes"

(Pause)

Yes he was open about it but in a subtle way. It was always represented visually with one or two lines referring to his sexual preference now it's just out there even more.

That's what I'm gettin' at.

I know this comment will probably provoke disagreement from some, but I see the evolution of Smithers' character as emblematic of the problems with the series as a whole. The episodes used to feature more nuanced characters that behaved according to the dictates of the plot; now the episodes are little more than a sequence of relatively unfunny gags in which character and plot are largely secondary.

KrustyBrand wrote:
I know this comment will probably provoke disagreement from some, but I see the evolution of Smithers' character as emblematic of the problems with the series as a whole. The episodes used to feature more nuanced characters that behaved according to the dictates of the plot; now the episodes are little more than a sequence of relatively unfunny gags in which character and plot are largely secondary.

I completely agree. I pretty much stopped watching the new episodes in the early 2000s. Before that I had all the episodes recorded on VHS without commercials (back before DVD), so that kind of shows how big of a fan I was of the earlier episodes.

Since I've started playing TSTO I've tried to watch a few new episodes. A couple of times I've gotten to the last commercial break and instead of fast forwarding through the commercials to see the end of the episodes I've just found something else to watch. It's very disappointing. Maybe they should have stopped making new episodes 13 or 14 years ago. It's been a mediocre show now for longer than it was a great show, and that's pretty sad.

KrustyBrand wrote:
I know this comment will probably provoke disagreement from some, but I see the evolution of Smithers' character as emblematic of the problems with the series as a whole. The episodes used to feature more nuanced characters that behaved according to the dictates of the plot; now the episodes are little more than a sequence of relatively unfunny gags in which character and plot are largely secondary.

This statement is sort of an element to this topic as a whole quite honestly.

Bump: I'd like to hear more opinions on this.

KrustyBrand wrote:


Since I've started playing TSTO I've tried to watch a few new episodes. A couple of times I've gotten to the last commercial break and instead of fast forwarding through the commercials to see the end of the episodes I've just found something else to watch. It's very disappointing. Maybe they should have stopped making new episodes 13 or 14 years ago. It's been a mediocre show now for longer than it was a great show, and that's pretty sad.

Even at its current quality, it's still better than anything else Fox throws up on Sunday night.