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* CriticalDissonance: The majority of critical reception for the episode was mixed to negative. Most notably, Dennis Perkins of ''The A.V. Club'' utterly hated the episode and described its ending scene as "a cheap gambit to close out a truly disappointing episode (and season) with unmerited weight." In contrast, audiences and fans at the time generally enjoyed the episode, calling it one of the best out of the entire series and with special praise being given to the ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' SeriesFinale parody at the end of the episode. (The positive reception of the episode, or at least its final segment, has seemed to fade, though, as the Series/SixFeetUnder reference is lost on a lot of younger viewers, who just see the deaths of these characters as needlessly cruel.)
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* CriticalDissonance: The majority of critical reception for the episode was mixed to negative. Most notably, Dennis Perkins of ''The A.V. Club'' utterly hated the episode and described its ending scene as "a cheap gambit to close out a truly disappointing episode (and season) with unmerited weight." In contrast, audiences and fans at the time generally enjoyed the episode, calling it one of the best out of the entire series and with special praise being given to the ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' SeriesFinale parody at the end of the episode. (The positive reception of the episode, or at least its final segment, has seemed to fade, though, as the Series/SixFeetUnder ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' reference is lost on a lot of younger viewers, who just see the deaths of these characters as needlessly cruel.)
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* CriticalDissonance: The majority of critical reception for the episode was mixed to negative. Most notably, Dennis Perkins of ''The A.V. Club'' utterly hated the episode and described its ending scene as "a cheap gambit to close out a truly disappointing episode (and season) with unmerited weight." In contrast, audiences and fans at the time generally enjoyed the episode, calling it one of the best out of the entire series and with special praise being given to the ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' SeriesFinale parody at the end of the episode.
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* CriticalDissonance: The majority of critical reception for the episode was mixed to negative. Most notably, Dennis Perkins of ''The A.V. Club'' utterly hated the episode and described its ending scene as "a cheap gambit to close out a truly disappointing episode (and season) with unmerited weight." In contrast, audiences and fans at the time generally enjoyed the episode, calling it one of the best out of the entire series and with special praise being given to the ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' SeriesFinale parody at the end of the episode. (The positive reception of the episode, or at least its final segment, has seemed to fade, though, as the Series/SixFeetUnder reference is lost on a lot of younger viewers, who just see the deaths of these characters as needlessly cruel.)
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Since the Steamed Hams-induced Newbie Boom of Simpsons fans, a whole new generation has emerged that doesn’t find "Flander’s Ladder" as amazing as it once was. It’s too cruel and too meta for many fans to like it, especially younger fans who are used to the softness of the modern and Golden Age episodes and are alienated by the cynicism of the Dark Age, and the Six Feet Under parody is lost on a lot of younger fans who haven’t even heard of the show (it’s a specifically early-2000s cultural artifact) and will just see it as needlessly cruel and over-the-top, especially in the way it treats fan-favorite characters like Lisa, Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, and Waylon Smithers.
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* CriticalDissonance: The majority of critical reception for the episode was mixed to negative. Most notably, Dennis Perkins of ''The A.V. Club'' utterly hated the episode and described its ending scene as "a cheap gambit to close out a truly disappointing episode (and season) with unmerited weight." In contrast, audiences and fans ''loved'' the episode, calling it one of the best out of the entire series and with special praise being given to the ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' SeriesFinale parody at the end of the episode.
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* CriticalDissonance: The majority of critical reception for the episode was mixed to negative. Most notably, Dennis Perkins of ''The A.V. Club'' utterly hated the episode and described its ending scene as "a cheap gambit to close out a truly disappointing episode (and season) with unmerited weight." In contrast, audiences and fans ''loved'' at the time generally enjoyed the episode, calling it one of the best out of the entire series and with special praise being given to the ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' SeriesFinale parody at the end of the episode.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Dr. Hibbert considers Bart being in a coma to be nothing to worry about, claiming he's had "more comas than he's had hot breakfasts." It kind of seems like a HandWave to keep the family from seeming too callous as they head off to grab a bite to eat and leave him alone with Lisa, until the following season's premiere when it immediately happens ''again''.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** One of the criticisms given to previous episodes set in the future have been how Bart is invariably a loser while Lisa is incredibly successful, which seems to be falling yet again into the series' issues regarding positive discrimination. Here, Bart is shown to have become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as previously mentioned in "Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie", showing that his future isn't ''as'' bleak as it may seem.
** Some consider this episode a rightful call out over the somewhat mean spirited way Maude was KilledOffForReal in "Alone Again Natura-Diddly", in particular making Homer an IdiotHoudini who practically set up the whole thing.
** One of the criticisms given to previous episodes set in the future have been how Bart is invariably a loser while Lisa is incredibly successful, which seems to be falling yet again into the series' issues regarding positive discrimination. Here, Bart is shown to have become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as previously mentioned in "Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie", showing that his future isn't ''as'' bleak as it may seem.
** Some consider this episode a rightful call out over the somewhat mean spirited way Maude was KilledOffForReal in "Alone Again Natura-Diddly", in particular making Homer an IdiotHoudini who practically set up the whole thing.
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** One of the criticisms given to previous episodes set in the future have been how Bart is invariably a loser while Lisa is incredibly successful, which seems to be falling yet again into the series' issues regarding PositiveDiscrimination. Here, Bart is shown to have become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as previously mentioned in "Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie", showing that his future isn't ''as'' bleak as it may seem.
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** One of the criticisms given to previous episodes set in the future have been how Bart is invariably a loser while Lisa is incredibly successful, which seems to be falling yet again into the series' issues regarding PositiveDiscrimination.positive discrimination. Here, Bart is shown to have become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as previously mentioned in "Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie", showing that his future isn't ''as'' bleak as it may seem.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Chief Wiggum ordering Homer's death for a sandwich that almost resembled a firearm in a bag? [[BlackComedy Darkly humorous]] or just plain dark. However, the joke loses its touch after police forces gunned down Casey Goodson for possessing a bag containing a Subway sandwich which the forces thought contained a firearm.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: HarsherInHindsight: Chief Wiggum ordering Homer's death for a sandwich that almost resembled a firearm in a bag? [[BlackComedy Darkly humorous]] or just plain dark. However, the joke loses its touch after police forces gunned down Casey Goodson for possessing a bag containing a Subway sandwich which the forces thought contained a firearm.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: One of the criticisms given to previous episodes set in the future have been how Bart is invariably a loser while Lisa is incredibly successful, which seems to be falling yet again into the series' issues regarding PositiveDiscrimination. Here, Bart is shown to have become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as previously mentioned in "Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie", showing that his future isn't ''as'' bleak as it may seem.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: AuthorsSavingThrow:
** One of the criticisms given to previous episodes set in the future have been how Bart is invariably a loser while Lisa is incredibly successful, which seems to be falling yet again into the series' issues regarding PositiveDiscrimination. Here, Bart is shown to have become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as previously mentioned in "Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie", showing that his future isn't ''as'' bleak as it mayseem.seem.
** Some consider this episode a rightful call out over the somewhat mean spirited way Maude was KilledOffForReal in "Alone Again Natura-Diddly", in particular making Homer an IdiotHoudini who practically set up the whole thing.
** One of the criticisms given to previous episodes set in the future have been how Bart is invariably a loser while Lisa is incredibly successful, which seems to be falling yet again into the series' issues regarding PositiveDiscrimination. Here, Bart is shown to have become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as previously mentioned in "Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie", showing that his future isn't ''as'' bleak as it may
** Some consider this episode a rightful call out over the somewhat mean spirited way Maude was KilledOffForReal in "Alone Again Natura-Diddly", in particular making Homer an IdiotHoudini who practically set up the whole thing.
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In Universe reactions only. And MEH must lead to a lasting change in portrayal.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment / HarsherInHindsight: Chief Wiggum ordering Homer's death for a sandwich that almost resembled a firearm in a bag? [[BlackComedy Darkly humorous]] or [[DudeNotFunny just plain dark]]. However, the joke loses its touch after police forces gunned down Casey Goodson for possessing a bag containing a Subway sandwich which the forces thought contained a firearm. Whether this is a FunnyAneurysmMoment or a HarsherInHindsight scenario depends on what you think of the joke.
* MoralEventHorizon: Chief Wiggum arranging for Homer's death in the future [[EvilIsPetty just so he could get his hands on Homer's sandwich]].
* MoralEventHorizon: Chief Wiggum arranging for Homer's death in the future [[EvilIsPetty just so he could get his hands on Homer's sandwich]].
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment / HarsherInHindsight: FunnyAneurysmMoment: Chief Wiggum ordering Homer's death for a sandwich that almost resembled a firearm in a bag? [[BlackComedy Darkly humorous]] or [[DudeNotFunny just plain dark]].dark. However, the joke loses its touch after police forces gunned down Casey Goodson for possessing a bag containing a Subway sandwich which the forces thought contained a firearm. Whether this is a FunnyAneurysmMoment or a HarsherInHindsight scenario depends on what you think of the joke.\n* MoralEventHorizon: Chief Wiggum arranging for Homer's death in the future [[EvilIsPetty just so he could get his hands on Homer's sandwich]].
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* CriticalDissonance: The majority of critical reception for the episode was mixed to negative. Most notably, Dennis Perkins of ''The A.V. Club'' utterly hated the episode and described its ending scene as "a cheap gambit to close out a truly disappointing episode (and season) with unmerited weight." In contrast, audiences and fans ''loved'' the episode, calling it one of the best out of the entire series and with special praise being given to the ''Six Feet Under'' SeriesFinale parody at the end of the episode.
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* CriticalDissonance: The majority of critical reception for the episode was mixed to negative. Most notably, Dennis Perkins of ''The A.V. Club'' utterly hated the episode and described its ending scene as "a cheap gambit to close out a truly disappointing episode (and season) with unmerited weight." In contrast, audiences and fans ''loved'' the episode, calling it one of the best out of the entire series and with special praise being given to the ''Six Feet Under'' ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' SeriesFinale parody at the end of the episode.
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* EpilepticTrees: On the ''Six Feet Under''-esque flashforward showing the deaths of the Simpsons and other various characters. Are these actually the destined fate of those characters, or are they just what Bart imagined their deaths would be while in his coma dream?
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* EpilepticTrees: On the ''Six Feet Under''-esque ''Series/SixFeetUnder''-esque flashforward showing the deaths of the Simpsons and other various characters. Are these actually the destined fate of those characters, or are they just what Bart imagined their deaths would be while in his coma dream?
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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: The sheer randomness that is Ralph Wiggum becoming ''the EvilOverlord of Earth'' in the far future.
* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments:
** Lisa hugging Bart after he comes out of his coma.
** TheReveal of how Marge happily remarried Ned Flanders after Homer's untimely death, and how Ned has had ''numerous'' happy marriages since the passing of both Maude and Edna.
* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Maggie Simpson being revealed [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence to have become]] ''an entire galaxy'' in the far future, and will "never die."
* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments:
** Lisa hugging Bart after he comes out of his coma.
** TheReveal of how Marge happily remarried Ned Flanders after Homer's untimely death, and how Ned has had ''numerous'' happy marriages since the passing of both Maude and Edna.
* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Maggie Simpson being revealed [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence to have become]] ''an entire galaxy'' in the far future, and will "never die."
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* TearJerker:
** Lisa crying over Bart in the hospital as he flatlines, literally ''begging'' her big brother to come back to her.
** The ending showing how the various Simpsons (along with some other side characters) will die are all very bittersweet and sad in their own way. Special mention must be given to Smithers being DrivenToSuicide upon realizing that his TragicDream regarding his love for Mr. Burns is completely futile.
** Lisa crying over Bart in the hospital as he flatlines, literally ''begging'' her big brother to come back to her.
** The ending showing how the various Simpsons (along with some other side characters) will die are all very bittersweet and sad in their own way. Special mention must be given to Smithers being DrivenToSuicide upon realizing that his TragicDream regarding his love for Mr. Burns is completely futile.
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** Lisa crying over Bart in the hospital as he flatlines, literally ''begging'' her big brother to come back to her.
** The ending showing how the various Simpsons (along with some other side characters) will die are all very bittersweet and sad in their own way. Special mention must be given to Smithers being DrivenToSuicide upon realizing that his TragicDream regarding his love for Mr. Burns is completely futile.
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* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Maggie Simpson being revealed [[AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence to have become]] ''an entire galaxy'' in the far future, and will "never die."
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* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Maggie Simpson being revealed [[AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence to have become]] ''an entire galaxy'' in the far future, and will "never die."
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment / HarsherInHindsight: Chief Wiggum ordering Homer's death for a sandwich that almost resembled a firearm in a bag? [[BlackComedy Darkly humorous]] or [[DudeNotFunny just plain dark]]. However, the joke loses its touch after police forces gunned down Casey Goodson for possessing a bag containing a Subway sandwich which the forces thought contained a firearm. Whether this is a FunnyAneurysmMoment or a HarsherInHindsight scenario depends on what you think of the joke.
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* CriticalDissonance: The majority of critical reception for the episode was mixed to negative. Most notably, Dennis Perkins of ''The A.V. Club'' utterly hated the episode and described it as "a cheap gambit to close out a truly disappointing episode (and season) with unmerited weight." In contrast, audiences and fans ''loved'' the episode, calling it one of the best out of the entire series and with special praise being given to the ''Six Feet Under'' SeriesFinale parody at the end of the episode.
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* CriticalDissonance: The majority of critical reception for the episode was mixed to negative. Most notably, Dennis Perkins of ''The A.V. Club'' utterly hated the episode and described it its ending scene as "a cheap gambit to close out a truly disappointing episode (and season) with unmerited weight." In contrast, audiences and fans ''loved'' the episode, calling it one of the best out of the entire series and with special praise being given to the ''Six Feet Under'' SeriesFinale parody at the end of the episode.
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* CriticalDissonance: Most critical Most notably, Dennis Perkins of ''The A.V. Club'' utterly hated the episode and described it as "a cheap gambit to close out a truly disappointing episode (and season) with unmerited weight." In contrast, audiences and fans ''loved'' the episode, calling it one of the best out of the entire series and with special praise being given to the ''Six Feet Under'' SeriesFinale parody at the end of the episode.
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* CriticalDissonance: Most The majority of critical reception for the episode was mixed to negative. Most notably, Dennis Perkins of ''The A.V. Club'' utterly hated the episode and described it as "a cheap gambit to close out a truly disappointing episode (and season) with unmerited weight." In contrast, audiences and fans ''loved'' the episode, calling it one of the best out of the entire series and with special praise being given to the ''Six Feet Under'' SeriesFinale parody at the end of the episode.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: One of the criticisms given to previous episodes set in the future have been how Bart is invariably a loser while Lisa is incredibly successful, which seems to be falling yet again into the series' issues regarding PositiveDiscrimination. Here, Bart is shown to have become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as previously mentioned in "Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie", showing that his future isn't ''as'' bleak as it may seem.
* CriticalDissonance: Most critical Most notably, Dennis Perkins of ''The A.V. Club'' utterly hated the episode and described it as "a cheap gambit to close out a truly disappointing episode (and season) with unmerited weight." In contrast, audiences and fans ''loved'' the episode, calling it one of the best out of the entire series and with special praise being given to the ''Six Feet Under'' SeriesFinale parody at the end of the episode.
* CrossesTheLineTwice: An elderly Lisa deciding that her peaceful life of meditation was AllForNothing before ''immediately'' dying of a heart attack.
* EpilepticTrees: On the ''Six Feet Under''-esque flashforward showing the deaths of the Simpsons and other various characters. Are these actually the destined fate of those characters, or are they just what Bart imagined their deaths would be while in his coma dream?
* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: The sheer randomness that is Ralph Wiggum becoming ''the EvilOverlord of Earth'' in the far future.
* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments:
** Lisa hugging Bart after he comes out of his coma.
** TheReveal of how Marge happily remarried Ned Flanders after Homer's untimely death, and how Ned has had ''numerous'' happy marriages since the passing of both Maude and Edna.
* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Maggie Simpson being revealed [[AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence to have become]] ''an entire galaxy'' in the far future, and will "never die."
* MoralEventHorizon: Chief Wiggum arranging for Homer's death in the future [[EvilIsPetty just so he could get his hands on Homer's sandwich]].
* SignatureScene: The ending parodying the SeriesFinale of ''Series/SixFeetUnder'', showcasing how each of the Simpsons (along with several side characters, like Chief Wiggum and Smithers) will eventually die.
* TearJerker:
** Lisa crying over Bart in the hospital as he flatlines, literally ''begging'' her big brother to come back to her.
** The ending showing how the various Simpsons (along with some other side characters) will die are all very bittersweet and sad in their own way. Special mention must be given to Smithers being DrivenToSuicide upon realizing that his TragicDream regarding his love for Mr. Burns is completely futile.
* CriticalDissonance: Most critical Most notably, Dennis Perkins of ''The A.V. Club'' utterly hated the episode and described it as "a cheap gambit to close out a truly disappointing episode (and season) with unmerited weight." In contrast, audiences and fans ''loved'' the episode, calling it one of the best out of the entire series and with special praise being given to the ''Six Feet Under'' SeriesFinale parody at the end of the episode.
* CrossesTheLineTwice: An elderly Lisa deciding that her peaceful life of meditation was AllForNothing before ''immediately'' dying of a heart attack.
* EpilepticTrees: On the ''Six Feet Under''-esque flashforward showing the deaths of the Simpsons and other various characters. Are these actually the destined fate of those characters, or are they just what Bart imagined their deaths would be while in his coma dream?
* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: The sheer randomness that is Ralph Wiggum becoming ''the EvilOverlord of Earth'' in the far future.
* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments:
** Lisa hugging Bart after he comes out of his coma.
** TheReveal of how Marge happily remarried Ned Flanders after Homer's untimely death, and how Ned has had ''numerous'' happy marriages since the passing of both Maude and Edna.
* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Maggie Simpson being revealed [[AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence to have become]] ''an entire galaxy'' in the far future, and will "never die."
* MoralEventHorizon: Chief Wiggum arranging for Homer's death in the future [[EvilIsPetty just so he could get his hands on Homer's sandwich]].
* SignatureScene: The ending parodying the SeriesFinale of ''Series/SixFeetUnder'', showcasing how each of the Simpsons (along with several side characters, like Chief Wiggum and Smithers) will eventually die.
* TearJerker:
** Lisa crying over Bart in the hospital as he flatlines, literally ''begging'' her big brother to come back to her.
** The ending showing how the various Simpsons (along with some other side characters) will die are all very bittersweet and sad in their own way. Special mention must be given to Smithers being DrivenToSuicide upon realizing that his TragicDream regarding his love for Mr. Burns is completely futile.
