History YMMV / TheSimpsonsS6E7BartsGirlfriend

* RonTheDeathEater: While [[BitchInSheepsClothing not pleasant in the slightest]], Jessica's actual degree of villainy is often grossly exaggerated by detractors to be that of an abusive sociopath who made Bart actively miserable, despite the fact that her worst action, letting Bart take the fall for the stolen church money, was explicitly a spur-of-the-moment decision made while Bart was trying to break up with her [[EvenEvilHasStandard because he wasn't personally comfortable with the lengths she went to]] - her manipulative behaviour is largely limited to talking Bart into partaking in her troublemaking (which the episode makes clear [[LoveMakesYouDumb is partially Bart's fault for falling for]]). Another common AlternateCharacterInterpretation likewise argues that her confession and implied FreudianExcuse were just her lying for sympathy, despite the fact that she angrily corrects her father about the fact that she was in-fact expelled from boarding school, and then chases after him when he flees in denial of her behaviour; that she'd have no reason to lie about any of this is usually ignored entirely.

* EnsembleDarkHorse: Jessica Lovejoy -- aside from the occasional silent cameo appearance, this episode is currently her only major role on the show.

* EnsembleDarkHorse: Jessica Lovejoy -- aside from the occasional cameo appearance, this episode is currently her only major role on the show.

** Did the Lovejoys really believe Bart was responsible for the church money being stolen, or did they know he was innocent and merely used him as a scapegoat so they wouldn't be guilty by association? The reveal that Timothy was aware of Jessica's behavior but chose to turn a blind eye, as well as the Lovejoys' pretentious nature in general, suggests the latter.

** Did the Lovejoys really believe Bart was responsible for the church money being stolen, or did they know he was innocent and were merely using him as a scapegoat so they wouldn't be guilty by association? The reveal that Timothy was aware of Jessica's behavior but chose to turn a blind eye, as well as the Lovejoys' pretentious nature in general, suggests the latter.

** Did the Lovejoys really believe Bart was responsible for the church money being stolen, or did they know he was innocent and were merely using him as a scapegoat so they wouldn't be guilty by association? The reveal that Timothy was aware of Jessica's behavior but chose to turn a blind eye and the Lovejoys' pretentious nature in general suggest the latter.

** Did the Lovejoys really believe Bart was responsible for the church money being stolen, or did they know he was innocent and were merely using him as a scapegoat so they wouldn't be guilty by association? The reveal that Reverened was aware of Jessica's behavior but chose to turn a blind eye and the Lovejoys' pretentious nature in general suggest the latter.

** Did the Lovejoys really believe Bart was the one responsible for the church money being stolen, or were they merely using him as a scapegoat so they wouldn't be guilty by association? The reveal that Reverened was aware of Jessica's behavior but chose to turn a blind eye, as well as the Lovejoys' pretentious nature in general, suggests the latter.

** Did the Lovejoys really believe Bart was the one responsible for the church money being stolen, or were they merely using him as a scapegoat so they wouldn't be guilty by association? The reveal that Reverened was aware of Jessica's behavior but chose to turn a blind eye suggests the latter.

** Did the Lovejoys really believe Bart was the one responsible for the church money being stolen, or were they merely using him as a scapegoat just so they won't be guilty-by-association? The reveal that Reverened was aware of Jessica's behavior but chooses to turn a blind eye suggests the latter.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Why does Skinner look sad when Willie chastises him for his "Scotchtoberfest" setup? Was he embarrassed, or does he [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone feel guilty]] about lying to Willie?
* EnsembleDarkHorse: Jessica Lovejoy--aside from the occasional cameo appearance, this episode is currently her only major role on the show.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Jessica Lovejoy--aside from the occasional cameo appearance, this episode is currently her only major role on the show.
* HarsherInHindsight: When Jessica frames Bart for stealing from the collection plate, the entire town shuns him in a matter eerily similar to "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS18E18TheBoysOfBummer The Boys of Bummer]]" eleven years later.

* HarsherInHindsight: When Jessica frames Bart for stealing from the collection plate, the entire town shuns him in a matter eerily similar to "The Boys of Bummer" 11 years later.

* LoveToHate: Jessica. Her unfazed, passive-aggressive smile while Lisa is shaming her to her face is ''infuriating''.

* LoveToHate: Jessica. The way she smiles while Lisa is shaming her to her face is almost rage-inducing.

* LoveToHate: Jessica.

* FridgeLogic: Apu's a Hindu, so why was he seen among the Church-goers in Jessica Lovejoy's bedroom?
** He must've heard the mob and merely wanted to see what all the fuss was about.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Jessica Lovejoy.
* FridgeLogic: Apu's a Hindu, so why was he seen among the Church-goers in Jessica Lovejoy's room?
** It's possible he heard the mob and merely wanted to see what all the fuss was about.

* FridgeLogic: Apu is Hindu, so why was he seen among the Church-goers in Jessica Lovejoy's room?
** Unless he heard the mob and wanted to see what the big fuss was about.