Heartbreak Hotel (''The Simpsons'')
| "Heartbreak Hotel" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | 641 |
| Directed by | Steven Dean Moore |
| Written by | Renee Ridgeley and Matt Selman |
| Showrunner(s) |
Matt Selman Al Jean |
| Production code | XABF15 |
| Original air date | October 7, 2018 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
|
Joe Clabby as Curtis | |
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Season 30 episodes
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| Seasons | |
Heartbreak Hotel is the 641st episode of The Simpsons and the second episode of season 30.[1][2]
Plot
Marge Simpson and Homer Simpson become contestants on The Amazing Place.
Reception
Dennis Perkins of The A.V. Club gave the episode a B- stating, “‘Heartbreak Hotel’ does a fine job at supplying a motivation that—while new to us—is true to the characters. Especially Marge, whose decades-long addiction to the reality competition travel show The Amazing Place is seen to be rooted in the long Homer-less hours as a football-and-Moe’s widow. Marge explains that, while Homer has his pursuits, she has hers in the form of an encyclopedic knowledge of every hashtagged event, stunt, and twist her favorite show can throw at its grasping contestants.”[3]
“Heartbreak Hotel” scored a 1.8 rating with a 7 share and was watched by 4.57 million people, making “The Simpsons” Fox’s highest rated show of the night.
Cultural references
The episode parodies the 1966 film Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? with George Segal reprising his role from the film.
References
- ↑ "'The Simpsons' Showrunner Al Jean Addresses Disney Merger, Composer Shake-up and Returning Characters [Interview]". /Film. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ↑ "Al Jean on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ↑ Perkins, Dennis (October 8, 2018). "Marge and Homer go Virginia Woolf when The Simpsons does reality TV". The A.V. Club. London, England: Dennis Publishing. Retrieved October 9, 2018.