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2/10
I wanted to like it, but I couldn't.
Theraxorterminate17 February 2013
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"This review contains SPOILERS but trust me it kept me bored"

I'm sorry but this Simpsons episode was a big disappointment. After finding about the plot of the episode I wanted to look if the relationship between Bart and Mary would last longer. Sadly the writers once again dumped another character that seemed promising to become Bart's official girlfriend. I know Mary was voiced by Zooey Deschanel and she can't be in the show all the time like the other voice actors only because she has other things to do in her acting-career. It keeps me wondering in these questions:

1. Why bring Mary Spuckler back again on the show? Didn't we already got satisfied to see the last time of her on: Moonshine River? Don't get me wrong, she's a nice character but it's just really sad that the writers would bring her back on a episode where she dumps Bart.

2. Why an episode where Mary would dump Bart? That was so unnecessary by the writers to create this episode. I mean the ending felt a bit forced of the writers to make sure Mary would break up Bart once and for all.

3. Why the same plot for Homer and Marge when they break up and reunite again? We have seen this over a billion times right now, it's getting extremely boring to see them break up and reunite again.

4. If they wanted to turn this episode into one of Woody Allen's movies (a la Annie Hall which it was based on) wouldn't it be better if Woody Allen himself appeared on this episode? I know it sounds a lot of wishes for him to appear but maybe it would've been much more promising to hear his voice instead that one of the voice actors that made impression of him?

5. Why not a single funny joke? The whole episode became boring and almost made me fall asleep.

OK done. Sorry for all the questions but that's what I felt of the episode. But in fact, the beginning of the episode seemed promising but then it all turned boring as how boring these new Simpsons episode could possibly be! And also I'd like to point out that I think this episode proved to me why the new episodes stinks: The writers have totally lost ideas, they can't come up with new ideas and I don't think there's anything they could create new ways for the Simpsons to become funny again.

Sorry but I think it's over for me to watch the newer Simpsons episode. I won't be watching the show until I hear (hopefully) that somebody tells me that the show has returned to their roots. Goodbye Simpsons but I will still watch the older episodes from season 1-9 those are truly legends.
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8/10
Another Good Zooey Deschanel episode,
lesleyharris3030 May 2013
Love Is A Many Splintered Thing is a great Simpsons episode with a lot of laugh out loud scenes.I enjoyed Zooey Deschanel's voice role,returning once again as Cletus and Brandine's daughter Mary Spuckler,and I also really enjoyed the two brief cameo roles from Benedict Cumberbatch,I didn't realize he was in it but I saw his name in the credits and I was able to tell from that he was Alan Rickman.There are a lot of very funny bits in this episode,and I especially enjoyed the many Woody Allen references,the people I was watching this didn't get it,and I was just sitting there laughing while they made a confused face at me.People who enjoy Bart's relationship with Mary Spuckler will enjoy this episode.

Mary Spuckler returns to Springfield after her plans to become famous don't work out for her.She starts a relationship with Bart again,but he isn't very committed.
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The Simpsons Love Is a Many Splintered Thing
dalydj-918-25517511 February 2013
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Zooey Deschanel makes her second appearance this season as hill Billie Mary Spuckler this time not searching for fame but searching for love with Bart. The scenes between these characters was funny to watch as she sings and he seems distracted by it all. Throughout the episode a look at Bart as he talks about his love became distracting and when Lisa stepped into these scenes I wanted to go back to the main story. Even though this story of young love ended without a reunion it was more compelling then Marge and Homer as they go through their relationship problems. Deschanel playing country once again is funny especially since I love everything the actress does nowadays. The ending of the episode with all these men together wanting their wife's back was to be about love but once again being bitter I did not care for these men because it was obvious they would get their wife's back. Although leaving Bart without Mary was a nice choice and showed the show is a grown up animated program.

EPISODE GRADE: B- (MVP: Zooey Deschanel)
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10/10
It is a great episode
arielsiere21 June 2022
Even Mary Spuckler made her first appearance in 2008 she is sweet, nice and i feel bad for the poor Bart and even Benedict Cumberbatch was here the voice actor who did The Penguins Of Madagascar and Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness, i love the relation between both Bart and Mary.
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