Although The Simpsons season 36 releasing a Halloween special in late November might seem bizarre, there is a justification for this strange choice. The Simpsons season 37 renewal has not yet been announced, but this doesnt mean that the long-running series is playing things safe for the time being. On the contrary, The Simpsons season 36 has been unexpectedly experimental in its first few outings. Season 36, episode 1, Barts Birthday, was an ambitiously meta in-universe Series finale that finally explained why the Simpsons never age. The next episodes were similarly daring in their construction.

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The Simpsons season 36 episode 4 parodies '80s neo-noir movies, but the episode's plot also borrows from a movie that has not even been released yet.

Not only did The Simpsons season 36 episode 2 kill off a returning character, but the very next outing barely even included most of the shows title characters.