The Simpsons Angela Merkel Joke Made No Sense
CAUTION: Spoilers Ahead For The Simpsons Season 33
The latest attempt at political satire featured on The Simpsons proved the animated sitcom isn’t always as witty as it used to be, as evidenced by a nonsensical Angela Merkel parody. The Simpsons was, during the show’s season 2-12 Golden Age, viewed by critics and fans alike as one of the greatest satirical television shows ever. However, the critical fortunes of the FOX juggernaut have been steadily declining for some years now.
While older Simpsons episodes still predict real-life events with uncanny accuracy thanks to their sharp writing, contemporary episodes of The Simpsons have a more scattershot approach to satire that rarely lands. In some cases, the political jabs made by The Simpsons are outright meaningless and self-defeating. Unfortunately, this was the case whenThe Simpsons attempted to parody the former Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel.
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The Simpsons depicted the former German chancellor as the self-proclaimed “only voice of reason in Europe,” with her animated caricature answering “I don’t” when TikTok superstar Charli D’Amelio asked how she monetized the gig. The thing is, since the episode introduced Merkel as a board member of a massive multi-billion dollar corporation, presumably this role was how she monetized her influential position and used her political work for personal benefit. However, the issues don't stop there. Like Marge’s pranking plot hole, this Simpsons joke made no sense for numerous other reasons. Merkel is retired, and if she indeed was the lone un-corrupt, reasonable voice of sense in the European Parliament, this leads to the question of why she would be on
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