The Simpsons Season 33 Has Retconned 4 Story Details

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Although some fans dislike the show’s tendency to dismiss consistent continuity and canon, The Simpsons season 33 has ignored their complaints and retconned many details of earlier episodes. As a fast-paced satirical sitcom, The Simpsons has never been overly concerned with keeping the show's canon consistent. The show generally revises the rules of its universe from episode to episode, changing everything about the series on a whim to accommodate as many goofy gags as possible.

However, The Simpsons may have gone too far in recent seasons when it comes to the show retconning its own continuity. Although The Simpsons season 33’s surplus of guest stars is often cited as the show’s biggest problem, the show’s dismissal of its continuity is an equally contentious issue. While some fans and critics (and producers) argue that this keeps the series fresh and funny, others feel that inconsistent canon robsThe Simpsons of consistency and reliable characterization.

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Despite the misgivings of these fans, however, The Simpsons has not been shy about revising the past of its characters so far in season 33. The show began the season as it meant to go on, with the season 33 premiere changing Marge’s age so she was a teen in the ‘90s rather than a middle-aged mom at the time. The Simpsons season 33 then retconned Homer's mother's story, revealing he met Mona during his teens despite the well-received Golden Age outing claiming  he never saw her after his early childhood. Furthermore, that same episode offered an internal contradiction in the logic ofThe Simpsons, as the season premiere depicted Homer as a  ‘90s teen alongside Marge but the episode that retconned