After more than three decades of animated chaos, The Simpsons has made a dramatic narrative leap — officially confirming the death of family matriarch Marge Simpson.
In the season 36 finale titled ‘Estranger Things’, viewers were stunned as the show offered its first canonical glimpse into Marge’s death in a flash-forward, sending shockwaves through long-time fans.
The episode begins with a humorous flashback: Marge leaves Homer in charge of Bart and Lisa, telling him not to let them watch TV or eat Twinkies — a plea he immediately ignores.
What follows is the children discovering The Itchy & Scratchy Show, becoming obsessed with it (as we know), but then eventually drifting apart as their interests change over the years.