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Treehouse of Horror XIII: B+
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation: C-
Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade: B
Large Marge: B-
Helter Shelter: D+
The Great Louse Detective: A
Special Edna: A-
The Dad Who Knew Too Little: A+
Strong Arms of the Ma: C
Pray Anything: C
Barting Over: C+
I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can: B
A Star is Born-Again: C+
Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington: B
C.E.D'oh: B+
'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky: A-
Three Gays of the Condo: C
Dude, Where's My Ranch?: C
Old Yeller Belly: C+
Brake My Wife, Please: B+
The Bart of War: A
Moe Baby Blues: A+
 
Treehouse of Horror XIII: C+
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation: D+
Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade: C
Large Marge: C-
Helter Shelter: D
The Great Louse Detective: C+
Special Edna: B-
The Dad Who Knew Too Little: C+
Strong Arms of the Ma: D+
Pray Anything: C
Barting Over: D
I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can: B+
A Star is Born-Again: C
Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington: C-
C.E.D'oh: B
'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky: C+
Three Gays of the Condo: C+
Dude, Where's My Ranch?: C-
Old Yeller Belly: C
Brake My Wife, Please: C
The Bart of War: D
Moe Baby Blues: B

Like 13, a relatively solid post-classic entry. Sometimes bizarre and certainly inconsistent, a few episodes stand out as great post-classics while only a few emerge as complete stinkers.

Season Ranking: 11th
 
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1. The Dad Who Knew Too Little – 10/A+
2. Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington – 10/A+
3. A Star is Born-Again – 9/A
4. Old Yeller Belly – 9/A
5. C.E D’oh – 9/A
6. The Bart of War – 9/A
7. Dude, Where’s My Ranch – 8/A-
8. Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade – 8/A-
9. Special Edna – 8/A-
10. Moe Baby Blues – 8/A-
11. Treehouse of Horror XIII – 8/A-
12. Brake My Wife, Please – 7/B
13. ‘Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky – 7/B
14. The Great Louse Detective – 7/B
15. Large Marge – 6/C
16. How I Spent My Strummer Vacation – 6/C
17. Helter Shelter – 6/C
18. I’m Spelling As Fast As I Can – 6/C
19. Barting Over – 5/D
20. Pray Anything – 4/F
21. Strong Arms of the Ma – 3/F
22. Three Gays of the Condo – 2/F
Average: 7.05

Season Ranking: 11th
 
this is all from memory, until i eventually get the season 14 DVD.

Treehouse of Horror XIII: 3/5
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation: 2/5
Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade: 2.5/5
Large Marge: 4/5
Helter Shelter: 2/5
The Great Louse Detective: 4/5
Special Edna: 4/5
The Dad Who Knew Too Little: 4/5
Strong Arms of the Ma: 2/5
Pray Anything: 3/5
Barting Over: 3/5
I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can: 5/5
A Star is Born-Again: 5/5
Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington: 4/5
C.E.D'oh: 5/5
'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky: 4/5
Three Gays of the Condo: 5/5
Dude, Where's My Ranch?: 4/5
Old Yeller Belly: 3/5
Brake My Wife, Please: 3/5
The Bart of War: 4/5
Moe Baby Blues: 5/5
 
Treehouse of Horror XIII: C+
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation: B-
Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade: A-
Large Marge: B-
Helter Shelter: A
The Great Louse Detective: A+++
Special Edna: A+
The Dad Who Knew Too Little: A
Strong Arms of the Ma: C+
Pray Anything: B+
Barting Over: F
I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can: B+
A Star is Born-Again: B+
Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington: F

C.E.D'oh: A
'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky: A+
Three Gays of the Condo: B+
Dude, Where's My Ranch?: C+
Old Yeller Belly: B-
Brake My Wife, Please: B
The Bart of War: B
Moe Baby Blues: A+
 
Treehouse of Horror XIII: B-
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation: B+
Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade: C+
Large Marge: B-
Helter Shelter: C+
The Great Louse Detective:C+
Special Edna: B-
The Dad Who Knew Too Little: B+
Strong Arms of the Ma: C
Pray Anything: C+
Barting Over: B
I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can: B-
A Star is Born-Again: F
Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington: D+
C.E.D'oh: A-
'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky: B
Three Gays of the Condo: B+
Dude, Where's My Ranch?: C
Old Yeller Belly: C+
Brake My Wife, Please: B
The Bart of War: D+
Moe Baby Blues: A-
 
This season doesn't have the density or feel of the classic era, and as is mentioned above tends to be wildly inconsistent, but really it's not too bad, overrall, although in my personal opinion 13 and 15 are probably both slightly superior overrall. The Scully era is still prevalent in the style of some parts of this season but it's handled better and balanced out much more with some reasonable episodes. I guess what I like most about this season is the episode ideas are generally pretty good.

Treehouse of Horror XIII: D+
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation: B+
Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade: B
Large Marge: D+/C-
Helter Shelter: B-
The Great Louse Detective: F
Special Edna: C+
The Dad Who Knew Too Little: C
Strong Arms of the Ma: C
Pray Anything: D+
Barting Over: B (I'm a sucker for it, even though it's not a very good episode)
I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can: B
A Star is Born-Again: D
Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington: D-
C.E.D'oh: B+
'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky: A
Three Gays of the Condo: C+/B-
Dude, Where's My Ranch?: C+/B-
Old Yeller Belly: D
Brake My Wife, Please: B-
The Bart of War: B
Moe Baby Blues: A+
 
Treehouse Of Horror XIII: B-
Hilarious first segment and the rest is pretty decent.
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation: C-
Good first act, the rest is typical of a Scully-episode but still tolarable.
Bart And Lisa Vs The Third Grade: C+
*Yawn*
Large Marge: B-
The premise sound weird on paper but its a funny episode.
Helter Selter: C-
Great first act, decent second act, horrible third act.
Great Louse Detective: B-
The revelation was pretty eh but still a pretty good episode.
Special Edna: A-
Great plot and humor.
The Dad Who Knew Too Little: A-
Again, the plot and humor is great.
Strong Arms Of The Ma: A-
Fanstasic first two acts hell i dont even think the third act are that bad. Very underrated.
Pray Anything: C-
*Yawn*
Barting Over: B-
Did not care for the skateboard fighting but the rest was decent.
Im Spelling As Fast As I Can: A-
Extremely enjoyable episode.
A Star Is Born Again: B-
Pretty good episode.
Mr Spritz Go To Washington: B-
Good satire but a bit lacking in humor at points.
Ce-Doh: A-
Hilarious episode.
Scuse Me While I Miss The Sky: B-
Great plot but a bit lacking in humor at points.
Three Gays Of The Condo: B-
Pretty funny episode.
Dude Where Is My Ranch: C+
The plot with the beavers was pretty awful but the rest was decent enough.
Old-Yeller Belly: C+
*Yawn*
Brake My Wife Please: D
Very boring and the plot and characterizations are pretty horrible.
The Bart Of War: C+
Okay episode.
Moe Baby Blues: A
Great plot and humor and characterizations among the best post-classics.

Best post-classic season. Only 1 truly bad episode and plenty of above-average episodes however its still not as good as 1 and 9 due to not being as consitant.
 
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Treehouse of Horror XIII: B+
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation: C-
Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade: B
Large Marge: C
Helter Shelter: D
The Great Louse Detective: B
Special Edna: A-
The Dad Who Knew Too Little: A-
Strong Arms of the Ma: B
Pray Anything: B-
Barting Over: C
I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can: A-
A Star is Born-Again: C+
Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington: B+
C.E.D'oh: A-
'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky: A-
Three Gays of the Condo: B
Dude, Where's My Ranch?: D
Old Yeller Belly: C
Brake My Wife, Please: C+
The Bart of War: B+
Moe Baby Blues: A+

Season grade: B/B+
 
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Without any comments, my own rating list (out of 100)
«Treehouse of Horror XIII» 76.35 (B-)
«How I Spent My Strummer Vacation» 79 (B)
«Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade» 75 (B-)
«Large Marge» 63 (C+)
«Helter Shelter» 50 (C-) (season low)
«The Great Louse Detective» 77 (B-)
«Special Edna» 74 (B-)
«The Dad Who Knew Too Little» 71 (B-)
«Strong Arms of The Ma» 67 (C+)
«Pray Anything» 72 (B-)
«Barting Over» 83 (B+) (season high)
«I’m Spelling as Fast as I Can» 82 (B)
«A Star Is Born Again» 79 (B)
«Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington» 75 (B-)
«C.E. D’oh» 65 (C+)
«’Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky» 77 (B-)
«Three Gays of the Condo» 73 (B-)
«Dude, Where’s My Ranch?» 77 (B-)
«Old Yeller Belly» 61 (C)
«Brake My Wife, Please» 58 (C)
«Bart of War» 72 (B-)
«Moe Baby Blues» 83 (B+) (season high) (but this one maybe is better, than BO)

Average score 72.106 (B-)
Good to bad ratio (73%/27%)
Maximum planty of good episodes 5
 
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Out of 10 (including Decimals)

1: Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade: 9/10
2: Treehouse of Horror XIII: 9/10
3: Moe Baby Blues: 8.5/10
4: C.E.D'oh: 7.5/10
5: The Great Louse Detective: 7/10 (This is just better than 'Homer's Enemy', and Homer's not such a Self-Caring person)
6: I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can: 6.5/10

7: How I Spent My Strummer Vacation: 6.5/10
8: Three Gays of the Condo: 6/10
9: Strong Arms of the Ma: 6/10
10: Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington: 5.5/10
11: Special Edna: 5/10 (another piece of the Skinner/Edna soap opera)
12: The Bart of War: 5/10
13: Large Marge: 5/10
14: Old Yeller Belly: 4.5/10
15: 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky: 4.5/10
16: Dude, Where's My Ranch?: 4.5/10 (Everybody Hates Ned Flanders)
17: Pray Anything: 4/10 (Homer's out of Character)

18: A Star is Born-Again: 3/10 (yarns)
19: Brake My Wife, Please: 3/10 (Is it me or are there one 'Take My Life Please' pun every season?)
20: The Dad Who Knew Too Little: 2.5/10 (Classic Modern Homer)
21: Barting Over: 2/10 (Why do x00th episodes have to be bad?)
22: Helter Shelter: 1/10 (Bad, Bad, Bad.)


Season Overview
Grade: D+
Good/OK/Bad episodes: 6/4/12
 
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Treehouse of Horror XIII : C
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation : B+
Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade : B
Large Marge : D+
Helter Shelter : B
The Great Louse Detective : A-
Special Edna : B+
The Dad Who Knew Too Little : C+
Strong Arms of the Ma : D+
Pray Anything : D
Barting Over : C
I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can : C-
A Star is Born-Again : C-
Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington : C
C.E.D'oh : B+
'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky : B+
Three Gays of the Condo : B+
Dude, Where's My Ranch? : A-
Old Yeller Belly : C
Brake My Wife, Please : C+
The Bart of War : C-
Moe Baby Blues : B+

Season grade : C+
Ranking : 14th
 
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Treehouse of Horror XIII : 5/5

How I Spent My Summer Vacation : 4/5

Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade : 4/5

Large Marge : 1/5

Helter Shelter : 3/5

The Great Louse Detective : 3/5

Special Edna : 4/5

The Dad Who Knew Too Little : 4/5

Strong Arms of the Ma : 2/5

Pray Anything : 1/5

Barting Over : 5/5

I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can : 3/5

A Star is Born-Again : 4/5

Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington : 3/5

C.E.D'oh : 3/5

'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky : 4/5

Three Gays of the Condo : 4/5

Dude, Where's My Ranch? : 3/5

Old Yeller Belly : 4/5

Brake My Wife, Please : 2/5

The Bart of War : 5/5

Moe Baby Blues : 5/5
 
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Season 14 is pretty good. No real duds unlike other Jean seasons (even 13 which I like the most overall has a few big misses like Gump Roast, The Lastest Gun In The West and The Bart Wants What It Wants), and although it doesn't reach major heights that often it's consistently entertaining and besides some bad characterization at times (the biggest victim being Marge), it doesn't frustrate me very often which is a relief. From best to worst...

Moe Baby Blues: 10/10
Treehouse Of Horror XIII: 9.5/10
C.E.D'oh: 9.2/10
Helter Shelter: 9/10
I'm Spelling As Fast As I Can: 8.8/10
'Scuse Me While I Miss The Sky: 8.7/10
Pray Anything: 8.6/10
Barting Over: 8.5/10
Mr. Spritz Goes To Washington: 8.4/10
The Dad Who Knew Too Little: 8.4/10
Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade: 8.4/10
Special Edna: 8.3/10
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation: 8/10
A Star Is Born-Again: 8/10
Dude, Where's My Ranch?: 7.7/10
The Strong Arms of the Ma: 7.7/10 (Despite a very disappointing third act, the promise the episode shows at first is enough to justify the rating)
The Great Louse Detective: 7.6/10
The Bart Of War: 7.2/10
Large Marge: 7/10
Brake My Wife, Please: 6.7/10
Old Yeller-Belly: 6.6/10
Three Gays Of The Condo: 6.5/10
 
Season 14 is pretty good. No real duds unlike other Jean seasons (even 13 which I like the most overall has a few big misses like Gump Roast, The Lastest Gun In The West and The Bart Wants What It Wants), and although it doesn't reach major heights that often it's consistently entertaining and besides some bad characterization at times (the biggest victim being Marge), it doesn't frustrate me very often which is a relief. From best to worst...

Moe Baby Blues: 10/10
Treehouse Of Horror XIII: 9.5/10
C.E.D'oh: 9.2/10
Helter Shelter: 9/10
I'm Spelling As Fast As I Can: 8.8/10
'Scuse Me While I Miss The Sky: 8.7/10
Pray Anything: 8.6/10
Barting Over: 8.5/10
Mr. Spritz Goes To Washington: 8.4/10
The Dad Who Knew Too Little: 8.4/10
Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade: 8.4/10
Special Edna: 8.3/10
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation: 8/10
A Star Is Born-Again: 8/10
Dude, Where's My Ranch?: 7.7/10
The Strong Arms of the Ma: 7.7/10 (Despite a very disappointing third act, the promise the episode shows at first is enough to justify the rating)
The Great Louse Detective: 7.6/10
The Bart Of War: 7.2/10
Large Marge: 7/10
Brake My Wife, Please: 6.7/10
Old Yeller-Belly: 6.6/10
Three Gays Of The Condo: 6.5/10

Gump Roast was awful but I liked the lastest gun in the west and The Bart Wants What it wants.
 
I agree with a lot of your grades, but I think that Pray Anything, Large Marge and Strongs Arms of the Ma are too high.
 
Season 14 is another step in the right direction for post-classic Simpsons. There are fewer standout episodes than the previous season, but I think it's more consistent. At this point, the show is resting on its laurels and telling stories using only a handful of familiar tropes and templates (with some notable exceptions), but they're serviceably executed half of the time and there are less than a handful of episodes I would personally consider duds.
  1. Treehouse of Horror XIII - 3/5
    • Send in the Clones - 2.5/5
    • The Fright to Creep and Scare Harms - 3.5/5
    • The Island of Dr. Hibbert - 2.5/5
  2. How I Spent My Strummer Vacation - 2.5/5
  3. Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade - 2/5
  4. Large Marge - 3/5
  5. Helter Shelter - 2/5
  6. The Great Louse Detective - 2.5/5
  7. Special Edna - 4/5
  8. The Dad Who Knew Too Little - 5/5
  9. The Strong Arms of the Ma - 4/5
  10. Pray Anything - 3/5
  11. Barting Over - 2/5
  12. I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can - 4/5
  13. A Star is Born Again - 4/5
  14. Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington - 3.5/5
  15. C.E.D'oh - 3.5/5
  16. 'Scuze Me While I Miss the Sky - 4/5
  17. Three Gays of the Condo - 2.5/5
  18. Dude, Where's My Ranch? - 2.5/5
  19. Old Yeller Belly - 3/5
  20. Brake My Wife, Please - 3.5/5
  21. The Bart of War - 4/5
  22. Moe Baby Blues - 5/5
Season Score - 3.29 / C+
 
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Treehouse of Horror XIII - 3/5
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation - 3/5
Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade – 3.5/5
Large Marge - 2/5
Helter Shelter - 2.5/5
The Great Louse Detective - 3.5/5
Special Edna - 3/5
The Dad Who Knew Too Little - 4/5
The Strong Arms of the Ma - 2/5 (first two acts get a 4/5)
Pray Anything - 2/5
Barting Over - 2/5
I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can - 4/5
A Star Is Born Again - 2/5
Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington - 3.5/5
C.E.D'oh - 3/5
Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky - 4/5
Three Gays of the Condo – 1.5/5
Dude, Where's My Ranch? – 2.5/5
Old Yeller-Belly - 2.5/5
Brake My Wife, Please - 1.5/5
The Bart of War – 3/5
Moe Baby Blues - 4.5/5

average: 2.84/5 or 5.68/10
season rank: 13th
best jean season
 
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My own Season 14 Ranking:

Note: Updated as of February 20th 2023 as not much has changed in the ranking since the original post

Worst - 2/10:
22. The Dad Who Knew Too Little

Bad - 3/10

21. The Strong Arms of Ma: Aside from that one infamous scene (which totally went over my head as a kid & even as a teenager, that infamous scene is also why this episode is rated 3), I didn't mind everything else about the episode, such as the Tetris packing scene & the Ruth Powers cameo.
20. Dude, Where's My Ranch

Dislike - 4/10
19. Helter Shelter
18. A Star is Born Again
17. Large Marge
16. The Bart of War

Meh - 6/10
15. Pray Anything
14. Mr Spritz Goes to Washington

Okay - 7/10
13. Bart vs Lisa vs the Third Grade
: Aside from the classroom turning into fictional characters, its an average episode
12. Scuze Me While I Miss the Sky
11. Old Yeller-Belly (7/10, Okay):
The first act with the Treehouse is one of my favorite & memorable scenes from my childhood, especially when Lisa & her friends fight with Bart & his friends. While the Duff McShark is the funniest moment for me. The stuff with Santa's Little Helper is boring.

Like - 8/10
10. C.E. D'oh
9. How I Spent My Strummer Vacation
8. Treehouse of Horror XIII
7. Three Gays of the Condo
6. Special Edna

Love - 9/10
5. Barting Over
4. The Great Louse Detective
3. Brake My Wife, Please
2. I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can

Best - 10/10
1. Moe Baby Blues


Overall, Season 14 is way better than Season 13, but in general, it is a rather meh Season
 
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My Opinion on Season 14:





Amazing (5/5):
Moe Baby Blues
-95 (A)
The Dad Who Knew Too Little-92 (A-)

Great (4.5/5)
C-E-D'oh-88 (B+)
Treehouse of Horror XIII-86 (B)
The Great Louse Detective-86 (B)

Good (4/5)
Special Edna-84 (B-)
I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can-84 (B-)
A Star is Born Again-83 (B-)
The Bart of War-81 (B-)
'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky-81 (B-)

Decent (3.5/5)
Bart vs. Lisa vs. the 3rd Grade-79 (C+)
Old Yeller Belly-78 (C+)
Large Marge-78 (C+)
Dude, Where's My Ranch?-77 (C+)
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation-76 (C+)

Meh (3/5)
Pray Anything-74 (C)
Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington-73 (C)

Weak (2/5)
Brake My Wife, Please-66 (D)
Bad (1.5/5)
Barting Over-60 (D-)
Terrible (1/5)
Strong Arms of the Ma-57 (F)
Three Gays of the Condo-42 (F)
Helter Shelter-30 (F)







SEASON RATING:
78.97 (C+) [Decent Season]






While this season isn't a slog to get through. I can't really call this one good because I think this is when the show begins to get bland and when I begin to stop caring about it as much. It's average as a whole. There are some great episodes but there are a batch of atrocious outings too.
 
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Treehouse of Horror XIII: C
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation: C
Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade: D-
Large Marge: D-
Helter Shelter: C+
The Great Louse Detective: C
Special Edna: C
The Dad Who Knew Too Little: B
Strong Arms of the Ma: F
Pray Anything: C
Barting Over: C
I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can: B
A Star is Born-Again: D
Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington: C
C.E.D'oh: C
'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky: C
Three Gays of the Condo: D
Dude, Where's My Ranch?: D
Old Yeller Belly: D
Brake My Wife, Please: B
The Bart of War: D
Moe Baby Blues: D
 
My Opinion on Season 14:






22: Strong Arms of the Ma, (1/10: Worst)
21: Three Gays of the Condo, (1/10: Worst)
20: Helter Shelter, (1/10: Worst)
19: Brake My Wife, Please, (2/10: Hate)
18: Dude, Where's My Ranch?, (3/10: Bad)
17: Old Yeller Belly, (4/10: Poor)
16: Barting Over, (4/10: Poor)

15: Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington, (5/10: Average)
14: A Star is Born Again, (5/10; Average)
13: Bart vs. Lisa vs. the 3rd Grade, (5/10: Average)
12: The Bart of War, (5/10: Average)

11: How I Spent My Strummer Vacation, (6/10: Okay)
10: Pray Anything, (6/10: Okay)

9: Treehouse of Horror XIII, (7/10: Good)
8: Large Marge, (7/10: Good)
7: C-E-D'oh, (7/10: Good)
6: The Great Louse Detective, (7/10: Good)

5: I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can, (8/10: Great)
4: Special Edna, (8/10: Great)

3: 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky, (9/10: Love)
2: Moe Baby Blues, (10/10: Best)
1: The Dad Who Knew Too Little, (10/10: Best)







This season was quite the mixed bag. Some good episodes, some middle of the road episodes and some truly horrible ones. This balances out the season into an average one overall.
 
Treehouse of Horror XIII: 3/5
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation: 3.5/5
Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade: 1.5/5
Large Marge: 2.5/5
Helter Shelter: 1.5/5
The Great Louse Detective: 2/5
Special Edna: 3.5/5
The Dad Who Knew Too Little: 1.5/5
Strong Arms of the Ma: 2.5/5
Pray Anything: 1.5/5
Barting Over: 3.5/5
I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can: .5/5
A Star is Born-Again: 2/5
Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington: 1.5/5
C.E.D'oh: 1.5/5
'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky: 2.5/5
Three Gays of the Condo: 2.5/5
Dude, Where's My Ranch?: 2.5/5
Old Yeller Belly: .5/5
Brake My Wife, Please: 2.5/5
The Bart of War: 2.5/5
Moe Baby Blues: 3/5

Highlights: Moe Baby Blues, How I Spent My Strummer Vacation, Barting Over and Special Edna
Honorable mention: Large Marge

Low points: Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington, Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade, The Dad Who Knew Too Little, Old Yeller Belly* and I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can*
(Dis)honorable mention: Pray Anything


Although this is the first post-classic Jean season to actually feel like it's being it's own thing when compared to 13 which felt like it was suffering from an identity crisis, it's only slightly better than that season but a bigger improvement over 12. With the exception of Special Edna, all of the season's best once again are good episodes but run out of steam by the final act. And Break My Wife, Please and Bart of War continue the trend of episodes that are fine until the final act ruins it all.


*I actually didn't rewatch these episodes as I did back in 2009 and remember not liking them. And considering my past track record with revisiting episodes I didn't really care for to begin with, I figured it was probably for the best to just leave it at that regarding these episodes. Regarding Old Yeller Belly, this is a case of me being OK with an episode being retconned since The Way of the Dog clearly acts the former never happened and I'm not complaining.
 
I enjoyed this season quite a bit, way more than the previous few.

Treehouse of Horror XIII - 3.5/5
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation - 3/5
Bart Vs. Lisa Vs. the Third Grade - 4.5/5
Large Marge - 4/5
Helter Shelter - 3/5
The Great Louse Detective - 6/5
Special Edna - 7/5

The Dad Who Knew Too Little - 5/5
The Strong Arms of the Ma - 4/5
Pray Anything - 3/5
Barting Over - 3.5/5
I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can - 4/5
A Star is Born Again - 4.5/5
Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington - 3/5
C.E.D'oh - 5/5
Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky - 4/5
Three Gays of the Condo - 4/5
Dude, Where's My Ranch? - 3.5/5
Old Yeller-Belly - 2/5
Brake My Wife, Please - 3/5
The Bart of War - 2.5/5
Moe Baby Blues - 7/5
 
I will (correctly I would wish) update for every season R&R thread WITH some my comments

Great (5/5)
None
Very good (4.5/5)
None
Good (4/5)
«Moe Baby Blues»
83 (B)
«Barting Over» 83 (B)
«I’m Spelling as Fast as I Can» 82 (B)
«Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade» 81 (B)
«How I Spent My Strummer Vacation» 79 (B)
«The Great Louse Detective» 77 (B-)
«Dude, Where’s My Ranch?» 77 (B-)
«’Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky» 77 (B-)
«A Star Is Born Again» 77 (B-)
Solid/OK (3.5/5)
«Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington»
75 (B-)
«Special Edna» 74 (B-)
«Treehouse of Horror XIII» 73.33 (B-)
«Three Gays of the Condo» 73 (B-)
«Pray Anything» 72 (B-)
«Bart of War» 72 (B-)
«The Dad Who Knew Too Little» 71 (C+)
Decent (3/5)
«Strong Arms of The Ma»
67 (C+)
Mediocre (2.5/5)
«C.E. D’oh»
65 (C)
«Large Marge» 63 (С)
«Old Yeller Belly» 61 (С)
Bad (2/5)
«Brake My Wife, Please»
58 (С-)
Very bad (1.5/5)
«Helter Shelter» 50 (D+)

Average score 72.288 (B-) (SOLID) down from season 13
Count of really good episodes (81+) 4 - almost 20% of the season
Count of really bad episodes (57-) 1 - less than 5% of the season

My personal favorites, despite how I put them in my "rating", but I felt something to these episodes after just first watching:
«Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade»
«Pray Anything»
«A Star Is Born Again»
«Moe Baby Blues»

«Helter Shelter» is in my BOTTOM-10 overall episodes. The next higher 3 episodes make my BOTTOM-100 list.

I remember, I really disliked the change in animation - from handle coloring to digital. Well, maybe that affected. The stories are in balance: either good, either bad. Less my favorites caused by lack of good and funny stories (just the 13th had it yet).
 
My Updated Thoughts on Season 14:




Treehouse of Horror XIII: 7.5/10
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation: 7/10

Bart vs. Lisa vs. the 3rd Grade: 5/10
Large Marge: 6.5/10
Helter Shelter: 1/10
The Great Louse Detective: 8.5/10
Special Edna: 8/10

The Dad Who Knew Too Little: 9.5/10
Strong Arms of the Ma: 5.5/10 (Not the worst thing out there but the second half does kinda ruin it for me)
Pray Anything: 4/10
Barting Over: 0/10 (Just disgusting and sad :()
I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can: 8/10
A Star is Born Again: 7/10
Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington: 9/10
C-E-D'oh: 7.5/10
'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky: 8.5/10
Three Gays of the Condo: 3/10
Dude, Where's My Ranch: 2/10
Old Yeller Belly: 6/10
Brake My Wife, Please: 4.5/10
The Bart of War: 7/10
Moe Baby Blues: 10/10









Average: 6/10





This season was quite hit and miss. Over half of the season is good but there aren't that many episodes that I would call great. There's also some horrendous episodes like Barting Over and Helter Shelter. I feel like from this point on, it's going to be harder for me to come up with something to say about each individual season.
 
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