Act 1:
-Simpsons as Star Trek just reminded me of that ending for TMWCTBD. Meh, at least it was a short.
-Tonight parody "Tune Knight..." was decent. Some flat jokes, but it's a slightly interesting way to start an ep, with some good Alf Clausen orchestration (still waiting on that ALF CLAUSEN CLASSIC p).
-Also, Barney singing, yay!
-Oof that Inside Out ref. Just...failure on so many levels. Why is it the Pixar/Disney parodies that I notice fail the hardest in current Simpsons?
-Laney is...certainly another Tress MacNeille character. Agree on the similarities to Joan Rivers S23 character.
-Laughed at Lenny listening to the beginning Poker tapes.
Act 2:
-"This is my thing now."
- Elderly Tress MacNeille char. #279 still boring.
-And then she sings...oh my.
-Lisa apparently has all of Laney's albums (on vinyl no less), and wants to travel with her (in exchange for Homer's debt I assume. Wasn't paying attention, so I assume I just missed that line).
-Dat Lisa jitter.
-Lisa goes on tour, while Marge worries. Good enough plot I guess, but man does this ep get boring while doing this.
-Liked Marge being nervous about Skype.
-Director from Four Great Women and a Manicure is back...blech.
-Forced ref to previous "Simps go to NY" eps by Bart.
Act 3:
-Bunch of sign gags of movie parody titles.
-Simpson family wander around with the Amish and NYC streets for some mediocre filler jokes.
-Still don't really care about Laney (despite being the main focus of the episode).
-"Low Bar" indeed Moe.
-And Laney suddenly decides to end Lisa's stardom career in quick forced out way.
-Oh, and Laney/Moe were apparently in this relationship during the entire episode, so they go around New York and close the episode.
-"Inessential tag" eh.
-Laughed at Flandwitch.
-More Alf Clausen goodness.
Overall, it was okay. First act started off decently, but once it became about Lisa going to NYC, it just became a bore to watch. I'll give this episode credit in that the plot at least kinda made sense (minus Laneys firing of Lisa, though it could've been okay if they gave a good 30 seconds or so to not make it feel rushed as hell), but yeah, pretty forgettable, inoffensive ep.
Overall: 5.5/10, 2/5 for the poll.