Comma, Not Full Stop
Written by Al Jean and Matt Selman
Directed by Steven Dean Moore
EP: Al Jean and Mike Reiss
HOMER WAKES UP FROM THE COMA IN APRIL IN ALL-NEW "
Comma, Not Full Stop"
(the episode is scheduled to air on 30th anniversary of "So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show" on the 1st, no, it'll Saturday 2nd of April in 2023)
The story is based on that fan-theory: what if Homer slept since "...Clip show" coma? And here is it - he, at least, awake
it's flashforward, so it's non-canon On the very start flashback SD-scene, how Homer got in coma...
Homer awakes in hospital in 2023, just before his family
(aged, of course) comes to him during "permanent" visiting once a week for all 30 years. They're really happy to Homer, because "supporting Homer's life support in coma has been very expensive. Marge even is angry and can't keep herself and pounce on Homer, because he really did NOTHING during all 30 years
(following events' told takes place in 1 act maximum of episode time; with some scenes from the past... err - 1993-2023 without Homer)
After Homer went in coma - 1993 - Marge
(who now is 65, to said) needed to hired on job: first she decided to replace Homer at SNPP, but after Burns' harassments for years (a callback to "Marge Gets a Job") she fired.
First, the money was a problem, the family must sell the house. After Abe's soon death
(well, he gone mad completely, then dead), the Simpsons for some time could live in his room in Springfield Retirement Castle. Then, once, the Castle burned down and the family must live in the caravan next to Nelson. Then, Bart
(who now is 40) quitted the school
(was, at least, excluded) and on his own became really skilled programmer (because it's the most "
prospective job nowadays") and started to earn good money for the family
.
Lisa
(who now is 38) was an excellent student in school and university
(decide on yourselves, in which one) and in the present
(by time, when Homer waked up) she became the mayor of Springfield
("it's not as cool as the President, but also good post")
As for Maggie
(now 31) - during her riot teenage period
(she CAN speak, if anything, but we wouldn't see that, as always), she got tired of always visiting the Homer and living in the caravan, so she accepted of the silence
p) and become a nun forever.
That's a little said, actually:-/
Then Homer
(who is about 70) recovered, but can't get used to "modern" world (his mind and thoughts are from 1993 - he missed a lot of
). He doubted, whether the sense in his life is
(callback to that theory and "Homer the Heretic" episode). He trying to adapt
(with new technology, stimming, robots in ordinary life), but "looks so jerkass"
(I can see much short funny scenes). The family tries to cheer him up, but no effect - he's in real, hard depression. He understands, he's a misery man, who missed half of his life and life of his family and just want to apologies to everyone. (scenes, scenes)
The last person is Maggie. Homer comes to church and Maggie
(with accepting of the silence) run out to meet in hugs. (In my view, that's a real emotional and crying moment:gatorcry
. Then Homer realises, the happiness of his left life is time with family. And in the end, montage of family time scenes and footages is shown.
THE END!
Whoosh... That was really HARD to write "on the run". I attended to flashforward idea a long ago yet, but in the mind was just part before "Homer recovered from coma" and final Maggie scene. The rest was really HARD to create. But I hope, it would be worth to watch
Some "future notes" I missed
:
* After harassments, Burns was arrested for a lifelong time. SNPP lead by Smithers, but eko-activist Susanna Turnoff
(Greta Turnberg reference) stayed on shut own the station, and it'd done so;
* Flanders become new pastor in the church, while Lovejoy retired, they went on world-wide trip, but for some reason didn't return;
* For just a SINGLE time Marge cheated on Homer with Moe, but immediately realized it was really bad fault, cause her husband is still alive (in coma), and she always loves him;
* there is a scene in the start, where the family comes to Homer in masks. And Homer asked, why are they? Lisa replies: "
Uhh... there was something named by 19, starts in 20, should end in 21, but lasts all 22, and even now"
* After Simpsons' pets dead, they weren't replaced. Just at all
So, how is this really good in my view idea for you?