Sorry Not Sorry (The Simpsons)

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"Sorry Not Sorry"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 32
Episode 9
Directed by Rob Oliver
Written by Nell Scovell
Production codeQABF01
Original air dateDecember 6, 2020 (2020-12-06)
Episode features
Chalkboard gag "I will not put laxatives in Santa's cookies"
Couch gag The Simpson family joins the room as Pac-Man ghosts. After the level start song ends, Homer comes in the room as Pac-Man itself and eats them. When it comes to eating Ned, he tries to eat him, just to die due to the invincibility pallet running out, exclaiming "Oh, stupid Flanders. 'D'oh!'"
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"Sorry Not Sorry" is the ninth episode of the thirty-second season of the American animated television series The Simpsons , and the 693rd episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on December 6, 2020. [1] The episode was directed by Rob Oliver [2] and written by Nell Scovell. This was Scovell's second Simpsons episode as writer, after a hiatus of almost 30 years since her season 2 episode "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish". [3]

Contents

Plot

Lisa, excited to share her "Who Inspires You?" diorama project with the class, creates a rap about her topic that exceeds the time limit set by Miss Hoover for the entire class. When Hoover (who is stuck on the floor due to her combination of back pain and laziness) uses an automatic-messaging app to give everyone in the class (even Ralph) the same B− grade, Lisa calls her a hack and refuses to apologize. She is sent to detention, where the bullies are mean to her until Bart shoos them off with a stink bomb and suggests that Lisa tell Hoover she is "soggy" instead of "sorry". Lisa tries it, but Hoover sees through her trick and becomes mad at her.

Groundskeeper Willie suggests that Lisa try to say "sorry". Lisa tries, but she just cannot do it, so she decides to follow Hoover home to see if she can empathize with this unlikable, careless person. After riding on a multitude of run-down or dirty vehicles to follow her, and even riding down a hill on a cardboard box (something Hoover does to not hurt her back), Lisa sees what Hoover's lonely life is like and takes pity on her. She buys Hoover a new chair with a footrest, and says that she is sorry. Hoover is reluctant to accept her apology until she realizes that the chair has a massage function. When Lisa politely but firmly states that she put a lot of effort into making amends and that "it's not easy for a kid to do that", Miss Hoover decides to adjust Lisa's diorama grade to a B+. Lisa's happy with this, until Ralph also receives a requested B+, leading Lisa to exclaim "D'oh!"

Production

On 2020, Fox released seven promotional pictures from the episode. [4] "Sorry Not Sorry" was released on December 6, 2020. The episode was directed by Rob Oliver and written by Nell Scovell, and is the first episode to have been written by Scovell in 30 years. [5]

Reception

Viewing figures

The episode earned a 0.6 rating and was watched by 1.66 million viewers, which was the most watched show on Fox that night. [6]

Critical response

Tony Sokol of Den of Geek gave the episode 4.5 out of 5 stars. He found that the apology works because they pulled off the suspense, and he enjoyed the twist of the bribery. [7]

Jesse Bereta of Bubbleblabber gave the episode a 7 out of 10. He thought the episode was grounded but fresh, and it challenged the status quo. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "(SI-3201) "Sorry Not Sorry"". The Futon Critic . November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  2. ↑ Jean, Al [@AlJean] (March 6, 2020). "the amazing Rob Oliver" (Tweet). Retrieved November 4, 2020– via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Price, Michael [@mikepriceinla] (February 27, 2020). "First @thesimpsons table read of Season 32! Written by @NellSco" (Tweet). Retrieved November 5, 2020– via Twitter.
  4. ↑ "The Simpsons". FoxFlash. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  5. 1 2 Bereta, Jesse (December 7, 2020). "Review: The Simpsons "Sorry Not Sorry"". Bubbleblabber. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  6. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (December 8, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.6.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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