The Simpsons (TV Series) The Sweetest Apu (2002) User Reviews

All story no comedy

[celiawatsonanime · 6/10 · 22 January 2022]

Like seeing the story being developed with the minor characters and has some fun points of conflict with Apu cheating.

The only trying to be funny thing I can identify is Homer walking backwards with the weird music 'gag'.

If you pay attention the story in the series very slowly progresses it isn't the same old thing over and over.

The Simpsons...the soap opera.

[mcsmith-29145 · 3/10 · 28 August 2019]

Since when did The Simpsons turn into a soap opera? After years of watching one of my favourite animated series, I watched this 2002 episode recently and came to the conclusion that the show itself should have ended in the same year. The plot for this episode centres around The Simpson family trying to help Apu & his wife get back together after they have separated. The fact that there isn't one gag in the whole episode really shows that most of the original writers had moved on by time this episode was written, I mean Apu being served with divorce papers by his wife, where's the comedic value in that!? As mentioned this episode was made in 2002 & I've rarely seen an episode made after this that even remotely resembles episodes of The Simpsons of old, I therefore have been resided to the fact that the show is a shadow of its former self & if I want to watch an episode to make me laugh, I'll just reminisce and watch the original episodes that actually did.

One scene alone elevates an entire episode

[studioAT · 3/10 · 26 January 2020]

Apu cheats on this wife in this episode from the 13th series.

It has it's moments (the badminton scene especially), but never really gets into top gear as an episode you could say was amazing.

It is however nice to see an Apu centred episode for a change.

That episode is really lousy.

[brettw-66546 · 1/10 · 30 June 2022]

That story does increase more inappropriate language which it happens the following season thru season 19 as a common level which I'm not confutable. Plus all i see is Apu having a divorce with his wife.