The Simpsons: Shock as iconic show kills off major character in season finale

Fans of The Simpsons have been left outraged over the death of a leading character in the iconic show’s season finale, with one calling it “utter woke nonsense”. Take our poll.

RIP, Marge Simpson.

Well, sort of.

“The Simpsons” Season 36 finale revealed that the Simpson family matriarch died in a flash-forward scene.

The episode, titled “Estranger Things,” focuses on the sibling bond between Bart and Lisa, who grow apart after they stop watching the kids’ show “The Itchy & Scratchy Show.”

Marge is fearful that her kids will become estranged — which turns out to be a reality 35 years later after Marge has died.

In the future, Lisa is the commissioner of the NBA and is paying for her widowed father Homer to live in a retirement home that Bart is running unlicensed.

Homer and Marge Simpson. Picture: Supplied

There’s a brief scene from Marge’s funeral where Homer is standing in tears over his wife’s grave while surrounded by family.

A scene in the finale episdode shows a flash forward to Marge’s funeral. Picture: Supplied

After Homer is taken out of the retirement home by Senior Protective Services who want to send him to Florida, a devastated Lisa finds an old video from Marge who tells Bart and Lisa to always depend on each other.

Inspired by Marge’s video, Lisa and Bart make up and rescue Homer. The siblings take their dad home where they watch a reboot of “The Itchy & Scratchy Show.”

Marge looks down from heaven in a scene from the finale. Picture: Supplied

In Heaven, Marge looks down on her family and says, “I’m so happy my kids are close again.”

Ringo Starr then appears and tells Marge, “Love, we’ll be late for the Heaven Buffett. There’s a shrimp tower.”

“Okay Ringo. I’m just so glad that we’re allowed to marry different people in Heaven,” Marge responds, before she shares a kiss with the Beatles musician.

A scene from the season 36 finale of The Simpsons.

Viewers expressed their shock over Marge’s death after the episode went viral on social media this week.

“I haven’t even watched The Simpsons in 10+ years but they really killed MARGE?!” one fan wrote on X.

“Why are marge and ringo dead?” another person asked.

A third fan tweeted, “What’s this I’m hearing they killed Marge Simpson off????”

“Marge Simpson is dead? Utter woke nonsense!” a different critic wrote.”Marge Simpson is dead?! wow,” someone else penned. Another viewer ranted: “WHY DIDN’T SOMEBODY TELL ME THAT MARGE WAS DEAD?!?!?”

The iconic series has been renewed and will run through the 2028–2029 television season, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the show.

This article was originally published on the New York Post

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