My Way or the Highway to Heaven

I really enjoyed this epsiode and thought it was a good examination of different beliefs on what happens after we die. The comedy was solid, especially the whole WWII story and I also think this was good timing for a crossover with bob's burgers! A definite recommend.

Hilarious. Great writing... I've been watching the Simpson's since "The Tracey Ulman Show". In my opinion this is a great episode. I give it a 9/10. Enjoy!

With the exception of the third segment, the jokes in this were pretty good. Also, great couch gag.

The vignettes are pretty fun with a more optimistic St. Peter and more pessimistic God bantering. The first segment, a flashback, is a nice relief because it doesn't conflict with continuity like many recent episodes of this type have.

Third segment seemed a little risky seeing how they had white characters playing Indian people. This is a second episode in a row where they have had a lousy musical number. The show has really lost its touch there. Doesn't help that Yeardley Smith was a weak singer.

"My Way or the Highway to Heaven" fails to deliver an engaging plot despite its interesting concept of God deciding who gets into Heaven. In early seasons of The Simpsons, God was only a mental fantasy. Nowadays, the show's treatment of God as a cartoonish character, akin to Family Guy, is a departure from earlier depictions. The story of the Buddhist princess is tedious, and the reductionist comments on historical events are cringe-worthy at times. While the idea of exploring why certain people might not make it into Heaven is intriguing, the execution falls short. Overall, this episode is a lackluster addition to the series.

A laugh out loud moment to start with at the Bob's Burgers reference, but it quickly went downhill. The star rating refers to this.

A Ned backstory? They already gave him (a much better one) many years prior. This episode seemed totally unnecessary. The episode POV from God and St Peter was preachy and boring as hell. Do they really need so many "church" episodes?

One redeeming feature was Moe kissing the fish. That gave me a chuckle. Although I was trying to work out if it was a (very outdated) parody of Inglorious Basterds? 10 years late and barely amusing.