Rogue Not Quite One

Somehow it was difficult to finish a four minute Simpsons-Star Wars crossover short, but that's exactly the case here. I got near the end but didn't bother much more because there was such an over-abundance of plot armor (even for a Simpsons parody) with too few quality jokes to keep me. While I cracked a small smile at a few of the jokes, the plot was lame. I usually give the benefit of the doubt for four-minute parodies, but this was so over the place it tried to do so much in so little. I'm really not asking for much from a four minute parody, I'm aware it's not supposed to be some majestic tear-jerker, but it felt so lazy and half-done. They got one line from Chief Wiggum and it felt like worse quality than the when he first appeared thirty years ago, and they couldn't even get some of those classic grunts or "d'oh"'s from Castellaneta. Don't they know the funniest part of Homer's physical comedy is Castellaneta? I guess not. I suppose it takes a special kind of talent to make someone spend more time reviewing garbage than they did to watch it...

I found the new short film funny (much better than the previous ones) and to see little baby Maggie Simpson with Grogu facing off against a squadron of TIE fighters while leading the battle in Springfield is a great homage to Star Wars, and This new animated short joins the growing list of "Simpsons" shorts that have been released on special occasions, including 'Playdate with Destiny'.

About the Synopsis It's acceptable: On their way to daycare, Homer loses track of Maggie who hops in Grogu's hovering pram for a hyperspace-hopping adventure across the galaxy. Facing a squadron of Imperial TIE fighters, Maggie brings the battle to Springfield in this epic short celebrating all things Star Wars.

That's my opinion.