Overview

• The Season 36 finale, “Estranger Things,” jumps decades ahead to examine Springfield’s future.
• Viewers took to social media to discuss the episode’s depiction of Marge Simpson and her impact on her family’s story.
• The storyline continues a long-running Simpsons tradition of exploring alternate timelines without altering the main series canon.
• Questions about how future-set episodes relate to ongoing character arcs have been reignited by this latest installment.
• Fox has officially renewed The Simpsons through seasons 37 to 40, confirming more episodes to come.