'The Simpsons' Season 29 News: Treehouse Segments Receive Mixed Reviews
"The Simpsons" has already produced their highly-anticipated Halloween Special that faithful fans look forward to each year. But is this year's Treehouse segments any better than the others?
The "Treehouse of Horror XXVIII" has gained mixed reviews. While IGN is convinced that season 29's specials are among the more memorable episodes in the cluster, Den of Geek believes that they were somewhere in the middle.
This year's voice cast is a star-studded one. Apart from the regular members, author Neil Gaiman, "The Exorcist" star Ben Daniels and its director William Friedkin and chef Mario Batali all featured in the annual specials.
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In a review, IGN stated that all three segments of the Halloween special came out strong. "The Simpsons," according to the publication, delivered a condensed yet faithful parody of the classic horror film "The Exorcist," with "The Exor-Sis." The episode even kicked off with the original flick's star Ben Daniels and director William Batali.
With the Halloween segment centering on cannibalism, it does not take much to figure out how the renowned chef falls into the picture.
The focus then shifts to Gaiman's "Coraline" in their take titled "Coralisa." With the original creator on board, "The Simpsons" effortlessly conveyed the look and tone of their source material.
The "Treehouse of Horror" culminated with "Mmm.Homer," the more disturbing segment of the lot, wherein Marge even urges those who are disturbed to watch "Game of Thrones" to calm down.
Without a doubt, the "Treehouse of Horror" segments produced hair-raising and disturbing moments, but according to Den of Geek, it fell short from the terrifying specials of Halloweens past.
IGN suspects that the more recent Treehouse segments are not as successful as the past ones because the show might be pulling its punches.
"Treehouse of Horror XXVIII " was penned by Tom Gammill & Max Pross, and helmed by Matthew Faughnan.
