The Simpsons aired its series finale yesterday, except it didn't, as it was all one big prank on you, the viewer. Spoilers ahead. Last night, some viewers of The Simpsons felt a bit confused while watching the show, as the newest episode did an odd thing: it told everyone that this was the show's series finale, as in its final ever episode.
The episode, titled Bart's Birthday, is all about TV's most troublesome boy, and him finally experiencing his 11th birthday, a thing thought unthinkable considering the show has been running since 1989 and the characters haven't aged a day since. It kicked off with former Simpsons writer and TV host Conan O'Brien explaining that it was the show's finale, where he played an animated version of himself in an opening monologue, saying, "It’s such an honor to be with you all for the series finale of The Simpsons. I knew I was the right man for the job because I’ve hosted the last episode of three of my own shows and counting.
.. Well, it’s true.
Fox has decided to end the Simpsons." O'Brien went on to explain how Fox wanted to cancel the show decades ago, before showing what he said were the original cuts of classic episodes like Bart the Daredevil and Little Big Mom, and how they were originally conceived as the show's finales, with Homer being killed off. The host then explained that the show's writers had actually used AI to come up with the script for the finale, which included a bunch of series-ending cliches like Bart finally ageing.
