797 Episodes Later, The Simpsons Reveals Beatrice Bouvier, Marge's Secret Aunt

The latest occurrence of The Simpsons has added a caller subordinate to the family's clan: the previously-secret Beatrice Bouvier, who is revealed to beryllium Marge's estranged aunt.

Sashes to Sashes, the seventh occurrence of the show's 37th season, sees the remainder of the Simpsons household observe however a four-year-old Marge fell retired with her aunt aft being told determination was nary specified happening arsenic princesses oregon love. Ever since, Marge has refused to talk with oregon admit Beatrice's beingness — until the information is accidentally revealed.

As the occurrence continues, viewers observe that Beatrice (voiced by Carrie Coon) had been acting harshly aft having her bosom breached — by nary different than Springfield politician Joe Quimby, to whom she had been concisely married.

Beatrice Bouvier. Image credit: 20th Century Television.

In a bid of flashbacks, Beatrice and Joe are shown to person fallen successful emotion and married, until the future-mayor's begetter instructs his lad that helium indispensable beryllium seen entertaining mistresses successful public, successful bid to look powerful. Joe tells Beatrice helium won't travel his father's wishes, but Beatrice leaves him anyway.

The episode's finale sees Marge and Beatrice heal the rift betwixt them, though it's unclear whether the aunt volition ever look successful The Simpsons again. Indeed, the amusement could simply hide astir the quality wholly — since, according to its creators, the bid does not really person immoderate canon.

"There is nary canon," The Simpsons enforcement shaper Matt Selman said backmost successful June aft viewers were near aghast by a flashforward that showed Marge had died. "The Simpsons doesn't adjacent person canon!" Several episodes person noted the (permanent) decease of different characters earlier but, 37 seasons in, viewers person noted that it's begun hard to judge the series' floating timeline inactive makes sense.

"Marge volition astir apt ne'er beryllium dormant ever again," Selman concluded. "The lone spot Marge is dormant is successful 1 aboriginal occurrence that aired six weeks ago."

In different The Simpsons news, the franchise's large Fortnite collaboration volition proceed this week (see the trailer above) arsenic the game's mentation of Springfield experiences different large change. After raining donuts, the live-service volition soon acquisition crowds of zombie-like Homers, arsenic the quality erstwhile again attempts to play astir with reality. (It's astir apt harmless to accidental that each this enactment isn't canon either.)

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