E My Sports
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"E My Sports"
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Episode Information
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"E My Sports" is the seventeenth episode of broadcast season 30 of The Simpsons and the six hundred fifty-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on March 17, 2019. The episode was written by Rob LaZebnik and directed by Rob Oliver. It guest stars Ken Jeong as Korean monk 1 and Korean monk 2 and Natasha Lyonne as Sophie.
Synopsis[edit]
- "As Bart begins to excel in video game competitions, Homer discovers a passion for coaching him. Lisa attempts to teach Homer about enlightenment, which causes trouble for Bart's championship game."
Plot[edit]
While the weather is rainy, with Ralph gulping down water from the rain gutter, the family enjoys some board games. Homer gets along with Patty and Selma, which everyone finds strange until they realize it's only happening because Bart is absent—Homer punished him by buying him a computer gaming rig.
Bart plays Conflict of Enemies with Milhouse, Sophie, Nelson, and Martin, and wins. He later spends too long in the shower, secretly continuing to play the game. When Marge urges Homer to stop him, Bart announces that the first prize in the tournament is $1,000. The kids compete at Springfield Elementary School as The Evergreen Terrors against The Ogdenvillains, winning and qualifying for a $500,000 tournament.
Homer recruits The Detonator to train the team for world tournaments. However, during a bathroom break, The Detonator miscalculates his timing, gets eliminated, and declares he's out of business. With no other option, Homer becomes their coach. While sleeping, he dreams of joining the club of dads who lived through their children's athletic achievements, where famous fathers advise him on coaching.
At the Capital City Civic Center, they face the Calgary Lames, and despite their in-game deaths, they win, advancing to the World Championship in Seoul, South Korea. At home, Lisa expresses a desire to visit the Jogyesa Temple in South Korea, and Marge agrees to take her along for the trip.
In Seoul, Homer tells Milhouse they can swap out one player and chooses him due to his "rejection muscle." Meanwhile, Lisa takes the family to the temple and achieves zen.
During the championship, the Evergreen Terrors—now with a new player—compete against the Brazilian Blowouts. Homer appears to reach enlightenment, but instead of continuing to coach, he applies his newfound serenity by cutting power to the stadium, canceling the match and causing chaos.
On the flight home, the kids pelt Bart with chips for letting Homer ruin their tournament. Homer dreams again of the dad coaching club but is rejected for blowing Bart's big opportunity.
Production[edit]
In an interview with The Verge, Riot Games' co-head of e-sports Whalen Rozelle talked about the making of the episode: "As the show is a satirical comedy, we knew they would present their own take. While we were heavily involved as consultants, we were comfortable giving The Simpsons team full control over how they wanted to present e-sports in the show, given their tradition of excellence."
In the interview, Rob LaZebnik talked about the collaboration: "I remember reading that something like eighty million people viewed the 2017 Season League of Legends World Championship, which is more than the NBA Finals. I also watched the Free to Play documentary, and it all felt ripe for Simpsonification," and how they made it feel like the language and visuals were "authentic," but also "to poke a bit of fun at some of the stereotypes people have about gamers," like when the announcer talked about Bart not giving the GG to the other team.[1]
Gallery[edit]
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Promo videos[edit]
Bart Begs Homer To Play In The Video Game Tournament at YouTube- Bart Wins The Tournament For The Blue Team at YouTube
- Homer Creates Total Chaos at YouTube
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