Lisa The Drama Queen

The reality of everyday life in 2009, the positives, the negatives and everyday irony make Lisa The Drama Queen worthwhile. A hilarious day in the Simpsons life begins with Homer dropping the kids off at the recreation center—“a place to be dropped off at.” In Lisa The Drama Queen, The Simpson’s writers depict everyday doings as what they really are in their most comical way. “Arts and crafts—with no crafts,” sharing ear buds to listen to Josh Groban, and “lower your expectations Lisa” all fit into the reality of how a normal day is, and the things we usually over look.

What wasn’t overlooked in this episode however, was Lisa’s friendship. Juliette, another outcast struck a bond with Lisa over criticism on her imaginative work. Lisa mistakes Juliette’s imagination for similarity when the teacher sets intellectual boundaries for the girls. The way the writers depicted their friendship was very funny. Lisa was trying to find the perfect candy bar to make the right impression when saying “I don’t wanna come on too strong.” She also embarrassingly made evident her excitement at having a best friend in front of Juliette and has to ask—“Are we still cool” to which Juliette luckily replied yes.

Soon she realizes what they shared in common “Equalia,” their fantasy land, is what ultimately sets them apart. Lisa looks at Equalia, as an academic escape from her daily reality, where Juliette shows a definite imbalance in her dependency on this completely fabricated world of theirs, where they worship Josh Groban and hang out with “giraffopusses.” When Lisa says “I don’t want to go to Equalia anymore. It’s nice but I have to live in the real world,” It plays on the realistic innuendos that were present throughout the episode as well as what is right and wrong.