History YMMV / TheSimpsonsS29E15NoGoodReadGoesUnpunished

* HarsherInHindsight: The conclusion of Marge and Lisa's subplot, which is partially a response to "The Problem with Apu" ends with the question being posited "Something that started decades ago and was applauded and inoffensive is now politically incorrect. What can you do?", to which Marge and Lisa (respectively) [[BreakingTheFourthWall respond]] "Some things will be addressed at a later date. If at all." Not too long after this episode aired, [[https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/25/entertainment/hank-azaria-apu/index.html Hank Azaria]] said he would be willing to drop the role of Apu, and it was rumored that the show [[https://www.indiewire.com/2018/10/simpsons-drop-apu-character-adi-shankar-1202015372/ would be getting rid of him entirely]].

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Much of the criticism, other than the jab at "The Problem with Apu", is that the writers should have made an episode actually dealing with Apu rather than a part of the element of an entire storyline involving PoliticalOvercorrectness and Bart Simpsons' shenanigans. This is not mentioning it would be a good story for Lisa Simpson who not only act as a friend of Apu but also a representation of liberal youths. The sideplot also pretty much fizzled out in an anti-climatic way.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Much of the criticism, other than the jab at "The Problem with Apu", is that the writers should have made an episode actually dealing with Apu rather than a part of the element of an entire storyline involving PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad and Bart Simpsons' shenanigans. This is not mentioning it would be a good story for Lisa Simpson who not only act as a friend of Apu but also a representation of liberal youths. The sideplot also pretty much fizzled out in an anti-climatic way.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Much of the criticism, other than the jab at "The Problem with Apu" is that the writers should have made an episode actually dealing with Apu rather than a part of the element of an entire storyline involving PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad and Bart Simpsons' shenanigans. This is not mentioning it would be a good story for Lisa Simpson who not only act as a friend of Apu but also a representation of liberal youths. The sideplot also pretty much fizzled out in an anti-climatic way.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Daniel Radcliffe makes a cameo in the episode, but in Bart and Homer's plot, where he doesn't do much. Many think that he should've been involved in the main plot since he's known for playing Harry Potter, a famous literary character.

** In 2020, in the wake of the George Floyd protests, [[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jun/27/the-simpsons-stops-using-white-actors-to-voice-non-white-characters announced that they would no longer use white actors to voice non-white characters]] in a complete 180 to the attitude displayed in this episode.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Much of the criticism, other than the jab at "The Problem with Apu" is that the writers should have made an episode actually dealing with Apu rather than a part of the element of an entire storyline involving PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad and Bart Simpsons' shenanigans. This is not mentioning it would be a good story for Lisa Simpson who not only act as a friend of Apu but also a representation of liberal youths.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The scene in which Lisa and Marge discuss how something can become offensive with time would probably have worked better had they not addressed it in such a direct fashion.

* InternetBackdraft: The conclusion of Marge and Lisa's subplot, where they state that political correctness isn't ''always'' a good thing, caught quite a lot of flak online, ''especially'' when people noticed it was alluding to the documentary "The Problem with Apu".

* TheyCompletedWastedAGoodPlot: Much of the criticism, other than the jab at "The Problem with Apu" is that the writers should have made an episode actually dealing with Apu rather than a part of the element of an entire storyline involving PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad and Bart Simpsons' shenanigans. This is not mentioning it would be a good story for Lisa Simpson who not only act as a friend of Apu but also a representation of liberal youths.

* TheyCompletedWastedTheWholePlot: Much of the criticism, other than the jab at "The Problem with Apu" is that the writers should have made an episode actually dealing with Apu rather than a part of the element of an entire storyline involving PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad and Bart Simpsons' shenanigans. This is not mentioning it would be a good story for Lisa Simpson who not only act as a friend of Apu but also a representation of liberal youths.

* InternetBackdraft: The conclusion of Marge and Lisa's subplot, where they state that political correctness isn't ''always'' a good thing, caught quite a lot of flak online, ''especially'' when people noticed it was alluding to the documentary "The Problem with Apu".

* HarsherInHindsight: The conclusion of Marge and Lisa's subplot, which is partially a response to "The Problem with Apu" ends with the question being posited "Something that started decades ago and was applauded and inoffensive is now politically incorrect. What can you do?", to which Marge and Lisa (respectively) [[BreakingTheFourthWall respond]] "Some things will be addressed at a later date. If at all." Not too long after this episode aired, [[https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/25/entertainment/hank-azaria-apu/index.html Hank Azaria]] would be willing to drop the role of Apu, and it was rumored that the show [[https://www.indiewire.com/2018/10/simpsons-drop-apu-character-adi-shankar-1202015372/ would be getting rid of him entirely]].