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| Bridezilla doesn't care much for King Wrong's nonsense. |
Reverend Lovejoy hypes everyone up for the arrival of the Holy Parson and, sure enough, the town fawns over the guy and his easy going demeanor. The Parson and Lovejoy get a moment to themselves, where the Parson reveals that due to a technical error, there was a period of three months where Lovejoy was not an official Reverend, and therefore anything he did during that period of time never counted. Lovejoy goes around town telling those affected about the error, including Homer and Marge, who just so happened to have their second wedding during that same time frame. As such, Homer and Marge are still divorced.
The two go to town hall to pay for a marriage license, but its sort of depressing with no romantic over tones around. Homer opts not to get a license at that time, and decides instead to throw Marge a big wedding instead to really make it count. Soon, though, Marge completely takes over the wedding planning, getting incredibly upset if even the slightest detail is askew. Homer tries to confront Marge over her control, calling her a "Bridezilla", but Marge doesn't back down. The day of the wedding arrives, and Homer is depressed over how Marge has handled everything. A short time later, Marge gets the wedding going, but is delayed when Homer doesn't show up. She goes to find out what's taking Homer so long, only to learn in shock that Homer has disappeared, having apparently ditched the wedding.
As Marge starts blaming herself over what's happened, Bart and Lisa are skeptical over Homer's departure and search his room for clues. Bart finds a keychain with the initials "S.B.", and the two quickly assume Sideshow Bob is responsible. Meanwhile, Homer finds himself chained to a pipe in some sort of torture room, and is given a lollipop with key to the chain within, however both the lollipop and the key are made of hot sauce. Bart and Lisa locate Bob, who isn't in jail, but is spending time with Krusty, who vouches that Bob was with him during the time in question. Bob is gratified he was thought of first from the initials S.B., but Bob quickly tells the kids those initials could belong to a number of people, including... Selma Bouvier! It turns out that in fact it was Selma - and Patty - who kidnapped and are subsequently torturing Homer. Ready to give up, Homer starts reading the vows he had prepared for the wedding, admitting he misses Marge, the kids, and even his sisters-not-currently-in-law. The vows get to Patty and Selma, and they decide to let him go. They dispose of the evidence as quickly as they can, but Bart and Lisa overhear them talk about the kidnapping, and have them pegged.
Homer and Marge get their license at town hall, saddened over recent events. However, upon exiting the building, they're met with an extravagant wedding reception, secretly paid for by Patty and Selma so Bart and Lisa wouldn't out their scheme to Marge. Marge couldn't be happier, and the two finally get to enjoy their wedding.
Quick Review
This was an alright episode. The Sideshow Bob cameo was a bit out of place but appreciated none the less, and the twists the episode provided in the latter portion came along with a decent amount of humor. Admittedly, it was a slow start with the Parson bit and the Bridezilla portion, but it picked up and became a respectable episode.
Final Score: 7.1
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