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This episode acts as a direct sequel to Kamp Krusty, which took place 552 episodes ago but whatever. You may recall from that episode that the kids were going crazy at the poorly managed camp until Bart led a rebellion and took it over before Krusty came in and made up for it by taking the kids to Mexico, and that with the kids gone Homer was becoming a better man in most ways until he learned of Bart's rise to camp despot then Homer returned to his old self.
The episodes picks up after Krusty returns (most) of the kids from the camp. The kids are immediately go to therapy, and when signs of PTSD are met with days off from school, Lisa quickly declares she's fine while Bart insists he's as traumatized as they come. Bart takes full advantage of this situation, for some reason using the opportunity to sleep with his parents in their bedroom. Due to this, Homer can't continue getting any from Marge like he could before so he instead decides to go to work early. Then, he slowly but surely relearns how to become a productive member of society, but for some reason must give up sex to continue this way of life.
A short time later, Bart's faked trauma turns real as he recalls a repressed memory from camp. Forcing Lisa to remember as well, the two start to go nuts over that. Meanwhile, Marge is becoming frustrated with Homer's new persona and the two get counseling, where they're told that returning the kids to the site of their trauma will fix things, somehow.
At the site of old Kamp Krusty, which Krusty has flipped into a modern adult spa for legal reasons, probably, Bart and Lisa fully remember their repressed memory: a kid named Charlie helped the two make an attempted escape from the camp via canoe but they capsized and Charlie was presumed lost and killed. However they soon found out that Charlie survived, is an adult who worked as a spy for a magazine while at camp, and now works at the adult spa, who woulda thunk it!? Meanwhile, Homer finally gives into Marge's wishes and shuts down his brain so that he can let Marge do him a bunch.
That's basically the episode.
Quick Review
This episode marks the second time in three seasons that an episode tries to piggyback off the success of a Season 4 episode. The last time, when Season 26's The Kids are All Fight tried to act as a sequel to Lisa's First Word, it didn't work out so well. The writers tried it again with this episode. I don't know why they're doing this. I think they're aware that Season 4 is well loved but I don't think they understand why, if these two continuation episodes are of any indication.
This episode ended miserably. It had set itself up okay, though the Homer and Marge subplot was basically another dull marriage-themed episode in disguise, but once they reached "Klub Krusty", the episode didn't feel like trying anymore. The resolutions were stupid and Krusty's two decent jokes were literally the only good things about the last few minutes.
If the writers to do a continuation of Marge vs the Monorail may our respective deities take pity on us.
Final Score: 6.5
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