After seeing the new episode on Sky today and finding it enjoyable, I came to thinking that the Simpsons is starting to return back to its routes and deliver great shows.
I feel this has been present in a diminished capacity the last few years, giving us some gold eps like "Eternal Moonshine of a Simpson Mind" and "Dial 'N' for Nerder", but the two most recent episodes (the ones that began it in High-Definition) seem to me to bring Simpsons firmly back to how it used to be; sensible stories with a lot of good funny bits, as opposed to the attempt to be controversial and just be manic that came from Family Guy's rise around Season 11/12 with a pinch of trendy guest star of the week. Sure it's not quite there yet but I definitely think it's getting there.
What does everyone else think? Am I going mad or is it getting there once more?