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Whereas The Simpsons kicked off its new season tonight with a heavily hyped episode about Homer and Marge finally splitting up, for Family Guy it was pretty much business as usual. Not that this was necessarily a bad thing. While "Pilling Them Softly" didn't truly stand out in any regard, it proved just amusing and insightful enough to kick off the season on the right note.
Right off the bat, this episode picked a good target for parody in the form over-medicated schoolchildren. These days it seems like any personality quirk or sign of excess energy is enough to bring down an A.D.D. diagnosis and a hefty dose of pills. Dr. Hartman put it best when he said, "So your baby won't sit still in a way that's convenient for his teacher?". This episode might not have had anything particularly groundbreaking to say about the subject, but the anti-Adderall message was still plenty insightful.
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Whereas The Simpsons kicked off its new season tonight with a heavily hyped episode about Homer and Marge finally splitting up, for Family Guy it was pretty much business as usual. Not that this was necessarily a bad thing. While "Pilling Them Softly" didn't truly stand out in any regard, it proved just amusing and insightful enough to kick off the season on the right note.
Right off the bat, this episode picked a good target for parody in the form over-medicated schoolchildren. These days it seems like any personality quirk or sign of excess energy is enough to bring down an A.D.D. diagnosis and a hefty dose of pills. Dr. Hartman put it best when he said, "So your baby won't sit still in a way that's convenient for his teacher?". This episode might not have had anything particularly groundbreaking to say about the subject, but the anti-Adderall message was still plenty insightful.
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