The following contains spoilers for The Simpsons season 36 episode 3, “Desperately Seeking Lisa,” now streaming on HuluThe Simpsons season 36 gives a surprising trio of minor characters a dramatic arc that highlights how underutilized one of them has been for almost the entire length of the show. Part of the long-running appeal of The Simpsons is the sheer size and scale of Springfield. The animated town can be anything and everything it needs to be for an episode to work, with The Simpsons‘ massive cast of supporting characters capable of filling many roles. Over the last three and a half decades, the show has expanded the setting in inventive and unexpected ways.
