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Marge Simpson lies in a coffin, or rather, she briefly did in the Season 36 finale of The Simpsons. That proved to be enough to pull the show back into the spotlight. What seemed like the end for the blue-haired matriarch turned out to be part of yet another bizarre future fantasy, something fans of the long-running animated series have come to expect. However, that didn’t stop the internet from lighting up and sending the show surging to No. 6 on Disney+ charts as of July 4, 2025, per Flixpatrol.
Season 36 Finale “Estranger Things” Draws Massive Attention
The episode, Estranger Things, followed Marge as she unintentionally broke the bond between Bart and Lisa. Maggie’s simple toy choice led the older siblings to abandon one of their few shared interests: Itchy & Scratchy.
Marge, worried that this might pull them apart for good, imagined a future where that rift became real. In that vision, after years of growing apart, Bart and Lisa finally reconnect, only after Marge dies. In the clouds above, she watches them reconcile, now married to Ringo Starr in some surreal afterlife twist.
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D’oh… they really did it. They killed off Marge… my sweet, blue-haired angel 😢💔
How am I supposed to eat donuts and pretend everything’s fine now?
The couch feels colder. The world feels emptier.
Homer out.#MargeSimpson pic.twitter.com/A3zkixqOmJ— CRYPTO $BARN (@cryptoBarnCto8) June 27, 2025