The Simpsons - 16x19 - Thank God, It's Doomsday

    Homer watches Left Below, an obvious reference to the Left Behind books.  This makes him convinced that the rapture will be coming soon.  He picks some numbers, and leads a bunch of people to be raptured with him.  When that falls through, he makes an alternate prediction, which no one believes.  Then he winds up being the only person raptured.
    I like the first act of this episode a lot.  Bart and Lisa get their hair cut, all of the scenes of Left Below.  It's always fun when The Simpsons does these movies.  The second act slows down a little, but it's still pretty good.  Then the last act has Homer in heaven.  And that's plenty of fun.
    While the episode is good overall, I think there were many lost opportunities for satire.  I suppose if they have God playing a part, people get nervous about that.