The Simpsons spoof Game of Thrones in season 29 premiere
Welcome to "The Serfsons", apparently
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The Simpsons finally went full Game of Thrones.
It was pretty much inevitable that the longest-running US show of all time would tackle such a major cultural TV moment, and the season 29 premiere certainly didn't skimp on the references.
Opening on the medieval-style "The Serfsons", Marge's mother was turned into an Ice Walker and Homer's only hope to afford a cure was to force Lisa to use illegal magic. When the pair were found out, Lisa was kidnapped by the King, and Homer was forced to lead a feudal uprising to save her.
And, yes, there were dragons, too. Plus, plenty of decapitated heads on stakes - including a Ned (Flanders, in this case).
More specific references saw Marge and Homer, at one point, build a ladder only to discover the bark had a face; a reference, perhaps, to the carved faces of the Weirwood trees in Westeros. Bart and Milhouse also brought a very Game of Thrones spin on their usual pranks on Moe.
Just to hammer the point home, the show even brought on Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau to voice Marge's twin brother on the episode - an obvious nod to Jamie and Cersei Lannister.
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