The season 36 finale, titled “Estranger Things,” features a flashforward to thirty-five years in the future, when Lisa (Yeardley Smith) and Bart Simpson (Nancy Cartwright) are adults, and their mother, Marge Simpson (Julie Kavner), is dead.

From the outset, the cast of the television series MASH was a solid ensemble of performers, led by Alan Alda, who consistently walked the show's tightrope between comedy and drama. Together, the actors operated in the shadow of war (specifically the Korean War), using humor and heart to survive the chaos of everything that surrounded them.

“The Simpsons” has fans in an absolute uproar, thanks to a cliffhanger ending at the conclusion of season 36, which seemed to feature the shocking death of Marge Simpson. So, here’s what happened.