She invites her to the Springfield Country Club, her ticket to a seemingly better life. There she encounters a former classmate Evelyn, a high society girl who never really acknowledged Marge, but only does so now by her fancy, expensive suit. If it were a suit we all could wear, maybe…”) She eventually does, but is discouraged that she has no special place really to wear it but going to the Kwik-E-Mart to run errands. On a trip to the outlet mall to get a new TV, Marge uncovers a ridiculously marked down Chanel suit her overly modest personality is illustrated immediately in her hesitance to buy it (“It wouldn’t be right to buy something just for me. It’s not the jokiest of episodes, episodes focused on Marge and Lisa never are, but it certainly raises some interesting character stuff, and has a lot of classic moments. But when presented that opportunity, she goes for it, ending up getting sucked into this other life that turns her into something she’s not.
There have also been many times she’s dreamed of being more affluent like many women she views the high life of the well off with an awe-filled attitude, thinking they are truly the better people, a life she cannot attain. She’s the kind of person who never wants to raise a fuss or do anything out of the ordinary, unless it’s a happenstance impulse, like when she became a cop. I’ve addressed this many times, so pardon any redundancies any hopes and dreams Marge had for herself were basically diminished upon getting knocked up, making her a doting housewife.
I feel a lot of regular fans of the show are not too thrilled about Marge episodes, but I think there’s great potential in delving into her character.
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