The War of Art (The Simpsons) competence without any major missteps will have to suffice." He added that despite one of a number of criticisms of recent Simpsons being "the cast’s perceived disinterest", in this episode it was clear Smith was giving 100% to Lisa in her obsession over the guinea pigs. Tony Sokol of "Den of Geek" gave the episode 4 stars out of 5, and wrote "I’ve said before and will say again that The Simpsons towers over all current TV sitcoms. That the worst episode of "The Simpsons" will still have more laughs per minute than the best episode of, say "Modern Family"..."The
The Psychology of The Simpsons editors, the interviewer noted: "Get past the goofy cover, with its illustration of Homer’s beer- and TV-saturated brain, and you find analysis aimed at both TV viewers and students of psychology." The book also received positive mention in "The Times", where Andrew Billen wrote: "I can commend "D'Oh!: The Psychology of The Simpsons" and "Reading The Sopranos", since both shows are sturdy enough to support the intellectual studies." An article at "The Simpsons Archive" also wrote positively of the work: "The connection to the show and its events is solid and psychological points are illustrated using explanatory snippets from the