September 29, 2015 | Arts / Entertainment

Smithers to come out to Burns

Mr. Burns' slavishly devoted assistant, Waylon Smithers, will finally come out to his boss in Season 27 of The Simpsons.  We could never figure out what Smithers sees in the decrepit and evil Burns; he must be attracted to power.  Mr. Burns has so far been oblivious to Smithers' true feelings.

According to executive producter Al Jean, “In Springfield now, most people know he’s gay, but obviously Burns doesn’t. We deal with that in two episodes. … We actually do a lot with Smithers this year; he gets fed up with Burns not appreciating him and considers his options.”

Somehow we think that Mr. Burns will not react by tenting his fingers and uttering "Excellent."