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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|[[Mr. Burns]] has a near-death experience after eating a burger. Realizing that nobody will mourn him when he's gone, he opens a vegetarian burger restaurant, [[X-Cell-Ent Burger]]. However, when [[Lisa]] discovers the secret behind its success, she tries to get Burns' newest business shut down.}}
+{{Synopsis|[[Mr. Burns]] has a near-death experience after eating a burger. Realizing that nobody will mourn him when he's gone, he opens a vegetarian burger restaurant, [[X-Cell-Ent Burger]]. However, when [[Lisa]] discovers the secret behind its success, she tries to get Burns' newest business shut down.}}
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-'''"Burger Kings"''' is the eighteenth episode of [[season 32]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the seven hundred and second episode overall. It originally aired on April 11, [[2021]]. The episode was written by [[Rob LaZebnik]] and directed by [[Lance Kramer]].
+'''"Burger Kings"''' is the eighteenth episode of [[Season 32|broadcast season 32]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the seven hundred and second episode overall. It originally aired on April 11, [[2021]]. The episode was written by [[Rob LaZebnik]] and directed by [[Lance Kramer]].
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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|[[Mr. Burns]] gets into the plant-based burger business. [[Lisa]] refuses to believe he's up to no good.}}
+{{Desc|[[Mr. Burns]] has a near-death experience after eating a burger. Realizing that nobody will mourn him when he's gone, he opens a vegetarian burger restaurant, [[X-Cell-Ent Burger]]. However, when [[Lisa]] discovers the secret behind its success, she tries to get Burns' newest business shut down.}}
 == Plot ==
-[[Mac Tonight]] sings a song of how everybody hates [[Mr. Burns]], showing past instances, and after it ends, Mr. Burns wakes up from his dream realizing it. When the chef brings him a food that he doesn't like the taste of, he releases [[the Hounds]] on him. At the [[Power Plant]] he realizes he needs real food, and meets [[Homer]], with a bag with hamburger from [[Krusty Burger]].
+[[Mac Tonight]] sings a song about how everybody hates [[Mr. Burns]], showing past instances. After it ends, Burns wakes up from his dream and realizes it. When the chef brings him food he dislikes, he releases [[the hounds]] on him. At the [[Power Plant]], Burns realizes he needs real food and meets [[Homer]], who carries a bag of hamburgers from [[Krusty Burger]].
-Burns starts eating hamburgers after tasting it and triples his weight, concerning [[Smithers]], and moments later he has an heart attack. He gets brought to the hospital where the doctor prohibits him from eating more as it could kill him. Smithers shows Burns how everybody was cheering at the news, including [[Springfield Shopper]], of him nearly dying, and he gives them the news, and someone shoots himself afterwards.
+After tasting it, Burns starts eating hamburgers and triples his weight, concerning [[Smithers]]. Moments later, he suffers a heart attack and is brought to the hospital, where the doctor warns him that eating more could kill him. Smithers shows Burns how everyone is cheering the news of his near-death, including the ''[[Springfield Shopper]]'', and after he reveals Burns is still alive, someone shoots themself.
-He realizes no-one will mourn his death and tries to give up by disconnecting the life monitor, but Smithers stops him, having realized how he could extend his life. [[Professor Frink]] brings in a robot, preparing a burger made of exotic plants instead of meat, and Burns has the idea to use it to make people live longer and love him.
+Burns realizes no one will mourn his death and tries to give up by disconnecting the life monitor, but Smithers stops him after realizing a way to extend his life. [[Professor Frink]] brings in a robot that prepares a burger made from exotic plants instead of meat. Burns gets the idea to use it to help people live longer and love him.
-At the Plant, Mr. Burns and Smithers prepare the model of the restaurant and Burns comes up with the name [[X-Cell-Ent Burger]]. [[Kent Brockman]] is at the opening, and gives out the news that the [[Springfield Hydroelectric Dam|Springfield Dam]] has ruptured and a reporter was killed, before showing Burns grabbing the number of the first person that'll try the burger, [[Lisa]]. After taking a bite, Lisa exclaims it tastes great and then the whole [[Simpson family]] hugs him, and Burns feels the praise, something he's craved since he was little.
+At the Plant, Burns and Smithers design the model of the restaurant, and Burns names it [[X-Cell-Ent Burger]]. [[Kent Brockman]] reports from the opening and announces that the [[Springfield Hydroelectric Dam|Springfield Dam]] has ruptured and a reporter was killed, before showing Burns calling up the first person to try the burger, [[Lisa]]. After taking a bite, Lisa exclaims it tastes great, and the entire [[Simpson family]] hugs him. Burns feels the praise he has craved since childhood.
-Mr. Burns is seen as a boy showing his mother [[Daphne Burns|Daphne]] a drawing, and she burns it in a fire pit before telling him his [[Clifford Burns|father]] was dead. Burns next appoints Homer as the spokesman and hires him to film commercials for the chain on a green screen. Meanwhile [[Marge]] trying to buy new pants for Homer with [[Amazon Alexa]], buys 1,000 shares of XLN stocks, X-Cell-Ent Burger's, making $700, before it starts fluctuating.
+A young Burns shows his mother, [[Daphne Burns|Daphne]], a drawing, which she burns in a fire pit before telling him his [[Clifford Burns|father]] is dead. Burns then appoints Homer as the spokesman and hires him to film commercials for the chain on a green screen. Meanwhile, [[Marge]], trying to buy new pants for Homer with [[Amazon Alexa]], accidentally buys 1,000 shares of XLN stocks—X-Cell-Ent Burger's—and makes $700 before the value starts fluctuating.
-Happy reviews come in to Mr. Burns who starts to drink in celebration only for a bubble to hit his teeth and making him float, retrieved by Smithers. Marge watches as her stocks grow, while Kent on the [[Channel 6 News|News]], after a short called "Burger Wars", announces how [[Krusty Burger]] is failing after the new chain opened, and how Krusty's new product, the [[LGBTQBLT]], failed for being inferior.
+Positive reviews pour in, and Burns begins drinking in celebration, only for a bubble to lift him into the air. Smithers retrieves him. Marge watches her stocks grow, while Kent reports on the [[Channel 6 News]]—in a short titled "Burger Wars"—that [[Krusty Burger]] is failing due to the new chain. Krusty's new product, the [[LGBTQBLT]], fails for being inferior.
-When the Simpson family passes by the failing Krusty, [[Bart]] announces to take action, while Lisa tries to stop him since nature is on his side, despite a lightning bolt demonstrating otherwise. Burns drives to the [[Beloved Billionaires Club]] that he can now rejoin, with [[Warren Buffett]] and [[Bill Gates]], while {{Ch|Mark Zuckerberg}} is seen throwing rocks at the club and getting attacked by a bear.
+As the Simpsons pass a failing Krusty, [[Bart]] announces he will take action, while Lisa tries to stop him, saying nature is on Burns' side—only for a lightning bolt to strike in contradiction. Burns drives to the [[Beloved Billionaires Club]], which he can now rejoin, where he meets [[Warren Buffett]] and [[Bill Gates]]. {{Ch|Mark Zuckerberg}} is seen throwing rocks at the club and getting attacked by a bear.
-A [[Demogorgon]] chases on bikes the kids from [[Stranger Things]], before Lisa, [[Milhouse]] and Bart appear, with Bart making up the theory about the burger containing meat, scaring Lisa, while the kids' bikes fall down while the Demogorgon is seen with their bodies in his mouth. They arrive at Burns' [[Plant Plant]], where they see what Burns is really doing, killing endangered plant species from the [[Amazon Rainforest]].
+A [[Demogorgon]] chases the kids from ''[[Stranger Things]]'' on bikes, before Lisa, [[Milhouse]], and Bart appear. Bart proposes a theory that the burger contains meat, scaring Lisa. The kids' bikes fall as the Demogorgon is seen with their bodies in its mouth. They arrive at Burns' [[Plant Plant]], where they discover he is killing endangered plant species from the [[Amazon Rainforest]].
-Lisa goes to the club to tell the news to Mr. Burns which refuses to listen to her, and the same happens with Marge after realizing she'd lose the money from the shares. Lisa goes to Homer but he refuses too due to him being his boss. At night, Homer has a dream about it, and gets convinced to changing his mind.
+Lisa confronts Burns at the club, but he refuses to listen. The same happens with Marge, who does not want to lose her shares. Lisa turns to Homer, but he refuses as well because Burns is his boss. That night, Homer has a dream that convinces him to change his mind.
-At the national rollout, after some reminders from Burns and Smithers on the words he can use, Homer and Lisa manage to use them against Burns, scandalizing the people, while Krusty regains his fame, and Marge have sold the stocks, regaining the money she was going to lose.
+At the national rollout, after reminders from Burns and Smithers on what words to use, Homer and Lisa turn those words against Burns, shocking the public. Krusty regains his fame, and Marge sells the stocks, recovering the money she was about to lose.
-Driving back with Smithers, Burns is happy in the end, grown tired of the good act, before going to a school for the blind to convince them aliens have landed. In the end, Mac Tonight sings happily at Homer after his redemption, while he eats [[Cheesy McMayor]].
+Driving back with Smithers, Burns expresses happiness and admits he is tired of the good act. He then visits a school for the blind to convince them that aliens have landed. In the end, Mac Tonight sings joyfully to Homer after his redemption, while Homer eats [[Cheesy McMayor]].
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