The Way of the Dog - Revision history

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-{{Desc|After [[Santa's Little Helper]] bites [[Marge]] when she tries to put a [[Santa]] hat on him, they take him to dog psychologist [[Elaine Wolff]]. Elaine and the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] dig into the dog's past to figure out why he has trauma surrounding the hat.}}
+{{Synopsis|After [[Santa's Little Helper]] bites [[Marge]] when she tries to put a [[Santa]] hat on him, they take him to dog psychologist [[Elaine Wolff]]. Elaine and the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] dig into the dog's past to figure out why he has trauma surrounding the hat.}}
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-'''"The Way of the Dog"''' is the twenty-second and final episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred eighty-fourth episode overall. It originally aired on May 17, [[2020]]. The episode was written by [[Carolyn Omine]] and directed by [[Matthew Faughnan]]. It guest stars [[Cate Blanchett]] as [[Elaine Wolff]] and [[Michael York]] as [[Clayton]].
+'''"The Way of the Dog"''' is the twenty-second and final episode of [[Season 31|broadcast season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred eighty-fourth episode overall. It originally aired on May 17, [[2020]]. The episode was written by [[Carolyn Omine]] and directed by [[Matthew Faughnan]]. It guest stars [[Cate Blanchett]] as [[Elaine Wolff]] and [[Michael York]] as [[Clayton]].
 "The Way of the Dog" was dedicated in memory of [[Little Richard]], who died on May 9.

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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|After the Simpsons' dog bites [[Marge]], the family explores the tragic past of [[Santa's Little Helper]].}}
+{{Desc|After [[Santa's Little Helper]] bites [[Marge]] when she tries to put a [[Santa]] hat on him, they take him to dog psychologist [[Elaine Wolff]]. Elaine and the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] dig into the dog's past to figure out why he has trauma surrounding the hat.}}
 == Plot ==
-[[Santa's Little Helper]] is dreaming at the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpson house]], watching [[Ralph]] reaching for popcorn. When he wakes up to the smell of popcorn prepared by [[Marge]] so [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] could make a string to put on the [[Christmas]] tree.
+[[Santa's Little Helper]] dreams at the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpson house]], watching [[Ralph]] reaching for popcorn. He wakes up to the smell of popcorn prepared by [[Marge]] so [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] can make a string to hang on the [[Christmas]] tree.
-When Marge tries to put a Santa hat on Santa's Little Helper, he is afraid, getting flashbacks from his past, and resists them putting it on for a picture for the Christmas family card.
+When Marge tries to put a Santa hat on Santa's Little Helper, he becomes afraid, experiences flashbacks from his past, and resists them putting it on for a photo for the family's Christmas card.
-When the family returns from shopping for presents, they found the couch shredded by the dog and the dog depressed on an angle, and Lisa proposes to take him to a psychologist, [[Elaine Wolff]].
+When the family returns from shopping for presents, they find the couch shredded by the dog and Santa's Little Helper lying in a depressed state. Lisa proposes taking him to a psychologist, [[Elaine Wolff]].
-They bring him at the [[Springfield Knowledge College]], where Elaine is giving a lecture, which gets interrupted by her lover [[Clayton]] informing her that he left his ex, but after the lecture she refuses to help them. At home, when Marge tries to take the Santa hat to clean it, the dog bites her, so they take him to a pet doctor that proposes to put him down but they refuse.
+They bring him to [[Springfield Knowledge College]], where Elaine is giving a lecture that is interrupted by her lover [[Clayton]], who informs her that he has left his ex. After the lecture, she refuses to help them. Back at home, when Marge tries to take the Santa hat to clean it, the dog bites her, so they take him to a pet doctor who proposes putting him down, but they refuse.
-While they make arrangements to keep the dog outside, unsuccessfully, [[Chief Wiggum]] arrives at the house informing them that animal control is coming to take him away, but Elaine arrives before them, taking him with her at the [[Dognitive Behavioral Therapy Institute]].
+As they make unsuccessful arrangements to keep the dog outside, [[Chief Wiggum]] arrives to inform them that animal control is coming to take him away. However, Elaine arrives before them and takes him to the [[Dognitive Behavioral Therapy Institute]].
-At the institute, Santa's Little Helper dreams of his mother, when his previous owner took him from his mother, so Elaine gives him a pill to sleep better. Meanwhile in Bart's room, Bart asks Homer when the dog will back, and then they both start praying and Lisa and Marge join the prayer. But Homer says the dog was possibly lost forever, which make Bart cry. The next day, Elaine asks him how he feels about the family, during which she is interrupted by Clay proposing to her, but she refuses.
+At the institute, Santa's Little Helper dreams of his mother, remembering when his previous owner took him away from her. Elaine gives him a pill to help him sleep. Meanwhile, in Bart's room, Bart asks Homer when the dog will return. They begin praying, and Lisa and Marge join in. Homer then says the dog may be lost forever, causing Bart to cry. The next day, Elaine asks the dog how he feels about the family, but is interrupted by Clayton proposing to her, which she refuses.
-Right after, he attacks another dog in his chest, and she finds out that he hid the Santa hat in it, the reason for his behavior. She takes him home and Bart remember it's the hat that Bart was wearing the [[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire|evening]] they got him. Elaine says he has to confront his previous owner due to him having {{W|Posttraumatic stress disorder|PTSD}} of him.
+Immediately after, Santa's Little Helper attacks another dog in the chest. Elaine discovers that he hid the Santa hat there, which is the source of his behavioral issues. She brings him home, and Bart recognizes the hat as the one he was wearing the night they got Santa's Little Helper in "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]". Elaine says he must confront his previous owner, as he suffers from {{W|Posttraumatic stress disorder|PTSD}} related to him.
-At his place he recounts the story of how he took him away from his mother once he finds out how fast he is and everyone take turn slapping him for his action, till the dog finally reunites with his mother, [[She Biscuit]]. In the end the family take She Biscuit home with them, working out the issues, but [[Snowball II|Snowball]] signals their fish she's going to eat it.
+At his former owner's home, the man recounts how he took Santa's Little Helper from his mother after realizing how fast he was. Each member of the family takes a turn slapping him for his actions until the dog finally reunites with his mother, [[She Biscuit]]. In the end, the family brings She Biscuit home with them, resolving the dog's trauma, while [[Snowball II|Snowball]] signals their fish that she plans to eat it.
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-'''"The Way of the Dog"''' is the twenty-second and final episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six-hundred and eighty-fourth episode overall. It originally aired on May 17, [[2020]]. The episode was written by [[Carolyn Omine]] and directed by [[Matthew Faughnan]]. It guest stars [[Cate Blanchett]] as [[Elaine Wolff]] and [[Michael York]] as [[Clayton]].
+'''"The Way of the Dog"''' is the twenty-second and final episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred eighty-fourth episode overall. It originally aired on May 17, [[2020]]. The episode was written by [[Carolyn Omine]] and directed by [[Matthew Faughnan]]. It guest stars [[Cate Blanchett]] as [[Elaine Wolff]] and [[Michael York]] as [[Clayton]].
 "The Way of the Dog" was dedicated in memory of [[Little Richard]], who died on May 9.

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	At his place he recounts the story of how he took him away from his mother once he finds out how fast he is and everyone take turn slapping him for his action, till the dog finally reunites with his mother, [[She Biscuit]]. In the end the family take She Biscuit home with them, working out the issues, but [[Snowball II\|Snowball]] signals their fish she's going to eat it.		At his place he recounts the story of how he took him away from his mother once he finds out how fast he is and everyone take turn slapping him for his action, till the dog finally reunites with his mother, [[She Biscuit]]. In the end the family take She Biscuit home with them, working out the issues, but [[Snowball II\|Snowball]] signals their fish she's going to eat it.
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