(CNN) — Waylon Smithers Jr, the loyal assistant to cantankerous billionaire Montgomery Burns, will finally find love in a landmark episode of "The Simpsons." "So often, gay romances are a subplot or alluded to or shown in some kind of montage or as a punchline," Johnny LaZebnik told the New York Post this week. According to the episode synopsis: "Smithers finds true love with a famous fashion designer, but will his new relationship destroy Springfield?" Before his official coming out in season 27, his utter infatuation with Mr. Burns was depicted in elaborate fantasy sequences. This story was first published on CNN.com Waylon Smithers finally finds love in 'The Simpsons'

Source: CNN November 12, 2021 23:07 UTC