In a shocking twist, Simpsons writers did the unthinkable and killed off beloved supporting character Apu.
In last night’s episode, the skeletal corpse of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon was seen in a long-abandoned Kwik-E-Mart, implied to have engaged in a gun battle with his frequent adversary Snake Jailbird. It’s a sad fate for this father of eight.
There had been a lot of controversy about the character in the past decade, leading voice actor Hank Azaria to step down from the role, but the show refrained from recasting the character or writing him off the show… until now.
It is unclear if Apu’s death will be a permanent part of the show moving forward, or if fan outcry will force the writers to bring him back to life in the next episode, like they did with Marge in the season premiere.