Only recaught the second halfish of the ep, and consarmit if I'm not convinced they have some intellimigent writers on this here show.
Case in point, when Principal Sinner confronts Bart amidst his potty-mouthed, "killer material" (according to Jimbo) routine, Bart faces what one may call an 'existential' 'crisis.' Bart has 'two' choices: either conform into a faceless failure who nonetheless strives to achieve marks that 'the' authority will withhold from him; or, he can become a 'subversive' agent 'subverting' or rather, undermining, the authority's authority by going into a life of self-promoting rebellion.
Moo