[2] Ben Platt guest-stars in the episode as Blake, while Paul Rudd appears as himself.

[1] In the episode, Comic Book Guy goes to Comicalooza, finding himself dumbstruck as he loses his chance at Marvel, Bart becomes a voice-over actor, and Lisa gets a new rival at school.

It also received generally positive reviews, and was watched live in the United States by 4.41 million viewers.

On the plane, Comic Book Guy tries to come up with the perfect question to ask at a panel, in hopes of being given a job at Marvel Studios.

Meanwhile, Lisa meets a new boy in school named Blake, who she is happy to learn also plays the saxophone.

In a mid-credits scene, Comic Book Guy can be seen sitting on a bench outside Comicalooza, writing questions.

In the background, many pop culture characters (or people cosplaying as them) can be seen, including Robin, a Minecraft guy, Matt Groening, Morbo from Futurama, Deadpool, Poison Ivy, and Ahsoka Tano perched atop Anakin Skywalker.

[7] Tony Sokol with Den of Geek said, "The Simpsons are always self-referential, but it gets very subliminal in 'Three Dreams Denied.'

No one episode of The Simpsons can handle the voiceover click-track continuum, smooth jazz and the ultimate question to ask at Comicalooza.